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Outside of the visible changes, a major change has occurred in the writing of the new file format, meaning that AutoCAD 2010 drawings will not open in older versions of AutoCAD. Not difficult to handle or new to program upgrades, it is something to remember when sending files to others. When saving an AutoCAD 2010 drawing to a lower version, select the ?EUR??,,????'?????< One of the great advances in the AutoCAD 2010 version is how interactive it has become with PDF documents. As a dedicated user of PDFs for a variety of purposes, it is due time that AutoCAD not only exports to PDF but accepts PDF documents. As a new feature, AutoCAD 2010 can insert a PDF document, which is similar to an image but is referred to as an ?EUR??,,????'?????< To insert the PDF use the ?EUR??,,????'?????< In exporting the file as a PDF, image quality has been improved with a higher resolution (from 400 to 600); even better, TrueType Fonts are exported as text instead of graphics, making for text that can be highlighted, searched or copied in the Acrobat Viewer. If you?EUR??,,????'?????< Improved CommandsArea: The Measure Command found in the Home tab under the Utilities panel has increased in options to now include radius, angle, area and volume. I especially appreciate the mask generated in the area command, which shows you where you have selected so you don?EUR??,,????'?????< Block EditingBlock editing has been in transition for many versions of AutoCAD and it has come a long way from exploding and reblocking. For simple block editing, you can double click on the block and select the name of the block from a list. It brings you into the block editor where you can make basic changes, select save block in the Open/Save panel and then Close Block Editor in the Close panel. Viewport RotateAllowing for more diverse shaped viewports (under the View tab and Viewports panel) was an earlier improvement but more recently is the ability to rotate the viewport and the view inside. Type in vprotateassoc and set the value to 1. Then use the rotate command like you normally would on an existing viewport. When a viewport is rotated, the view inside is rotated to match the rotation of the viewport. Setting the vprotateassoc to 0 allows you to rotate the viewport without rotating the view inside.  Image options are easier to access in AutoCAD 2010. Image Frames/Clipping/AdjustDeeply embedded under a series of pull down menus, Image Frames has also been made more accessible. In the Insert tab under the References panel, the options are listed. And they?EUR??,,????'?????<  You create a Text Style with annotative scaling. Set the paper text height to whatever size you want. There is a default annotative text style you can modify if you prefer. Annotative ScalingThe last feature I?EUR??,,????'?????<  Down at the bottom of the dashboard you?EUR??,,????'?????< Select the scale that the drawing will be in paper space. For this example, we?EUR??,,????'?????<  The model space text is set with annotative scales 1:20 and 1:30. Now over in paper space, set up two viewports, scaled accordingly, and you will see that the boxes scale but the text height stays the same. If you forget to Not many computer applications make such drastic upgrades as we?EUR??,,????'?????<  In paper space set up two viewports, scaled accordingly, 1:20 and 1:30. You?EUR??,,????'?????< It’s a bit difficult to use at first, but once you get used to it you probably won’t go back to manually calculating it. As mentioned this works for other features as well like dimension styles, leader lines and hatch patterns. For article suggestions or to contribute an article, contact Ashley Calabria at calabria@uga.edu. |
