auto cad 2014 preview guide

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AutoCAD2014PreviewGuide

Designandshapetheworldaroundyouwiththepowerful,connecteddesigntoolsfoundinAutodesk

AutoCADsoftware,oneoftheworldsleading2Dand3Ddesignapplications.Withrobust3Dtoolsthat

cancreatealmostanyshapeimaginable,AutoCADhelpsyouintuitivelycreatestunningdesigns.Itoffers

innovationsthat

can

help

increase

design

efficiency

and

speed

documentation,

and

enables

you

to

more

securely,accurately,andsmoothlysharethosedesignswithcolleagues.Connectwiththecloudto

collaborateondesignsandaccessthemfromyourmobiledevice.Withthesecapabilitiesandmore,

AutoCADdeliversthepowerandflexibilityyouneedtotakedocumentationanddesignfurther.


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TableofContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................. 3Userinteraction............................................................................................................................................ 3

Helpsystem

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3

Commandline........................................................................................................................................... 5Filetabs..................................................................................................................................................... 8Layermanagement................................................................................................................................. 10Xrefenhancements................................................................................................................................. 10

Designexploration...................................................................................................................................... 11Realitycapture........................................................................................................................................ 11

Documentation........................................................................................................................................... 15Geographiclocation................................................................................................................................ 15Drawingenhancements.......................................................................................................................... 21Annotationenhancements..................................................................................................................... 21

Connection.................................................................................................................................................. 22DesignFeed............................................................................................................................................. 22

Customization............................................................................................................................................. 24Operatingsystems.................................................................................................................................. 24Exchangeapps......................................................................................................................................... 25Secureload.............................................................................................................................................. 25


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IntroductionAutoCADsoftwarecontinuesitstransformationintoaconnecteddesignapplicationaccessingthepower

ofcloud,social,andmobile.WithAutoCAD2014youcanworksmoothlyacrossplatforms,collaborate

withprojectstakeholders,andbringthepowerofAutoCADwithyouwhereveryougo.Signintoyour

Autodeskaccounttoshareandaccessdocumentsonline.

IfyoudonotyethaveanAutodeskaccount,chooseNeedanAutodeskIDfromtheSignIndialogbox

andprovidethenecessaryinformation.Itsfree*!

TakefurtheradvantageofthepowerofconnectionwithaccesstocommandlineInternetsearch,Live

MapData,integratedDesignFeed,andExchangeapps.

UserinteractionHelpsystemAutoCAD2014softwareincludesenhancementstotheAutoCADHelpsystem.

Newsearchfiltersenableyoutonarrowyoursearchresultsbasedonthetypeofuser.Forexample,if

youchoose

User,

you

can

filter

on

commands

and

system

variables.

If

you

choose

Developer,

your

filters

includeAutoLISP,ActiveX,DXFTM,and.Net.TheAdministratoroptionincludesInstalling,Migrating,

Customizing,andAdministrating.YoucanchooseAllContenttofilteronanycombinationofcontent.

*Free products and services are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license and

services agreement that accompanies them.


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TheHitchhikersGuidetoAutoCADBasicsisincludedintheResourcessectionandhasbeenupdatedforAutoCAD2014.

TheAutoCAD2014HelpSystemalsooffersimprovedaccesstoonlineHelp,particularlywhenusing

proxyservers.


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CommandlineThecommandlineinterfaceisenhancedinAutoCAD2014toprovidesmarter,moreefficientaccessto

commandsandsystemvariables.Andyoucanusethecommandlinetofindothercontentsuchashatch

patterns,visualstyles,andInternethelp.

AutoCorrectThecommandlineinAutoCAD2014supportsAutoCorrect.Ifyoumistypeacommand,insteadof

respondingwithUnknowncommand,AutoCADautocorrectstothemostrelevantandvalidAutoCAD

command.Forexample,ifyouaccidentlytypeTABEL,theTABLEcommandisautomaticallylaunched.

AutoCompleteAutoCompletecommandentryisenhancedinAutoCAD2014tosupportmidstringsearch.Forexample,

ifyoutypeSETTINGonthecommandline,thesuggestionlistdisplayscommandscontainingtheword

SETTINGanywherewithinit,notjustatthebeginning.

AdaptivesuggestionsCommandsinthesuggestionlistareinitiallydisplayedintheorderoftheirusagebasedongeneral

customerdata.

As

you

continue

to

use

AutoCAD

2014,

the

order

of

commands

in

the

suggestion

list

will

adapttoyourownusagehabits.Thecommandusagedataisstoredintheprofileandadaptstoeach

user.

SynonymsuggestionsThecommandlinehasabuiltinsynonymlist.Enterawordatthecommandlineanditwillreturna

commandifamatchisfoundinthesynonymlist.Forexample,ifyouenterSymbol,AutoCADfindsthe

INSERTcommandsoyoucaninsertablock.OrifyouenterRound,AutoCADfindstheFILLETcommand

soyoucanaddafillettoacorner.

YoucanaddyourownwordstotheAutoCorrectandSynonymlistsusingtheEditAliasestoolfromthe

Manageribbontab.


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InternetsearchInAutoCAD2014,youcanquicklysearchformoreinformationonacommandorsystemvariableinthe

suggestionlist.MovethecursoroverthecommandorsystemvariableinthelistandchoosetheHelpor

Interneticonstosearchforrelevantinformation.ThetermAutoCADisautomaticallyprependedtothe

currentterm

for

searching

the

Internet.

ContentInAutoCAD2014,youcanusethecommandlinetoaccesslayers,blocks,hatchpatterns/gradients,text

styles,dimensionstyles,andvisualstyles.Forexample,ifyouenterDooratthecommandlineandthe

currentdrawinghasablockdefinitionwiththenameDoor,youcanquicklyinsertitrightfromthe

suggestionlist.


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CategoriesTomakethesuggestionlisteasiertonavigate,systemvariablesandothercontentareorganizedinto

expandablecategories.YoucanexpandacategorytoseetheresultsorpresstheTabkeytocycle

througheachcategory.

InputsettingsYoucancustomizethebehaviorofthecommandlineusingcontrolsintheInputSettingsmenuwhen

youright

click

on

the

command

line.

In

addition

to

the

previous

options

to

enable

AutoComplete

and

searchforsystemvariables,youcanenableAutoCorrect,SearchContent,andMidstringSearch.Allof

theseoptionsareturnedonbydefault.

AnotherrightclickoptionprovidesaccesstothenewInputSearchOptionsdialogbox.


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Muchofthenewcommandlinefunctionality,includingAutoCorrect,midstringsearch,andadaptive

suggestions,is

also

available

using

dynamic

input.

FiletabsTheAutoCAD2014releaseoffersdrawingtabsasafastandvisualwaytoswitchbetweenopen

drawingsortocreatenewones.YoucanturnthefiletabsbaronoroffusingtheFileTabscontrolonthe

Viewribbontab.Whenfiletabsareturnedon,atabforeachopendrawingisdisplayedatthetopofthe

drawingarea.

Filetabsaredisplayedintheordertheywereopened.Youcandragtabstochangetheirorder.Ifthere

isnotenoughroomforallthefiletabstodisplayacrossthearea,anoverflowmenuattherightendof

thefiletabsbarprovidesaccesstotheadditionalfiles.


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Alockicononatabindicatesthatthefileisopenasreadonlyandanasteriskindicatesifthefilehas

beenmodifiedsinceitslastsave.Whenyoupassthecursoroverafiletab,previewimagesofthemodel

andlayoutsaredisplayed.Ifyoupassthecursoroveroneofthepreviewimages,thecorresponding

modelorlayoutistemporarilydisplayedinthedrawingareaandPlotandPublishtoolsareaccessible

fromthepreviewimage.

Therightclickmenuforfiletabsenablesyoutocreate,open,save,andclosefiles,includingtheability

tocloseallopenfilesexcepttheoneonwhichyourightclicked.Youcanalsocopythefullfilepathto

theclipboardoropenthefilelocationinWindowsInternetExplorer.


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APlus(+)icontotherightofthedrawingtabsenablesyoutoeasilycreatenewdrawings,automatically

addingtheirtabsastheyrecreated.

LayermanagementThenumberoflayersdisplayedontheribbonhasbeenincreased.Layersarenowdisplayedusing

naturalorderedsort.Forexample,thelayernames1,4,25,6,21,2,10aresortedas1,2,4,6,10,21,25

insteadof1,10,2,25,21,4,6.

AnewMergeoptionintheLayerManagerenablesyoutoselectoneormorelayersfromthelayerlist

andmergetheobjectsfromthoselayersontoadifferentlayer.Theoriginallayersareautomatically

purgedfromthedrawing.

XrefenhancementsThedisplayoflinetypesandlayersfromexternallyreferenceddrawingsisenhancedinAutoCAD2014.Xref

linetypesarenotdisplayedinthelinetypelistoftheribbonorPropertiespalette.Xreflayersarestill

displayedintheribbonsoyoucancontroltheirvisibilitybuttheyarenotdisplayedinthePropertiespalette.

YoucaneasilychangetheattachmenttypeforanxrefbetweenAttachandOverlaybydoubleclickingin

theTypecolumn.Anewoptionintherightclickmenuenablesyoutochangethexreftypeformultiple

selectedxrefs

at

the

same

time.


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TheExternalReferencespaletteincludesnewtoolstoeasilychangethepathofselectedxrefsbetween

AbsoluteandRelative.Youcanalsoremovethepathcompletely.TheXREFcommandincludesanew

PATHTYPEoptionenablingyoutoautomatethesepathchangesthroughscripting.

DesignexplorationRealitycaptureRealityCaptureenablesyoutotakea3Dlaserscanofanobject,topography,abuilding,orevenanentire

townandattachittoanAutoCADdrawingaspointclouddata.Youcanthenuseitasarealworldreference

foryourdesignwork.Thispointclouddataisstoredasthousands,evenmillions,ofpointsin3Dspace.

AutodeskReCapAutodeskReCapsoftwareisaseparateapplicationthatenablesyoutocreateapointcloudprojectfile

(RCP)thatreferencesmultipleindexedscanfiles(RCS).ItisinstalledwithAutoCAD2014bydefaultand

youcanlaunchitfromtheWindowsStartmenuorfromtheAutodeskReCapdesktopicon.


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Youcan

use

Autodesk

ReCap

to

convert

scan

file

data

to

apoint

cloud

format

that

can

be

viewed

and

editedinotherproducts.AutodeskReCapprocessesmassivedatasets,enablingyoutoaggregatescan

filesandclean,section,spatiallysort,compress,measure,andvisualizethem.Theresultinghighspeed

formatscanthenbeusedbyAutoCADandotherAutodeskapplications,includingAutodeskRevitand

AutodeskInventorsoftware.

InAutodeskReCap,youcancreateanewprojectbyselectingthescanfilestoimport.

Itsupports

scan

data

files

from

many

popular

formats,

including

Faro,

Leica,

and

Lidar

just

to

name

a

few.


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Afterselectingscanfilestoimport,youcanadjustimportsettingsthataffectthesizeandappearanceof

thepointcloud.Theimportedfilesaredisplayedontheprojectscreenwhereyoucanuseavarietyof

toolstoworkwithscanfiles.

TheHometilemenuprovidesaccesstoavarietyofprojectrelatedactivities.Youcansavethecurrent

projectasapointcloudprojectfile(RCP)orexportittoapointcloudscanfile(RCS),bothofwhichcan

beattachedtoAutoCADdrawings.Youcanimportadditionalscanfilesintothecurrentprojectoropen

adifferentproject.APreferencestoolenablesyoutomodifyprojectsettingsandtheHelptoolprovides

detailedinformationaboutworkingwithAutodeskReCap.

TheDisplayToolstilemenuprovidestoolsforanalyzingthepointcloud,changingitsappearance,

modifyingthedisplayofcomponentsintheworkarea,andspecifyinglightingoptions.


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TheLimitBoxtilemenuprovidestoolsforworkingwithlimitboxestodefinedifferentvolumeswithin

thescene.

TheProjectNavigatortilemenuprovidesonestopaccesstoscanregionsandindividualscanfiles.The

ProjectNavigatorcanremainattachedtotheProjecttilemenusothatitopensonlywhenyouhover

overitorworkwithinit.Ifyouwanttokeepitopenasyouwork,detachitfromthetilemenuandmove

ittoalocationonorofftheprogramworkarea.

AfterproducingpointcloudfilesAutodeskReCap,orifyouvereceivedfilesfromsomeoneelse,youcan

attachthem

to

your

AutoCAD

drawings.

AutoCADpointcloudsupportPointcloudfunctionalityisenhancedinAutoCAD2014tosupportinsertingofpointcloudproject(RCP)and

scan(RCS)filesproducedbyAutodeskReCapinadditiontothepreviouslysupportedPCGandISDformats.

YoucanselectpointcloudfilesusingtheAttachtoolfromthePointCloudpaneloftheInsertribbontab.


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Afterapointcloudisattached,thecontextualtabthatisdisplayedwhenthepointcloudisselectedis

enhancedtomakeiteasiertoworkwithpointclouds.Youcannowchangethestylization(colorization)

ofpointcloudstocolorizethepointcloudbasedonscancolors(colorscapturedbythescanner),object

color(colorassignedtoobject),normal(colorizebasedonthenormaldirectionofpoint),orintensity

(reflectivityvalueofpoints).Ifnormalorintensitydatawasnotcapturedwiththescan,those

stylizationsare

disabled.

In

addition,

more

clipping

tools

are

displayed

on

the

ribbon

to

make

it

easier

to

clipthepointcloud.

AutoUpdateisturnedoffbydefault,preventingthepointcloudsfromautomaticallyupdatingeverytime

theviewischangedandimprovingperformancewhenworkingwithlargepointclouds.Youcanusethe

refreshbuttontomanuallyupdatethepointclouds.

DocumentationGeographiclocationSupportforgeographiclocationshasbeensignificantlyenhancedinAutoCAD2014.Itincludesthesame

CoordinateSystemLibraryasAutodeskAutoCADMap3DsoftwareandtheLiveMapDatatool.

Therearemanybenefitstodefiningalocationinyourdrawing.Whenyouimportgeolocateddataintoa

geolocateddrawing,AutoCADtransformsthedatabasedonthedrawing'sgeographiclocation.Youcan

seeyourdesignwithinthecontextofitslocationandifyourenderthemodel,itwillhavethecorrect

sunangle.IfyouexportthedrawingtoamapservicelikeGoogleEarth,itwillautomaticallydisplayat

thecorrectlocation.Whenyouinsertgeoreferencedimagesorblocksintoyourgeoreferenceddrawing,

theyareautomaticallyplacedinthecorrectlocationandatthecorrectscale.Forexample,imaginelarge

projectsthathavemultipledesignersworkingseparatelyonthesamedesign,suchasahousingproject.

Ifeach

designer

uses

the

same

coordinate

system,

all

the

drawings

will

insert

at

their

appropriate

locationswhencombinedintoasinglefile.Youcanmarkspecificpointofinterestinyourdrawings,

knowingthatthosepointscorrespondtologicalgeographiclocations.And,ifyouhaveaGPSdevice

enabledonyourcomputer,youcanseeyourcurrentpositioninthedrawingandyoucanevenmark

positionsasyouwalkaround.Forexample,landscapearchitectscanvisitthesiteandtakenotesabout

thesurroundingsbymarkingthemonthedrawing.


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YoucansetageographiclocationinyourdrawingusingtheSetLocationtoolontheInsertribbontab.

ChoosetosetthelocationfromamaporbyselectingaKMLorKMZfile.

LiveMapDataisautomaticallyavailablefromAutoCAD2014whenyouaresignedintoyourAutodesk

account.Whenspecifyingageographiclocationfromamap,youcansearchforanaddressorlatitude

andlongitude.Ifmultipleresultsarefound,youcanclickoneachoneintheresultslisttoviewthe

correspondingmap,andyoucandisplaythemapasroadoraerialdata.

Whenyoufindthecorrectlocation,youcandropamarkertoselectit.Apinisplacedonthemapand

correspondinglatitude,longitude,andtimezoneareautomaticallyapplied.Youcanmovethepin,

updatingthelatitudeandlongitudeautomatically.Anicontotherightoftheelevationunlocksthe

latitudeandlongitudeformanualediting.


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CollapsetheResultspaneltomaximizethemap.Youcandisplayastandardroadmaporautomatically

displaythebestmapstyleasyouzoom.

AutoCAD2014assignsWorldMercatorasthedefaultcoordinatesystem,oryoucanchoosefromthelist

offilteredcoordinatesystems.Thecoordinatesystemlistisfilteredbasedontheenteredlatitudeand

longitude.Soitonlydisplaysthecoordinatesystemsrelevanttothespecifiedarea.Togetmoreaccurate

results,itisalwaysrecommendedtousealocalcoordinatesystemratherthanaglobalcoordinate


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system.Localcoordinatesystemsareconsideredmoreaccuratebecausetheyalignmorecloselywith

theearth'ssurfaceinthatlocality,incomparisontoanearthcentricdatum,forexample,World

Mercator.Often,morethanonecoordinatesystemmaycoverthelocationyouareinterestedin.Asa

generalruleofthumb,thecoordinatesystemwithitsdatumclosesttothatlocationisconsideredtobe

themostaccurate.

Thecoordinatesystemdefinesthescaleofthemap.Thecurrentdrawingunitisautomaticallydisplayed

intheGeographicLocationdialogbox,oryoucanchoosefromalistofstandardunits.Theinsertedmap

isautomaticallyscaledappropriatelyforthespecifieddrawingunits.

LiveMapDataisonlyavailablewhenyouareworkingonline.Ifyouareworkingofflineorchoosenotto

useLiveMapData,nomapisdisplayed,butyoucanmanuallyenterthelatitudeandlongitudeby

unlockingthemforediting.Afteryouacceptthelatitudeandlongitude,therelevantcoordinatesystems

areautomaticallyfiltered.


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IfyouchoosenottouseLiveMapData,itwillnolongerbeavailabletoyouinthecurrentsessionof

AutoCAD.IfyoucloseAutoCADandbeginanewsession,youcan,onceagain,choosetouseLiveMapData.

Whenamapisappliedtoadrawingitisalwaysdisplayedbelowdrawinggeometry.Whetheryouapply

ageographic

location

using

amap,

entering

latitude

and

longitude,

or

selecting

aKML/KMZ

file,

the

geolocationmarkerisdisplayedinthedrawingatapointyouspecifyandanewGeolocationtabis

addedtotheribbon.

TheGeolocationribbontabincludestoolsformodifyingthegeolocationandmapdisplay.Youcan

specifyadifferentlocationusingLiveMapDataorbyselectingaKMLorKMZfile.Pickanewlocation

andnorthdirectiontoreorientthegeographicmarker.Or,completelyremovethelocationdataand

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Easilyswitchbetweenanaerial,road,orhybridmaporturnoffthemapdisplaywhilestillmaintaining

thegeographiclocationandcoordinatesystemdata.

IfyouareworkingonaGPSenabledlaptop,youcanusetheLocateMetooltoidentifyyourcurrent

location

in

the

map.

You

can

mark

positions

in

the

drawing

by

entering

lat

long

data,

using

your

current

location(forGPSenableddevices),orbypickingpoints.

Foreachposition,youcanentertexttodescribetheposition.ThenewGEOMARKPOSITIONSIZEsystem

variablecontrolstheinitialsizeofthemarker.Youcanmodifythesize,contents,andotherpropertiesof

selectedpositionmarkersusingthePropertiespalette.


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DrawingenhancementsAutoCAD2014includesavarietyofdrawingenhancementstohelpyouproducedrawingsmoreefficiently.

ArcsEasilydrawanarcineitherdirectionbyholdingtheCtrlkeytoswitchdirectionsasyoudraw.

PolylinesThe#11AUGIwishlistrequestfortheabilitytofilletapolylinetoitself,creatingaclosedpolyline,is

implementedin

AutoCAD

2014.

SheetsetsWhencreatinganewsheetinasheetset,theCreateDatefieldstoredintheassociatedtemplate(.dwt)

displaysthecreationdateofthenewsheetratherthanthecreationdateofthetemplatefile.

PlotstylesTheCONVERTPSTYLEScommandenablesyoutoconvertthecurrentdrawingtoeithernamedorcolor

dependentplotstyles.InAutoCAD2014itisenhancedtosupportstylenameswithspaces.

AnnotationenhancementsAttributesThedefaultbehaviorforinsertingblockswithattributesdisplaysthedialogbox.ATTDIAissetto1.

TextSinglelinetextisenhancedtomaintainthelastjustificationsettinguntilitschanged.


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DimensionsThenewDIMCONTINUEMODEsystemvariableprovidesyouwithmorecontrolwhencreatingcontinued

andbaselinedimensions.WhenDIMCONTINUEMODEissetto0,theDIMCONTINUEandDIMBASELINE

commandscreatedimensionsbasedonthecurrentdimensionstyle.Whensetto1,theyapplythe

dimensionstyleoftheselecteddimension.

HatchTheHatchtoolontheribbonmaintainsthepreviousmethodforselectingobjectstohatch:Pickinternal

pointorSelectobjects.TheUndooptionisaddedtothecommandline.

ConnectionInAutoCAD2014theOnlineribbontabisrenamedAutodesk360.ItincludesanewManageDocuments

toolforeasyaccesstotheAutodesk360folderonyourlocalmachineandthenewDesignFeed

enablesyoutoenterpostsandimagesforadrawingthatcanbesharedonline.

DesignFeedDesignFeed,accessiblefromtheAutodesk360ribbontab,displaysapaletteinwhichyoucanentertext

messagesandattachimagestobesharedonlinewithcolleagues,clients,andconsultantsthrough

Autodesk360.Posts appear with related drawings on the desktop, on the web, and across mobile

devices. Turn on Design Feed from the Autodesk 360 ribbon tab.


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Ifyouassociateyourmessagewithalocationorareawithinthedrawing,acorrespondingbubbleis

displayed.WhenyouselectapostinDesignFeed,AutoCADzoomstothecorrespondingpartofthe

drawing.Ifyouselectabubbleinthedrawing,thecorrespondingpostisselectedinDesignFeed.The

settingsbuttonontheDesignFeedpaletteletsyoucontrolthedisplayofthebubbles.

Youcantagcolleagues,clients,andconsultantstonotifythemofyourpost;notificationswillbesentto

thembyemailandwillalsoappearwithinAutoCAD.

Afteryoufinishcreatingapost,itissavedtoyourAutodeskaccountwiththedrawing,alongwithany

imagesthatyouattached.UsingAutodesk360,thepeoplethatyouhaveauthorizedcanviewthe

drawinganditsassociatedposts,andthepeoplethatyouhavetaggedcanpostreplies.Whenthe

questionsinapostanditsrepliesarenolongeractive,youcanresolvethethreadtohideitinthe

DesignFeedpalette.


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CustomizationOperatingsystemsAutoCAD

2014

supports

Windows

8,

Windows

7,

and

Windows

XP.

If

you

are

using

aWindows

8touch

enableddevice,youcanbenefitfromsmootherpanandzoomperformance.Anewcontrolonthe

SystemtaboftheOptionsdialogboxdisplaysatouchmoderibbonpanelwhenatouchscreendeviceis

detected.

TheTouchribbonpanelenablesyoutocancelthecurrentcommandandreturnsyoutothe

Select/Commandprompt.


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ExchangeappsAdefaultinstallationofAutoCAD2014addsseveralvaluableappsfromAutodeskExchange,including

theFeaturedAppsribbontab,theExchangeAppManager,andtheSketchUpImportforAutoCAD2014

tool.

TheFeaturedAppsribbontabprovideseasyaccesstotheExchangesitewhereyoucanbrowseand

downloadAutoCADapps;someforfreeandsomeforpurchase.Italsoincludesaselectionoffeatured

appsthatyoucanselectanddownloaddirectlyfromtheFeaturedAppstabwithoutbrowsingthrough

theentireExchangesite.

TheExchangeAppManagerandtheSketchUpImportforAutoCAD2014toolareaccessiblefromthe

Pluginsribbontab.UsetheExchangeAppsManagertoeasilyviewandupdateinstalledapps.Double

clickonanapporchooseHelpfromtherightclickmenutolearnmoreaboutit.Justaseasilyuninstall

orratetheappusingtherightclickmenuoptions.UsetheSketchupImportforAutoCAD2014appto

convertaSketchUpfile,storedinalocalorsharedfolder,andinsertthemodelintothecurrentdrawing.

SecureloadAutoCAD2014offersnewsecuritycontrolstohelpprotectyourdrawingsfromunauthorizedor

maliciousexecutionoffilessuchasscripts,AutoLISP,andVBAapplicationswithinAutoCAD.


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TheFilestaboftheOptionsdialogboxincludesTrustedFileSearchPath.Youcanalsoaccessthese

controlsusingthenewTRUSTEDPATHSandTRUSTEDDOMAINSsystemvariables.

AsecuritycontrolontheSystemtaboftheOptionsdialogboxprovidesaccesstonewexecutablefile

settings.

Youcanallowexecutablefilestobeloadedfromallsearchpathsoronlyfromthetrustedlocations

specifiedontheFilestab.Andyoucanchoosetodisplayawarningbeforeloadingexecutablefiles


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SimilaroptionshavebeenaddedtotheDeploymentWizardthatenableyoutoapplySecureload

functionalitytonetworkdeployments.

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