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AUTOCAD 2014 TIMESAVERS

Ron CarpenterTechnical Specialist


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AGENDA AutoComplete, AutoCorrect and Mid-String Search

Command Line Enhancements

Searching for Command Access Locations

CTRL Shortcuts, Command Aliases and Editing Command Aliases

In-Canvas Property Previews

New Interface Element - File Tabs Custom Palettes and Dynamic Blocks

Content Explorer

Quick Select

Action Recorder

Layer Walk

Layer Filters

Design Center and Autodesk Seek Annotation Scaling

Keynote Multileaders

Geographic Locations

Section Views and Detail Views

Rendering in the Cloud

Autodesk Cloud and AutoCAD 360

Questions?


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AutoComplete allows designers the ability to type just a portion of the

AutoCAD command; AutoCAD then takes over and displays an

AutoComplete dialog box that allows the designer to quickly and easily

select the command they want. This functionality is extremely useful insituations when designers want to start an uncommon command that

they may not remember the exact location of.

AUTOCOMPLETE


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When typing out commands AutoCAD has the ability to fix incorrect

spelling. AutoCAD automatically corrects the misspelled word and

initiates the correct command.

AUTOCORRECT


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Mid-String searches allow AutoCAD to find commands that contain portion

input the designer types in. As shown below the word line typed into Au

now spawns a multitude of commands all containing the letters line.

MID-STRINGSEARCH


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A new floating command line only shows relevant information while maint

screen real-estate for drawings. The command line also allows for transpar

designers access to relevant information behind the command line. Design

have the ability to left-click on command options in the command line.

COMMANDLINEENHANCEMENTS

Left-Click


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AutoCADs Application Menu gives designers access to

a search field that allows for the quick initialization of a

command as well as showing the designer the location

of the command on the ribbon interface.

SEARCHINGFORCOMMANDACCESSLOCATION

Input Command

Location


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The use of the CTRL shortcuts are an invaluable tool to speed up

common commands. The ability to edit command aliases and

memorizing those command aliases will also speed up drafting

performance. Take time to learn the shortcuts.

CTRL SHORTCUTSANDEDITINGCOMMANDAL

Common CTRL Shortcuts Common Command Aliases

Edit Co

Manage Tab

CTRL+A = Select All

CTRL+C = Copy to Clipboard

CTRL+F = Object Snap ON/OFFCTRL+N = New Drawing

CTRL+O = Open Drawing

CTRL+P = Plot

CTRL+S = Save

CTRL+1 = Properties Palette ON/OFF

CRTL+3 = Tool Palette ON/OFF

L = Line

C = Circle

E = EraseX = Explode

F = Fillet

CHA = Chamfer

H = Hatch

M = Move

TR = Trim

EX = Exte

MI = Mir

PR = PropSC = Scal

U = Undo

Z = Zoom

I = Insert

B = Creat

W = Writ


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In-Canvas Property Previews allow designers the ability to preview changes

within objects before they actually take place. This feature is useful when it

necessary to change an objects properties but the designer hasnt determi

the exact change necessary to correct the issue.

IN-CANVASPROPERTYPREVIEWS

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File Tabs

AutoCAD 2014 now includes a brand new interface element called File Tab

These tabs located at the top of the interface allow for quick access to ope

drawings and the ability to use a handy short-cut menu for quick saving or

creation of new drawings.

NEWINTERFACEELEMENT-FILETABS


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AutoCAD gives the designer the ability to create their own custom

palettes within the Tool Palette interface. Designers should also utilize

Dynamic Blocks wherever possible to increase productivity.

CUSTOMPALETTESANDDYNAMICBLOCKS

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AutoCADs Content Explorer gives the designer the ability to search

watched folders on their computer or network storage device for

content based on keywords. This new search tool performs a Google-

like indexing search command that will find what your looking for

quickly and easily.

CONTENTEXPLORER

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Quick Select is an often overlooked tool for selecting multiple objects

quickly based on the objects properties. Once the multiple objects are

selected the properties palette becomes an invaluable tool for

modifying the objects.

QUICKSELECT

A R


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The Action Recorder allows design professionals the ability to record

repetitive tasks and then save the recording as a macro script. The

scripts can be played over and over again to simplify repetitive tasks.

ACTIONRECORDER

L W


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Layer Walk is a great tool for evaluating layers and determining what

objects are on what layers. Layers can be purged from the drawing

using this interface and the tool also includes an inspect element

that displays additional layer information.

LAYERWALK

L F


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Layer Filters can be used to optimize the layer control pull-down

menu as well as giving the designer the ability to sort the layers by

their properties. Layer filters can be extremely useful and save time in

drawings that have many layers.

LAYERFILTERS

D C A S


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AutoCADs Design Center is a commonly overlooked palette that

allows for fast access to drawing objects for quick import. Autodesk

Seek is an Autodesk web based content center that allows for fast

searches and downloads of manufacturer supplied content.

DESIGNCENTERANDAUTODESKSEEK

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ANNOTATION SCALING


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Annotation Scaling is AutoCAD's ability to automatically scale

annotative objects (text, dimensions, hatching, blocks) based on the

scale factor of a viewport. This feature allows the designer to quickly

add annotative objects to a drawing and not have to worry about

manually scaling the content to the drawings scale factor.

ANNOTATIONSCALING

KEYNOTE MULTILEADERS


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The Keynote Multileader is a multileader style that can be created

with block content. Several pre-defined block types are available or

the designer can use their own custom block. This special

multileader style can also allow for automatic annotation scaling.

KEYNOTEMULTILEADERS

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS


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The Geographic Location feature allows designers to quickly and

easily display the current geographic location of the site in model

space. This new feature ensures that your site is to scale and fits

within the constraints of its real-world boundaries.

GEOGRAPHICLOCATIONS

SECTION VIEWS AND DETAIL VIEWS


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AutoCAD gives designers the ability to automatically create section

views and detail views from their 3D models. With just a few clicks a

section or detail view can be tailored to the designers needs.

SECTIONVIEWSANDDETAILVIEWS

RENDERING IN THE CLOUD


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Autodesk's new cloud rendering functionality allows subscription users

to render their projects in the Autodesk cloud while continuing to work

locally. The rendering processes in the background and the designer is

notified via email when the rendering is complete.

RENDERINGINTHECLOUD

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AUTODESK CLOUD AND AUTOCAD 360


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AutoCAD 2014 gives designers the ability to sync their AutoCAD settings to

allows for fast setup of their personal settings on multiple machines and us

save drawings directly to their cloud storage for easy collaboration. AutoCA

based version of AutoCAD 2014 that subscription users can use through an

connected computer to work on cloud drawings through a web interface.

AUTODESKCLOUDANDAUTOCAD 360


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QUESTIONS???

USEFUL LINKS


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Mid-West CAD Training Courses:

http://www.mwcad.com/trainingschedule.html

Mid-West CAD Blog:

http://mwcad.com/blog/

AutoCAD 2014 Free Trial Software:

http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad/free-trial

AutoCAD 2014 Online Help System:

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2014/ENU/

Autodesk User Group International:

http://www.augi.com/

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