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 1 AutoCAD 2011 Preview Guide Power your design projects from concept through completion with AutoCAD ®  2011 software. Your ideas can take shape with greater clarity and accuracy than ever before, thanks to new surface modeling tools and point cloud support. New inferred constraints capabilities make working with parametrics easier, and updated productivity tools help you deliver final design documentation faster than ever. And major updates to materials and surfaces help you communicate design intent with the impact you demand. With these and many other new capabilities you’ve been asking for, AutoCAD 2011 helps you take design and documentation further. 

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    AutoCAD 2011 Preview Guide

    Power your design projects from concept through completion with AutoCAD2011 software. Your ideas can

    take shape with greater clarity and accuracy than ever before, thanks to new surface modeling tools and point

    cloud support. New inferred constraints capabilities make working with parametrics easier, and updated

    productivity tools help you deliver final design documentation faster than ever. And major updates to

    materials and surfaces help you communicate design intent with the impact you demand. With these and

    many other new capabilities youve been asking for, AutoCAD 2011 helps you take design and documentation

    further.

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    TableofContentsUserInterface............................................................................................................................................... 4

    DrawingWindow.................................................................................................................................... 4

    QuickAccessToolbar.............................................................................................................................. 4

    Navigation.............................................................................................................................................. 5

    UCSIconand3DGizmos........................................................................................................................ 6

    TheRibbon.............................................................................................................................................. 7

    VisualStyles............................................................................................................................................ 9

    ObjectVisibility....................................................................................................................................... 9

    ObjectSelection................................................................................................................................... 10

    ObjectCreation.................................................................................................................................... 13

    ActionRecorder

    ....................................................................................................................................

    13

    Document................................................................................................................................................... 14

    ParametricConstraints......................................................................................................................... 14

    GeometricConstraints................................................................................................................... 14

    DimensionalConstraints................................................................................................................ 18

    Transparency........................................................................................................................................ 19

    HatchesandGradients......................................................................................................................... 22

    Polylines................................................................................................................................................ 25

    Splines................................................................................................................................................... 26

    ExternalReferences.............................................................................................................................. 27

    ScaleLists.............................................................................................................................................. 28

    MissingSHXandFontFiles................................................................................................................... 30

    TextAlignmentinLinetypes................................................................................................................. 31

    Explore........................................................................................................................................................ 31

    3DModelingWorkspaces..................................................................................................................... 31

    3DObject

    Snaps

    ...................................................................................................................................

    32

    SolidModeling...................................................................................................................................... 32

    SurfaceModeling.................................................................................................................................. 33

    SurfaceCreationTools................................................................................................................... 33

    SurfaceEditingTools...................................................................................................................... 35

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    AnalysisTools................................................................................................................................. 37

    ConsistentMaterials............................................................................................................................. 38

    MeshModeling..................................................................................................................................... 40

    PointClouds.......................................................................................................................................... 41

    LearningResources..................................................................................................................................... 43

    NewFeaturesWorkshop...................................................................................................................... 43

    OnlineHelpSystem.............................................................................................................................. 43

    AutodeskSeek............................................................................................................................................. 44

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    UserInterfaceAutoCAD2011offersavarietyofuserinterfaceenhancementsthatallowyoutodesignwithgreater

    easeandefficiency.

    Drawing WindowThedrawingwindowhasbeenupdatedinAutoCAD2011todisplayadarkgraybackgroundinmodelspace.

    YoucaneasilymodifythedrawingwindowcolorfromtheDisplaytaboftheOptionsdialogbox.

    Thetraditionaldotgridhasbeenreplacedwithhorizontalandverticalgridlinestomoreclosely

    representengineeringgraphpaper.Whenthegridisenabled,redandgreenlinesextendfromtheUCS

    icontorepresenttheXandYaxesoftheorigin.

    Figure1.AutoCAD2011drawingwindow

    Quick Access ToolbarTheQuickAccesstoolbardisplaysthenameofthecurrentworkspace.Youcaneasilyselectadifferent

    workspaceandaccessotherworkspacetools.Inaddition,thedefaultQuickAccesstoolbarnowincludes

    boththeSaveandtheSaveAstools.

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    Figure2.Workspacemenu

    NavigationAutoCAD2011includesanewNavigationbarwithfrequentlyusednavigationtools,includingAutodesk

    SteeringWheels,ViewCube,andShowMotion,aswellasPan,Zoom,andOrbit.Itreplacesthe

    navigationtoolsthatwerepreviouslyaccessibleontheStatusbar.Youcancontrolthedisplayofthe

    Navigation

    bar

    for

    individual

    workspaces

    via

    a

    property

    in

    the

    CUI

    dialog

    box.

    Figure3.CUINavigationbarproperty

    TheNavigationbarprovidesintegratedsupportfor3DConnexiondeviceswhenthe3DConnexion

    systemdriverispresent.

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    Figure4.3DConnexionsettings

    TheViewCubehasbeenenhancedtosupportthe2Dwireframevisualstyle,enablingyoutoeasily

    changeyourviewpoint.Theclockwiseandcounterclockwisecontrolsareparticularlyusefulforrotating

    theviewpointonthe2Dplane.

    Figure5.ViewCubenavigation

    TheSteeringWheelsSettingsdialogboxhasbeenupdatedforclarityandconsistency.

    UCS Icon and 3D GizmosTheUCSiconhasbeenupdatedtodisplayadifferentcolorforeachaxis:Xforred,Yforgreen,andZfor

    blue.Inaddition,theappearanceof3Dgizmoshasbeenupdatedforclarityandconsistency.

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    Figure6.

    UCS

    icon

    and

    3D

    gizmos

    The RibbonAnewpulldownmenuhasbeenaddedtotheribboncyclebuttonattheendofthelistoftabs.Youcan

    minimizetheribbontopanelbuttons,tabs,orpaneltitles.

    Figure7.Ribboncycleoptions

    Whenyouminimizetheribbontopanelbuttons,largeiconsappearforeachpanel.Hoveringoverthe

    buttoncausesthepaneltoexpand,similartothebehavioryouseewhentheribbonisminimizedto

    paneltitles.

    Figure8.Ribbonpanelbuttons

    TheInserttabincludesaPointCloudpaneltosupportthenewPointCloudfunctionality.Inaddition,a

    newContentpanelprovideseasyaccesstoDesignCenterandAutodeskSeekwebservice.Autodesk

    SeekhasbeenremovedfromtheOutputtab.

    Figure9.Inserttab

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    TheViewtabhasbeenupdatedtoincludetheVisualStylespanel,providingyouwitheasyaccessto

    predefinedvisualstyles,theVisualStylesManager,andothervisualstylescontrols.TheWindowspanel

    includesnewUserInterfaceandToolbarcontrolsthatenableyoutoeasilytogglethedisplayofvarious

    userinterfaceelements,includingAutodeskViewCubeandShowMotionnavigationwidgets,the

    Navigationbar,andtheTextwindow.TheStatusbarcontrols,whichhavebeenremovedfromthe

    Windowspanel,

    are

    still

    easily

    accessible

    from

    the

    Status

    bar.

    Figure10.Viewtab

    CustomizableribbonfunctionalityintheCustomizeUserInterfacedialogboxhasbeenenhancedto

    includenewFoldpanels.AsyouchangethesizeofyourAutoCADwindoworaddandremovepanels

    fromatab,Foldpanelsresizehorizontallytofilltheavailablespace.Foldpanelpropertiesenableyouto

    specifydefault,

    maximium,

    and

    minimum

    button

    sizes.

    Figure11.CUIRibbonFoldPanel.

    Forexample,theFoldpaneldefinedabovecouldhavethefollowingdefault,maximum,andminimum

    appearances.

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    Figure12.

    Example

    Fold

    panel

    Visual StylesAutoCAD2011providesfivenewpredefinedvisualstylesincluding:Shaded,ShadedwithEdges,Shades

    ofGray,Sketchy,andXRay.Withthemostcommoncombinationsofvisualstylepropertiesrightatyour

    fingertips,visualstylesareeasiertousethanever.

    Figure13.

    Visual

    styles

    Object VisibilityAutoCAD2011includesnewtoolsthatenableyoutocontrolobjectvisibilityindependentfromlayer

    visibility.TheObjectVisibilitytoolsareaccessiblefromtherightclickmenuwhenobjectsareselectedas

    wellaswhennoobjectsareselected.WhenyouusetheIsolateObjectstool,onlytheselectedobjects

    remainvisibleinthedrawing.Allotherobjectsarehidden.

    Figure14.Isolatedobjects

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    Alternatively,whenyouusetheHideObjectstool,theselectedobjectsarehidden.

    Figure15.Hiddenobjects

    YoucanuseacombinationoftheIsolateObjectsandHideObjectstoolstoefficientlydisplayonlythe

    objectsthatarerelevanttoyourcurrenttask.Forexample,youmightusetheIsolateObjectstoolto

    select

    an

    area

    of

    the

    drawing

    you

    want

    to

    edit

    and

    then

    use

    the

    Hide

    Objects

    tool

    to

    hide

    additional

    objectswithinthatarea.Aftercompletingyourtask,youcanquicklyrestorethehiddenobjectsusing

    theEndObjectIsolationtool.

    Figure16.EndObjectIsolationtool

    TheOBJECTISOLATIONMODEsystemvariablecontrolswhetherisolated/hiddenobjectspersistbetween

    drawingsessions.Alightbulbicononthestatusbarindicateswhetherobjectisolationisactiveinthe

    drawing.

    Figure17.ObjectIsolationstatusicon

    Inadditiontotheobviousbenefitsobjectvisibilitycontrolsofferfor2Ddesign,theyrejustasvaluable

    for3Dmodeling.

    Object Selection

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    ThenewSelectSimilartoolenablesyoutoselectanobjectandautomaticallyincludeallotherobjectsof

    thesametypeandwiththesameproperties,inanewselectionset.Youcanaccessitfromtherightclick

    menuwhenobjectsareselected.

    Figure18.

    Select

    Similar

    tool

    ASettingsoption(accessiblewhenyouenterSELECTSIMILARatthecommandline)enablesyouto

    specifywhichpropertiestofilter. IfonlytheLayerpropertyisenabledwhenyouselectacircle,for

    example,AutoCADautomaticallyselectsallcirclesonthesamelayerastheoneyouselected.Ifboththe

    LayerandLinetypepropertiesareenabled,however,AutoCADselectsonlythecirclesonthesamelayer

    andwiththesamelinetypeastheselectedone.

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    Figure19.SelectSimilarSettingsdialogbox

    The

    Select

    Similar

    tool

    also

    enables

    you

    to

    select

    more

    than

    one

    object

    and

    create

    the

    matching

    selectionsetaccordingly.Forexample,iftheLayerfilterisenabledandyouselecttwocircles,eachon

    differentlayers,AutoCADselectsallthecirclesonbothlayers.If,instead,youselectacircleandaline,

    AutoCADselectsallthecirclesonthesamelayerastheselectedcircleandallthelinesonthesamelayer

    astheselectedline.Inadditiontogeneralobjectproperties,youcanfilterselectionsbasedonobject

    specificproperties,includingobjectstyleandreferencename.ObjectStylepropertiesapplytotextand

    mtext,leadersandmleaders,dimensionsandtolerances,andtablesandmultilines.Referencenames

    applytoblocksandexternallyreferencedfiles,includingxrefsandimagesaswellasPDF,DWG,or

    DGNfiles.

    InadditiontothenewSelectSimilartool,anewoptionhasbeenaddedtothePICKADDsystemvariable.

    WhenPICKADDissettoavalueof2(asitisnowbydefault),objectsthatyouselectusingtheSELECT

    commandremainselectedinapickfirststateevenafteryouendtheSELECTcommand.

    Easilyselectoverlappingobjectsusingthenewselectioncyclingfunctionality.Youcanenableselection

    cyclingfromacontrolontheStatusbar.Whenyoutrytoselectanobjectthatoverlapsotherobjects,

    AutoCADdisplaysalistofalltheoverlappingobjects.Asyoupassthecursoroveranobjectinthelist,

    therelevantobjectinthedrawinghighlights.

    Figure20.Selectioncyclingtool

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    Object CreationThenewAddSelectedtoolenablesyoutoquicklycreateanewobjectinyourdrawingbasedonthe

    propertiesofanexistingobject.Forexample,ifyouusetheAddSelectedtoolandselectapolyline,AutoCAD

    automaticallylaunchesthePLINEcommandwithbasicobjectpropertiesincludingcolor,layer,linetype,

    linetypescale,plotstyle,lineweight,transparency,andmaterialpresettomatchtheselectedobject.

    Figure21.AddSelectedtoolAction RecorderTheActionMacroenablesyoutodeleteorinsertusermessagesforViewChangeoperations.

    Figure22.ViewChangeeditingtools

    Themacrolistdisplaysthemostrecentlyusedmacrosabovetheseparationbarandallavailablemacros

    belowit.

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    Figure23.ActionmacrolistDocumentAutoCADissynonymouswithdocumentationforgoodreason.Powerfuldocumentationtoolsin

    AutoCAD2011helpyouworkevenfasterwithautomation,management,andeditingtoolsthat

    minimizerepetitivetasksandspeedyourtimetocompletion.Nomatteryourprojectssizeorscope,

    youcan

    meet

    the

    challenge

    with

    AutoCADcontinuously

    leading

    and

    innovating

    documentation

    for

    over25years.

    Parametric ConstraintsThe2DparametricfunctionalityhasbeenenhancedinAutoCAD2011,andincludespredefined

    commandmacrostoaccessoptionswithinintheGEOMCONSTRAINTandDIMCONSTRAINTcommands.

    Forexample,insteadoflaunchingtheGEOMCONSTRAINTcommandandthenselectingthe

    Perpendicularoption,youcanlaunchtheGCPERPENDICULARcommanddirectly.Repeatingthelast

    commandautomaticallyrepeatsthelastcommandaswellasthespecificoption.

    Objecthighlighting

    when

    you

    roll

    over

    an

    icon

    on

    aconstraint

    bar

    or

    when

    you

    select

    aparameter

    in

    the

    ParametersmanagersupportstheVisualEffectssettingsyouspecifyontheSelectiontaboftheOptionsdialog

    box(dashedandthickenedbydefault).Additionalimprovementstogeometricanddimensionalconstraint

    functionalityenableyoutocreateandeditparametricallyconstrainedgeometryfasterthaneverbefore.

    GeometricConstraintsAutoCAD2011significantlysimplifiestheprocessofaddinggeometricconstraintsto2DAutoCAD

    geometry.AutoCADcaninfergeometricconstraintsasyoucreateandmodifygeometry.AnewInfer

    Constraintbuttononthestatusbarenablesyoutotoggleinferredconstraintsonandoffsimilarto

    togglingobjectsnapsonandoff.ThistoggleisalsoavailableontheGeometrictaboftheConstraint

    Settingsdialogbox.

    Figure24.InferConstraintstool

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    UsinginferredconstraintsautomaticallyappliescoincidentconstraintsforEndpoint,Midpoint,Center,

    Node,andInsertionobjectssnaps.Forexample,ifyoudrawacirclebysnappingitscentertothe

    midpointofaline,AutoCADautomaticallyappliesacoincidentconstraintbetweenthecenterofthe

    circleandthemidpointoftheline.Ifyoumovethecircle,thelinegoeswithit.Thesamepowerful

    functionalityappliestoeditingcommands.If,forexample,youcopytheinsertionofablocktothe

    endpointof

    aline,

    AutoCAD

    automatically

    applies

    acoincident

    constraint

    between

    those

    two

    points.

    Whenyoumovetheline,theblockmaintainsitspositionattheendpointoftheline.

    Figure25.

    Editing

    with

    inferred

    constraints

    Inadditiontocreatingpointtopointcoincidentconstraintswiththepreviouslymentionedobjectsnaps,

    youcanusetheNearestobjectsnaptoapplyacoincidentconstraintbetweenapointandanobject.For

    example,ifyoudrawthecenterofacircleonalineusingtheNearestobjectsnap,thecenterofthe

    circlehastheflexibilityofmovinganywherealongthelineincludingthevirtualextensionoftheline.

    Figure26.Nearestobjectsnapwithinferredconstraints

    ThePerpendicularandTangentobjectsnapsautomaticallyapplyperpendicularortangentconstraints

    betweentheobjectbeingcreatedoreditedandtheobjectbeingsnappedto.Theyalsoapplyapointto

    pointorpointtoobjectcoincidentconstraintifappropriate.UsingtheParallelobjectsnapautomatically

    appliesaparallelconstraintbutnocoincidentconstraintsareappliedsince,bydefinition,thetwo

    objectsneverintersect.Whenyoudrawhorizontalorverticallinesandpolylinesegments,inferred

    horizontalandverticalconstraintsautomaticallyapplytothosesegments.

    Inferredconstraintsenhancethebehaviorofrectangles,fillets,andchamfersbyautomaticallyapplying

    appropriategeometricconstraints.Forexample,ifyoudrawarectangle(usingtheRECTANGcommand),

    AutoCADautomaticallyappliesapairofparallelconstraintsandaperpendicularconstrainttotheclosed

    polyline.Whenyoumodifythesizeandshapeoftherectangle,youcanrestassuredthatitwillremaina

    rectanglewithparallelsidesandperpendicularcorners.Creatingafilletautomaticallyappliescoincident

    andtangentconstraintsbetweenthenewlycreatedarcandtheexistingpairoflineshelpingmaintain

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    thefilletevenwhenthearcorlinesaremodified.Similarly,creatingachamferappliescoincident

    constraintsbetweenthenewlycreatedlineandtheexistingpairoflines.

    Figure27.Filletsandchamferswithinferredconstraints

    Evenafteryouveappliedconstraints,youcantemporarilyrelaxthembypressingtheCTRLkeywhile

    editingconstrainedobjects.

    AutoCAD2011

    improves

    the

    support

    of

    geometric

    constraints

    for

    ellipses

    and

    text.

    You

    can

    now

    apply

    Parallel,Perpendicular,Collinear,Horizontal,andVerticalconstraintsbetweenthemajororminoraxes

    ofanellipseandotherobjects.

    Figure28.

    Constraining

    an

    ellipse

    Similarly,youcanapplyParallel,Perpendicular,Collinear,Horizontal,andVerticalconstraintstothe

    rotationangleoftextobjects.Inaddition,textandmtextobjectsbehaveconsistentlyandpredictably,

    withtheidentifiedinsertionpointoftheobjectbeingtheconstrainablepoint.

    Figure29.Constrainingtext

    TheAutoConstrainfunctionalityinAutoCAD2011hasbeenupdatedtoincludetheEqualconstraint.

    WhenyouuseAutoConstrainwiththeEqualoptionenabled,theEqualconstraintisautomatically

    appliedtolinesandpolylinesegmentsofequallengthandarcsand/orcirclesofequalradius.

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    Constraintbarsareenhancedtoprovidemorecontrolandflexibility.Youcanselectmultipleobjectsfor

    showingorhidingconstraintbarsusingstandardselectionmethods,includingWindow,Crossing,Fence,

    andImpliedWindow/Crossing.Quicklydisplayallconstraintbarsintheiroriginalpositionusingthenew

    Resetoption. And,anewsettingintheGeometrictaboftheConstraintSettingsdialogsenablesyouto

    showconstraintbarswhenobjectsareselectedevenifthoseconstraintbarsarecurrentlyhidden.When

    thegeometry

    is

    no

    longer

    selected,

    the

    temporarily

    displayed

    constraint

    bars

    are,

    once

    again,

    hidden.

    Whenyoumoveaconstraintbarandthenedittherelatedgeometry,theconstraintbarmaintainsits

    positionrelativetothegeometry.

    Figure30.GeometricConstraintsettings

    ThenewconstrainticonsforFix,Horizontal,andVerticalconstraintsvisuallyindicatewhethertheyapply

    toanobjectortoapoint.Thesymmetricconstrainticonisalsoupdatedtoindicatewhetheritis

    identifyingasymmetricalpointorobject,orthesymmetricline.

    Constraint Icons Description

    Fix Differenticonsforfixpointandfixobjectconstraints

    Horizontal Differenticonsforfixpointandfixobjectconstraints

    Vertical Differenticonsforfixpointandfixobjectconstraints

    Symmetric Differenticonsforsymmetricalpoint,object,andsymmetryline

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    DimensionalConstraintsTheDIMCONSTRAINTcommandincludesanewConvertoptiontoconvertassociativedimensionsto

    dimensionalconstraintsratherthanitbeingthedefaultbehavior.

    Figure31.DIMCONSTRAINToptions

    Whenenteringdimensionalconstraintvaluesinplace,youcanclickonanexistingdimensional

    constraintto

    insert

    the

    constraint

    name.

    When

    dynamic

    dimensional

    constraints

    reference

    another

    parameter,theparametertextisprependedwithfx:tohelppreventyoufromaccidentallyassigninga

    constantvaluetoaparameterthatreferencesothervariables.

    Figure32.Dimensionalconstraints

    NewtoolsontheDimensionalPaneloftheParametrictabprovideyouwithmorecontroloverthe

    display

    of

    dimensional

    constraints.

    Using

    the

    Show/Hide

    tool

    you

    can

    select

    the

    specific

    dimensional

    constraintsyouwanttoshoworhide.

    Figure33.Dimensionalconstraintvisibilitytools

    TheParametersManagerofferssignificantimprovementsinAutoCAD2011.ItincludesanewFilters

    panewhereyoucandefineparametergroupsthatdisplayasubsetoftheparameters.Createnewfilter

    groupsusing

    the

    button

    at

    the

    top

    of

    the

    Parameters

    Manager

    or

    by

    selecting

    the

    option

    from

    the

    right

    clickmenu.Withyourfiltergroupscreated,youcanthendragparametersintothem.Therightclick

    menuforparametersintheParametersManagerisupdatedwithadditionaloptionsincludingtheability

    todisplaytheFiltertreeandtoremoveparametersfromagroup.

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    Figure34.

    Parameter

    group

    filters

    Anewsearchboxfilterstheparametersdisplayedinthegridcontrolbasedontheparametername.

    Columntooltipsdisplaythefullnameofthecolumnaswellasadescription.

    AdditionalenhancementstotheParametersManagersimplifytheterminologyfordimensional

    constraintsanduservariablescreatedinthedrawingeditorversustheblockeditor.TheShowcolumnin

    theBlockEditorincludesanewoptiontoconvertbetweendimensionalconstraintparametersoruser

    parametersdefinedinthedrawingeditorversustheblockeditor.IntheBlockEditor,iconsaredisplayed

    for

    action

    parameters,

    attributes,

    and

    user

    parameters.

    TransparencyAutoCAD2011includesanewtransparencypropertythatenablesyoutoapplytransparencytoobjects

    andlayersinthesamewayyouapplycolors,linetypes,andlineweights.

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    Figure35.

    Transparent

    objects

    Youcansettransparencybylayer,byblock,orindividuallyforanobject.Thedefaulttransparencyvalue

    forlayersandobjectsis0,andyoucansetitashighas90.

    TheLayerPropertiesManager(paletteanddialog),theLayerStatesManager,theLayerFilterdialog,

    andtheLayerTranslatorhaveallbeenupdatedtoreflectthenewtransparencyproperty.IntheLayer

    PropertiesManager,anewcolumnforTransparencyisavailableinmodelspaceandlayouts,anda

    columnforViewport(VP)Transparencyisavailableinlayoutsandfloatingmodelspaceviewports.

    Figure36.

    Layer

    Transparancy

    options

    Youcansettransparencyforindividualobjectsjustlikecolorandlinetype.Settingatransparencyvalue

    foranindividualobjectoverridesthelayertransparencysettingforthatobject.Youcanaccessobject

    transparencyfromanumberofplaces:thePropertiespalette,QuickProperties,ortheribbon.Thenew

    CETRANSPARENCYsystemvariablesetsthetransparencypropertyfornewobjects.

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    Figure37.ObjectTransparancyoptions

    TheSetByLayerSettingsdialoghasbeenupdatedtoincludeTransparencyasoneoftheavailable

    properties.

    Figure38.SetByLayersettings

    TransparencyhasalsobeenaddedtotheQuickSelect,Filter,andMatchPropertySettingsdialogsas

    wellastheCHPROP,CHANGE,LAYER,VPLAYER,andLISTcommands.

    Figure39.Propertysettings

    Abuttonhasbeenaddedtothestatusbartoenableyoutotemporarilyturnofftransparencydisplay

    (TRANSPARENCYDISPLAYsystemvariable),similartothebehaviorofthelineweightdisplaybutton.This

    doesnotaffectplotting.However,youhavetheoptiontoturnofftransparencywhenplotting.ThePlot

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    andPageSetupdialogsbothincludeacheckboxfortransparency(PLOTTRANSPARENCY),similartothe

    behaviorforplotstyles.Whenthisoptionisenabled,AutoCADrasterizestheentiredrawingforplotting,

    slowingdowntheplottingprocess.

    Figure40.Plottransparency

    Priorto

    AutoCAD

    2011,

    images

    had

    asetting,

    also

    called

    transparency,

    that

    controlled

    whether

    the

    backgroundofabitonalimagewasclearoropaque.Thispropertyhasbeenrenamedtobackground

    transparencytodistinguishitfromthenewtransparencyproperty.Youcanapplybothbackground

    andobjecttransparenciestoimagesinAutoCAD2011.

    Hatches and GradientsTheHatchtoolisstreamlinedinAutoCAD2011forfastercreationandeditingofhatchobjects.Itnow

    immediatelypromptsyoutoselectaninternalpointwithoutdisplayingtheHatchdialogbox.Instead,

    thenewHatchCreationcontextualtabprovideseasyaccesstoallhatchandgradientoptions.

    Figure41.HatchCreationtab

    AHatchEditorcontextualribbondisplayssimilarhatchtoolswhenyouselectanexistinghatch.

    Figure42.HatchEditingribbontab

    TheHatchPreviewfunctionforthepickpointsmethodhasbeenimproved.Now,passingyourcursor

    overaneligibleareashowsyouwhatthehatchwouldlooklikeifyouclickedthere.

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    Figure43.Hatchpreview

    Youcanalsoseetheresultofeachclickasyoupickpointsorobjectsinthedrawing.Keepinmindthat

    eventhoughitlooksasthoughahatchwascreatedasyouclicked,itwillnotactuallybeaseparate

    objectunlessyouhavetheCreateSeparateHatchesoptionon.

    Figure44.CreateSeparateHatchesoption

    AutoCAD2011continuestoexpandobjectgripfunctionalitywithanewcentergripfordirect

    manipulationofhatchobjects.Youcanusedirectmanipulationtostretchormovethehatchorchange

    theorigin,

    angle,

    or

    scale.

    These

    options

    are

    available

    when

    you

    hover

    over

    the

    grip.

    You

    can

    either

    chooseanoptionfromthelist,oractivatethegripanduseCTRLtocyclethroughthedifferent

    behaviors.

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    Figure45.Directmanipulationhatchtools

    Otherhatchgripbehaviorhasnotchanged,exceptthatstretchisnowthedefaultactionforthe

    secondaryormiddlegripsonanonassociativehatch.

    Figure46.Stretchhatchaction

    Hatchesnowsupportbackgroundcolorinadditiontolinecolor.Thisenablesyoutohavetheeffectof

    layeringhatchesinoneobject.

    Figure47.Hatchbackgroundcolor

    Younowalsohavetheoptiontosetahatchslayerbeforeyoucreateit.Youcanchooseeithertouse

    thecurrent

    layer

    or

    to

    pick

    one

    from

    your

    drawing.

    Like

    color,

    pattern,

    and

    other

    hatch

    properties,

    layer

    isapersistentsettingduringyourdrawingsession.

    ThecommandHATCHTOBACKhasbeenintroducedinresponsetoanitemontheAUGIwishlist.Similar

    toTEXTTOFRONT,HATCHTOBACKsendshatchesunderneathallotherobjectsinthedrawing.Send

    HatchestoBackisavailableontheModifypaneloftheHometabundertheDrawOrderflyout,along

    withBringTexttoFrontandBringDimensionstoFront.

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    Figure48.SendHatchestoBacktool

    ThenewsystemvariableMIRRHATCHenablesyoutomirrorhatcheswhileretainingtheirorientation.

    (ThisissimilartotheMIRRTEXTvariable.)Setto0,mirroringhatchesmaintainstheiroriginalangle.

    WhenMIRRHATCHissetto1,thehatchanglemirrorsalongwiththerestoftheobjects.

    Figure49.Hatchmirrorbehavior

    TheHatchObjectLimitsystemvariable(HPOBJWARNING)hasbeenincreasedto10,000from1,000to

    reflectthecapabilitiesofcurrentcomputers.Whenalargenumberofobjectsareselectedforhatch

    boundarycalculations,itcanresultinslowerperformance.Thankstoincreasedhardwarecapabilities,

    though,itnowtakesamuchlargernumberofboundaryobjectstoaffectcalculationspeed.Youmay

    nowalsosetthevalueoftheHatchObjectLimityourself.

    PolylinesPolylineobjectsinAutoCAD2011nowhaveextragripstomakeeditingthemeasierthanever.In

    additiontothefamiliarprimarygripslocatedattheendofeachpolylinesegment,therearenow

    additionalsecondarygripslocatedatthemidpointofeachsegment.Thesegrips,likethenewhatch

    grips,

    are

    multifunctional.

    The

    available

    functions

    can

    be

    seen

    by

    hovering

    over

    a

    grip,

    and

    you

    can

    chooseanoptiondirectlyfromthemenuthatappears.

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    Figure50.Directmanipulationpolylinetools

    Youcanalsoactivatethegripbyclickingonit.Thenyoucancyclethroughtheavailablefunctionsby

    pressingCTRL,orchoosingoneoftheoptionsfromtherightclickmenu.Iconsnexttothecursor

    indicatetheactivefunction.

    SubselectionforpolylineshasbeenrefinedinAutoCAD2011.Tosubselectoneormoresegmentsofa

    polyline,holddownCTRLwhileleftclickingonthepolyline.

    Figure51.Polylinesubobjectselection

    Gripbehaviorforsubselectedsegmentsisidenticaltothebehaviorwhentheentirepolylineisselected.

    Youcan

    now

    use

    the

    JOIN

    command

    to

    connect

    lines,

    arcs,

    and

    polylines

    to

    3D

    polylines,

    as

    long

    as

    they

    areallcontiguous(inotherwords,theyshareacommonendpoint).Youmustselectthemostcomplex

    objectfirst(inthiscase,the3Dpolyline),andtheobjectstobejoineddonotneedtobecoplanar.

    SplinesSplineshavebeenupdatedinAutoCAD2011toprovidemoreflexibilityandcontrol.Youcandefinea

    splineusingfitpointsorcontrolvertices(CV).CVsplinesaremoreappropriateifyouwillbeusingthem

    with3DNURBSsurfaces.

    Figure52.FitsplineandControlVerticesspline

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    Whendrawingafitspline,youcanspecifyadditionalsettingsforitsstartandendtangencies,tolerance

    (howclosethesplinemustcometothefitpoint),andknotparameterization(controllingtheshapeof

    thecurveasitpassesthroughthefitpoint).

    TheonlyoptionforCVsplinesisDegree,whichcontrolshowmanybendsthesplinecantakeinagiven

    span.

    Figure53.

    CV

    spline

    Degree

    C

    Easilyswitchmethods,addandremovepoints,oreditendpointtangenciesusingintuitivegripmenus.

    Figure54.Splinetangentdirection

    TheSPLINEDITcommandalsohasseveralnewoptions,includingimprovedEditVertexoptions.Youcan

    noweasilyaddkinksorsharpcornerstoaspline.

    Figure55.Splinekink

    YoucanusetheJOINcommandtoconnectlines,arcs,polylines,3Dpolylines,andhelixestosplines,as

    longastheyareallcontiguous(inotherwords,theyshareacommonendpoint).Youmustselectthe

    mostcomplexobjectfirst(inthiscase,thespline),andtheobjectstobejoineddonotneedtobe

    coplanar.

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    TheselectionofexternallyreferencedfileshasbeenenhancedinAutoCAD2011.Whenyouselecta

    referenceobjectinthedrawing(xrefs,images,DWFTM,DGN,PDF,dataextractiontables),the

    correspondingreferenceisselectedintheExternalReferencespalette.Similarly,ifyouselectfile

    referencesfromtheExternalReferencespalette,thereferencesarehighlighted(butnotselected)inthe

    drawing,assumingtheyarevisibleinthecurrentview.Youcancontrolthisbehaviorwiththenew

    ERHIGHLIGHTsystem

    variable.

    Figure56.ExternalReferencehighlighting

    TheExternalReferencespaletteincludesaoptiontoeasilydetachdataextractiontablesfromadrawing.

    Figure57.

    Data

    Extraction

    Table

    Detach

    option

    Scale ListsScalelistfunctionalityhasbeenenhancedinAutoCAD2011tostoreacustomizabledefaultlistof

    annotationscalesinthefixedprofileoftheregistry.Youcanusethedefaultscalelisttodefinea

    customizedlistofscalesthatautomaticallydisplaysinallyourdrawings.Ascalelistisstillmaintainedin

    thedrawing,butyoucaneasilyresetthescalelistinthedrawingtothedefaultlistofscales(metricor

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    imperial)definedintheregistry.Whenthescalelistinadrawingisreset,AutoCADpurgestheunused

    scalesinthedrawingandthenmergesinthecustomizedlistofscalesfromtheregistryintothedrawing.

    YoucancustomizetheDefaultScaleListfromtheUserPreferencesTaboftheOptionsdialogbox.You

    canstilleditthescaleliststoredinthedrawingbyaccessingthescalecontrolontheStatusbarorwith

    theSCALELISTEDITcommand.

    Figure58.

    User

    Preferences

    tab

    of

    the

    Options

    dialog

    box

    TheDefaultScaleListdialogboxissimilartotheexistingEditScaleListdialog,whicheditsthescalesin

    thedrawing.However,theDefaultScaleListdialogboxincludesadditionalcontrolsforyoutospecify

    whetherthedefaultscalesaremetricorimperial.

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    Figure59.

    Default

    Scale

    list

    Whenyouresetthescaleslistinadrawing,youarepromptedtoselectMetricscales,Imperialscales,or

    both.ThedefaultchoiceisgovernedbytheMEASUREMENTvariableinthedrawing.Whenyoucreatea

    newdrawingwithoutspecifyingatemplate,AutoCADaddsmetricorimperialscalesbasedonthe

    MEASUREMENTvariable.Whenyoucreateanewdrawingbasedonatemplate,thescalesinthe

    templateappearinthenewdrawing.Thescalesintheregistryarenotimported.

    Missing SHX and Font FilesYounowhavetheoptiontoignoremissingSHXfiles(shapeorfontfiles)whenopeningadrawing.You

    arenolongerrequiredtospecifyareplacement.ThisdialogmaybesuppressedifFONTALTissetto

    somethingotherthannone.

    Figure60.MissingSHXfiles

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    TextstyleswithmissingfontsarenowidentifiedbyaniconintheTextStyleManager.

    Text Alignment in Linetypes

    AutoCAD2011

    now

    makes

    it

    possible

    to

    maintain

    linetype

    readability

    in

    any

    orientation.

    Figure61.Textalignment

    ThelinetypesincludedwithAutoCAD2011behavethiswaybydefault.Toupdateyourowncustom

    linetypes,youneedtochangetherotationoptiontoU,forupright.(Otherpossiblevaluesforthe

    rotationoptionareR,forrelative,andA,forabsolute.)

    Anexamplelinetypedefinitionlookslikethis:

    Old:

    *GAS_LI NE, Gas l i ne - - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- -

    A, . 5, - . 2, [ "GAS" , STANDARD, S=. 1, R=0. 0, X=- 0. 1, Y=- . 05] , - . 25

    New:

    *GAS_LI NE, Gas l i ne - - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- - - - GAS- -

    A, . 5, - . 2, [ "GAS" , STANDARD, S=. 1, U=0. 0, X=- 0. 1, Y=- . 05] , - . 25

    Figure62.ExampleLinetypeDefinition.

    ExploreAutoCAD2011givesyou3Dpowertoexploreyourideasinalmostanyshapeimaginable.AutoCADand

    ablankcanvashavealotincommon.Bothgiveyoutheabilitytocreatethepreviouslyunimaginable.

    ButAutoCADprovidestheflexibilitytoexploredesignideasinboth2Dand3D,withintuitivetoolsthat

    helpyourconceptsbecomereal.Theworldisyourcanvaswhatwillyoucreatenext?

    3D Modeling Workspaces

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    AutoCAD2011includestwo3Drelatedworkspaces,whichyoucanaccessfromtheWorkspacemenuin

    theQuickAccessToolbar.The3DBasicsworkspaceprovidesasimpleworkspacewiththemostbasic

    toolsforcreatingandvisualizing3Dsolidmodels.The3DModelingworkspaceprovidesaccesstothe

    completearrayof3DtoolsinAutoCAD.

    Figure63.Workspaceslist

    3D Object SnapsNewtoolsandvariablesinAutoCAD2011separate3Dobjectsnapsfrom2Dobjectsnaps.Anew3DObjectSnaptoggleisavailableonthestatusbar,enablingyoutotoggle3Dobjectsnapsonandoff.

    Rightclickingonthestatusbariconprovidesaccesstoamenuofthe3DobjectsnapsandtheSettings

    option,whichlinkstothenew3DObjectSnaptabintheDraftingSettingsdialogbox.Youcanalso

    accessthesecontrolsviatheshiftrightclickmenu,oratthecommandlineusingthenew3DOSNAP

    commandand3DOSMODEsystemvariable.

    Figure64.3DObjectsnaps

    Solid Modeling3DmodelingtoolsinAutoCAD2011havebeenupdatedtoprovidemoreflexibilityandincreasedeaseof

    use.TheEXTRUDE,LOFT,REVOLVE,andSWEEPcommandsnowallowyoutoselectanedgeorsub

    objectforusingasaprofileorcurvetocreateanewsurface.Youarenolongerlimitedtousingplanar

    curves.

    TheSolidribbontabprovidesaccesstonewFilletEdgeandChamferEdgesolideditingtools.Bothof

    thesetoolsprovideapreviewpriortocompletingtheoperationandtheysupportdirectmanipulation.

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    Surface ModelingInadditionto3Dsolidandmeshobjects,AutoCAD2011offerstwodifferenttypesofsurfaces:

    proceduralandNURBS(nonuniformrationalbspline).Proceduralsurfacesareassociativeandhave

    history.NURBSsurfacesarenotassociativeanddonothavehistory.Instead,theyhavecontrolvertices

    thatallowyoutosculptshapesinawaythatisclosertohowyouwouldoperateintherealworld.You

    canuse

    procedural

    surfaces

    to

    take

    advantage

    of

    associative

    modeling

    and

    use

    NURBS

    surfaces

    to

    take

    advantageofsculptingwithcontrolvertices.Atypicalsurfacemodelingworkflowmightbe:

    Createamodelthatcombines3Dsolids,surfaces,andmeshobjects.

    Convertthemodeltoproceduralsurfacestotakeadvantageofassociativemodeling.

    ConverttheproceduralsurfacestoaNURBSmodelwiththeCONVTONURBScommandtotake

    advantageofNURBSediting.

    Checkforimperfectionsandwrinkleswiththesurfaceanalysistools.

    Ifnecessary,rebuildthesurfacestorestoresmoothnesswiththeCVREBUILDcommand.

    ThenewSurfacetabontheribbonprovideseasyaccesstosurfacemodelingtools.

    Figure65.Surfaceribbontab

    SurfaceCreationToolsAutoCAD2011enablesyoutocreatethreenewanalyticsurfacetypes:Blend,Patch,andNetwork.

    AblendsurfacecreatesasmoothtransitionbetweenexistingsurfacesusingthenewSURFBLEND

    command.You

    can

    specify

    how

    the

    blend

    surface

    flows

    at

    the

    edge

    that

    meets

    and

    touches

    the

    other

    surfacesusingthegripmenuoptions.

    Figure66.

    Blended

    surface

    ThenewPatchsurfacetoolenablesyoutocloseorpatchanopen,closededgeobject.Itgeneratesa

    newpatchsurfaceforanyboundingedgethatisaclosedloop.

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    Figure67.Patchsurface

    ThenewNetworktoolenablesyoutocreateasurfacethroughasetofcurvesintheUandVdirections.

    ItissimilartotheLOFTcommandbutmorestreamlinedandflexible.Youcanevenchooseaselectionof

    curvesthatarenotconnectedtooneanother.

    Figure68.Networksurface

    Ifyoudefinetheedgesofanetworkedsurfaceusingedgesfromexistingsurfaces,thenewlycreated

    surfacewillhaveadditionalgripsenablingyoutocontrolthecontinuityconditionbetweenthenewly

    createdsurfaceanditsadjacentsurfaces.

    Theoffsettool(SURFOFFSETcommand)isaccessiblefromtheCreatepaneloftheSurfaceribbontab.It

    enablesyoutoeasilycreateanewsurfacebyoffsettinganexistingsurface.

    Figure69.Offsetsurface

    YoucanturnonSurfaceAssociativitypriortoperformingaBlend,Patch,orOffsetoperation,accessible

    fromtheCreatepaneloftheSurfacesribbontab,toconstrainthenewsurfacesbasedontheoriginating

    surfaces.Forexample,ifsurfaceassociativityisenabledwhenyoucreateanoffsetsurfaceandablend

    betweenthetwosurfaces,allthreesurfacesareassociative.Ifyouedittheoffsetdistance,usingthe

    Propertiespaletteorgrips,theblendsurfacewillupdateaccordingly.

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    Figure70.Surfaceassociativity

    SurfaceEditingToolsAutoCAD2011offersasetofrobustnewsurfaceeditingtoolstofillet,extend,trim,anduntrimsurfaces.

    YoucancreateafilletwithaspecifiedradiusbetweentwosurfaceedgesusingthenewFillettool

    (SURFFILLETcommand),availableontheEditpanel.

    Figure71.Surfacefillet

    ThenewTrimtool,accessiblefromtheEditpanel,enablesyoutocreatecomplexedgesandholesin

    surfaces.YoucanusetheUntrimtool(UNTRIMcommand)tountrimatrimmedsurface.

    Figure72.Surfacetrim

    ThenewExtendtool(SURFEXTENDcommand),ontheEditpanel,enablesyoutoextendasurfaceby

    selectinganedge.

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    Figure73.Surfaceextend

    ThenewSculpttool(SURFSCULPTcommand),accessiblefromtheEditpanel,enablesyoutocreatea

    newsolidobjectbasedontheenclosedvolumeofmultipleintersectingsurfaces.

    Figure74.Surfacesculpt

    ThenewProjectGeometrytools(PROJECTGEOMETRYcommand)enableyoutoprojectgeometryontoa

    surfacecreatinganewlineorsplineontopofthesurface.UnliketheexistingImprinttool,theprojected

    geometryis

    not

    consumed

    by

    the

    surface.

    You

    can

    use

    the

    AutoTrim

    tool

    to

    specify

    whether

    surfaces

    areautomaticallytrimmedwhenyouprojectgeometry.AllofthesetoolsareavailableintheProject

    GeometrypaneloftheSurfaceribbontab.

    Figure75.ProjectGeometrytools

    YoucanconvertfromanalyticsurfacestoNURBSsurfacesusingthenewConverttoNURBStool

    (CONVTONURBScommand)whichisaccessiblefromtheControlVerticespanelontheSurfaceribbon

    tab.OnceananalyticsurfaceisconvertedtoaNURBSsurfaceyoucanshow/hidethecontrolverticesvia

    theShowCVandHideCVtools(CVSHOWandCVHIDEcommands)andusethegizmotomovethe

    controlvertices,reshapingthesurface.AdditionaltoolsintheControlVerticespanelenableyouto

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    rebuildthecontrolvertices(CVREBUILD)oradd(CVADD)andremove(CVREMOVE)vertices.TheCVEdit

    Bar,locatedontheribbon,isaconvenienttoolthatcombinestheCVADD,CVHIDE,andCVREMOVE

    functions.

    Figure76.NURBSsurface

    AnalysisToolsAutoCAD2011providesasetofanalysistoolstohelpyouunderstandthecontinuitybetweendifferent

    surfacesthatmakeupaglobalshape.ThesetoolsareavailableintheAnalysispaneloftheSurface

    ribbontab.TheZebratoolenablesyoutoanalyzesurfacecontinuitybyprojectingparallellinesontothe

    surface.TheCurvaturetooldisplaysacolorgradientonthesurface,enablingyoutoidentifyhighand

    lowareasofcurvature.TheDrafttooldisplaysacolorgradientonthesurface,enablingyouto

    determineifamodelhasadequatedraftbetweenapartanditsmold.Youcancontrolthedisplayand

    behavior

    for

    each

    of

    the

    analysis

    tools

    using

    the

    Analysis

    Options

    dialog

    box.

    The

    Analysis

    Options

    dialog

    boxisaccessiblefromtheAnalysispanelaswellasfromthe3DModelingtaboftheOptionsdialogbox.

    Figure77.Analysisoptions

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    Theanalysesarevisualrepresentationssimilartothevisualstyles,exceptthattheycanbeappliedper

    object.

    Figure78.Exampleofanalysisrepresentations

    Consistent MaterialsAutoCAD2011providespowerfulandintuitivetoolsforviewing,selecting,andeditingmaterials.Access

    thesetoolsfromtheMaterialspaneloftheRenderribbontabwhenthe3DModelingworkspaceis

    active.

    Figure79.Renderribbontab

    TheMaterialsBrowserenablesyoutobrowseandsearchformaterialsfromtheAutodeskMaterials

    Libraryofthousandsofmaterialsanduserlibraries,aswellasfromthecurrentdrawing.Alistofthe

    availablelibraries

    and

    their

    categories

    is

    available

    in

    the

    tree

    at

    the

    bottom

    left

    of

    the

    Materials

    Browser.

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    Figure80.MaterialsBrowser

    InadditiontotheAutodeskMaterialslibrary,youcancreateandopenyourownmaterialslibraries

    directlyintheMaterialsBrowser.Createcategorieswithinthematerialslibrarytoorganizeandmanage

    specifictypesofmaterials.Tofindspecificmaterials,youcansearchonmaterialcharacteristics,suchas

    blueorceramic.Afterlocatingadesiredmaterialinalibrary,addittothecurrentdrawingviatheright

    clickmenuordraganddrop.Materialsinthecurrentdrawingaredisplayedintheupperpaneofthe

    MaterialsBrowser.

    Figure81.AutodeskMaterialslibrary

    TheMaterialsEditoroffersmanysettingstomodifypropertiesofamaterial.Youcanaccessitfromthe

    dialogboxlauncherinthelowerrightcorneroftheMaterialspanelorfromaniconinthelowerright

    corneroftheMaterialsBrowser.

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    Figure82.MaterialsEditor

    Mesh ModelingMeshmodelingfunctionalityhasbeenupdatedinAutoCAD2011toprovideyouwithmoreflexibility

    andcontrol.

    You

    can

    access

    the

    Mesh

    modeling

    tools

    from

    the

    Mesh

    tab

    when

    the

    3D

    Modeling

    workspaceisactive.

    ThenewMergeMeshtoolenablesyoutomergetwoormoreadjacentfacesintoasingleface.

    Figure83.MeshMergeexample

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    YoucanusetheCloseHoletooltoclosegapsinmeshobjectsbyselectingtheedgesofthesurrounding

    meshedges.

    Figure84.CloseHoleexample

    TheCollapseFaceorEdgetoolenablesyoutoforceverticesofsurroundingmeshfacestoconvergeat

    thecenterofaselectededgeorface.

    Figure85.CollapseFaceorEdgeExample.

    TheSpinTriangleFacetoolmodifiestheshapesoffacesbyrotatingtheedgethatjoinstwotriangular

    meshfaces.

    Figure86.SpinTriangleFaceexample

    Point CloudsAutoCAD2011enablesyoutoattachanddisplaypointcloudscreatedfrom3Dscanningdevices.You

    canaccessthenewPointCloudtoolsfromtheInsertribbontab.

    Figure87.PointCloudtools

    TheIndextoolenablesyoutoindexscandatafilesfromtwodifferentpointcloudenginesandsave

    themaspointcloudfiles.

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    Engine Inputfiles Outputfiles

    Ambercore .LAS .ISD

    LightweightEngine .XYB,.LAS,.FLS,.FWS .PCG

    Youcanattachapointcloudfile(ISDorPCG)toanAutoCADdrawinginasimilarmannertoattaching

    otherreferencefiles.

    Figure88.AttachPointClouddialogbox

    Withapointcloudfileattached,youcancreateandeditdrawinggeometrybysnappingtopoints.Adjust

    thepointdensityusingtheDensitysliderbarintheflyoutofthePointCloudribbonpanel.

    Figure89.

    Point

    Cloud

    density

    Tosupportpointcloudfunctionality,AutoCAD2011includesfournewsystemvariables:

    POINTCLOUDDENSITYcontrolsthepercentageofpointsdisplayedatonceforallpointcloudsin

    thedrawing.

    POINTCLOUDRTDENSITYcontrolsthepercentageofpointsdisplayedduringrealtimezoom,pan,

    andorbit.

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    POINTCLOUDLOCKcontrolswhetherthelockpropertyofthepointcloudissettoYesorNo

    whenapointcloudisattached.

    POINTCLOUDAUTOUPDATEcontrolswhetherpointcloudsaredynamicallyupdatedwhen

    transformingthepointcloudorafterzooming,panning,ororbiting.

    LearningResourcesWhenyoustartAutoCAD2011,aWelcomeScreenisautomaticallydisplayed.FromtheWelcomeScreen

    youcanlinktoshortvideostolearnaboutkeytopicsinAutoCAD.Additionallinksatthebottomofthe

    WelcomeScreenprovideeasyaccesstomorelearningresources,includingWhatsNew,LearningPath,

    andAutoCADOnlineHelp.

    New Features WorkshopTheNewFeaturesWorkshophasbeenupdatedtoincludeAutoCAD2011functionality.Thisinteractive

    learningtoolhelpsyoudiscoverthenewestfunctionalitywithminimaleffort.YoucanaccesstheNew

    FeaturesWorkshop

    from

    the

    drop

    down

    menu

    on

    the

    InfoCenter

    toolbar,

    to

    the

    right

    of

    the

    Help

    button.

    Figure90.Learningtools

    Online Help SystemAutoCAD2011includesawebbasedhelpsystem,whichyoucanlaunchfromtheHelpicononthe

    InfoCenter.

    Figure91.AutoCADhelp

    AcontrolontheSystemtaboftheOptionsdialogboxallowsyoutodisabletheonlinehelp.Doingso

    displaysalocalversionoftheAutoCADhelpsystem.

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    Figure92.SystemtaboftheOptionsdialogbox

    AutodeskSeekAutodesk

    Seek web service makes it easy to search for building product information and design files from inside

    your Autodeskdesign application, as well as enabling you to download directly into your AutoCAD

    drawings.

    Figure93.Contentpanel

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    Figure94.BrowserwindowwithsearchresultsautomaticallyfilteredbyDWG.

    More than 1,200 manufacturers and 35,000 products are available on Autodesk Seek. You are likely to find

    something you need among over the 100,000 DWGTM

    files on Autodesk Seek.

    In addition, you can share designs with peers by uploading them directly from your AutoCAD files to the Autodesk

    Seek User Uploads. You can easily access the Share with Autodesk Seek button from the Output panel of the tab.

    Figure95.SharewithAutodeskSeekontheOutputpanel

    You can choose to share the current drawing or select a block definition within the drawing.

    Figure96.SharewithAutodeskSeek

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    Thumbnails, title, and metadata are automatically extracted and indexed. Shared designs can be searched and

    downloaded by anyone.

    Figure97.MySeekkeepstrackofallsharedfilesinchronologicalorder

    After you log in, you can access My Seek, where you can delete or edit your design. You can also send a link to

    others by selecting and clicking on the Send button.

    Autodesk,AutoCAD,DWF,Showmotion,SteeringWheels,andViewCubeareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAutodesk,

    Inc.,and/oritssubsidiariesand/oraffiliatesintheUSAand/orothercountries.Allotherbrandnames,productnames,or

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