Autocad 2011!

Well I watched a little bit of the Autodesk webcast yesterday (I occasionally do have to work) where Autocad 2011 was unveiled. They have made many improvements across the board, but here is an overview of one of my favorite updates.

Hatching
In Autocad 2011 they have streamlined the hatch tool. Instead of displaying the hatch dialog box, everything will be available in the ribbon! From hatch creation to hatch editing.


Autocad 2011 has also improved the grip functionality with a new center grip that allows you to manipulate hatch objects. By hovering over the new center grip you will be allowed to stretch or move the hatch or change the origin, angle, and scale of the hatch. These options will be available by selecting the grip and hitting CTRL.


This is just one of the many new updates and features in Autocad 2011. With the addition of 175 new commands expect more entries in the near future.

Bentley V8i now compatible with AutoCAD 2010

Since the gurus at Autodesk decided to change file formats in 2010, this has made life that much more difficult for those of us that work in both Microstation and Autocad, or even if your using any Autocad product that isn't 2010!

But Bentley has come thru as they always do and recognized that their users needed to be able to work with Autocad 2010 files. So they released Bentley V8i (SELECTseries 1) this is an update that allows the V8i products to be able to open and create Autocad 2010 files.

Find more information about this update at the links.

FAQ

Downloads

Autocad Tip

Here is a quick tip that will help you work a little bit faster in Autocad 2010. If you are getting used to the ribbon interface (if you haven't already given up and gone back to the Autocad classic workspace) and find yourself always going to the "Home" tab just to change layers, why not add it to the quick access toolbar!

Just right click on your layer pull-down and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar, it's that simple!

Hope to see you there!

I will be attending this years AUGI CAD Camp in Dallas this Thursday. I will be sitting in on some classes on Civil 3D and Lynn Allen's 75 tips in 75 minutes presentation! So hopefully I will come back with some good tips for yall!

Community Commands

Checkout the Community Commands plug-in for AutoCAD. This nifty little plug-in looks at how you are using Autocad commands and will recommend new commands that you might find helpful. It also compares the way you are using AutoCAD to fellow users.

Community Commands