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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
assignedcoordinatesystemfromthedrawing.
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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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outsidethetrustedlocations.TheseoptionsareappliedtothenewSECURELOADsystemvariable.
SimilaroptionshavebeenaddedtotheDeploymentWizardthatenableyoutoapplySecureload
functionalitytonetworkdeployments.
Autodesk,AutoCAD,AutodeskInventor,AutoLISP,DXF,Inventor,andRevitareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksof
Autodesk,Inc.,and/oritssubsidiariesand/oraffiliatesintheUSAand/orothercountries.Allotherbrandnames,product
names,ortrademarksbelongtotheirrespectiveholders.Autodeskreservestherighttoalterproductandservices
offerings,andspecificationsandpricingatanytimewithoutnotice,andisnotresponsiblefortypographicalorgraphical
errorsthatmayappearinthisdocument.
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