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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: Mark on April 08, 2008, 08:02:12 AM
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Why not!
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Here's one that I would like to see.
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Mark:
You can drag/drop a layout to an open Sheet Set. New in '08.
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Mark:
You can drag/drop a layout to an open Sheet Set. New in '08.
I love that feature!
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Mark:
You can drag/drop a layout to an open Sheet Set. New in '08.
Thanks Matt! I didn't know that and I used '08 for about a year. :roll:
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Mark:
You can drag/drop a layout to an open Sheet Set. New in '08.
Thanks Matt! I didn't know that and I used '08 for about a year. :roll:
Also, if you have a sheet set open, when you right-click on the layout tab, there's an option for IMPORT LAYOUT AS SHEET. Basically the same thing.
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- Solidedit
- Solidedit should be able to select faces on more than one solid at a time
- Solidedit should be able to select multiple solids for most operations
- Plotting 3D views
- Visual styles should not ignore plot styles. All linework should always read the CTB/STB when plotting, when using visual styles that do not override color/face-shading (such as 3DHidden, or any custom visual style that uses "ByLayer" as the edge color)
- Tangential lines are a no-no! This is Drafting Principles 101 here people. When looking at an elevation of a fillet you should not see the extents of the fillet. You never draw a line for that. Ever. ...ever...
- Improved sectioning abilities: When using 3DCLIP to show a section of a model, at times, the profile of a displayed face will not create a line to show extents. Such as a section of a 'box' that shows less than 4 lines of the rectangle. This should be remedied. Ideally there should be a bottom-up new tool for displaying sectioned views of a 3D model.
- Improved sectioning abilities: Either an augmented 3DCLIP command, or better yet, a bottom up new function such as the new SECTIONPLANE command, that creates a 3DCLIP'ing plane that is not planar. This would allow for common jogged sections in a 3D model.
- Hidden Linetypes: OBSCUREDLTYPE should read the standard .lin file!!!! OBSCUREDLTYPE, when showing hidden lines in a model, should ignore tangential edges (again) and only show true object lines that are obscured by foreground objects. These linetypes and lineweights should read be able to be assigned to one of the loaded linetypes in the drawing, not some obscure, inaccessible collection of SYSVAR-set OBSCUREDLTYPE linetypes that aren't even properly drawn to Common Drafting Standards. They should also read the CTB/STB for lineweight when plotting.
- Rendering (Good job so far. The improvements have been great over the past few years.)
- Improved Material Mapping: When setting map rotation, allow for numerical input as well as rotating the 3-axis navigator. The 3-axis navigator that is currently used for realigning maps is not precise at all, and aligning maps that are very importantly lined up (such as bricks, siding, etc) it is crucial that you don't have crookedly lined bricks.
- Improved Material Mapping: Allow for "draping" maps over an entire multi-faced solid with accuracy, rather than forcing "Fit to Gizmo" (I may simply be lacking knowledge of how to do it, for this one, but not sure)
- 2D Geometry Improvements
- Improved Hatching: Allow for better hatch editting, possibly with grips, as if it were a closed, filled, polyline itself. Improve associativity, and make it more intelligently associative.
- Improved Hatch Patterns: Allow for opacity in hatch patterns
- Improved PEDIT: Allow for reversing order of vertexes of pline through pedit.
- Improved Polyline: Allow fillet to close an open polyline.
- Dimensions
- Improve control and consistency of text placement: If one side places text aligned with dim line, and outside... the other side should too, rather than placing text off to the side with a leader. Consistency please.
- Improve Associativity: Make the associativity more intelligent and less faulty. If an object is edited, that has an associative dimension, do not shoot the dimension's node point off in space to the endpoint, even though it was previously snapped to the midpoint or other point on the line.
- Improved Leaders: Leaders should always read the dimstyle. They should not stop reading the dimstyle once created.
- Improved Leaders: Text and leader should be one object. If I move text, so should leader... if I move leader, so should text. I should have to do a fenced-stretch to maintain accurate placement.
- Improved Q/Leaders: Allow for adding multiple arrow heads along the same leader line rather than creating new leaders such as MLEADER does. (see attached image)
- Tables
- Table Editing is slow. Hitting "return" should IMMEDIATELY go to the next cell below, not delay, causing fast typers to enter multiple cell's data into the first cell.
- Improved Border Editing: Improve the method of assigning border color/thickness. Currently the 4 options (All, Inside, Outside, No Borders) are very limiting.
- Improve data and formula input: Allow for text and formula in a single cell, not one or the other; Ex: [ Total Length of #4 Bars = (=(C4*D4)+(C5*D5)+(C6*D6)) ]
That's it for now... I'll update as I go, I guess. It's early in the morning.
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Just curious.
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Just curious.
Linetypes for one. If you use a field to get the Northing/Easting, as well, I guess that would be a problem. I contemplated setting up a little LSP that would place a single MTEXT entity that would create a field assigned to read the angle of the PLINE selected (assuming surveyors units is set, but of course, we always do that for site plans) so I guess in that situation, I'd want to make sure it read as needed.
Mostly, what I actually run into, though, is textual linetypes reading the wrong direction. It's easy to rotate a LINE 180d, but a pline with multiple segments?
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Just curious.
Linetypes for one.
Our linetypes are mainly dashes, dots, circles and squares so the direction of the pline has no effect on the linetype.
I can see that being important if you had an arrow embeded in the line type.
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when wanting to use snap overrides (while in a command), instead of typing something like "end" or "near" just be able to type 1 letter.
just use the letters that will jump quickly to the ones in the osnap popup (ctrl+ right click or middle button long ago before mbuttonpan)
e = erase
d = node
r = nearest
s = insertion
q = quadrant
i = intersection
p = perpendicular
and so on...
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Just curious.
Linetypes for one.
Our linetypes are mainly dashes, dots, circles and squares so the direction of the pline has no effect on the linetype.
I can see that being important if you had an arrow embeded in the line type.
Yea, our SWALE linetype is: ------>------>----->------>----- for example... that one is kind of important. But aside from that, the underground electric linetype (----UE------UE------UE-----) and others like that... I like to have them read with the same rules that all text has.... always read as if the person was from the bottom or right-side of page.
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when wanting to use snap overrides (while in a command), instead of typing something like "end" or "near" just be able to type 1 letter.
just use the letters that will jump quickly to the ones in the osnap popup (ctrl+ right click or middle button long ago before mbuttonpan)
e = erase
d = node
r = nearest
s = insertion
q = quadrant
i = intersection
p = perpendicular
and so on...
You only need to type in the first three, as in:
int
ins
nod
nea
qua...
Not sure if you were aware.
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- Improved MTEXT: Include "send as email" button in the mtext editor that inserts text into a new email using the default mail client
- Improved drawing tools: Include paintbrush, pencil tool, pen tool, magic wand, and other necessary raster image editing tools.
- Improved coffee maker: This cup holder on my computer tower should be able to brew a cup of coffee as well as hold my mug
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You only need to type in the first three, as in:
int
ins
nod
nea
qua...
yeah, i know, but that's a little time consuming and i would be forced to either take my hand off my mouse or get a little creative with one handed typing. at the moment, i just assigned ctrl+e, etc. as snap overrides (acutally most show up in the picture i posted), but just typing e for end when drawing a line would be much nicer.
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S'wut I figgered Al.
- Improved coffee maker: This cup holder on my computer tower should be able to brew a cup of coffee as well as hold my mug
I want a pony.
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** Overall Speed improvements while using less system resources.
** Add a 3rd path line to options file path for CUI pathing so that I have path for my users cui, a path for the firms CUI file and a path for Autodesks CUIs. all nice and neat and compartmentalize. Right no I am trying to stuff my CUIs in with Autodesk's CUIs so that both are read only. They are so close yet so far away on this one.
I will think of some more.
So will this wish list some how get to Autodesk?
**adding one more**
A PDF driver that works. NO Offsetting Setting the paper and no lost of quality because of Hatch.
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I say we print them all up when done, roll it up, and bail it with bailing string, then shoot it into their office windows with one of those compressed air, T-Shirt guns they use at sports games and other events.
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You only need to type in the first three, as in:
int
ins
nod
nea
qua...
yeah, i know, but that's a little time consuming and i would be forced to either take my hand off my mouse or get a little creative with one handed typing. at the moment, i just assigned ctrl+e, etc. as snap overrides (acutally most show up in the picture i posted), but just typing e for end when drawing a line would be much nicer.
In the meantime ... running osnaps - tab to cycle through them
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In the meantime ... running osnaps - tab to cycle through them
that's true.
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**adding one more**
having a feature in Autocad the is like the Answers add-on for fire fox. You don't know a word, just ALT + Left Click it.
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having a feature in Autocad the is like the Answers add-on for fire fox. You don't know a word, just ALT + Left Click it.
As in type a word + F1?
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A good batch plotter. I would love to select a buch of dwg. select the tabs to print based on the selected dwg and send it to the printer/pdf/dwf of my choise.
No we do not use SS at the moment. Still looking into it! Plus we have a ton of legacy data that would need to be updated.
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Just curious.
We use layered plines to generate NC code for our router.
Kinda nice to be able to tell the machine to "start here", and "go this way."
I need to be able to select a point and make it Vertex 1, then select (or reverse) the direction. Even tell it to "stop when you get here" and "finish from here over to there."
Some of this is easily doable programatically, I know.
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having a feature in Autocad the is like the Answers add-on for fire fox. You don't know a word, just ALT + Left Click it.
As in type a word + F1?
No that is not it. Do you use FireFox?
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**adding one more**
having a feature in Autocad the is like the Answers add-on for fire fox. You don't know a word, just ALT + Left Click it.
As in type a word + F1?
No that is not it. Do you use FireFox?
I think that's my favourite FF extension. It's definitely in the top 3, anyway.
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... Do you use FireFox?
Yes, but I generally don't do a lot of browsing. I know what you're talking about, just making a reference to AC's context sensitive help. Sorry for the confusion, I think I may have dementia today.
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... Do you use FireFox?
Yes, but I generally don't do a lot of browsing. I know what you're talking about, just making a reference to AC's context sensitive help. Sorry for the confusion, I think I may have dementia today.
Don't be. I confuse people all the time.
It just a Email from Mtext wish. But unlike Email from MText it would have more use. I find myself Alt + Left Clicking in a word document or an email to find a definition of a word that I do not know.
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I find myself Alt + Left Clicking in a word document or an email to find a definition of a word that I do not know.
i never knew that, that's awesome!
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I find myself Alt + Left Clicking in a word document or an email to find a definition of a word that I do not know.
i never knew that, that's awesome!
:| :-o :?
Ahh that doesn't work! That is my issue. :-)
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A big one for use would be the ability to add 'pages' to dwgs. - ?
Kind of like MS Word, you can have 45 pages to a document, so you can hit Plot one time and it would plot all pages at once. - We use a batch plotter now. The one file thing would also be nice for filing, etc...
I realize this may cause problems in other diciplines due to file size issues, our CADs are very small in size - (80k).
craigr
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A big one for use would be the ability to add 'pages' to dwgs. - ?
Kind of like MS Word, you can have 45 pages to a document, so you can hit Plot one time and it would plot all pages at once. - We use a batch plotter now. The one file thing would also be nice for filing, etc...
That sounds awfully similar to the ._PUBLISH command with multiple layouts
LT does give you the ._PUBLISH command, does it not?
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A big one for use would be the ability to add 'pages' to dwgs. - ?
Kind of like MS Word, you can have 45 pages to a document, so you can hit Plot one time and it would plot all pages at once. - We use a batch plotter now. The one file thing would also be nice for filing, etc...
That sounds awfully similar to the ._PUBLISH command with multiple layouts
LT does give you the ._PUBLISH command, does it not?
But you still have several seperate files - not all pages in one file. - Right?
Aren't Layouts different views of the same file?
craigr
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**adding one more**
having a feature in Autocad the is like the Answers add-on for fire fox. You don't know a word, just ALT + Left Click it.
Cool. 8-) That's a new one for me.
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n.
1.
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2. A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
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1. An anthropoid ape, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.
2. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm.
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when wanting to use snap overrides (while in a command), instead of typing something like "end" or "near" just be able to type 1 letter.
just use the letters that will jump quickly to the ones in the osnap popup (ctrl+ right click or middle button long ago before mbuttonpan)
e = erase
d = node
r = nearest
s = insertion
q = quadrant
i = intersection
p = perpendicular
and so on...
Didn't see this from anyone else, but mbuttonpan set to 0 and what you ask is what you get. That's how I do it and I set my pgp file to see "w" as pan, that way I don't have to jump to the "p". "wb" is writeblock, not "w". I hate mbuttonpan set to 1.
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Didn't see this from anyone else, but mbuttonpan set to 0 and what you ask is what you get. That's how I do it and I set my pgp file to see "w" as pan, that way I don't have to jump to the "p". "wb" is writeblock, not "w". I hate mbuttonpan set to 1.
i don't want the popup from my middle button, i dont' think i could go back to autocad w/o transparent pan from the middle button and double clicking the middle button for transparent zoom extents, such a huge timesaver.
i still use the popup (ctrl+right click) from time to time but i was hoping to be able to when drawing a line
you be able to type in like so:
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: end
of
Specify next point or [Undo]: near
to
Specify next point or [Undo]:
but to have E in place of "end" and R in place of "near" it would have to be some kind of work around with sub-commands like previous, last, etc.
just out of curiousity, why do you hate mbuttonpan set to 1?
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why do you hate mbuttonpan set to 1?
Which do you need a heck of a lot more, osnaps or pan??
For those rare times when I need to pan frequently, I built a toggle on F12 to bounce MBUTTONPAN on and off.
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Which do you need a heck of a lot more, osnaps or pan??
different strokes, different folks. i guess i just hadn't even considered the idea that a person wouldn't pan much.
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Most people would get dizzy watching me zoom and pan in a drawing.
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Which do you need a heck of a lot more, osnaps or pan??
different strokes, different folks. i guess i just hadn't even considered the idea that a person wouldn't pan much.
Well ... ... do you pan MORE than you build stuff??
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Most people would get dizzy watching me zoom and pan in a drawing.
... and you find that more productive than actually drawing things ??
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Most people would get dizzy watching me zoom and pan in a drawing.
... and you find that more productive than actually drawing things ??
:lol: .. very funny ... I don't work on a tiny model, but I do work on a 21" monitor ... my tasks involve a meticulously planned set of events. Each item must be done in a specific order. The constraints of the visible area within the drawing, makes it very inefficient to have the entire model visible on the screen, even for short periods of time. In fact the only time I have to put the model in full view is for plotting and hatching.
Try inserting a block that is 4"x3" 140 times in a drawing, when the limits of the model is 200'x160' ... and do it accurately ... If I were forced to have the entire model visible, it would take several long minutes to do properly, however, by increasing the size of the work area, I can place them all in under 1 minute ... and zoom and pan the entire time ...
Nevermind ... it isn't worth trying to explain ... you are right ... I am doing it the most inefficient way possible, despite having honed my method over the last 16 years.
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I also pan ALOT - don't take that away.
craigr
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Most people would get dizzy watching me zoom and pan in a drawing.
... and you find that more productive than actually drawing things ??
:lol: .. very funny ... I don't work on a tiny model, but I do work on a 21" monitor ...
Neither do I, and I use a single 19"
my tasks involve a meticulously planned set of events. Each item must be done in a specific order. The constraints of the visible area within the drawing, makes it very inefficient to have the entire model visible on the screen, even for short periods of time.
Who said anything about "the entire model"
In fact the only time I have to put the model in full view is for plotting and hatching.
Try inserting a block that is 4"x3" 140 times in a drawing, when the limits of the model is 200'x160' ... and do it accurately ...
Do it all the time. I still pan a lot less than I use osnap, BECAUSE I draw accurately.
If I were forced to have the entire model visible, it would take several long minutes to do properly,
Again, no one said ANYTHING about the entire model being visible.
however, by increasing the size of the work area, I can place them all in under 1 minute ... and zoom and pan the entire time ...
If you "zoom and pan the ENTIRE time", when do you place your elements??
Nevermind ... it isn't worth trying to explain ... you are right ... I am doing it the most inefficient way possible, despite having honed my method over the last 16 years.
Doing something for sixteen years doesn't make it right, just sixteen years old.
Now to the point you missed ENTIRELY. Which do you use MORE, Pan or Osnaps? If its PAN, leave MBUTTONPAN set to one, if its osnaps, set it to zero.
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Dear Santa,
I would like the Edit Text (ddedit, etc.) dialog box to allow me to hit the up or down arrow which would allow me to scroll through previously entered strings of text.
Just like Microstation does. :)
I have been a good boy this year and I will leave you cookies and milk and carrots for the reindeer.
Thank-you,
Mike
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Your uncanny ability to misconstrue a statement, when you are smart enough to know the meaning, is quite amusing. But then perhaps I give you too much credit ... anyway to the point ...
Now to the point you missed ENTIRELY. Which do you use MORE, Pan or Osnaps? If its PAN, leave MBUTTONPAN set to one, if its osnaps, set it to zero.
I use pan infinitely more than osnaps .. ok that is not entirely accurate ... I have MBUTTONPAN set to 1 because I use running osnaps and for those instances where running osnaps don't suffice, I have already built the osnaps into the macros and programming that I use. I almost never enter an osnap by keyboard and infrequently use the menu for osnaps.
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Dear Autodesk,
A Helix that has consistent diameter and circularity.
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Dear Santa,
I would like the Edit Text (ddedit, etc.) dialog box to allow me to hit the up or down arrow which would allow me to scroll through previously entered strings of text.
Just like Microstation does. :)
I have been a good boy this year and I will leave you cookies and milk and carrots for the reindeer.
Thank-you,
Mike
There was a program for AutoCAD developed some time ago that did something similar .. it kept previously entered text and appended it to the symbols list, as new items were added, older items were removed. It worked even between drawings and sessions. .. I must see if I can find that...
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That would be cool. I mean, it works at the command line, but it would be nice if it worked when editing text.
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Dear Santa,
I would like the Edit Text (ddedit, etc.) dialog box to allow me to hit the up or down arrow which would allow me to scroll through previously entered strings of text.
Just like Microstation does. :)
I have been a good boy this year and I will leave you cookies and milk and carrots for the reindeer.
Thank-you,
Mike
MTEXT??
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
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Your uncanny ability to misconstrue a statement, when you are smart enough to know the meaning, is quite amusing. But then perhaps I give you too much credit ...
I'm just reading what you're writing, if it written rotten, it's remains your writing.
First you say you zoom and pan so much you get dizzy (unless you're not "people") watching. I ask if that's productive, seems a simple question. You respond by saying you "zoom and pan the ENTIRE time". I'm still curious about production.
Now if all that was merely hyperbole it begs a whole new question....
anyway to the point ...
Now to the point you missed ENTIRELY. Which do you use MORE, Pan or Osnaps? If its PAN, leave MBUTTONPAN set to one, if its osnaps, set it to zero.
I use pan infinitely more than osnaps .. ok that is not entirely accurate ... I have MBUTTONPAN set to 1 because I use running osnaps and for those instances where running osnaps don't suffice, I have already built the osnaps into the macros and programming that I use. I almost never enter an osnap by keyboard and infrequently use the menu for osnaps.
Then set your MBUTTONPAN to 1, the full intent of my question was to discover what you used more.
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
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Cabs' Text Notes Insert is kind of a variation of that, but if your needs change from day to day, then my point is moot.
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
Ok, that makes two of us.
What did you mean by: MTEXT??
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
Ok, that makes two of us.
What did you mean by: MTEXT??
You open up mtext in an editor and can see ALL the lines, scroll where ever you want. What are you trying to do??
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Most people would get dizzy watching me zoom and pan in a drawing.
Hey Keith,
Long time no "see", howya doin'?
A seasoned person like you would know that but others might find it useful. Dynamic panning. Using mouse wheel combined with holding Ctrl key down. Takes a bit o' practise 1st, if moving mouse fast panning goes fast!
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Doing fine Serge ... I was actually thinking the same thing when I saw you post earlier ... I actually have something similar to that on my mouse already .. my scroll button does more than scroll and click .. it will also tilt left and right to pan in thos directions as needed ... I have been trying to figure out how to get it to pan following the mouse movements by tilting the wheel .. but so far no luck ...
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
Ok, that makes two of us.
What did you mean by: MTEXT??
You open up mtext in an editor and can see ALL the lines, scroll where ever you want. What are you trying to do??
OHHH, sorry!! I get it now...
No, what I meant was how acad would keep a history of 'recent entries' into the Edit Text dialog box. Maybe even the Edit Attributes box. Try putting your cursor at the command prompt and hit the up or down arrow. It's just a little time saver, is all. I make use of that functionality all the time when I'm using Microstation.
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
Ok, that makes two of us.
What did you mean by: MTEXT??
You open up mtext in an editor and can see ALL the lines, scroll where ever you want. What are you trying to do??
OHHH, sorry!! I get it now...
No, what I meant was how acad would keep a history of 'recent entries' into the Edit Text dialog box. Maybe even the Edit Attributes box. Try putting your cursor at the command prompt and hit the up or down arrow. It's just a little time saver, is all. I make use of that functionality all the time when I'm using Microstation.
Heck I would be happy if I could have a "user" defined list of symbols on a right click option.
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Don't know about mtext... Other than dimensions, we only use mtext for multiple lines of text.
That was your point, right? The fact that the above wishlist item would be kind of impractical with mtext?
Guess I'm missing your point here, can you explain??
Ok, that makes two of us.
What did you mean by: MTEXT??
You open up mtext in an editor and can see ALL the lines, scroll where ever you want. What are you trying to do??
OHHH, sorry!! I get it now...
No, what I meant was how acad would keep a history of 'recent entries' into the Edit Text dialog box. Maybe even the Edit Attributes box. Try putting your cursor at the command prompt and hit the up or down arrow. It's just a little time saver, is all. I make use of that functionality all the time when I'm using Microstation.
Heck I would be happy if I could have a "user" defined list of symbols on a right click option.
linkage (http://www.jtbworld.com/lisp/PersonalMtextSymbols.htm)
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I have Ctrl+Shift+M as a keyboard shortcut to character map and I use it fairly often. Suffices for me, anyway. :)
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M-dub .. the link I provided allows for common strings as well
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oh, here's a good one. autotext like in microsoft word.
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The ability to have "enterprise" paths in addition to Autocad's paths for things like plotter config files, line types, additional fonts, hatches. Reason for (and maybe I am doing it wrong) I have to open each users files add the custom patterns, line types or add shortcuts to our plotter configs. With an "enterprise" ( I really hate that term) I just point to the files and be down with it. IMO so much simpler.
Heck could have "user" paths becuase he/she is special too.
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The ability to have "enterprise" paths in addition to Autocad's paths for things like plotter config files, line types, additional fonts, hatches. Reason for (and maybe I am doing it wrong) I have to open each users files add the custom patterns, line types or add shortcuts to our plotter configs. With an "enterprise" ( I really hate that term) I just point to the files and be down with it. IMO so much simpler.
Heck could have "user" paths becuase he/she is special too.
I just added my "enterprise" folder to the top of the list. If it was a setting that can only have one path, I pointed to the enterprise.
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Speaking of paths, I was just thinking about this the other day...
I didn't have a lot of time to investigate at the time and forgot to check later, but is it not possible to add a root path and have acad check all subdirectories under that one? I thought it did... at least at one point. Maybe I'm imagining it, but if it's not currently available, I wish it would become so.
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Speaking of paths, I was just thinking about this the other day...
I didn't have a lot of time to investigate at the time and forgot to check later, but is it not possible to add a root path and have acad check all subdirectories under that one? I thought it did... at least at one point. Maybe I'm imagining it, but if it's not currently available, I wish it would become so.
that would be nice, it's so annoying when you have to path multiple sub-directories and the directory when you should only have to path the root dir then autocad will look in all subdirs.
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I guess a way around it would be to put all of your support files in one directory, but that ain't right. If we want to be organized, we should be able to without having to add umpteen different directories to our support paths!
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I have been thinking about a dynamic block function that would be really really really nice.
Have an object property action.
It is only used with lookup tables, but can be tied to states and such that can access an objects property and change its value (i.e. layer, color, etc) to another predefined "value"
I believe on a programmatic level this is how properties and such work anyway, but it would make them a whole lot more powerful and by using a look up table you could access a whole set of properties on different objects at the same time. Its like a visibility state, but may make the blocks a bit simpler and take some of the memory resources down.
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A big one for use would be the ability to add 'pages' to dwgs. - ?
Kind of like MS Word, you can have 45 pages to a document, so you can hit Plot one time and it would plot all pages at once. - We use a batch plotter now. The one file thing would also be nice for filing, etc...
That sounds awfully similar to the ._PUBLISH command with multiple layouts
LT does give you the ._PUBLISH command, does it not?
I found the 'publish' command - Cool, but it publishes to .dwf only. It would be nice to be able to publish to a .pdf or to a plotter.
Now to learn how to add sheets to a dwg / how it works.
'Always learning',
craigr
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ah, but you can, but its a trick.
shift select (or control+click) all the layouts you want to plot so they are all highlighted
right click on a drawing tab and select "publish selected layouts"
it will now let you select the button to allow you to use a real plotter, pdf driver, etc.
You can only do it in one drawing at a time, but it still saves time.
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ah, but you can, but its a trick.
shift select (or control+click) all the layouts you want to plot so they are all highlighted
right click on a drawing tab and select "publish selected layouts"
it will now let you select the button to allow you to use a real plotter, pdf driver, etc.
You can only do it in one drawing at a time, but it still saves time.
Well it works, kind of...
I wanted 2 sheets out of 10 for example. So, following your instructions, it worked - BUT only after clicking on those 2 sheets and changing the 'page setup' to match OUR plotter. (The dwgs came from another company). Anyway, I had to click on both sheet tabs and do the page setup individually. I tried highlighting all of the tabs and doing the page setup, but it would only allow me to modify the current sheet.
Or am I doing this wrong?
If I have to do the page setup indivdually, I might as well plot each sheet individually.
craigr
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You do need a page setup in the drawing for your own plotter and save it.
You do not need to set it current on all layouts, you can select that page setup in the dropdown list inside the publish command.
Save the drawing in the page setup and you can then import it into each drawing (there is a button to do that right in page setup manager). It does not have to be assigned to each page, it just has to occur in the list of available page setups to be available to the publish command.
The only downside in this instance is bringing the setup into the drawings because it does not already exist, but normally I assume you would have your setup already in your drawings so it would save you all these steps. Publish does save time, believe me its worth getting used to using if you use LT!
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http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5902075
Excellent suggestion I feel is worth echoing over here.
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Just so you understand, inside the publish command there is your list of drawing tabs and in that list is each of the page setups asigned to each tab. If you select all the tabs (shift+select) the first entry can be clicked to get a dropdown list of all the available page setups. select what you want and they will all have your page setup assigned.
It takes a heck of a lot longer to explain then to actually do it. Its really a quick process!
:-P
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Just so you understand, inside the publish command there is your list of drawing tabs and in that list is each of the page setups asigned to each tab. If you select all the tabs (shift+select) the first entry can be clicked to get a dropdown list of all the available page setups. select what you want and they will all have your page setup assigned.
It takes a heck of a lot longer to explain then to actually do it. Its really a quick process!
:-P
Cool! I got it.
I will have to teach this to others here. - Of course I will tell them that I figured this out myself..... (just kidding).
I appreciate the help, this will save us time plotting.
craigr
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Another tip. If you do have to publish a HUGE amount of seperate files at once. Make a single big ass dwf then use your dwf viewer to plot all of them.
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Why would you want to reverse a pline? The only time I've had to do that was when I used Land Desktop for creating alignments. If the pline wasn't drawn in the direction you wanted the alignment to be labeled, you'd have to reverse it using some LSP.
Never tried the "_measure" command with a block, even a small vertical line (0,0,0);(0,1,0), that's aligned over a polyline. The segment blocks are inserted aligned (perpendicular to the poly) from the first vertex to the last. If your representing a topographical border, the block vertex that touches the poly is the highest.
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I wish there was a "Step Back" and "Step Forward" option for the Draworder command.
Even better would be something like a + and - button that updates the drawing realtime as you change it.
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While looking through the help files for draworder, I came across the WHIPTHREAD variable. I wish I knew about this some time ago.
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The viewer (AutoVue from Cimmetry) that comes with Adept has a great 'Compare' function where you can load a couple drawings and, well, Compare them against each other. The viewer will highlight and show only the parts of the drawings that are unique. We don't use it all THAT often, but man, when you DO need it, it sure is nice to have.
In AutoCAD, I usually just open the files I want to compare and hold down CTRL+Tab to cycle through them and that helps, but on a really busy drawing, that doesn't quite cut it.
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I wish I knew about this some time ago.
Starting a different kind of "wish list"? :-D
The viewer (AutoVue from Cimmetry) that comes with Adept has a great 'Compare' function where you can load a couple drawings and, well, Compare them against each other. The viewer will highlight and show only the parts of the drawings that are unique. We don't use it all THAT often, but man, when you DO need it, it sure is nice to have.
In AutoCAD, I usually just open the files I want to compare and hold down CTRL+Tab to cycle through them and that helps, but on a really busy drawing, that doesn't quite cut it.
Design Review 2009 can compare changes in vector geometry between DWFs.
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The viewer (AutoVue from Cimmetry) that comes with Adept has a great 'Compare' function where you can load a couple drawings and, well, Compare them against each other. The viewer will highlight and show only the parts of the drawings that are unique. We don't use it all THAT often, but man, when you DO need it, it sure is nice to have.
In AutoCAD, I usually just open the files I want to compare and hold down CTRL+Tab to cycle through them and that helps, but on a really busy drawing, that doesn't quite cut it.
Design Review 2009 can compare changes in vector geometry between DWFs.
Good to know. Thanks Kate. :)
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I wish I knew about this some time ago.
Starting a different kind of "wish list"? :-D
Where am I?
:-D
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Your uncanny ability to misconstrue a statement, when you are smart enough to know the meaning, is quite amusing. But then perhaps I give you too much credit ...
I'm just reading what you're writing, if it written rotten, it's remains your writing.
First you say you zoom and pan so much you get dizzy (unless you're not "people") watching. I ask if that's productive, seems a simple question. You respond by saying you "zoom and pan the ENTIRE time". I'm still curious about production.
Now if all that was merely hyperbole it begs a whole new question....
anyway to the point ...
Now to the point you missed ENTIRELY. Which do you use MORE, Pan or Osnaps? If its PAN, leave MBUTTONPAN set to one, if its osnaps, set it to zero.
I use pan infinitely more than osnaps .. ok that is not entirely accurate ... I have MBUTTONPAN set to 1 because I use running osnaps and for those instances where running osnaps don't suffice, I have already built the osnaps into the macros and programming that I use. I almost never enter an osnap by keyboard and infrequently use the menu for osnaps.
Then set your MBUTTONPAN to 1, the full intent of my question was to discover what you used more.
Forgot about this topic. Guess I'll drag this dead horse a little further and answer Cadaver's question. I pan and zoom a lot. Zoom still works with the wheel, but I still use "zd" (zoom dynamic) as my main zoom command. As for panning, for most people, "W" is wblock. For me WB is Wblock. "W" is reserved as pan. Why? It's just above my left ring finger. Who ever said that your pgp file had to be set up only with letters that are contained in the command you're activating? I zoom and pan probably as regular as the next guy, but I can't stand when running osnaps miss (or when I miss because I moved away too quick). A forced osnap is a good osnap, and forgiving too. If you miss, it won't accept your input, allowing you to carry on and not force you to start over or undo. Nice when it comes to being accurate AND fast.
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Speaking of paths, I was just thinking about this the other day...
I didn't have a lot of time to investigate at the time and forgot to check later, but is it not possible to add a root path and have acad check all subdirectories under that one? I thought it did... at least at one point. Maybe I'm imagining it, but if it's not currently available, I wish it would become so.
So, 2009 still doesn't have this ability. :( Boo...
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Just so you understand, inside the publish command there is your list of drawing tabs and in that list is each of the page setups asigned to each tab. If you select all the tabs (shift+select) the first entry can be clicked to get a dropdown list of all the available page setups. select what you want and they will all have your page setup assigned.
It takes a heck of a lot longer to explain then to actually do it. Its really a quick process!
:-P
Just caught this. Awesome tips Chris. I've been doing this through the Sheet Set Manager, using page setup over-rides.
Your way is MUCH easier. Thanks.
You do need a page setup in the drawing for your own plotter and save it.
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The only downside in this instance is bringing the setup into the drawings because it does not already exist,
Try: Page Setup manager/ Import and you can just pull it in from your .dwt file. :wink:
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They can also be dragged in from Design Center.
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why do you hate mbuttonpan set to 1?
Which do you need a heck of a lot more, osnaps or pan??
For those rare times when I need to pan frequently, I built a toggle on F12 to bounce MBUTTONPAN on and off.
Didn't see this from anyone else, but mbuttonpan set to 0 and what you ask is what you get. That's how I do it and I set my pgp file to see "w" as pan, that way I don't have to jump to the "p". "wb" is writeblock, not "w". I hate mbuttonpan set to 1.
i don't want the popup from my middle button, i dont' think i could go back to autocad w/o transparent pan from the middle button and double clicking the middle button for transparent zoom extents, such a huge timesaver.
i still use the popup (ctrl+right click) from time to time but i was hoping to be able to when drawing a line
you be able to type in like so:
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: end
of
Specify next point or [Undo]: near
to
Specify next point or [Undo]:
but to have E in place of "end" and R in place of "near" it would have to be some kind of work around with sub-commands like previous, last, etc.
just out of curiousity, why do you hate mbuttonpan set to 1?
BTW.
If you shift-right click you get the pop up yeah...notice that some of the letters are underlined...ie hit 'E' for endpt 'I' for int etcetc....
hope this helps!
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Big G.....
I have mbuttonpan set to one. I also have all my function keys set to my most common osnaps. It all works very nice for me, but I have had it that way for years now, and I'm used to it. :-D
I can zoom/pan very easily and quickly just using the mouse wheel, and I can use osnaps as fast as I can hit a function key....works for me..... :evil:
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p = perpendicular
, I would like the ability to change the typing to a single letter as well.
However as a work around I use the F keys F3=non (it already does this),F4=nea,F5=per,F6=cen,F7=end,F9=mid,F12=tan.
Been doing this for 4 years and it has proved to be a good system.
The order is basically the order of use, since I use running osnaps (with nea and per not selected) nearest and perp are the first 2, they also cause the most havoc when selected as osnaps.
Cen was next as it saves a ton of panning with large circles.
The cui has the ability to change the keys to what you want.
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As I mentioned in this thread (http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=27072.0), I wish that it was possible to apply the "Plot / No Plot" property normally associated with layers to individual objects. It would just be nice if we didn't have to create a new layer just to access this functionality.
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I wish for a free student version of ACAD '09 Architecture on my home pc. And "work from home" job that pays 100k a year.
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I wish for a free student version of ACAD '09 Architecture on my home pc. And "work from home" job that pays 100k a year.
Don't waste your time with 2009, when 2010 will be out in April! :lol:
As for the stay at home job, its possible I had one for a while till the company i work for went belly up.
100K a years R you nuts! :ugly: No one will ever pay that. Most of my clientele think we draw pretty pictures all day and we have that business depot program that does all the work for us in a matter of minutes.
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Most of my clientele think we draw pretty pictures all day and we have that business depot program that does all the work for us in a matter of minutes.
You don't? :?
:-D
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never hurts to wish.
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never hurts to wish.
Sometimes it does... Depending on what the wish is and who hears you wish it. ;)
( Yes dear... sorry dear )
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never hurts to wish.
Sometimes it does... Depending on what the wish is and who hears you wish it. ;)
( Yes dear... sorry dear )
Yeah if my boss heard me wishing that he would probably tell me to go find something better.
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I wish that when mirrorring a group of objects including text, that AutoCAD was smart enough to also change the justification of the text and keep it in the right spot when doing so.
Asking a little much? Probably. Doesn't mean I can't still wish it! :)
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Mtext objects mirror like that. For single-line text, you can use JUSTIFYTEXT.
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I forgot about how JUSTIFYTEXT worked. I had never thought to use it after the mirror command, but it works (pretty well, but not perfectly). Thanks for the reminder Kate!
( Your first comment is like a quarter turn of the "Mtext is better" dagger that's in my "No it's not" back! )
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( Your first comment is like a quarter turn of the "Mtext is better" dagger that's in my "No it's not" back! )
Oh, I know. :-) If I need mtext for a single line (say for a fraction), I have to set the width to 0...all the extra grips on such a teeny thing drive me nuts. :-)
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We often mirror text that is mixed in with other items. To prevent having to type 'justifytext' after each, I simply made 4 icons with arrows for each direction and keep their toolbar docked. I even made the macro repeating so I can click 'left' and tag all text that I want Justified Left.
*^C^C_snap;off;Justifytext;\;ML;
craigr
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The thing I like and don't like about JUSTIFYTEXT is that it leaves the text exactly where it is and just changes the 'starting point' or 'justification point' of the text. Sometimes, that's what I'm after, but not all the time.
I have a macro that calls the old CHTEXT routine and allows us to select text, then choose the justification AND the start point.
I'll often just use the Properties window to change the justification of selected text as well. That leaves the start point where it is, but moves the text around based on the new justification.
Falls under the "More than one way to skin a cat" category. :)
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Falls under the "More than one way to skin a cat" category. :)
knife
flint
spoon
dull butter knife
ice scrapper
horn from a white tail deer
hub cap
tooth brush
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As briefly discussed here (http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=27852.0):
It would be nice if there was an additional text property that you could assign to text using ANY justification. In other words, place your text using the desired justification and in the Properties window, have "Fit" right in there along with Height, Rotation, Width Factor, etc. The option would be yes or no, yes would then allow you to pick your two FIT points.
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Multi-Line Attributes
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Multi-Line Attributes
http://heidihewett.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/03/multiline_attri.html
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I was JUST going to say "Hold the phone! What's this?!"
ATTMULTI
Type: Integer
Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 1
Controls whether multiline attributes can be created.
0
Turns off all access methods for creating multiline attributes. They can still be viewed and edited.
1
Turns on all access methods for creating multiline attributes.
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Sweet!
Thanks JC
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Ok, so you rubbed the lamp, and James Cannon popped out?
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Err ugh, yeah...
Be careful...
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Ok, so you rubbed the lamp, and James Cannon popped out?
Don't make me go singin' Christina Aguilera, now.
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Ok, so you rubbed the lamp, and James Cannon popped out?
Don't make me go singin' Christina Aguilera, now.
Hit it, Jimmy! I'll beat box it for ya...
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Other than supplying material for the things I wish I knew yesterday thread, is there any real point to this thread? Seems like it is likely to get the exact same amount of development attention from Autodesk as me writing a list on a note pad. Or am I missing something?
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Other than supplying material for the things I wish I knew yesterday thread, is there any real point to this thread? Seems like it is likely to get the exact same amount of development attention from Autodesk as me writing a list on a note pad. Or am I missing something?
Why not!
That's the way I kind of see it, too.
I get your point, though.
"If a tree falls in the forest, but there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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Yep, but the sound has no impact on anyone so discussing the sound is a completely pointless waste of effort.
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...completely pointless waste of effort.
I don't agree.
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=22402.msg335619#msg335619
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In many instances one persons WISH list item is a simple hole in their knowledge base.
Personally I WISH that all wish list directed at autodesk would take the form of:
please fix ( insert issue here) that has now been deficient for (insert number of versions here) versions.
infact it shouldn't be a wish list at all, it should be an Demand for Action list. Or Fix these Active BUGS list.
I think it would be an interesting experiment for an outside party to keep track of some of these persistent issues that autodesk continues to fail to address version ofter version, after service pack, ad nauseam.....
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...completely pointless waste of effort.
I don't agree.
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=22402.msg335619#msg335619
I covered situations like that in my first post. Since the feature already existed, it isn't really a wish so much as a "how do you...?" "like this?" Or back to the tree, you didn't get anyone to hear the sound, you were shown where there was some firewood stacked up that you could use. Different thing all together.
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Personally I WISH that all wish list directed at autodesk would take the form of:
Did you bring your flogging stick?
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I covered situations like that in my first post.
True enough, but when I went to post it, I had no idea that that functionality existed and instead of posting a new topic "Does anyone know if you can do this?", I posted it in here and well...
You never know WHO might be looking. Maybe Kate will take a few of these with her.
Regardless of whether anyone who 'matters' reads these or not, I've posted far more pointless things in far more useless threads.
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Personally I WISH that all wish list directed at autodesk would take the form of:
Did you bring your flogging stick?
I was thinking the same thing. :lmao: :lmao:
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I'm not sure if this is in here or not, but I wish that "No Plot" was an object property... in addition to being a layer property.
Example, I've got a panel layout with a bunch of spare wiring and instrumentation in it and it's all on the 'No-Plot' layer. The objects that make up these spares would normally be on 5 or 6 layers (text, wiring, instrumentation, etc.). Well, when we go to use these spares, we'll have to go put this stuff on the correct layers. It's not a real big deal, but it would be nice if I could say... use Quickselect to get everything with the 'plot' property set to 0 and quickly turn it on.
I could probably just put all of these spares on the right layer and then block it, putting the block on the no plot layer, but ... just sayin' it would be nice to have it as an additional property.
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Mike, objects do have a visibility property . . . ^-^
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Mike, objects do have a visibility property . . . ^-^
You can make objects visible or in invisble with:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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;;; BLANK.LSP Version 1.0
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;;; Copyright (C) 1995 by Autodesk, Inc.
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;;; Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
;;; documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted.
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;;; THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY.
;;; ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND OF
;;; MERCHANTABILITY ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
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;;; BLANK, UNBLANK, and UNBLANKALL
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;;; This module provides functions to manipulate the visibility field of
;;; AutoCAD objects. BLANK will make a selection set of objects invisible.
;;; UNBLANK will make a specified object (given its handle) visible.
;;; UNBLANKALL will make all blanked entities visible.
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Bolded items that I still wish for. Struck out items that are no longer desired. Highlighting items in red that have been added (woot @ Autodesk)
- Solidedit
- Solidedit should be able to select faces on more than one solid at a time
- Solidedit should be able to select multiple solids for most operations
- Plotting 3D views
- Visual styles should not ignore plot styles. All linework should always read the CTB/STB when plotting, when using visual styles that do not override color/face-shading (such as 3DHidden, or any custom visual style that uses "ByLayer" as the edge color)
- Tangential lines are a no-no! This is Drafting Principles 101 here people. When looking at an elevation of a fillet you should not see the extents of the fillet. You never draw a line for that. Ever. ...ever...
- Improved sectioning abilities: When using 3DCLIP to show a section of a model, at times, the profile of a displayed face will not create a line to show extents. Such as a section of a 'box' that shows less than 4 lines of the rectangle. This should be remedied. Ideally there should be a bottom-up new tool for displaying sectioned views of a 3D model.
- Improved sectioning abilities: Either an augmented 3DCLIP command, or better yet, a bottom up new function such as the new SECTIONPLANE command, that creates a 3DCLIP'ing plane that is not planar. This would allow for common jogged sections in a 3D model.
- Hidden Linetypes: OBSCUREDLTYPE should read the standard .lin file!!!! OBSCUREDLTYPE, when showing hidden lines in a model, should ignore tangential edges (again) and only show true object lines that are obscured by foreground objects. These linetypes and lineweights should read be able to be assigned to one of the loaded linetypes in the drawing, not some obscure, inaccessible collection of SYSVAR-set OBSCUREDLTYPE linetypes that aren't even properly drawn to Common Drafting Standards. They should also read the CTB/STB for lineweight when plotting.[/b]
- Rendering (Good job so far. The improvements have been great over the past few years.)
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mproved Material Mapping: When setting map rotation, allow for numerical input as well as rotating the 3-axis navigator. The 3-axis navigator that is currently used for realigning maps is not precise at all, and aligning maps that are very importantly lined up (such as bricks, siding, etc) it is crucial that you don't have crookedly lined bricks. Improved Material Mapping: Allow for "draping" maps over an entire multi-faced solid with accuracy, rather than forcing "Fit to Gizmo" (I may simply be lacking knowledge of how to do it, for this one, but not sure)
- 2D Geometry Improvements
- Improved Hatching: Allow for better hatch editting, possibly with grips, as if it were a closed, filled, polyline itself. Improve associativity, and make it more intelligently associative.
- Improved Hatch Patterns: Allow for opacity in hatch patterns
- Improved PEDIT: Allow for reversing order of vertexes of pline through pedit.
- Improved Polyline: Allow fillet to close an open polyline.
- Dimensions
- Improve control and consistency of text placement: If one side places text aligned with dim line, and outside... the other side should too, rather than placing text off to the side with a leader. Consistency please.
- Improve Associativity: Make the associativity more intelligent and less faulty. If an object is edited, that has an associative dimension, do not shoot the dimension's node point off in space to the endpoint, even though it was previously snapped to the midpoint or other point on the line.
- Improved Leaders: Leaders should always read the dimstyle. They should not stop reading the dimstyle once created.
- Improved Leaders: Text and leader should be one object. If I move text, so should leader... if I move leader, so should text. I should have to do a fenced-stretch to maintain accurate placement.
Improved Q/Leaders: Allow for adding multiple arrow heads along the same leader line rather than creating new leaders such as MLEADER does. (see attached image)
- Tables
- Table Editing is slow. Hitting "return" should IMMEDIATELY go to the next cell below, not delay, causing fast typers to enter multiple cell's data into the first cell.
- Improved Border Editing: Improve the method of assigning border color/thickness. Currently the 4 options (All, Inside, Outside, No Borders) are very limiting.
- Improve data and formula input: Allow for text and formula in a single cell, not one or the other; Ex: [ Total Length of #4 Bars = (=(C4*D4)+(C5*D5)+(C6*D6)) ]
That's it for now... I'll update as I go, I guess. It's early in the morning.
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Bolded items that I still wish for. Struck out items that are no longer desired. Highlighting items in red that have been added (woot @ Autodesk)
who? :-o
:-D
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^^ :-D :-D
I almost said something too. But then I got distracted.
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I would really find it usefull if one could actually use the offset alignment stations to control ones assembly offsets, not the Baseline Stationing. While baseline station and offset labels make sense not allowing the assembly offset to be controlled by the alignment it is attached to doesn't. It also creates some interesting geometry constraints that are not always reflective of actual design methods.
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It would really be nice if I could have a viewport focused NOT on a X,Y,Z location in space... but rather tie it to an OBJECT.
I'm tired of detailing a particular connection or situation in a model, then coming back much later, and moving a column line over, or something... then noticing that said column line contained model pieces that were detailed on other sheets.
For a simple example, say I detail a base plate of a column. I have a viewport in paperspace with all the dimensions and what not.
Then I move that column.
Now the viewport appears empty because it's looking where the column -was- and the ASSOCIATIVE dimensions now shot off into space.
Now I have to unlock the viewport, and [-pan] the set distance I just moved that column line (assuming I know the number) to get it back into view of the viewport.
Just annoying and seemingly so simple that I shouldn't have to do this.
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It would really be nice if I could have a viewport focused NOT on a X,Y,Z location in space... but rather tie it to an OBJECT.
I'm tired of detailing a particular connection or situation in a model, then coming back much later, and moving a column line over, or something... then noticing that said column line contained model pieces that were detailed on other sheets.
For a simple example, say I detail a base plate of a column. I have a viewport in paperspace with all the dimensions and what not.
Then I move that column.
Now the viewport appears empty because it's looking where the column -was- and the ASSOCIATIVE dimensions now shot off into space.
Now I have to unlock the viewport, and [-pan] the set distance I just moved that column line (assuming I know the number) to get it back into view of the viewport.
Just annoying and seemingly so simple that I shouldn't have to do this.
I am not shooting this idea down but I do see a problem due to knowing how Autodesk's track record. I see this feature as being a major memory hog or slowing down the file opening process even more. If there is no performance issue(s), then I am all for it.