Topic: AutoCAD 2012 New Feature Summary

[JCTER]

So what's been the issue/problem?

I'd LOVE to hear what your experience is.

ETA:  also, I've had exactly the same history with those customer surveys :\

the motion would sometimes not complete and lock up the session was the worst.  at best it would take about 30 seconds to regen between stuttered jumps around the file, and that was a simple 2d drawing with a rectangle and a circle.  it was laughable what happened when i actually tried to use it in a REAL drawing.

And before you need to clarify, i worked through all the 'view' options for testing performance, and that WAS the best I could come up with.

Why don't you just kick me in the nads, why don't you?  I was >this< close to telling my bosses to buy me a Spacepilot.

[Nibster]

So what's been the issue/problem?

I'd LOVE to hear what your experience is.

ETA:  also, I've had exactly the same history with those customer surveys :\

the motion would sometimes not complete and lock up the session was the worst.  at best it would take about 30 seconds to regen between stuttered jumps around the file, and that was a simple 2d drawing with a rectangle and a circle.  it was laughable what happened when i actually tried to use it in a REAL drawing.

And before you need to clarify, i worked through all the 'view' options for testing performance, and that WAS the best I could come up with.

Why don't you just kick me in the nads, why don't you?  I was >this< close to telling my bosses to buy me a Spacepilot.

I don't know what the issue is, but i'd still go for it.  

what programs do you use?

[rkmcswain]

That is certainly faster that what I have. 
Thank you sir.  Appreciate it very much.

No problem. I should have included switching ribbon tabs, because that is much faster in 2012 also.

[JCTER]

So what's been the issue/problem?

I'd LOVE to hear what your experience is.

ETA:  also, I've had exactly the same history with those customer surveys :\

the motion would sometimes not complete and lock up the session was the worst.  at best it would take about 30 seconds to regen between stuttered jumps around the file, and that was a simple 2d drawing with a rectangle and a circle.  it was laughable what happened when i actually tried to use it in a REAL drawing.

And before you need to clarify, i worked through all the 'view' options for testing performance, and that WAS the best I could come up with.

Why don't you just kick me in the nads, why don't you?  I was >this< close to telling my bosses to buy me a Spacepilot.

I don't know what the issue is, but i'd still go for it.  

what programs do you use?

Autocad right, hopefully with CADWorx soon :\

I got Navisworks FREEDOM but I've been trying to get him the boss to buy me Navisworks MANAGE and he's still been procrastinating.

[KewlToyZ]

I was curious what sort of workstations people have been running 12 on?
I've just been using my i7 core laptop.
But the difference from 11 to 12 seems pretty staggering in performance.
I was getting a bit upset with 11 it seemed to be dragging a lot.
With 12 my own custom setup is screaming fast.
Flies through commands so fast the command line seems to stutter items until I check the command window history.

[rkmcswain]

I was curious what sort of workstations people have been running 12 on?

Win7x64 | i7-950 @ 3.07GHz | 12GB RAM | FX580

[Lee Mac]

   Nice

[JCTER]

Installing from the deployment I created yesterday, to give the deployment a test-run today and tomorrow:

OS Name   Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
System Model   Precision WorkStation T3500
System Type   x64-based PC
Processor   Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           W3530  @ 2.80GHz, 2800 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)   6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory   6.00 GB

Name   ATI FirePro V5800 (FireGL)
Adapter RAM   1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)

[alanjt]

  Nice

No kidding.

[dgorsman]

When you've only got the one, its not that hard (I have something very similar at home).  Doing that for ~ 75 stations, on the other hand, we end up with the Dell.

[JCTER]

When you've only got the one, its not that hard (I have something very similar at home).  Doing that for ~ 75 stations, on the other hand, we end up with the Dell.

their work stations seem to be pretty pimp lately.  Graduating our CAD stations from their Dimension line was the best improvement ever. 

[JCTER]

Sheesh.  I am having the -worst- luck with this stuff. 

I created a deployment
I ran the appropriate setup to install on my computer from that deployment I created, as it told me
It installs fine
I run Autocad, and get the attached error
I try to repair Autocad, it gives me the same error
I try to reinstall Autocad, it gives me the same error
I uninstall Autocad, reinstall from the deployment setup file
I run Autocad, get the same error
I delete the entirety of the deployment, uninstall Autocad
I create a brand new deployment from the DVD
I install Autocad
I get the same error.

*rage meter pegs 11*

Now I'm in the process of installing straight from the DVD to see what happens.

[JCTER]

Yep, failed that ways too.

Gotta love it.  *sigh* 

Now I get to jump through the subscription help desk hoops.

[Jeff H]

Here are two new features I am not sure I like

1.
   a. Draw a polyline
   b. Explode it
   c. Undo command
   d. Then hover over polyline
   e. Use regen to make polyline look normal again
2. --- 32 bit only
   a. Draw a polyline
   b. use arcs
   c. pedit command
   d. Edit vertex
   e. Tangent
   f. select point
   g. CRASH
 

[dgorsman]

Yep, failed that ways too.

Gotta love it.  *sigh* 

Now I get to jump through the subscription help desk hoops.

Stupid question time: did you install .NET Framework v4.0 beforehand, and reboot before installing AutoCAD?