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Hello and welcome to this accelerator presentation
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about AutoCAD's latest design productivity enhancements.
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This is the safe harbor statement
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and it's just a reminder that the AutoCAD software changes
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regularly to continually improve the software
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and make it a better experience for you.
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If I happen to make any forward-looking statements
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in this presentation, please do not make any buying decisions
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So before we begin, let me introduce myself.
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I am Renu Muthoo and I'm a learning content developer
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I have over 23 years of experience
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in various AutoDesk products, such as AutoCAD
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and other AutoCAD verticals.
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And I'm also experienced in AutoCAD virtualization software
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products that include AutoDesk
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I create the courseware and training materials
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for the AutoDesk products and I also
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provide support for these products.
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In addition, I have also co-authored a few books
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on both AutoCAD and 3ds Max.
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The purpose of this accelerator is
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to teach you about the latest features that
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have been added to AutoCAD that are designed to automate
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key design processes.
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Let's talk about the learning objectives.
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So you will learn how to display multiple drawings
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as separate floating windows.
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We will look at how to measure distances, angles,
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and areas of objects using the Quick Measure tool.
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We will then look at how to remove and extend
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certain parts of objects in a drawing.
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We will look at using the various tabs of the blocks
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palette to insert blocks into the current drawing.
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You will learn how to remove unused or referenced elements
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I will also show you how to compare drawings to highlight
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differences between them.
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And also show you how to compare the original and the modified
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externally referenced drawings.
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You will learn how to create different types of revision
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clouds and modify their arc length property.
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You will also learn how to create named views
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and insert them as viewports and also
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modify the viewports in the layout using grips.
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We will also look at converting geometric objects that
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were originally SHX text into MText string objects.
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We will talk about working with layer property overrides
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off the externally referenced drawing files.
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And finally, we will discuss the various AutoCAD
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specialized tool sets.
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The following presentation details
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features which were introduced to AutoCAD across versions 2016
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For clarity, each slide details in which version
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the feature or the enhancement was introduced.
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And you can see that at the bottom right
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corner of each slide.
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The floating drawing tabs.
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Starting from AutoCAD 2022, you can now pull the drawing tabs
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and display them as separate floating windows.
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This enables you to display multiple drawings
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While working in multiple monitors,
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you can drag one or more drawings onto another monitor,
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making it easier to work on multiple drawings side by side
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without having to switch between tabs.
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Note that the separate drawing window does not
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have any of the interface elements,
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such as the ribbon tools or the status bar.
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All the interface elements are accessible through
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the main AutoCAD window only.
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After working on multiple drawings side by side,
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you can simply drag and drop the floating drawing window back
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onto the file tabs bar off the main window.
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Now, let's talk about the Quick Measure tool.
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It is a smart measuring tool and was introduced in AutoCAD 2020
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and provides you with multiple measurements in real time.
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It is available in the measure fly-out in the home tab
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utilities panel of the ribbon.
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You can also type the MEASUREGEOM command
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It's a quick and easy way of obtaining the dimensions,
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distances, angles, area, and perimeter
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through a single command.
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In AutoCAD 2020, the Quick Measure tool
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measured only dimensions, distances,
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and angles of objects in the drawing window.
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As you select the tool the cursor
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displays as an infinite plus mark.
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When you hover the cursor over some objects,
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all the appropriate measurements close to the cursor
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As you can see in the figure, the dimensions of the lines,
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the distances between the lines, and the right angles
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across the corners are displayed.
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In AutoCAD 2021, the Quick Measure tool
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was enhanced to provide you with area and perimeter
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of a closed area, in addition to the regular dimensions,
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distances, and angles.
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As you select the tool and hover the cursor over some objects,
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all the appropriate dimensions, distances, and angles
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close to the cursor are displayed.
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To obtain the area and perimeter,
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click inside a closed area.
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When you click inside a closed area,
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it is highlighted in green with the area and perimeter
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displayed near the cursor.
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You can see that in the figure.
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Both the area and the perimeter are displayed
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in the command line as well.
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You can also hold the shift key on the keyboard
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and then click inside multiple closed areas
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to get the cumulative area.
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Press escape on the keyboard to exit
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the command once you have finished
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reviewing the measurements.
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Now, let's move on to the trim and extend commands.
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In AutoCAD 2021, there was a major change
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in the working of the trim and extend commands.
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They have now become intelligent commands.
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And once you invoke the commands and start hovering the cursor
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over objects, the software automatically
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detects potential cutting edges for the trim command
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and potential boundary edges for the extend command.
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As opposed to the legacy method of first selecting
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the cutting or the boundary edges.
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By default, three options have been
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provided for trimming and extending objects.
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The first option is the individual selection method,
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where the objects can be selected individually
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The second option is the freehand selection method
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and can be used to select multiple objects
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for trimming and extending.
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For using the freehand option, hold down the left mouse button
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and then drag the cursor over one or more objects
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for trimming and extending them in a single step.
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The third option is the two-point fence selection
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method, which can also be used to select multiple objects
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for trimming and extending.
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However, the objects to be trimmed or extended
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should be in a single line.
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For this option, you click two points
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to create a segment that passes through the objects that
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need to be trimmed or extended.
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Before AutoCAD 2021, you were required
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to explicitly select the cutting or the boundary edges
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first and then select the lines that needed
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to be trimmed or extended.
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These legacy options are still available
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through the drop-down arrow menu or the command line selection.
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Now, let's take a look at an end product demo
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that demonstrates the working of the trim
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and the extend commands.
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In the home tab, modify panel, select the extend command.
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The cursor changes into a big box.
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Hover the cursor over the object that you want to extend.
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As soon as you hover the cursor, the AutoCAD software now
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automatically detects the boundary edges and
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the preview of the extended object is displayed.
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Now, we want to extend these three lines.
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With the enhancements to the extend command,
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multiple objects can be extended in a single step using
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the two-point fence option.
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Click anywhere above the top line.
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Move the cursor down, such that the fence line
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passes over the objects that you want to extend.
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The preview is displayed with the extended objects.
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Similarly, extend those two lines towards right
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and extend the two lines to the left.
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Press escape to exit the extend command.
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In the home tab, modify panel, select the trim command.
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The cursor changes into a big box.
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Hover the cursor over the object that you want to trim.
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As soon as you hover the cursor, the AutoCAD software
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now automatically detects the cutting edges.
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And the preview of the trim is displayed.
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Now, we want to trim the lines all around the object.
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With the enhancements to the trim command,
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this can be achieved by using the freehand selection
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option of the trim command.
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While holding the cursor, move it over the objects
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that you want to trim.
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All the objects are trimmed by releasing the cursor.
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Now, using the two-point fence option,
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we can trim the inside four lines.
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And we can trim the two lines here.
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Let's talk about the blocks palette.
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The blocks palette was introduced in AutoCAD 2020
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and offers a convenient location from where
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you can locate and insert blocks and drawings
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into the current drawing.
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It replaces the insert dialog box.
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The blocks palette can be accessed
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through the view tab, palettes panel,
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or by clicking recent blocks or blocks from other drawings
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from the insert blocks gallery.
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At the time of its introduction in AutoCAD 2020,
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the blocks palette had three tabs where
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all the blocks are organized.
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The first one is the current drawing tab.
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All the blocks in the current drawing
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are displayed in this tab.
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It's just a replica of the insert gallery.
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The second one is the recent tab.
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It provides you with all the blocks
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that are in the current drawing, all the blocks that
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were inserted recently, and the drawings that
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were inserted as blocks.
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It also provides you with the repeat placement option
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for inserting multiple blocks thus increasing
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the efficiency of working with blocks.
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The third one is the other drawing tab.
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You can insert any AutoCAD drawing as a block
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or insert blocks from other drawings.
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The selected drawing pile becomes
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a block in the current drawing and is then listed
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in the other drawings tab.
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The tab also displays the drawings
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that were inserted while working in other drawing sessions.
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You can use the ellipsis near the top right
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corner of the palette to navigate
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to the location of the drawing that you want to insert.
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The blocks palette also allows you
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to set all the insertion options such as insertion point
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In addition to the regular insertion options,
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the repeat placement option was added
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to allow you to insert multiple blocks in a single step.
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In AutoCAD 2021, the other drawing tab
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was simply renamed to the libraries tab.
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that brings in a single drawing file as a block, now
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allows you to locate and bring in a folder as well.
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The folder can contain multiple drawings and their block
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When you open the folder from the blocks palette,
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it brings in all the drawings in that folder
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into the libraries tab, to be used as blocks
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in the current drawing.
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To save time and to increase work efficiency,
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you can store all the drawings together in a folder
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and then access them at the same time
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by opening the folder in the blocks palette.
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In the left side figure, you can see
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that I brought in the landscape folder
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where I had saved all the landscape drawings together.
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which is the favorites tab, was added to the blocks palette.
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You can group your most commonly used blocks in the favorites
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In any other tab, right-click on the required block and select
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copy to favorites to save it in the favorites tab.
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The blocks palette also now allows
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you to store all the blocks that are in the recent and favorites
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tab into a cloud location with a supported cloud storage
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provider, which are Dropbox, and OneDrive.
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By storing the blocks on the cloud,
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you can now access and use them with internet enabled devices
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anytime and from anywhere.
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You are required to be signed in to your AutoDesk account
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to allow the application to access your blocks.
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Use the settings icon in the options area of the blocks
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palette to open the block sync settings dialog box.
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Here you can select the location on the cloud
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and manage your sync settings.
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Once you save the blocks on the cloud,
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the settings icon is replaced by the cloud icon,
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indicating that the recent and the favorites blocks
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are now available on the cloud and can
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be accessed on your devices anytime and from anywhere.
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Now, let's take a look at an end product demo that demonstrates
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how to use the blocks palette.
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In the insert tab, block panel, expand insert.
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Select recent blocks.
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It opens the blocks palette.
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Switch to the current drawing tab.
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All the blocks that are available in the current
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drawing are displayed here.
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Select the block chair.
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It attaches itself to the cursor.
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Click to place the block.
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Right-click on chair and select copy to favorites.
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Open the newly-added favorites tab.
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The chair block is listed here for easy access.
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In the options area, select the repeat placement option.
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Click on share block.
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Select don't redefine chair.
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Note that the chair block is still attached with the cursor.
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Click to place as many blocks as you want.
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Press escape to exit.
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Open the libraries tab and click on the navigation tool.
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It opens the dialog box.
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Here in the dialog box, you can choose
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a drawing file to be used as a block,
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or now, you can select a folder as well.
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Select the landscape folder.
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All the drawing files that were inside the landscape folder
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are now displayed here and can be used as blocks
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in the current drawing.
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With the enhancements to the blocks palette,
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you can place the blocks that are
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in the recent and the favorites tabs on the cloud.
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Click on the settings icon in the options area.
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It opens the block sync settings dialog box.
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Using the ellipsis button, you can now
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use any of the supported cloud storage
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providers, such as Dropbox, and save your blocks on the cloud.
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Here, you can also control your sync settings
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and the storage permissions.
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Note that the settings icon now changes to the cloud icon,
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indicating that your recent and the favorite blocks
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are now available on the cloud and can
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be used as blocks on multiple devices any time
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Now, let's talk about the redesign of the purge command.
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In AutoCAD 2020, the purge tool was
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redesigned for easy and efficient drawing clean-up.
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Two tabs are provided in the purge dialog box.
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The purgeable items tab and the find non-purgeable items tab.
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The redesign gives you more control
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over selecting objects to be purged.
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You can select objects by categories
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or as individual objects, by using their respective check
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You can also view the selected object in the preview area.
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And additionally, you can resize the preview area
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as per your requirements.
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The zero-length geometry and empty text objects
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can now be purged separately.
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In AutoCAD 2020, the find non-purgeable items tab
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was provided in the purge dialog box.
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It provides you with possible reasons why the selected
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objects cannot be purged.
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It also has a details area that provides specific information
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about the selected non-purgeable object, such as their number
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You can also use the selected objects button,
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which is shown in the figure, to zoom
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into the specific non-purgeable objects in the drawing,
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such that you can make changes to those objects.
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Now, let's talk about the compare drawings.
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compare command enables you to quickly highlight
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the differences between the two versions of the same drawing
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file or two different drawing files.
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In AutoCAD 2019, it used to compare
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by creating a new drawing with objects
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that are unique to the first drawing on one set of layers.
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And it used to be layer name, underscore, drawing one.
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And the objects unique to the second drawing
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on another set of layers, which was kind of like, layer name,
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underscore drawing two.
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This enabled you to filter drawing layers to better
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visualize the differences.
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You could also have a revision cloud around the changes.
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Additionally, a compare contextual tab displays
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when the drawing compare is active.
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It has options to toggle off or on the visibility
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of the objects in different drawings,
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change the color of the differences,
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and display of the revision cloud,
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and cycle through the differences
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individually by zooming into them.
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In AutoCAD 2020, the enhancements to the drawing
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compare command allow you to conduct the comparison
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in the current open drawing.
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And the differences are displayed
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in the current drawing itself.
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It does not now create a new drawing
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to display the comparisons.
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The software compares documents by displaying the objects that
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are unique to the open drawing in one color
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and the objects unique to the comparison drawing
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The objects that are common in both the drawings
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are displayed in gray by default.
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All these colors can be changed as per your preferences.
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A drawing compare toolbar replaces
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the compare contextual tab.
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The drawing compare toolbar has options
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that can be used to control the visibility of the objects
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and zoom to the previous or next comparative differences.
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It also contains an import tool that
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enables you to import the changes
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from the compare drawing into the current drawing.
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And an export tool that creates a new drawing containing
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all of the similarities and differences
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in both the drawings, maintaining
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the colors of the differences.
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This export tool is especially handy
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to keep a record of all the changes
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that were incorporated into the drawing at that time.
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In addition, the drawing compare toolbar contains
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the settings tool, which can be expanded to display the detail
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tools, such as color blocks for customizing the colors,
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display of revision clouds, and the hatch and text
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objects in the drawing during the compare state.
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You can also modify both the drawings
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while in the compare state.
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While in the compare state, the changes that you make
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are compared in real-time and the differences
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are dynamically highlighted as per your color scheme.
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In AutoCAD 2021, the extra compare command was included.
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It works in a similar fashion as to the drawing compare command.
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Once you made changes to an Xref,
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you can now compare the original and the modified Xref.
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By comparing the two Xrefs, you can now
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identify the modifications that were made to the drawing
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file that is attached as an external reference
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in the current drawing.
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The comparison can be started in the external references pilot
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by selecting compare, in the right-click menu,
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and then selecting either recent changes or selected file.
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The recent changes option compares the host drawing
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with the changes you made to the Xref
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in the currently open drawing.
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The selected file option compares the Xref
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in the host drawing with another saved version
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of the extra drawing.
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When a drawing that is referenced in a drawing
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is changed, an alert balloon is displayed in the status bar.
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Select the link in the balloon to reload the reference.
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There is also an option to compare the changes
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This message also displays when someone else
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changes a reference while you are having the host file open.
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When you start the Xref compare command,
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the drawing opens in a compare window, which
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is indicated by the drawing being enclosed in a blue border
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and the Xref compare toolbar is displayed
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along the top of the drawing window.
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The software compares the two Xrefs
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by displaying the objects that are
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unique to the Xref in the open drawing in one color
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and the objects unique to the comparison Xref drawing
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The objects that are common in both the drawings
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are displayed in gray by default.
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The Xref compare toolbar has options
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that can be used to control the visibility of the objects
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and to zoom into the previous or next comparative differences.
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The Xref compare toolbar also contains a settings tool,
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which can be expanded to display the detail tools, such as color
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blocks for customizing the colors,
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display of revision clouds, and the display of hatch and text
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objects in the drawing during the compare state.
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Now, let's take a look at an end product
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demo that demonstrates the drawing compare
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and the Xref compare tools.
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In the external references palette,
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there are extra files loaded into the factory site drawing.
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Right-click on factory floor plan to open it.
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In the collaborate tool compare panel, click drawing compare.
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In the dialog box, select the drawing
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that you want to compare the current drawing with.
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Note that the drawing is in comparison state now
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and is indicated by a blue thick border
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and the drawing compare toolbar.
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Click and expand the settings tool.
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The objects that are unique to the current drawing
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are displayed in green and the objects
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that are unique to the comparison drawing
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are displayed in red.
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The common objects in both the drawings are displayed in gray.
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There is also a revision cloud that
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highlights the differences.
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In the revision cloud, choose polygonal.
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The revision cloud now surrounds the specific objects
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Toggle off the light bulb for the no differences objects
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to focus only on the differences.
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Click the next arrow to zoom into the area
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of one set of the differences.
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Click the next arrow again to zoom into the next set
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The two restrooms are added in the comparison drawing.
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Toggle the no differences back on.
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In the drawing compared toolbar, select import objects.
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The cursor changes into the big box.
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Create a window around the two restrooms only for importing
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and ignore the other differences.
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Press Enter to commit the selection.
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Note the color of the washrooms has
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changed to gray, indicating that it is now
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part of the current drawing.
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See the factory floor plan.
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Note that an Xref modified bubble displays also
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in the extra palette.
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The factory floor plan now says, needs reloading.
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In the bubble, the compare the changes is selected.
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Click reload factory floor plan.
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The xref drawing is in compare mode.
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Note that the two restrooms are displayed in green,
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indicating that these are the changes in the Xref compare
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The two restrooms are now part of the factory floor plan Xref
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drawing, which is fully loaded into the factory site host
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Now the revision cloud enhancements.
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In the AutoCAD 2016 update of the software,
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revision clouds were enhanced to provide multiple shapes
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for revision clouds.
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The most recently used creation option is used by default.
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The revcloud create mode system variable
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can be used to set your own default creation method.
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Creation options now available include rectangular, polygonal,
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The capability of turning any object into the revision cloud
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continues to be available.
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Revision cloud editing has also been
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enhanced by reducing the number of grips available.
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If a revision cloud is created from an object,
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the grips for the original object are displayed.
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If it is created using the rectangular or polygonal
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methods, grips are displayed at each vertex
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and at the midpoint of each line.
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As of AutoCAD 2021, when you hover your cursor
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over a revision cloud object, the quick properties
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now displays a revcloud object type
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instead of the polyline object type,
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as in the previous versions of AutoCAD.
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Similarly, the revcloud object type
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is displayed in the properties palette, as well.
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This clearly indicates that the object is a revision cloud
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and not a part of the drawing.
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Revision clouds are created using
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an approximate single value for the length of the arc chord.
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It's also called the arc length and is
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the distance between the two end points of a single arc segment.
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You can now change the arc length
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of the arcs in the revision cloud.
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The arc length can be changed either
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from the properties palette, or by using
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the new revcloud properties command.
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Now, let's look at the view and viewport enhancements.
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In the AutoCAD 2019 update of the software,
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the new view command was added for creating user-defined named
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views of the current drawing.
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This command is available in the view tab, named views panel.
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Starting the new view command opens the new view
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shot properties dialog box.
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Here, you can enter the name for your name view
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and then, you have two options to create the named views.
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The current display option enables
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you to save the current screen view,
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whereas the defined window option
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enables you to create a named view
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of a specific area of the drawing
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by creating a window around that area.
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Once these views are created, they
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are displayed in the view drop-down menu.
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You can click on any named view to restore it
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in zoom in to that area that you have saved as that view.
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This is useful when you're working in complex drawings,
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as it becomes easier to locate the specific areas.
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Again, in the AutoCAD 2019 update of the software,
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the insert view command was also added
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for creating viewports of named views in the layout.
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The expanded insert view command displays
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a gallery of all the user-created named views.
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In the gallery, select the named view
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that you want to insert in the layout.
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The preview of the viewport window attaches to the cursor.
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Depending on the preview window, you
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can now change the size of the view
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before inserting, such that it fits on the layout as required.
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To set the scale of the view before inserting,
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right-click on the view and select the scale.
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This is the advantage of using the insert view command,
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as it enables you to set the scale before placing the view.
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This can help you understand how the real fits on the sheet.
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When using the conventional viewport
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commands to create views, you set the scale
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after you place the view on the sheet.
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The insert view gallery also provides a new view option.
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This new view option enables you to create a new view directly
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If a named view of the desired area has not been created,
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you can create the desired view on the fly.
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This option does not create a named view
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and therefore, the view is not saved in the insert view
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gallery for future use.
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Once you have created and placed viewports in the layout,
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you can move, resize, and scale them using grips.
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To modify a viewport, you must be in paper space.
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When you select the edge of a layout viewport,
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three types of grips display.
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The first is an ordinary square grip
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and can be used to resize the viewport without changing
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the scale of the viewport.
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Then, the middle square grip can be
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used to move and place the viewport at a new location
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Then you have the middle arrow grip.
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And this is a list grip that lists the various scales
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that you can use to set the viewport scale.
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Now, let's take a look at an end product
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demo that demonstrates the view and viewports features.
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In the new tab, named views panel, click new view.
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In the new views shot properties dialog box, enter a name
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and select define window.
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Create a window around the area for the named view.
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Expand the view window.
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The new named view has been created.
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The software zooms into the area of the named view.
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This is especially useful when you're
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working in large, complex drawings
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and want to locate and work on specific areas.
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Switch to a layout view.
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In the layout contextual tab, layout reports panel,
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The named views are displayed in the gallery.
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Click on the named view.
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A preview window attaches to the cursor.
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Click to place the viewport.
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Similarly, insert another view.
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The scale of the preview window is not correct.
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With the enhancements to the software,
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using the insert view command, you
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have the option of changing the viewport scale before placing
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the view on the sheet.
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Right-click and choose an appropriate scale.
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Expand insert view and click new view.
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This creates a new view on the fly.
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Define a window around the area for the view.
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Click on the viewport window.
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Different viewport grips are now available that help
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you to modify the viewport.
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Select the corner grip, drag to resize.
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This does not change the viewport scale.
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Use the middle arrow grip and choose an appropriate scale.
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Click on the middle square grip and move the viewport
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SHX and text recognition enhancements.
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The process of importing PDF files
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has been improved to include SHX text recognition.
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When a PDF file containing SHX text
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is imported into the AutoCAD software.
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The text is converted into separate geometric objects,
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This makes editing of the text extremely difficult.
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various tools have been provided to work with the imported
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AutoCAD SHX objects and convert them to MText objects.
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The first is the recognized SHX text command
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and enables you to convert SHX geometry to MText string
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objects based on the font and other settings provided
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in the PDF text recognition settings dialog box.
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Once you select the SHX text objects
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the software processes the text and then provides you
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with an update about how many objects were converted,
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how many fonts were used, and the percentage
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of non-converted objects.
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The recognition settings tool opens the PDF text recognition
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settings dialog box, where you can select the fonts that
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are required for your text in the PDF,
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set the threshold percentage to determine
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how closely the converted text should match the selected
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fonts in the list to be considered a matching font,
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and set whether the text should be kept
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on the current layer or the text should
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be on the same layer as the geometry.
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The combined text tool enables you
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to combine multiple individual text
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objects to create a single multi-line text
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object as a paragraph.
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Now, let's talk about the Xref layer property overrides.
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So when you attach or overlay a drawing reference file,
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it brings the drawing object and it's
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named objects, such as layers and blocks,
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into the host drawing.
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many layer properties for the extra layers
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In the layer properties managers,
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icons have been added that enable
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you to visually determine the various extra layers
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and the information associated with them.
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An icon is displayed beside the extra layers
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that contain overrides.
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Hovering the cursor over this icon
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displays a tool tip that lists the overwrite information.
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In the top right corner of the layer properties manager,
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there is an icon that controls the shading background
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of the layers with overrides.
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In the layer properties manager an Xref overrides filter
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is automatically created when some extra layers
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have overrides applied to them.
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Clicking Xref overrides displays only the list of extra layers
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To reset any or all of the layer properties
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to their original state, right-click on Xref
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overrides and select reset Xref layer properties
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to access the options.
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If you change the properties of an extra layer,
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the change does not affect the referenced drawing.
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However, the change is retained in the host drawing by default.
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The default is controlled by the VISRETAIN system variable.
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You can also control it in the layer settings dialog box,
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in the extra layer settings area,
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by using the retained overrides to Xref layer properties
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In the layer settings dialog box,
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you can also specify the various Xref layer properties
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that you want to reload or not reload.
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These Xref layer properties are stored in the VISRETAIN mode
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And finally, now, I'll talk about the AutoCAD specialized
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A group of specialized libraries and functions
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are provided with the subscribed version of the AutoCAD 2019
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The specified tool sets are specific to various industries
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and they can improve your efficiency
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and speed up your work.
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These tool sets contain the basic AutoCAD features,
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at their core and add industry-specific features
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So let's talk about the architecture tool sets.
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It contains a specialized building design capabilities,
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such as the creation of floor plans, elevation, sections,
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The toolset is equipped with libraries
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of architectural objects and styles.
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There are 8,000 plus of them that
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enable you to work in architectural drawings
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Then, mechanical toolset.
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It contains specialized mechanical design capabilities,
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including the generation of machine components,
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builds of materials, et cetera.
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The toolset contains libraries of manufacturing parts
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enable you to create mechanical designs.
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It contains electrical design capabilities
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and a working environment specialized
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for electrical control systems.
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The toolset contains libraries of electrical symbols
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and manufacturers that enable you to efficiently and quickly
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create schematic and panel drawings,
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along with tracking component information between drawings
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and then creating reports and other electrical documentation.
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MEP toolset contains MEP design features
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that automate the design of various building systems,
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such as ductwork, HVAC, plumbing,
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and electrical systems.
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The toolset contains libraries of electrical, mechanical,
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and plumbing objects to help you design and document
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various building systems.
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It contains the engineering design features
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to create plan designs based on specific requirements
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The workspace enables you to efficiently create
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PNIDs, which are then incorporated into the Plant 3D
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It contains geospatial features that enable
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you to manage GIS and CAD data.
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The toolset enables you to work with spatial data that
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is stored in files, databases, and web services.
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And Raster design toolset.
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It contains tools for changing raster to vector data,
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enabling you to change raster images to drawing objects.
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These tools quickly clean-up and enhance images,
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create vector shapes, and modify raster images.
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Each toolset must be downloaded separately
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and installed on your system.
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You can download the toolset through your AutoDesk account
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or through the AutoDesk desktop application.
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Open the AutoDesk desktop application and sign-in.
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To display the AutoCAD specialized toolsets that
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are available with your subscription,
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click my products and tools, click
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on the tool set that you need, and then install it.
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Thank you for joining me today for this accelerated
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presentation about AutoCAD its latest design productivity
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enhancements and I hope that you found the information useful.
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