Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2016 Hotfix 2

Autodesk have released Hotfix 2 for AutoCAD 2016 & it's vertical products.

 

Applies to AutoCAD 2016, AutoCAD Architecture 2016, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016, AutoCAD Electrical 2016, AutoCAD MEP 2016, AutoCAD Map 3D 2016, AutoCAD Mechanical 2016, AutoCAD P&ID 2016, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016, and AutoCAD Utility Design 2016

 

The following issues are addressed by this Hotfix:

• Miscellaneous crash issues in DWG^™ files containing attached images;
• Miscellaneous issues with DGN Export functionality.

	AutoCAD_2016_Hotfix_2_x86.exe (exe - 17.63Mb)
	AutoCAD_2016_Hotfix_2_x64.exe (exe - 20.63Mb)

English README

Source: Autodesk

Autodesk call time on Windows XP Operating System

Microsoft® has announced the discontinuation of support for Microsoft® Windows XP operating system. Since Autodesk is aware that a large number of AutoCAD users continue to use Windows XP, we are notifying customers about the impact to AutoCAD software products.

Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 is the final version of AutoCAD software* that will run on the Windows XP operating system.

What this means for you:

• AutoCAD 2014 is the final release that can be installed on the Windows XP operating system.
  
• AutoCAD 2014 is the final version of AutoCAD that will be supported on Windows XP.
  
• If you have a currently supported version of AutoCAD on Windows XP, Autodesk will continue supporting your AutoCAD software through the "support life" of the product (Autodesk support is limited to the most current version and previous three versions of AutoCAD software).

For more information, including detailed frequently asked questions, please visit this page.


* Includes: AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Map 3D, and AutoCAD MEP

NanoCAD the FREE alternative to AutoCAD

OK I like FREE, I have downloaded and played with Nanocad for a few days now, and it is really exceptional value for money ;0). It's as good as IntelliCAD and better than A9Cad and if you are still playing with 2D then don't give Autodesk any more money for AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT check out NanoCAD at http://nanocad.com/

The interface is not the latest Ribbon and it has an AutoCAD Classic type interface but hell I started using AutoCAD at version 2.5 in DOS and still love the Classic windows 2004 interface. and it will run LISP routines - check out the Comparison Chart

Then go download and play for FREE

Technology	nanoCAD 4.5 www.nanocad.com	AutoCAD 2012 www.autodesk.com	AutoCAD 2012 LT www.autodesk.com
User interface and basic technologies
User interface	classic	ribbon+classic	ribbon+classic
Multiple document mode	yes	yes	yes
Layer, block and linetype managers	yes	yes	yes
Object snap, object tracking and polar snap	yes	yes	yes
AutoCAD commands syntax	yes	yes	yes
Command line: autohide mode, changing parameters  (font, color and height)	yes	yes	yes
Command line: hyperlinks for command options	yes	–	–
Autocomplete of entered commands	yes	yes	yes
SHX and TTF fonts	yes	yes	yes
Autorecover of drawings	yes	yes	yes
Unlimited Undo/Redo commands	yes	yes	yes
Aliases, menu and toolbars settings	yes	yes	yes
Selection of similar objects	yes	yes	yes
Selection of overlapped and superimposed objects	yes	yes	yes
User coordinate systems	yes	yes	yes
External references, XREF	yes	yes	yes
Operations with raster images	yes	yes	yes
Linetype editor	yes	–	–
Creation of viewport from model space	yes	–	–
Dynamic blocks	yes	yes	yes
Dynamic input	–	yes	yes
2D-drawing
Information about object’s properties  when the cursor goes over it	yes	yes	yes
Notepad for text data exchange	yes	–	–
Calculator	yes	yes	yes
Multifunctional grips	yes	yes	yes
Associative dimensions	yes	yes	yes
Associative hatches	–	yes	yes
Additional commands for layers	–	yes	–
AutoCAD tables	yes	yes	yes
Excel-style table editor	yes	–	–
Additional tools
Parametric 2D-design	–	Using dependencies	–
Creation of user libraries consisting of objects with  geometric, descriptive and behavioral properties	–	Dynamic blocks	–
Adding dialogs to control objects behavior	–	Using external      programming	–
Editing of external references	partly	yes	yes
Display of 3D-drawings	yes	yes	yes
Creation of mesh objects	yes	yes	–
Switching of visual styles	yes	yes	–
3D-views	yes	yes	–
Orbit command	yes	yes	–
Operations with solid 3D-objects	–	yes	–
Printing
Working with model space and paper space	yes	yes	yes
Viewports	yes	yes	yes
Objects transparency	yes	yes	yes
Color dependent printing (CTB)	yes	yes	yes
Batch plot	yes	yes	–
Printing in PDF	using external      PDF-printers	yes	yes
Printing in PLT	yes	yes	yes
PDF as a background	–	yes	yes
Programming, development
OLE Automation (Visual Basic Script/Java Script)	yes	yes	–
Visual Basic for Applications	–	yes	–
AutoLISP (with DCL)	yes	yes	–
C++	NRX	ARX	–
.NET	yes	yes	–

Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD Pulled due to fatal error

The announcement was that it's ready for download, then when you go to get it

• Quote: "Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2013 has been temporarily removed due to a newly discovered fatal error. The AutoCAD team is actively working on resolving this and a new service pack will be posted here as soon as it is available."

Typical Autodesk support ;0)

New Version of DraftSight

I'm very Pro IntelliCAD as a cheap alternative to CAD but you have to check out DraftSight it's FREE

DraftSight: Free CAD software* for your DWG filesYour software. Your vision. Your community. Free CAD software* available for Windows®, Mac® and Linux®. A new 2D CAD product that provides professional CAD users, students and educators with a better way to create, edit and view DWG files.

Click Here to go to the download page

*Standalone license. Activation required.


**DraftSight supports Ubuntu®, Fedora®, Suse®, and Mandriva®. For information regarding system requirements for DraftSight on Linux® please click here.

Updated Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD 2012 Family Now Available

The Google Earth extension supports version of AutoCAD as far back as 2007. For this update, only the 2012 compatible technology preview was updated. This is even different from the 2012 update the team made in June of this year. In fact, this update is a complete rewrite that interfaces to Google Earth using a new Java Application Program Interface (API). The former version used the Microsoft COM API (// more), so we'd really like your feedback on this new version at labs.acad.google@autodesk.com or the AutoCAD 2012 discussion forum.

As part of the rewrite, the extension now supports additional flavors of AutoCAD:

•AutoCAD 2012
•AutoCAD Architecture 2012
•AutoCAD Map 3D 2012
•AutoCAD MEP 2012
•AutoCAD Mechanical 2012
•AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012

As before the list of capabilities includes:

•Import a Google Earth image into AutoCAD
•Publish your 3D model to Google Earth
•Drape a Google Earth image onto a 3D mesh in AutoCAD
•Attach time span information to your model

but color is now supported. The former version was black and white. Color was the number 1 request on the survey feedback. The user interface has also been updated to let you work with Google Earth while remaining in AutoCAD.

The read me for this update notes

•AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 is not supported.
•the Google Earth Extension may encounter problems when used with a proxy-server that requires authentication (i.e., user name and password).

You can get more detail on all of this from the getting started page on the Autodesk Labs site.

Autodesk Release AutoCAD for Mac

Its offical - AutoCAD for Mac Announced 16th August 2011 @ 5pm GMT Just watched the live streamed video.......

To read more see http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/08/16/autodesk-adopts-apple-app-store-for-mac-software/

Autodesk Education Community Softwaredownload

Free Software for Students and Faculty members!!! Instruction in English
The movie will show you how to register on the Education Community (Student Community) and download a Autodesk software .

Lynn Allen's Tips and Tricks Videos

Currently there are 57 Videos and it appears that although a new resource on the web via CADALYST that Lynn has been producing these on a Tuesday for some time as she opens every video with “Welcome to Tips & Tricks Tuesday” a few videos back she comments that its now every other Tuesday.

Below is a taste of the subjects she covers, visit the web site to check them out!

Quickly Locate the Objects You Need

Quick Select is a powerful command that can be used to find specific objects (or groups of objects) based on their properties. This underused command has been in AutoCAD for many releases and is certain to save you time while editing!

Copy AutoCAD Layouts

Using this feature that's been part of AutoCAD going back many releases, you can quickly and easily copy/import layout tabs from any existing DWG file into your current drawing.

Using Tracking (TK) in AutoCAD

Don't waste your time drawing construction lines. See how Tracking can save you extra steps in AutoCAD! (Works with AutoCAD 2009 and several previous releases.)

Reverse Search for Xrefs

We all know how to find the external references (xrefs) attached to an AutoCAD drawing -- but have you ever wanted to do the reverse -- that is, find all the drawing files a specific file is attached to? This tip will show you how!

Customize AutoCAD's File Settings

Use AutoCAD's File dialog box and the FILEDIA system variable to manage your files and maximize productivity. (Works with AutoCAD going back many versions.)

Express Tools -- BlockReplace & Ncopy

Use these handy features to replace one block definition with another in a drawing and copy nested objects. (Works in AutoCAD going back many releases.

Restore Lost UI Elements

AutoCAD dialog boxes, toolbars, and command lines gone missing -- it's an occasional problem for some users and more common for those who have dual monitors. Here's the fix.

Tips for Tables

Check out this batch of tips for AutoCAD tables, which have been around for several AutoCAD releases. Learn to use Autofill, which came along in AutoCAD 2008.

Delete Layer Filters

Too many layer filters in your AutoCAD drawings can really slow you down. Use these two commands to control the number of layer filters.

DC Online and Autodesk Seek

Use Design Center Online and the new Autodesk Seek to grab existing content from the Internet to incorporate in your drawings. (DC Online works with AutoCAD 2000 and later.)

Maximize Viewports, Minimize Effort

Quickly edit objects within a viewport without modifying the scale factor. (AutoCAD 2005 and later)

AutoCad 2009 Training CD / DVD

I've found the Apex Web Media Computer Training Software web site that is offering the first 3 chapters of its CD/DVD AutoCad 2009 Tutorial Videos for FREE to enable you to evaluate the quality of the video's before you buy.



The First 3 chapters are:-

Introduction , The User Interface - AutoCAD 2009 Style! & Drafting Settings

The remainder of the Tutorials on the CD / DVD cover:-

Modelspace & Paperspace, Zooming & Panning Easily!, Creating a Basic Drawing Title Block, Adding Text & Attributes to the Title Block, Converting the Title Block into an AutoCAD Block, Using Viewports in the Layout Tabs, Converting the Drawing (DWG) to a Drawing Template (DWT), Setting Up the Drawing in Modelspace (Model), Drawing in Modelspace, Dimensioning, Setting Up in the Layout Tab, Annotative Dimensioning, Layouts & Page Setups, Plotting Your Drawing, Publishing Your Drawing & a Wrap Up which covers what was covered on the CD/DVD and final thoughts.

CAD Digest Tutorials

Links to thousands of CAD, CAM & CAE articles collected from all over the Web!



These topics are hyperlinked to the CAD Digest Pages

3D (see also: Solid Modeling below)
AutoCAD and the Web
AutoLISP
Basics
Blocks
CAD Corner
Customizing
Dimensioning
Drawing Commands
Drawing Aids
File Formats
Images
Modify Commands
Options
Paper Space and Model Space
Plotting
Programming
Rendering
Sheet sets
Snap
Solid Modeling
Standards
Text
UCS ~ User Coordiinate Systems
Undocumented Commands
Units, Scales
Viewports

Cadalyst LT On-line

These tutorials are great for new users to AutoCAD LT although many of the areas covered also apply to full blown AutoCAD. Written by Mark Middlebrook.

Lesson 1: Drawing Setup, part 1
Lesson 2: Drawing Setup, part 2
Lesson 3: From LT to Word
Lesson 4: Sending Drawing Files
Lesson 5: Drawing Setup:paper space
Lesson 6: Make and use blocks
Lesson 7: Another trip around the block
Lesson 8: Fill-in-the-Blank Blocks: Attributes
Lesson 9: Xrefs: blocks writ large
Lesson 10: Managing your xrefs
Lesson 11: Xrefs: layers, loading, and logs
Lesson 12: Why Line when you can Pline?
Lesson 13: Select and edit objects
Lesson 14: More command-first editing
Lesson 15: Stretch out with the Stretch command
Lesson 16: A Plotting Primer
Lesson 17: Plotting Layouts, Plotting to Scale, and Plot Preview
Lesson 18: Plot Styles, Plotting Lineweights, and Plotting in Color
Lesson 19: Plotting: details and dénoument
Lesson 20: Sending drawing files revisited