Some of my AutoCAD 2008 Highlights

Here are a few of my AutoCAD 2008 favorites:

  • Windows Vista Support
  • Multiple Mtext Columns
  • Viewport Layer Freeze
  • Auto DWF Publish
  • Ability to change multiple copy default
  • Easier Way to add layouts to Sheet set manager
  • Manipulating Layout tabs
  • Publish and plotting – homogenous plot file
  • Tool Tips for Dynamic Block grips
  • Activate palette when object is hovering over a tab
  • Support overriding tool icons in Palettes
  • Ability to redefine blocks through tool palettes
  • Tool palettes command line access
  • Materials enhancements
  • Trim Fence Option changes
  • SSM reverse publishing order
  • Command line render support
  • Tool palettes: saving tool order
  • Osnap to 3D solid while it is dragged
  • DWF Underlay – Layer Support
  • Perspective horizon updates
  • Inverse Xclip
  • Layer Isolate Command by dimming
  • Recover for Xrefs RECOVERALL
  • Dimensions: multiline text and alternate units
  • Multiple Leaders
  • Table Enhancements
  • Insert blocks and text in the same table cell
  • Spell Check Improvements
  • Paragraph Spacing in Mtext
  • Independent LT scale per viewport
  • Leader text to scale when dimscale changes
  • Separate Ltscale control in layout
  • Layer states and viewports-display differently
  • Table formats: number, currency, excel formats
  • Autofill cells along rows or columns
  • Allow new layer notification in Xrefs
  • Spell check dimension
  • Automatic DIMDLI

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4 comments

With regard to “Publish and plotting – homogenous plot file,” commercial reprographers are requesting more detail. Can you provide additional info?

It is in the preview guide as well here is more. Two additional enhancements provide greater flexibility when plotting from the Sheet Set Manager. When using the Publish using Page Setup Override option to create a DWF file, it will honor the Sheet Set Publish Options enabling you to publish to a multi-sheet DWF file. Also, a new system variable, PUBLISHCOLLATE, allows you to disable homogeneous plotting when you publish using Page Setup Override option. Disabling homogeneous plotting allows plots from other drawings or sheet sets to enter the plot spool.

Hi Shaan, I have read in some posts “Independent LT scale per viewport ” but I don’t understand. What’s that? Where can I setup LT Scale for a Viewport?
Thanks

Please see the new 2008 feature of Annotation Scaling. It allows you to set object scale settings for blocks, text, dimensions, leaders and more by viewport.
Cheers,
Shaan

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