In eight years of blogging I have received several questions on AutoCAD and Autodesk on this blog in comments and tried to answer each one. There is no real formal method to ask a question that is not related to a specific topic of a specific blog post and some have posted their questions to random other post comments. It is for this reason I am experimenting with a Open Mic post for AutoCAD & Autodesk Labs related questions or perhaps just a general comment about this blog, me, my hair or beard, you looking for a job, or the upcoming Autodesk University.
Social media and social networking is supposed to be 2-way and engaging like a conversation, not just a web page of posts sorted by date. I intend to keep the 2-way going with enabled comments to the blog as well as my participation in Twitter and other social media methods to connect with everyone and participate.
This is not intended to take the place of official product support or the great forums available with even better peer product experts than me in the AUGI forums and Autodesk discussion forums.
If you have a burning question to ask on AutoCAD, AutoCAD/Autodesk trivia, Autodesk University or Autodesk Labs such as how something works, a problem, wish list, or just something you love and want to pass a message top the product team post to the comments of this post. Try to ask questions that are not programming related or require me to research for the next month of my free time. Please understand as an Autodesk employee there are some questions such as dates of future releases, pricing, or future product plans I am unable to answer due to rules and lawyers.
Lets see how well this Open Mic idea works and if we should do more of them. The comments to this post will be open until the next Open Mic Wednesday posting. Please keep the comments g-rated and no spamming.
If you have an answer on something feel free to answer another persons comment and exercise the power and community of the readers of Between the Lines!
Cheers,
Shaan
Shaan,
I hope I’m in the right place this time. I work in a small studio as part of facilities mgmt, and we are using Autodesk 2009. 2011 was just installed on my computer, and the toolbars and pull down menus are not displayed. We do not have a ACAD mgr so I need some assistance.
Yes this is the right place to ask your AutoCAD question.
Have you tried setting MENUBAR to 1?
If you are upgrading from an older version prior to the new ribbon interface it could just be setting things to the way you want them and getting used to the new interface. You can set AutoCAD workspace to classic if you like and are more comfortable with the pre-ribbon look of AutoCAD.
Your issue could also be the result of just not locating your custom menus or profile and if you reload them in the new version you should be good to go.
Hi Shaan,
Great idea for the “Wed Open Mic”. I’m really surprised it didn’t catch on like wild fire. …Anyway, if this post is still open…
I just bought AutoCAD LT 2012, and was wondering if Autodesk has a resource that lists the commands that AutoCAD 2012 has, but AutoCAD LT 2012 does not have? – Not features, but actual commands.
The impetus for this questions is that I couldn’t find how to enclose text with a rectangle in my LT. In my ACAD 2007 I use the “Express” drop down menu to do so.
Sincerely,
Brian
Brian
Thank you for the comamne and feedback. If I could get even 10% of the questions people email me directly to the blog comments people would find more answers in searching rather than having to ask. I thought that if I offered up more opportunities people would not just email me direct, perhaps people are shy.
There is no published list of all AutoCAD LT commands. While most of the older Express Tools have now been incorporated into the AutoCAD products there are some that have not. The one Express Tool I believe you are referring to is TCIRCLE which is a Full AutoCAD Express Tool only.
Best Regards,
Shaan