Who's afraid of 2006?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Doug Broad, Mar 11, 2005.

  1. I tested on AutoCAD 2005 and I don't get any error... what is the kind of message displayed?
     
    Luis Esquivel, Mar 12, 2005
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  2. Jimmy Bergmark, Mar 12, 2005
    #42
  3. well, I hadn't heard myself, and am not going to put in a date without
    knowing for sure...
     
    melanie stone, Mar 14, 2005
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  4. i'll give her a go... I can do it... (i'll be a little twitchy for a while,
    but, I can change if I really, really want to... ;) )
     
    melanie stone, Mar 14, 2005
    #44
  5. Doug Broad

    Dave Jones Guest

    sorry, it was my bent sense of humor making my fingers work the keyboard
    that time ;)
     
    Dave Jones, Mar 14, 2005
    #45
  6. no sorry necessary, i'm prone to that myself at times. ;)
     
    melanie stone, Mar 14, 2005
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  7. Doug Broad

    David Allen Guest

    the question is, when can we start complaining about it, oh I mean when can we talk about the new "features" that we
    couldn't figure out or what wasn't fixed in 2006

    "Doug Broad" <>
    |>You shouldn't be.
    |>I have used it for a while and found it easy to continue using it as if I was using 2005.
    |>The
    |>new features workshops do a great job of introducing the changes. Many of the new
    |>features
    |>will quickly become things you rely on.
    |>
    |>My customizations continued to work.
    |>
    |>While I have chosen to continue to use the command line, many will like the new dynamic
    |>input features which allow you to enter commands and read prompts at the cursor location.
    |>
    |>The biggest change of thinking will be adjusting to the powerful new dynamic blocks
    |>feature.
    |>
    |>If any of you have questions about 2006 or customizing it, I'd be glad to try to answer.
    |>
    |>Regards,
    |>Doug
    |>


    David
     
    David Allen, Mar 14, 2005
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  8. Doug Broad

    OLD-CADaver Guest

    OLD-CADaver, Mar 14, 2005
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  9. Doug Broad

    Doug Broad Guest

    ;-) I'm sure it won't be long. I'm still learning things about 2004. When I was testing
    the beta,
    I sent a wish or two that had been already been incorporated into ADT several versions
    before
    that I had been unaware of. Thankfully some kind soul filled me in.



    about the new "features" that we
     
    Doug Broad, Mar 15, 2005
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  10. Doug Broad

    jlspartz Guest

    I type (command "undo" "end") before any (command "undo" "begin") in my code, so that it will end any undo that is still open. Just a safety feature.
     
    jlspartz, Mar 15, 2005
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  11. Doug Broad

    Gary Fowler Guest

    Has AutoCAD fixed the copy and paste a group problem?
    In 2005 the paste command EXPLODES a group.
     
    Gary Fowler, Mar 15, 2005
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  12. Doug Broad

    Dave Jones Guest

    I don't have 2006 yet so can't answer your question, but the problem has
    been present since Groups were introduced and is the reason I've never been
    able to use them. What good is something that only works in one drawing?
    Dave
    DDP
     
    Dave Jones, Mar 16, 2005
    #52
  13. the groups thing is due to the fact that dictionary info does not acrry accross wblock operations...
    it should not be too hard to write a tool that preserves grouping, since the info on group names and entities involved
    is easily accessible.

    "Dave Jones" <>
    |>|>> Has AutoCAD fixed the copy and paste a group problem?
    |>> In 2005 the paste command EXPLODES a group.
    |>>
    |>> --
    |>> Gary Fowler - Architect
    |>>
    |>>
    |>>
    |>I don't have 2006 yet so can't answer your question, but the problem has
    |>been present since Groups were introduced and is the reason I've never been
    |>able to use them. What good is something that only works in one drawing?
    |>Dave
    |>DDP
    |>

    James Maeding
    jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
    Civil Engineer/Programmer
     
    James Maeding, Mar 17, 2005
    #53
  14. Doug Broad

    Gary Fowler Guest

    I talking about even within the same drawing file. Make a group. Use the
    copyclip, then
    the pasteclip command. The group is now broken.
     
    Gary Fowler, Mar 17, 2005
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  15. Doug Broad

    Dave Jones Guest

    probably one of the reasons I've never found a need to Copyclip unless I'm
    moving objects between drawings...
    Dave
     
    Dave Jones, Mar 17, 2005
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  16. Doug Broad

    Art Cooney Guest

    It doesn't matter whether you paste back into the same drawing or not, the
    mechanism is the same - the selected objects are wblocked to a temporary dwg
    file which is then inserted into the target drawing.
     
    Art Cooney, Mar 17, 2005
    #56
  17. Doug Broad

    Joe Burke Guest

    Hi Doug,

    Hope you are still checking this thread.

    I can't find it now, but I think you said something somewhere regarding the idea ADT
    2006 can be used like vanilla 2006. I'm also recalling posts from you in the past
    which indicated that could not be done with previous versions of ADT. As I recall,
    the issue had something to do with certain ADT commands reloading ADT specific menus
    which were unloaded to make ADT look like vanilla.

    Sorry about the vagueness of these questions. I'm not familiar with ATD. I'm asking
    because one of my clients is suggesting we might use use ADT 2006 on some future
    projects. I welcome the idea, but I'm concerned about the fact using ADT may be
    problematic when all I need is vanilla ACAD. I assume I could have both installed,
    but I'd rather not, for obvious reasons.

    Any light you can shed on these questions would be welcome.

    Thanks
    Joe Burke
     
    Joe Burke, Mar 27, 2005
    #57
  18. Doug Broad

    bjzjt Guest

    How to send text to the dynamic output using LISP, just like "area" command does?
     
    bjzjt, Mar 28, 2005
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  19. Doug Broad

    jlspartz Guest

    Yes, you can use the ACAD menus and unload the ADT menus and have ADT but not use it, of course, I don't see the point in getting it then.
     
    jlspartz, Mar 28, 2005
    #59
  20. Doug Broad

    jlspartz Guest

    You mean howdo you put user output to the command line?

    If you have a variable for an area (let's say it's called 'a'), then do:

    (defun c:test ()
    (setq a "3000")
    (prompt (strcat "\nThe area is " a " sq. ft."))
    (princ)
    )
     
    jlspartz, Mar 28, 2005
    #60
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