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AutoCADLandDesktop2009Readme
ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCAD®LandDesktop2009,andAutoCAD®Civil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009,thatmaynotbeincludedintheproductdocumentation.
Unlessotherwisenoted,theinformationcontainedinthisReadmeappliestobothversionsofLandDesktop—thatis,AutoCADLandDesktop2009andAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009.
BecauseAutoCADLandDesktopisbuiltonAutoCAD®andAutoCADMap®3D,theReadmesforthoseproductsareincludedwiththisReadme.
Topicsinthissection
InstallationGeneral
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Installation
UseSetup.exetoInstall
InstallingAutoCADLandDesktop2009usingtheMSIfileresultsinaninvalidinstallation.Youmustusethesetup.exefiletoinstallAutoCADLandDesktop2009.
MenuBarDisplay
AfterinstallingAutoCADLandDesktop2009,themenubaristurnedoff(doesnotdisplay).Todisplaythemenubar,dothefollowing:
1. ClicktheWorkspaceSwitchingiconlocatedintheapplicationstatusbar,atthebottomrightsideoftheapplicationwindow.
2. IntheWorkspaceSwitchingmenu,clicktheLandDesktopworkspace.
Themenubarisdisplayed.ClickinganyworkspacefromtheWorkspaceSwitchingmenuactivatesthemenubar.
Installingona64-bitOperatingSystem
AutoCADLandDesktopisavailablein32-bitformatonly,butmaybeinstalledonacomputerthathasa64-bitoperatingsystem.
KnownIssues
TheMap Image Insertcommanddoesnotworkinthisconfiguration.
Additionaladd-onprogramsmaynotinstallcorrectlyusingthisconfiguration.
Networkdeploymentsdonotinstallona64-bitoperatingsystem.Asaworkaround,dothefollowing:
1. Ateachcomputerworkstationwhereyouwanttoinstallanetworkversion,inserttheinstallationmediaandruntheAutoCADLandDesktopsetupprogram.
2. Ontheinstallationinterface,clicktheInstallProductsoption.
3. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clicktheConfigureInstallationoption.
4. OntheSelecttheLicenseTypepage,selectNetworkLicenseandspecifytheservermodelandthenameoftheserver.
ActivatingNetworkLicenses
IfyouareinstallingAutoCADCivil3D2009andAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009onthesamemachine,pleasenotethatactivatingoneproduct(AutoCADCivil3DorAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion)alsoactivatestheotherproduct.Itdoesnotmatterwhichproductisactivatedfirst.
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General
F1HelponTooltips
Displayingcontext-sensitiveHelptopicsfromtooltipsforLandDesktopitemsisnotavailable.Forexample,ifyouclicktheMenuBrowserbutton,andthenhoverthemousepointeroverProjects ProjectManager,atooltipfortheProjectManagercommandisdisplayed.IfyoupresstheF1buttonwhilethistooltipisdisplayed,theLandDesktopHelpwindowisdisplayed.TherightpaneoftheHelpwindowdisplays"Thepagecannotbedisplayed".
PressingtheF1buttonontooltipsforAutoCADandMap3Dfeaturesdisplaysacontext-sensitiveHelptopicintherightpaneoftheHelpwindow.Forexample,ifyouclicktheMenuBrowserbutton,andthenhoverthemousepointeroverFile NewSheetSet,thetooltipfortheNewSheetSetcommandisdisplayed.IfyoupresstheF1buttonwhilethistooltipisdisplaying,theHelptopicfortheNEWSHEETSETcommandisdisplayed.
AdobeFlashIsRequiredtoViewCertainDocumentationFeatures
AdobeFlashPlayerisrequiredtoviewtheNewFeaturesWorkshopandanimationsintheHelpsystem.
AdobeFlashPlayerisnolongerincludedasaninstalledcomponentofAutoCADLandDekstop.WhenattemptingtorunAdobeFlashPlayerdependentcomponents,suchastheNewFeaturesWorkshop,adialogboxwillappearpromptingyoutoinstallAdobeFlashPlayerifitisnotalreadyonyourcomputer.Ifthisdialogappears,clickInstalltoinstallthelatestversionofAdobeFlashPlayer.
CommandsNotAvailableInCommandLineHistory
Afterrunningacommandfromamenuoratoolbar,itmaynotbeavailableinthecommandlinehistorybyusingtheUparrowonthekeyboard.Onlyapartial
listofrecently-usedcommandsmaybeavailable.
Asaworkaround,youcanright-clickinthecommandlineandclickRecentCommandstoaccessthesixmostrecently-usedcommands.
UsingQuickPropertiesCausesPauseAfterSelectingObject
TheQuickPropertiesmode(QPMODE)isnotenabledbydefaultinAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyouenableit,alongpausewilloccurthefirsttimeyouselectanobjectinanAutoCADLandDesktopdrawingsession.
DisplayIssuesForDrawingswithLargeCoordinates
Insomesituations,AutoCADLandDesktopmodelsmaynotbedisplayedcorrectlywhenrendered,animated,orviewedwithcertainvisualstyles.Themodelorpartsofitdisappear,donotdisplaymaterials,ormayappeartohaveholes.
Usuallytheseerrorsoccurifthedrawinghaslargecoordinates.Ifyouxrefthedrawingintoanotherdrawingandmovetheorigintoalowercoordinate(closerto0,0),theviewingcommandswillworkasexpected.
Topreventthesedisplayerrors
1. OpenthedrawinginAutoCADLandDesktop.
2. Zoomtotheextentsofthedrawing.
3. Movethedrawingcursortotheapproximatecenterofthegraphicsextents.
4. Writedownthecoordinates(X,Y,Z).
5. StartanewdrawingfromoneoftheAutoCADLandDesktoptemplates.
6. Attachtheoriginaldrawingasanxref.
7. Specifytheinsertionlocationas(-X,-Y,-Z),usingthecoordinatesyouobtainedinStep4aboveandenteringminus(-)signsinfrontofeach.Thiswillresultintheapproximatecenterofthegraphicsextentsbeingpositionedat0,0whenthexrefisattached.
8. Renderthedrawingorsetyourspecificvisualstyle.
AutoCADMap3DHelpTopics
NotethatsomeAutoCADMap3DHelptopicsthatdescribeAutoCADMap3DfeaturesthatrefertomenusandoptionsthatarenotavailableinLandDesktop,orthatareavailablefromadifferentmenu.AnexampleofthisisimportingDGNs.TheAutoCADMap3DHelptopic"OverviewofImportingFiles"indicatesthatundertheFilemenu Import,thereisaVectorFileoption.InAutoCADLandDesktop,thisfeatureisavailablefromtheMapmenu ToolsImport.
NotethattheAutoCADMap3Dtutorialsarelocatedin\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop2009\Help\Map3DTutorials.TheAutoCADMap3DHelptopicsandtutorialsreferencethislocationfortheAutoCADMap3Dtutorials:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADMap3D2009\Help\Map3DTutorials.
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AutoCADMap3D2009Readme
ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCADMap3D2009thatmaynotbeincludedintheprinteddocumentationorinHelp.
Topicsinthissection
InstallationandSetupCustomUserInterfaceBringingInDataJoiningDataAnnotationFeatureEditingFilterExpressionsOtherKnownIssuesNewCommands
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InstallationandSetup
Side-by-SideInstallationwithAutodeskTopobase
YoucannotinstallAutoCADMap3D2009onasystemwithAutodeskTopobase.LaunchingAutoCADMap3Donsuchasystemwillresultinanunexpectedfailure.
ClearingCacheWithUnsavedDataCausesAutoCADMap3DToQuitUnexpectedly
Ifyouclearthecachebeforeyouhavesavedallofyourdata,AutoCADMap3Dwillquitunexpectedly.Besurethatyouhavesavedallofyourdatabeforeclearingyourcache.
ManagingFDOUsersonOracleXE
TousetheFDOUserManageronOracleXE,youmustfirstcreatetheF_USER_ROLE.Tocreatethisrole,dothefollowing:
InSQLPlus,connectasSYSandexecutethefollowing:
grantCREATEUSER,DROPUSER,ALTERUSER,CREATESESSION,ALTERSESSION,ANALYZEANY,CREATEANYTABLE,DROPANYTABLE,ALTERANYTABLE,DELETEANYTABLE,SELECTANYTABLE,INSERTANYTABLE,UPDATEANYTABLE,LOCKANYTABLE,CREATEANYINDEX,DROPANYINDEX,ALTERANYINDEX,CREATEANYVIEW,DROPANYVIEW,CREATEANYSEQUENCE,DROPANYSEQUENCE,ALTERANYSEQUENCE,SELECTANYSEQUENCE,CREATEANYSYNONYM,DROPANYSYNONYM,CREATEANYPROCEDURE,GRANTANYROLE,GRANTANYPRIVILEGE,GLOBALQUERYREWRITE,grantanyobjectprivilegetof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.v_$sessiontof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.dba_role_privstof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.dba_rolestof_user_role;
ManagingFDOUsersonOracle10gor11g
TousetheFDOUserManageronOracle10gor11g,youmustfirstcreatetheF_USER_ROLE.Tocreatethisrole,dothefollowing:
InSQLPlus,connectasSYSandexecutethefollowing:
grantCREATEUSER,DROPUSER,ALTERUSER,CREATESESSION,ALTERSESSION,ANALYZEANY,CREATEANYTABLE,DROPANYTABLE,ALTERANYTABLE,DELETEANYTABLE,SELECTANYTABLE,INSERTANYTABLE,UPDATEANYTABLE,LOCKANYTABLE,CREATEANYINDEX,DROPANYINDEX,ALTERANYINDEX,CREATEANYVIEW,DROPANYVIEW,CREATEANYSEQUENCE,DROPANYSEQUENCE,ALTERANYSEQUENCE,SELECTANYSEQUENCE,CREATEANYSYNONYM,DROPANYSYNONYM,CREATEANYPROCEDURE,GRANTANYROLE,GRANTANYPRIVILEGE,GLOBALQUERYREWRITE,WM_ADMIN_ROLE,grantanyobjectprivilegetof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.v_$sessiontof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.dba_role_privstof_user_role;
grantselectonsys.dba_rolestof_user_role;
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CustomUserInterface
ErrorInCustomizeUserInterfaceDialogBox
WhenyoulaunchtheCustomizeUserInterfacedialogbox,youwillseeanUnhandledExceptionerrorthefirsttimeyouclickonaworkspace.Whenyouseethiserror,clickContinue.Youcansafelyignorethiserror.
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BringingInData
ConnectingtoArcSDEData
AutoCADMap3D2009doesnotsupportconnectionstoArcSDEdatasourcesrunningontheWindows2000operatingsystem.
ImportingSDFData
IfyouimportanSDFfilethatyoucreatedbyexportingDWGdatatoSDF,youmayneedtomapthefeaturelayerstodrawinglayersmanually.AlthoughtheentriesintheImportdialogboxmaylookcorrect,theimportoperationmayprependschemanamestoeachlayername.Toresolvethisproblem,selecteachincominglayernameintheDrawingLayercolumnandmanuallyselecttheappropriatedrawinglayerforthatfeature.
ConnectingtoOracleonWindowsVista
YoucannotconnecttoanOracledatabasefromalimiteduseraccountinWindowsVista.ToconnecttoanOracledatabaseinWindowsVista,logontoAutoCADMap3Dasanadministrativeuser.
MovingDrawingsBetweenSystems
Ifyouwanttomoveyourdrawingfromonecomputertoanother,makesurethatyouhavecheckedinallyourfeatures.Ifyoudonotcheckinallyourfeatures,AutoCADMap3Dwillnotbeabletopopulatethefeaturecacheonthecomputertowhichyouhavemovedyourdrawing.
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JoiningData
ErrorsWhenJoiningTwoSecondaryTablestoaPrimaryTable
Whenjoiningtwosecondarytablestoaprimarytable,youmayseethefollowingerroneouserrormessage:“Warning:thereisanotheroperationinprogressthatpreventsexecutingthecurrentone.”Despitethiserrormessage,thedatashouldbejoinedasexpected.
Whenjoiningtwosecondarytablestoaprimarytable,clickingUndomayresultinanunexpectedfailureofAutoCADMap3D.
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Annotation
TextJustificationinAnnotationLayers
Textjustificationoptionsdonotworkatthelayerlevelforannotationlayers.Thetextisalwayscentered.
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FeatureEditing
EditingGeospatialFeatures
AutoCADMap3D2009allowsyoutoeditgeospatialfeatureseitherwiththeusualgeospatialeditingcommands(suchasMAPFEATUREEDIT)orwithAutoCADeditingcommands(suchasPEDIT).UsetheFeatureEditingOptionsdialogboxtoselectyourpreferrededitingoptions.Select“CheckoutfeaturesasAutoCADdrawingobjects”toedityourfeaturesusingAutoCADeditingcommands.Select“CheckoutfeaturesasGeospatialfeatures”toedityourfeaturesusinggeospatialeditingcommands.
CyclingThroughGripEditCommandsonFDOFeatures
IfyouusethespacebartocyclethroughgripeditcommandswheneditingFDOfeaturs,AutoCADMap3Dmayquitunexpectedly.Toworkaroundthisissue,donotcyclethroughgripeditcommandsusingthespacebarpasttheMIRRORcommand.PressEscapetocancelthecommand,thenrepeatyourgripeditingsequence.Youcanalsouseeditingcommandsdirectlyratherthanassubcommandsinthegrip-editsequence.
CyclingthroughgripeditcommandsworksasexpectedonAutoCADdrawingobjects.
BufferingFeaturesWithNoIdentityProperty
BufferingafeaturefromalayerthathasnoidentitypropertywillcauseAutoCADMap3Dtoquitunexpectedly.Toworkaroundthisissue,dooneofthefollowing:
Openthedatasourceandfindthelayerthatdoesnotincludeanidentityproperty.Enteranidentitypropertyforthatlayer.
Createacopyofthelayer(usingBulkCopy,forexample).Thenew
copyofthelayershouldincludeanautogeneratedidentityproperty.Bufferthefeatureonyournewlayer.
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FilterExpressions
UsingCalculatedFieldsWhenQueryingtoFilterData
Ifyouuseacalculatedfieldwhenqueryingtofilterdata,youmayseeanFDOerrormessage.Toaddressthiserrorandcontinuewithyourquery,simplyrefreshthelayer.
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OtherKnownIssues
CoordinateSystemsMayDisplayIncorrectly
CertainSHPfoldersmaycontainerroneously-formedWellKnownText(WKT)coordinateprojectiondescriptionsintheir.PRJfiles.Inthesecases,thecoordinatesystemreportedintheDataConnectdialogmayappeartobeincorrect.DependingontheactualWKTtextencountered,thediscrepancymaybeinnocuous,andthedatawillbeaddedtothemapcorrectly.Forexample,someWGS-84Lat-LonWKTstringsmayinadvertentlybereportedasanotherLat-Loncoordinatesystem,suchasAntarctic98.LL(whichhasthesamemathematicaldefinitionasLL84).
PointsCreatedinAutoCADMap3DAreNotVisibleinESRIArcGIS
IfyoucreatenewpointsinaSHPfileusingAutoCADMap3D,youmaynotbeabletoviewthosepointsinESRIArcGIS.Toworkaroundthisproblem,takethefollowingsteps:
1. OpentheEditortoolbar(ClickTools>Editortoolbar)
2. OntheEditortoolbar,clickEditor>StartEditing.
3. OntheEditortoolbar,clickEditor>SaveEdits.
ChangeinBehaviorforJoinedData
InAutoCADMap3D2009,youarenolongerabletoeditone-to-manyjoinsorinnerjoins.
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NewCommands
NewCommands
Command Description
MAPAUTOCHECKOUT Setsoptiontoautomaticallycheckoutfeatureswhenediting
MAPFEATUREEDITOPTIONS Setsfeatureeditsetoptions.
MAPFEATUREMERGE Mergesgeospatialfeatures.
MAPFEATURESPLIT Splitsgeospatialfeatures.
MAPIGNORESPLITMERGERULES Overridessplitandmergerulesforyourfeatureeditset.
MAPPLOTTRANSPARENCY Setsoptionsforplottingtransparentfeatures.
MAPTEXTCREATE Createsannotationtext.
MAPTEXTEDIT Editsannotationtext.
MAPTEXTLAYERCREATE Createsanannotationtextlayer.
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AutoCAD2009Readme
ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCAD2009thatmaynotbeincludedintheprinteddocumentationorinHelp.
Topicsinthissection
Installation,ConfigurationandHardwareGraphicsCardDriverUpdateDrawandEditDeveloperInformationCommandandSystemVariableHistoryProductRemovalTrademarks
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Installation,ConfigurationandHardware
InstallationandConfiguration
InstallingfromDualCD/DVDROMDriveSystems
InstallationfailsifyouattempttoinstallAutoCAD2009installationdiscsindifferentdrivesofadualCD/DVDROMdrivesystem.Youmustusethesamediscdriveinordertocompletetheinstallationprocess.
HTMLHelpFailsWhenLaunchedfromaNetworkDrive
YoucannotlaunchtheHelpSystemfromanetworkdrive.A"PageCannotBeDisplayed"warningisdisplayed.ThislimitationisaresultoftheWindowsSecurityUpdate#896258fromMicrosoft.
Licensing
ToInstalltheAutodeskNetworkLicenseManager
1. OntheAutoCAD2009Installationwizard,clickInstallToolsandUtilities.
2. OntheSelecttheProductstoInstallpage,ensurethattheNetworkLicenseManagerisselected.ClickNext.
3. ReviewtheAutodesksoftwarelicenseagreementforyourcountryorregion.Youmustacceptthisagreementtoproceedwiththeinstallation.ChooseyourcountryorregionandclickIAccept.ClickNext.Note Ifyoudonotagreetothetermsofthelicenseandwishtoterminatetheinstallation,clickCancel.
4. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickConfigure.
5. IfyouselectedmultipleproductsontheSelectProductstoInstallpage(Step3),thenclicktheNetworkLicenseManagertab.
6. Dooneofthefollowing:
Acceptthedefaultinstallationpath(C:\ProgramFiles\AutodeskNetworkLicenseManager\).
Click[...]tospecifyadifferentpath.Ifyouenterapaththatdoesnotexist,anewfolderiscreatedusingthenameandlocationyouprovide.
Note DonotinstalltheNetworkLicenseManageronaremotedrive.WhenyouinstalltheNetworkLicenseManagerfiles,youmustprovideapathtoalocaldrive.Youmustalsospecifythedriveletter;theuniversalnamingconvention(UNC)isnotsupported.
7. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickInstall.
8. OntheInstallationCompletepagedisplays,clickFinish.
RunningaNetworkLicenseManageronMicrosoftWindowsVista
WhenstartingthenetworkversionofAutoCAD2009onaMicrosoftWindowsVistaworkstation,youmayencounterlicensingerror-15ifthelicensemanagerisrunningonWindowsVista(FLEXlmserverversion11.4.100).Dothefollowing:
InstallthelatestServicePackandupdatesforMicrosoftWindowsVista.
Ifyoucontinuetoencountererrors,dothefollowing:
OntheStartmenu(WindowsVista),clickControlPanel NetworkandSharingCenter ManageNetworkConnections,right-clickonLocalAreaConnection.SelectProperties.UncheckInternetProtocol6(TCP/IPv6).ClickOK.
ToInstalltheNetworkLicenseActivationUtility
1. OntheAutoCAD2009Installationwizard,clickInstallToolsandUtilities.
2. OntheSelecttheProductstoInstallpage,ensurethattheNetworkLicenseActivationUtilityisselected.ClickNext.
3. ReviewtheAutodesksoftwarelicenseagreementforyourcountryorregion.Youmustacceptthisagreementtoproceedwiththeinstallation.ChooseyourcountryorregionandclickIAccept.ClickNext.
Note Ifyoudonotagreetothetermsofthelicenseandwishtoterminatetheinstallation,clickCancel.
4. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickConfigure.
5. IfyouselectedmultipleproductsontheSelectProductstoInstallpage(Step3),thenclicktheNetworkLicenseActivationUtilitytab.
6. Dooneofthefollowing:
Acceptthedefaultinstallationpath(C:\ProgramFiles\AutodeskNetworkLicenseManager\NetworkLicenseActivationUtility\enu\).
Click[...]tospecifyadifferentpath.Ifyouenterapaththatdoesnotexist,anewfolderiscreatedusingthenameandlocationyouprovide.
7. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickInstall.
8. OntheInstallationCompletepagedisplays,clickFinish.
FlexLMLicenseisCreatedinTwoLocations
TheFLEXlmLicenseFinderdialogboxmaynotdisplayuponeachlaunchofAutoCAD2009fornon-administrativeuserswhoareusingWindowsVista64-bit.ThisisbecuasethelicenseserverpathinformationisstoredintheHLKM\STOFTWARE\Wow6432Nodepath,whichisnotaccessibletonon-administrativeusers.
Tofixthisproblem,replicatethelicenseserverpathinformationstoredintheabovepathtogototheHKLM\software\FLEXlmLicenseManagerpath.
Hardware
GraphicsCardDriverUpdate
Forthebestprogramperformance,verifyandupdateyourgraphicscarddriver.Formoreinformation,seeGraphicsCardDriverUpdate.
RemoteAccessApplications
ItisnotrecommendedthatyouuseanytypeofremoteaccessapplicationinconjunctionwithAutoCAD2009whenitisconfiguredtousehardware
acceleration.Mostremoteaccessapplicationscannotsupporthardwareacceleration,whiccancausegeneraldisplayfailureandinstability.Ifyouneedtouseremoteaccessapplications,disablehardwareaccelerationorusethe/NOHARDWAREcommandlineswitchtostartAutoCAD2009inSoftwaremode.
HardwareCertificationDatabase
TodownloadandinstallthelatesthardwarecertificationXMLfile,visittheHardwareCertificationwebsiteathttp://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard.
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GraphicsCardDriverUpdate
YoushouldverifyandupdateyourgraphicscarddrivertooptimizeAutoCAD2009.Usethefollowingproceduretoidentifyyourcurrentgraphicscarddriver.
Toidentifyyourgraphicscarddriver
1. StartAutoCAD2009.
2. AttheCommandprompt,enter3dconfig.
3. IntheAdaptiveDegradationandPerformanceTuningdialogbox,clickViewTuneLog.
4. Reviewthe3DDevicesectionforinformationaboutyoursystem'sgraphicscarddriveranddriverversion.
Ifyoufindthatyoudoneedtoupdateyourdriver,visithttp://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscardtofindacertifieddriverforyourgraphicscard.Ifyoudonotfindone,visitthegraphicscardmanufacturer'swebsite.
Note Ifthegraphicscardmanufacturerdoesnothaveanupdateddriver,checkthesystemmanufacturer'swebsite.CompanieslikeIBM,HewlettPackard,andDelloftensupplytheirownsystemdrivers.
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DrawandEdit
DrawingEnvironment
ToolPalettes
Toolpalettescreatedinthecurrentreleaseshouldnotbeusedinpreviousreleases.
PlotandPublishDWFFiles
AutoCAD2009for64-bithaltsunexpectedlywhenpublishingDWFdrawingscontainingtext,multilinetext(mtext),andattributesthatusetheCityBluePrintfont.Torepairthisproblem,downloadandinstalltheWindowssecurityupdateavailalbeathttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin?MS06-002.mspx.
OpeningSampleDrawingFilesinWindowsVista
DuetoWindowsVistarestrictions,allsamplefilesfoundintheAutoCAD2009Samplefolderandsubfoldersareread-only.SheetSetManagersamplefilescanbeopenedintheSheetSetManager,butcannotbechanged.
Autodeski-drop
Fori-droptooperateproperlyonasystemrunningWindowsVista,theusershouldbesettoRunasAdministrator.
3DEnvironment
AutoCAD2007introducedanew3DModelingenvironment,whichyoucanaccessbymeansoftheVISUALSTYLEScommandandchoosinganynon-2Dstyle.The3Denvironmenthassomebehavioraldifferenceswhencomparedtothelegacy2Ddraftingenvironment,suchas:
Draworderisnotsupportedin3D
Memoryusagein3Dishigher
TheREGENandREGENALLcommandsdonotnecessarilycleanupdisplayartifacts.Toresetthedisplay,cycleVISUALSTYLESbetween2Dandnon-2Dstyles.
Direct3DwithMicrosoftWindowsVista
WhenDirect3DisenabledinaWindowsVistaenvironment,thecursorappearsasblackandwhiteinsteadofcolorinnon-2Dvisualstyles.AnychangestothecursorfromtheOptionsdialogboxarenotenabledinthisenvironment.
AnimationandRendering
AnimationOutput
TheQuicktimePlayercannotplayMOVfilessavedwithcharactersthatarenotnativetothecurrentoperatingsystem.
WindowsVistaversionsKandN(availableinKoreaandEurope)donotcomewithWindowsMediaPlayerinstalled.InordertousetheanimationfeatureinAutoCAD2009,downloadthelatestversionofMediaPlayerfromtheMicrosoftwebsite.
AdvancedRenderSettings
IntheAdvancedRenderSettingsDialogbox,theMemoryLimitfieldisignoredinAutoCAD2009for64-bit.AutoCAD2009willmakeuseofallavailablememoryina64-bitenvironment.
OtherDraftingIssues
ExternalReferences
Duetotheexternalreferences(xref)pollingcycle,youcanencounteratimelagwhenattemptingtousetheManageXrefsicontoreloadDWGxrefs.YoucannotreloadreferencedDWGfileswiththismethoduntilyouseetheballoonnotificationontheManageXefsiconisdisplayed.Toexpeditethereloadingprocess,useoneofthefollowingmethods:
OntheExternalReferencespalette,right-clickthereferencedrawing.ClickReload.
OntheExternalReferencespalette,clickReloadAllReferences.
AttheCommandprompt,enter-xref.UsetheReloadoption.
TextandLanguage
Multiple-LanguageSupport
Whenyoucopyandpastecharactersthathavebeencreatedusingalanguageotherthanthesystemlanguage,thecharactersmaynotbedisplayedcorrectly.
Tocorrectthedisplaytoshowtheoriginallanguage
1. Double-clickthetexttoopenitintheIn-PlaceTextEditor.
2. Right-clickinsidetheeditor.ClickCharacterSetandselecttheoriginallanguage.
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DeveloperInformation
ChangesThatMayAffectScripts
Changestothefollowingcommandsorsystemvariablesmayaffectpre-existingscripts:
EXTENDFortheEXTENDcommand,ifyoudonotselectanobjectattheSelectObjectstoExtendprompt,youarenowpromptedtospecifytheoppositecornerofacrossingwindow.Thischangemayaffectpre-existingscriptsthatcallEXTENDandsupplyapickpointthatselectsnoobjects.Youcanfixlegacyscriptsbyomittingpointsthatdonotselectobjects.
INSERTIfyouusetheScaleUniformlyoptionintheBlockDefinitiondialogbox,youarenolongerpromptedtoenterseparatescalefactorsforX,Y,Zcoordinateswhenyouinsertablockusingthe-INSERTcommand.
MENULOADBydefault,theMENULOADcommandloadsonlyCUIfilesinAutoCAD2006orlaterreleases.ToloadanMNUorMNSfileinAutoCAD2006orlaterrelease,youmustexplicitlyincludetheextensioninthefilename,asshowninthefollowingexample:(command"menuload""myMenu.mnu")
However,ratherthanchangingyourcode,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyouopenyourlegacymenufilesinAutoCAD2009beforerunningapplicationsthatusethem.AutoCAD2009automaticallyconvertsthemtoCUIfiles,andtheCUIfilesareloadedbyexistingcodethatusesthefilenamewithoutanextensionLegacycodethatspecifiesanMNU,MNS,orMNCextensionshouldbechangedtoreferenceaCUIfile,andAutoCAD2007-basedapplicationsshouldshipwithCUIfiles,notMNU,MNS,orMNCfiles.
TRIMFortheTRIMcommand,ifyoudonotselectanobjectattheSelectObjectstoTrimprompt,youarenowpromptedtospecifytheoppositecornerofacrossingwindow.Thischangemayaffectpre-existingscriptsthatcallTRIMandsupplyapickpointthatselectsnoobjects.Youcanfixlegacyscriptsbyomittingpointsthatdonotselectobjects.
ActiveXandVBA
VBAscriptsthatrunatstartupshouldcheckwhethertheAutoCAD2009processisvisibleorinvisible.Iftheprocessisinvisible,thescriptshouldnotexecute,becausetheprocessmaybeperformingbackgroundplottingorpublishingoperations.TocheckwhethertheAutoCAD2009processisvisibleorinvisible,youcanusetheVisiblepropertyoftheApplicationobjectintheAutoCAD2009ObjectModel.
QuickProperties
TomaximizeperformancewhenscriptsorLISPrountinesarerun,theQuickProperitiespanelisdisabled.Completionoftheroutinerestoresfunctionality.
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CommandandSystemVariableHistory
WheretoLearnAboutAutoCAD2009
UsethefollowingresourcestofindmoreinformationaboutAutoCAD2009:
NewFeaturesWorkshop(Helpmenu)
Helpsystem(Helpmenu)
DeveloperHelp(Helpmenu>AdditionalResources)
AutodeskUserGroupInternational(AUGI)(Helpmenu>AdditionalResources)
Autodeskwebsiteathttp://www.autodesk.com
NewCommands
Command Description
ACTRECORD StartstheActionRecorder.
ACTSTOP StopstheActionRecorderandprovidestheoptionofsavingtherecordedactionstoanactionmacrofile.
-ACTSTOP StopstheActionRecorderandprovidestheoptionofsavingtherecordedactionstoanactionmacrofile.
ACTUSERINPUT Insertsarequestforuserinputintoanactionmacro.
ACTUSERMESSAGE Insertsamessagethatwillbeviewedduringplayback.
-ACTUSERMESSAGE Insertsausermessageintoanactionmacro.
ALLPLAY Playsallnamedviewsincurrentdrawing.
BACKGROUND Setsupthebackgroundforyourview.
CLASSICLAYER Manageslayerandlayerproperties.
DASHBOARD OpenstheDashboardwindow.RoutedtotheRIBBONcommand
-DGNEXPORT CreatesoneormoreDGNfilesfromthecurrentdrawing.
-DGNIMPORT ImportsthedatafromaDGNfileintoanewDWGfile.
DGNLAYERS ControlsthedisplayoflayersinaDGNunderlay.
DGNMAPPING Allowsuserstocreateandedituser-definedDGNmappingsetups.
DWFFORMAT SetsthedefaultDWFformattotheselectedformattoDWForDWFxforthePUBLISH,3DDWF,andEXPORTcommands.
EDITSHOT OpenstheEditViewdialogboxwiththeShotPropertiestabactive.
EXPORTLAYOUT Exportsallvisibleobjectsfromcurrentlayouttothemodelspaceofanewdrawing.
HIDEPALETTES Hidescurrentlydisplayedpalettes(includingthecommandline).
IMPRESSION GivesaCADdrawingahand-drawnlookbyexportingitforrenderinginAutodeskImpression.
LAYERCLOSE ClosesLayerPropertiesManager.
NAVSMOTION DisplaystheShowMotioninterface.
NAVSMOTIONCLOSE ClosestheShowMotioninterface.
NAVSWHEEL Displaysthe
SteeringWheel.
NAVVCUBE ControlsthevisibilityanddisplaypropertiesoftheViewCube.
NEWSHOT CreatesanamedviewwithmotionthatisplayedbackwhenviewedwithShowMotion.
QVDRAWING Displaysopendrawingsandlayoutsinadrawinginpreviewimages.
QVDRAWINGCLOSE Closespreviewimagesofopendrawingsandlayoutsinadrawing.
QVLAYOUT Displayspreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.
QVLAYOUTCLOSE Closespreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.
RIBBON OpenstheRibbonwindow.
RIBBONCLOSE ClosestheRibbonwindow.
SEQUENCEPLAY Playsthenamedviewsinoneviewcategory.
SHOWPALETTES Restoresthedisplayofhiddenpalettes.
VIEWGO Restoresanamedview.
VIEWPLAY Playstheanimationassociatedwithanamedview.
ChangedCommands
ChangedCommand Description
DASHBOARDCLOSE ClosestheDashboardwindow.RoutedtotheRIBBONCLOSEcommand.
DGNATTACH AttachesaDGNunderlaytothecurrentdrawing.
-DGNATTACH AttachesaDGNunderlaytothecurrentdrawing.
DGNEXPORT CreatesoneormoreDGNfilesfromthecurrentdrawing.
DGNIMPORT ImportsthedatafromaDGNfileintoanewDWGfile.
GEOPGRAPHICLOCATION Specifiesthegeographiclocationinformationforadrawingfile.
LAYER Manageslayersand
layerproperties.
NEWVIEW Createsanamedviewwithoutmotion.
QUICKCUI DisplaystheCustomizeUserInterfacedialogboxinacollapsedstate.
VPLAYER Setslayervisibilitywithinviewports.
NewSystemVariables
SystemVariable Description
ACTPATH Specifiestheadditionalpathstousewhenlocatingavailableactionmacrosforplayback.
ACTRECORDSTATE SpecifiesthecurrentstateoftheActionRecorder.
ACTRECPATH Specifiesthepathusedtostorenewactionmacros.
ACTUI ControlsthebehavioroftheActionRecorderpanelwhenrecordingandplayingbackmacros.
CAPTURETHUMBNAILS Specifiesifandwhenthumbnailsare
capturedfortheRewindtool.
DGNIMPORTMAX LimitsthenumberofelementsthataretranslatedwhenimportingaDGNfile.ThislimitpreventstheprogramfromrunningoutofmemoryandsuspendingwhenimportinglargeDGNfiles.
DGNMAPPINGPATH Storesthelocationofthedgnsetups.inifilewhereDGNmappingsetupsarestored.
GEOLATLONGFORMAT ControlstheformatofthelatitudeandlongitudevaluesintheGeographicLocationdialogbox,andthecoordinatestatusbarinGeographicmode.
GEOMARKERVISIBILITY Controlsthevisibilityofgeographicmarkers.
HIDEXREFSCALES ControlsthedisplayofXrefscales.0-Xrefscalesaredisplayed1-Xrefscalesarehidden.
LAYERDLGMODE SetstheflavoroftheLayerPropertiesManagerthatwillbedefinedfortheuseof
theLAYERcommand.TheLAYERcommandismappedtoexecuteeithertheCLASSICLAYERorLAYERPALETTE.
MENUBAR Controlsthedisplayofthemenubar.
MTEXTTOOLBAR ControlsthedisplayoftheTextFormattingtoolbar.
NAVSWHEELMODE SpecifiesthecurrentmodeoftheSteeringWheels.
NAVSWHEELOPACITYBIG ControlstheopacityofthebigSteeringWheels.
NAVSWHEELOPACITYMINI ControlsthesizeoftheminiSteeringWheels.
NAVSWHEELSIZEBIG SpecifiesthesizeofthebigSteeringWheels.
NAVSWHEELSIZEMINI SpecifiesthesizeoftheminiSteeringWheels.
NAVSWHEELWALKSPEED ControlsthespeedofWalkfromwheel.
NAVVCUBEDISPLAY ControlsthedisplayoftheViewCubeonthecanvaswhenthe3Dgraphicsystemisactive.
NAVVCUBELOCATION IdentifiesthecornerinaviewportwheretheViewCubeisdisplayed.
NAVVCUBEORIENT ControlswhethertheViewCubereflectsthecurrentUCSorWCS.
NAVVCUBESIZE ControlsthedisplaysizeoftheViewCube.
NAVVCUBOPACITY ControlstheopacityoftheViewCubewheninactive.
OPENPARTIAL Controlswhetherwhetheradrawingcanbeworkedonbeforeitisfullyopen.
PREVIEWTYPE Specifiestheviewtouseforthedrawingthumbnail.
PUBLISHHATCH ControlswhetherhatchpatternspublishedtoDWFformat(DWFFileorDWFxFile)aretreatedasasingleobjectwhenopenedinAutodeskImpression.
QPLOCATION SetsthelocationmodeofQuickPropertiespanel.
QPMODE SetstheonoroffstateofQuickProperties
panel.
QVDRAWINGPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofpreviewimagesofdrawings.
QVLAYOUTPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofpreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.
RIBBONSTATE Indicateswhethertheribbonpaletteisopenorclosed.
ROLLOVERTIPS Controlsthedisplayofobjectrollovertooltipsintheapplication.ThecontentintooltipscanbecustomizedintheCustomizeUserInterface(CUI)editor.
SHOWMOTIONPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofthethumbnailshots.
SHOWPALETTE Thiscorrespondstotheshortcutkey(CTRL+SHIFT+H)toshoworhidepalettes.
STATUSBAR Controlsthedisplayoftheapplicationanddrawingstatusbars.
THUMBSIZE Specifiesthemaximumgenerated
sizeforthumbnailpreviewsinpixels.
ChangedSystemVariables
ChangedSystemVariable Description
CROSSINGAREACOLOR Controlsthecoloroftheselectionareaduringcrossingselection.Thevalidrangeis1to255.TheSELECTIONAREAsystemvariablemustbeon.
GRIPCOLOR Controlsthecolorofnonselectedgrips.Thevalidrangeis1to255.
GRIPHOT Controlsthecolorofselectedgrips.Thevalidrangeis1to255.
GRIPHOVER Controlsthefillcolorofanunselectedgripwhenthecursorpausesoverit.Thevalidrangeis1to255.
OSMODE Setsrunningobjectsnaps.
TABLETOOLBAR ControlsthedisplayoftheTabletoolbar.
WINDOWAREACOLOR Controlsthecolorofthetransparent
selectionareaduringwindowselection.Thevalidrangeis1to255.SELECTIONAREAmustbeon.
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ProductRemoval
ToUninstallAutoCAD2009[WindowsXP]
1. OntheStartmenu(Windows),clickSettings ControlPanel AddorRemovePrograms.
2. SelectAutoCAD2009.ClickChange/Remove.
3. OntheInstallationwizardMaintenanceModepage,clickUninstall.
4. OntheUninstallAutoCAD2009page,clickNext.
5. ClickFinish.
ToUninstallAutoCAD2009[WindowsVista]
1. OntheStartmenu(Windows),clickSettings ControlPanelUninstallaProgram.
2. SelectAutoCAD2009.ClickUninstall/Change.IftheUserAccountControldialogboxdisplays,clickContinue.
3. OntheInstallationwizardMaintenanceModepage,clickUninstall.
4. OntheUninstallAutoCAD2009page,clickNext.
5. ClickFinish.
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