Autodesk AutoCAD AutoCAD Preview Guide

AutoCAD 2017 for Mac Preview Guide

User Interface ................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Tool Sets ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Custom Tool Set Panels ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Toolbar ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9

File Tabs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Quick View Panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Layout Tabs .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Status Bar ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Properties Window ...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Layers Palette .............................................................................................................................................................. 14

Importing PDF Files ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

IMPORT Command .................................................................................................................................................. 15

PDFIMPORT/-PDFIMPORT Command ..................................................................................................................... 17

Publish to PDF .............................................................................................................................................................. 19

Associative Centerlines and Center Marks .................................................................................................................. 21

Text Editor Visor .......................................................................................................................................................... 24

Parametric Menu ......................................................................................................................................................... 25

Multiple AutoCAD Sessions ......................................................................................................................................... 26

Full Screen ................................................................................................................................................................... 27

License Manager .......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Autodesk Account Sign-In ............................................................................................................................................ 29

2D Graphics.................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Delete Key .................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Hatch Layer .................................................................................................................................................................. 32

TEXTEDIT Command .................................................................................................................................................... 32

Rendering .................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Offline Help .................................................................................................................................................................. 32

User Interface

Significant changes have been made to the user interface for AutoCAD 2017 for Mac.

 The tool sets have been redesigned for better organization and to provide access to more tools.  A toolbar has been added above the drawing window containing frequently used commands

such as New Drawing, Save, Open, Undo, Redo, and Print.

 File tabs provide an easy way for you to access all the open drawings in the application.  Layout and model tabs are now available in the lower-left corner under the drawing area, to

easily switch between the Model and the existing layouts.

 The Status Bar has been updated and is now in line with the Model and Layout tabs.  The layer tools have been added to the Properties window for easy access and the Properties

window is part of the application frame.

 The Layers palette contains more layer properties.  The command line is anchored at the bottom of the drawing area.

Tool Sets

The tool sets are divided into two tabs: Drafting and Modeling.

Note: AutoCAD LT does not contain the Modeling tab.

Each tab contains predefined standard panels, grouping related commands together. Click on any standard panel to select which commands to show or hide from that set.

You can change the order of the panels on a tool set.

Drag the panel titles to define the order.

Collapse a panel when not using the controls. The title for the panel is still visible so you can expand the panel when needed.

Switch between two different tool set widths, the mini tool sets and full size tool sets.

The mini tool sets use small icons for all commands.

Custom Tool Set Panels

You can create custom tool panels. Click the plus sign (+) at the bottom of the tool set.

Enter a panel title, select the icon layout, and add commands and dropdowns.

While creating your custom tool set:

 Drag commands from the full command list to the preview panel.

 Hover over a command to see the command name and description.

 Use Shift or Command to select multiple commands to add to the tool set.

 Easily add a dropdown and drag commands under the dropdown to create a subset of icons.

Notes:

 All changes happen in real time so you can immediately see the changes made.  To edit your custom panel later, click on the panel to return to this view.

 To delete a custom panel, move the mouse over the panel to see the button. Click to

delete the custom panel.

 Standard tool sets can’t be deleted.

Toolbar

A toolbar has been added above the drawing window. This toolbar contains frequently used commands such as New Drawing, Save, Open, Undo, Redo, and Print.

Right-click on the toolbar to show labels, hide the toolbar, or to customize.

File Tabs

File tabs provide an easy way for you to access all the open drawings in the application.

 Clicking the plus sign (+) on the file tabs bar opens a new drawing. If a default template isn’t

specified in Preferences, you can select a template. That template is used as the default from that point on.

 Use Control+TAB to navigate through the file tabs.  Right-click on the file tabs to access the shortcut menus that have options to open, close, or

save drawings.

 Click to open the Quick View where you can preview and switch between open drawings

and layouts in an open drawing.

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