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Software used: AutoCAD 2009
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Well I hope you're all having fun with AutoCAD 2013, synching with the cloud via Autodesk 360 and backing up your local settings to… exactly where is the cloud? Some of us will remember when AutoCAD went all "Internet". In fact, AutoCAD 2000i was the internet enabled version of AutoCAD 2000 — it was pretty sophisticated; hyperlinks could be added to drawing objects! Those were the days when a few hundred megabytes seemed lavish — these days, every AutoCAD subscriber gets 25GB of storage in the cloud — that's one BIG cloud.
So, this month, Michael takes a quick look at that cloud and investigates Autodesk 360. It is a really interesting development and I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about this in the future. Elsewhere (not in the cloud), Michael demonstrates how to import custom CUI elements from one AutoCAD install to another. He also considers the various option values for the PICKFIRST variable and explains what they do. Finally, this month's Basic article covers the creation of irregular-shaped viewports using Clip.
All this talk of meteorology reminded me that there is an excellent website dedicated to those white fluffy things. The Cloud Appreciation Society doesn't have much to say about online storage but they sure have some great pictures!
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Lots of people think that when you have blocks saved in a Tool Palette, you have to each individual block to apply custom settings. What if you have 20 blocks and you want them all to have the same setting? Well, just hold Ctrl and highlight the blocks you want within the Tool Palette, then right click on any of the selected blocks to apply global settings.
Also, you can hold the Ctrl button to select your first block, then hold the Shift button to select the last block, then right click on any of the selected blocks to apply a global settings. Makes things much easier than one at a time.
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