http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/ Read all your favourite blogs in one place. This forum is an agregator for AutoCAD related RSS feeds. What does that mean? en Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:41 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/images/misc_cadtutor/rss.png http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/ http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?79456-AutoCAD-2014-Command-line-enhancements&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:03 GMT Image: http://www.cadtutor.net/images/a2014-logo.png (http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/www.autocad.com) AutoCAD 2014 includes some new command line enhancements briefly covered in our launch time...

AutoCAD 2014 includes some new command line enhancements briefly covered in our launch time review titled*AutoCAD 2014 in two minutes. Let's dive in and explore some of these new tools closer.

• AutoCorrect - On the surface this is not a bad idea. If I type in LIME*(instead of LINE), the LINE*command will run instead of it saying "Unknown Command: LIME". Not bad, I can see the usefulness to this. However, I do not understand the need for a new PGP file (AutoCorrectUserDb.pgp) to hold user defined misspellings. If you misspell a command so*often*that you need to tell AutoCAD "Hey, I'm going to misspell this, so here is what I really mean" - it's time to create a shortcut key, or use a graphical UI element. Moreover, even it you did want to create an alias (say you misspell ARC a lot by typing*in ARV), you can already do this using the old standard "Acad.pgp" file. You can manage this file if needed by going to the Manage Tab of the Ribbon, on the Customization panel, and then look for an entry to edit the AutoCorrect List.
• AutoComplete - Anyone with a smartphone who sends texts,*understands this feature. Start typing PD for example, and commands that start with or include the string PD are suggested for you (i.e. PDFAttach, PDFClip, etc.).*Fortunately, you can configure these suggestions based on frequency of usage vs. alphabetical. I'm sure most people will want the former. This feature was in AutoCAD 2013, but for 2014 they*added a*built in option to perform mid-string searches. In other words, typing in LIN will not only bring up suggestions for LINE and LINETYPE, but also PLINE. You can actually do this in 2013 also, but you have to include your own wildcard characters (i.e.: type in *LIN*).*
• Synonym Suggestions - This is a feature that allows you to define a string such as "Length", and have it execute an actual command such as "Dist". I suppose the idea behind this*is that if you use a different CAD program with different phrases for things, you can continue to use those phrases by defining a synonym suggestion. However, I'm going to pick on this one even more. Why does this require a new and different PGP file*(AcadSynonymsGlobalDB.pgp)? This is a "new" feature that isn't really new at all. You have been able to do this*for over 20 years using the normal "acad.pgp" file. Interestingly, there are some synonym suggestions defined in the default file like*"connectpolyline" (runs the PLINE command) and "constructionline" (runs the RAY command). I have to say that if you are typing in 15+ character command names, it's time to create a shortcut in the "acad.pgp"*file anyway.*
• Command Help*- This is a nice feature. When you do get a full command name to show up, either by typing it out or letting AutoComplete work, there will be two icons on the right side. A help symbol and*a globe symbol. Click the help symbol to launch AutoCAD help on that command or click the globe symbol to*launch a Google search for that command. The Google search will open in a new window in your default browser.
  

• Content Search - This is another nice feature that allows you to type in the name of certain content such as a block, and when a match is found the appropriate command is launched. For example, say you type in "Window2" (which is a block in your drawing). Then*when you press enter the Insert command is launched and the Window2 block is ready for insertion. The same thing works for Layers, dimstyles, hatches and other named items.*

These items can be configured using the dialog shown below, which itself can be launched from the wrench icon on the command line.





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Be sure to save your drawing before using the PUBLISH command.

Choose* Output tab > Plot panel> Batch Plot to open the Publish dialog box. The dialog box displays the model and layout tabs of the current drawing or all open drawings. To list only the tabs of the current drawing, uncheck the Automatically Load All Open Drawings check box in the Publish dialog box. (This is controlled by the PUBLISHALLSHEETS system variable.) If you see the Status message, “Layout not initialized,” cancel and display the layout tab; then start the PUBLISH* command again.



To add other drawings and layouts that you want to include in the drawing list. do any of the following:

• Drag drawings directly from Windows Explorer.
• Click the Add Sheets button.
• Click Load Sheet List and choose a saved drawing list from the Load List of Sheets dialog box.To save a drawing list, click the Save Sheet List button. Change the list name if you want, choose a location, and click Save. Drawing lists have a .dsd (Drawing Set Description) filename extension.

The PUBLISH command uses the page setup information for each layout. This lets you easily publish many drawings without deciding how to plot each drawing separately.

Note: By default, the model tab and layout tabs for each drawing are all included in the drawing list. If you don’t want to see the model tab for drawings, right-click over the drawing list in the Publish dialog box and choose Include Model When Adding Sheets if it has a checkmark. Likewise, you can right-click the drawing list and choose Include Layouts When Adding Sheets. After you change this setting, new drawings that you add to the drawing set will not include the tab that you unchecked. Recently, a subscriber asked me how to avoid including the model tab–this is how you do it.

If you want, you can change the sheet name. The PUBLISH command automatically* generates sheet names from the drawing and layout names, but you might want to use a different name. Click the drawing’s row and then click the sheet name one time. Enter a new name.

If you’ve specified a page setup, you can assign it to any drawing — model page setups to model listings and layout page setups to layout listings. Click the drawing’s page setup and then click the down arrow that appears. From the drop-down list,* choose a page or choose Import.

The sheet order defines how the sheets in the DWF file will be listed in the viewer. To change the order, choose a sheet and use the Move Sheet Up and Move Sheet Down buttons, or drag the sheet up or down in the list.

To remove one or more sheets from the list, select them and click the Remove Sheets button.

From the Publish To drop-down list of the Publish dialog box, you can choose the type of output you want.

• Plotter Named in Page Setup:Batch plots all the layouts in the list. Each layout in the drawing set is plotted to using the plotter named in each layout’s page setup.
• DWF: Creates a DWF file that can be viewed with Autodesk Design Review or Autodesk Design Review Mobile.
• DWFx: Creates a DWFx file that can be viewed with the Microsoft XPS Viewer or Autodesk Design Review.
• PDF: Creates a PDF file.

Note: Plotting, or your last setting, is the default option. Be careful, or you may end up plotting when you want to publish.

Click the Publish Options button to open the Publish Options dialog box, where you can specify how the DWF or DWFx file will be published.

At the bottom right, you can specify how many copies you want, use a precision preset, or include a plot stamp.

Click the Publish button. If you chose an electronic form of output, you’ll be prompted for a file name and location. You may see a message asking whether you want to save the list of sheets. Choose Yes if you think you may publish these drawings again.

Tip: The +PUBLISH command lets you start with a saved DSD file instead of with the current, or all open, drawings. The Select List of Sheets dialog box opens. Choose a DSD file and click Select. You can use the –PUBLISH command with a saved DSD file to publish DWF files from a script file. You then get a prompt for the DSD file.

Do you use the PUBLISH command? How does it help your work flow? Leave a comment!

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