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ACA 2010 User Interface Cheat Sheet

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Upcoming Release of AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite to Include AutoCAD Architecture

The latest release of AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite software is scheduled for shipping on September 15. This release expands the software applications that comprise the suite to include AutoCAD® 2009, AutoCAD® Architecture 2009, and Revit® Architecture 2009 under a single license. There are no changes to the features and functionality in the products themselves.

Autodesk is including AutoCAD Architecture 2009 software in the AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009 product to make it easier and more cost-effective for AutoCAD Architecture customers to transition to building information modeling (BIM) using Revit Architecture software.

As part of their Autodesk® Subscription benefits, AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009 subscription customers will automatically receive the release of AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009 that includes AutoCAD Architecture software when it becomes available. Customers who are not on subscription will not be entitled to this benefit and will need to purchase subscription to gain access to the new product offering.

AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite is a Subscription Only product.

Chances are you already have a significant investment in AutoCAD® or AutoCAD® Architecture software, but you also want the competitive advantage of building information modeling (BIM). With AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite software, migration is easy.

• Add a state-of-the-art BIM solution to your tried and true AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture software, and allow your project teams to choose the right tools for the job.
• Implement BIM using Revit® Architecture gradually, while not disrupting your existing AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture software projects.
• Reduce your license subscription fees by purchasing a single license that includes AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, and Revit Architecture.

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Recommended System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ processor, 3 GHz or greater
• Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later) or Vista™ operating system
• 3 GB RAM
• 3.1 GB free disk space
• 1280×1024 monitor and display adapter capable of 32-bit color
• 128 MB or greater, OpenGL®-capable workstation-class graphics card
• MS Mouse—compliant pointing device
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)

The preceding requirements are recommended for effective use of AutoCAD Architecture.

This can be automatically generated from the Sheet Set Manager.

1. Open the sheet file that you want to contain the sheet list table. This must be a Sheet that exists in the current Sheet Set.

2. Right-click on the Sheet Set title and select Insert Sheet List

3. In the Insert Sheet List Table command select the table style name
and make any necessary changes – most often you will accept the
default. Click OK.

4. An alert box comes up warning you that any manual updates to the
sheet list table will be lost when you update the table.

5. Specify an insertion point for the table.

• To update a sheet list table, select the table, right-click and select Update Sheet List Table. The sheets will be updated.

• All the other Table modification tools are also available on the rightclick menu. Remember: any customization you make to the table will be overwritten when you update the table.

• Each sheet name and number in the list is hyperlinked to the actual sheet. To move quickly to that sheet hold down the key and select the sheet name or number.

They can be office furniture layouts, room layouts, restrooms, equipment and more.

Elements are typically referenced into constructs.

If you realize that you need to use a construct in several places you should convert it to an element.

To convert a construct to an element, drag the construct to the element category. The Add Element dialog box will appear and you can change the name and description if you want to.

• Elements can be referenced into other elements.
• Elements need to be referenced into a construct to be used in views. If you want to use an element then reference it.
• Elements are located under the Constructs Tab in PNav under the Elements Folder.
• You can reference an element directly into a sheet for detailing.

Project Navigator helps you attach and keep track of these Xrefs, but you may also need to see the reference relationship, update references, and repath files so their references will be found.

• To reference an object into another file (such as an element into a construct or a construct into a view), you drag and drop the item from the Project Navigator into the drawing file. This is critical. Do not use the Xref Manager like in regular AutoCAD. This is because PNav creates XML files for each file. It remembers what is connected to what.

• To update or reload an Xref you will need to use the Xref Manager. However, do not use the standard Xref tools in the Xref Manager to attach reference files in projects.

You can show the References attached to a construct without having to open the drawing. In the PNav, select the construct, right-click, and select Show External References (or, click on the button at the bottom of the Constructs and Views tabs).

• Show External References is just a viewing tool. You cannot do anything with the reference files in this dialog box.

What it does is use “idrop” technology to place the lines inside of walls. You pick one end of the wall and then the other end and the line is placed in the centter of the wall.

It is located in Content Browser (CTRL + 4), Documentation Tool Catalog – Imperial, Miscellaneous, Fire Rating Lines.

It uses custom linetypes that are included with ADT.

They are (from top to bottom):
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Many thanks to my co-worker Julie for uncovering this.

There are times when you will have a drawing file that you need to turn into a
construct to make it part of the project. It is a fairly simple matter to convert the drawing to a construct.

1. Verify that the project you want to pull it into is current, and open the file that you want to convert.

2. In Project Navigator on the Constructs tab right-click on the
category to which you want the construct attached and select Save
current Dwg as Construct…

3. In the Add Construct dialog box select the appropriate level and
division for the construct.

4. Click OK. A copy of the file will be created in the Constructs folder of
the project in the category you specified.

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