CADDManager on April 18th, 2007

Final items from the ACA2008 readme file… Dimensions Adding a height value to the text style changes the height of text within AEC Dimensions but not AutoCAD dimensions. It is not possible to summon the Dimension Style Manager dialog via the Display Properties dialog, if accessed through the Display tab of the Properties Palette. To […]

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CADDManager on April 16th, 2007

Again – here is some info from the readme file in ACA2008 – my comments in italics Spaces Property Set Definitions New automatic property set definitions have been added for spaces. Base Perimeter Including Interferences Gross Area Minus Interferences Gross Perimeter Including Interferences Net Area Minus Interferences Net Perimeter Including Interferences Usable Area Minus Interferences […]

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CADDManager on April 15th, 2007

From the ACA2008 readme file… Layers AutoCAD 2008 Layer State functionality replaces Layer Snapshots, from Architectural Desktop, in AutoCAD Architectural 2008. To Prevent the Replacement of Layer Snapshots with Layer States, you will need to edit the registry. Note:You should back up the registry before making any changes to it. Check the readme in your […]

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CADDManager on April 10th, 2007

More Comments from the 2008 ReadMe IFC Export IFC Export will only export the components of objects that are On in the Model Display Set. IFC Export does not use the current display when exporting the file. To verify the visibility of an object open the Display Manager and browse Sets and Representations by Object […]

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CADDManager on April 9th, 2007

What use to be known as “Known Issues” Autodesk has published the readme file from AutoCAD Architectural (What used to be known as ADT). In that file are notes on the software about issues that were not fully resolved. They use to call them Known Issues. They now call them “Feature Comments”. These are things […]

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CADDManager on April 2nd, 2007

(the product formerly known as ADT) 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 […]

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CADDManager on August 16th, 2006

To Send a Project you can gather all the associated files in a transmittal through eTransmit. When you want to gather all files together for in-house purposes – use Archive. Both of these tools are available on the right-click menu when you select a project name. They do the same thing only eTransmit has the […]

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CADDManager on August 16th, 2006

To rename a project, first close it, then right-click on it, and select Rename Project. The Rename Project File dialog box will open and you can enter a new name. When you make the project current, it will ask if you want to re-path the project. I recommend that you repath when you rename a […]

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CADDManager on August 11th, 2006

A sheet list table is a listing of all the sheets in a project by number and name. Typically it is inserted on the cover sheet of a project but can be placed on any sheet. This can be automatically generated from the Sheet Set Manager. 1. Open the sheet file that you want to […]

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