Background processing is how AutoCAD allows you to get back to work when you send off a plot. Without this setting, you may tie up your machine while it cranks away at your processing. Turn both of these on. There are two options here: Plotting – setting this one to on by checking the box […]
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More on Plotting and Publishing Plot and publish log file – turn it off – you most likely will never need this. If you did create a log it would include: Job ID Job name Sheet set name Category name Date and time started and completed Sheet name Full file path Selected layout name Page […]
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Closing out the left side of this dialog box brings us to Auto Publishing… Checking the Automatic Publish radio button will publish DWF or DWFx or PDF files upon your selected action. So you can set AutoCAD to create DWF or PDF files when you save or close a file. This may be overkill for […]
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Closing out the Open Tab… Demand loading continues with ObjectARX Application info: Here is the definitions from the AutoCAD Help files: Disable Load on Demand: Turns off demand-loading. Custom Object Detect: Demand-loads the source application when you open a drawing that contains custom objects. This setting does not demand-load the application when you invoke one […]
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Next on the Open and Save Tab we have the External XRef options. Xrefs are external files that are Attached or Overlaid to show information from other drawings. They load and refresh every time you open the host drawing. Demand Loading Xrefs defines how you want your system to handle XRefs. There are three options: […]
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The Open and Save Tab continues with the File Open options. Here you can set the number of files to display under the File Menu pulldown. I crank this up as high as it will go. Nine is as high as it will go… I also turn on “Display full path in title” check box. […]
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The next part of the Open and Save Tab is the File Safety Precautions. This area helps you avoid data loss and detect errors. Automatic Save AutoCAD automatically saves your files depending upon the setting in this box. Backup files help ensure the safety of your data. If a problem occurs, you can restore a […]
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The first area on this tab is the File Save settings. Save As Displays the file formats that can be used when saving a file with SAVE, SAVEAS, QSAVE, and WBLOCK. Whatever you set here will be used as the default setting for all drawings that are saved when you use SAVE, SAVEAS, QSAVE, and […]
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We now move to the third tab on the Option Dialog box. It is the Open and Save Tab. When working in AutoCAD you are constantly opening or saving files. The little gems that reside in this dialog box can save you time and frustration. You would be surprised at how much trouble you can […]
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