CADDManager on October 9th, 2009

So you went through and selected all the items you wanted in the Initial Setup and there is a problem or you want to revisit your choices after the fact. Warning: Doing this will change your profile.  You may want to save the profile before you make changes.  Go to the Profiles tab on the […]

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CADDManager on October 8th, 2009

The last question is really not part of the Initial Setup process. The last question is related to DWG associations. When you double click a DWG file from explorer, what do you want to happen.  I selected the last one because I use Design Review for quick viewing of files.   I seldom open a […]

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CADDManager on October 7th, 2009

The third question asked during your Initial Setup is about Template files.  You can select the default, one of your own, or have AutoCAD create one based on the industry selection you made in question One. Template files are used to create new files with setting already preset per your desires.  When you create a […]

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CADDManager on October 6th, 2009

The second question that is asked during installation is about Workspaces. This question will let you further define what Workspaces and tools you want to use by default. From the AutoCAD Help file:  Workspaces control which task-based tools are displayed in the application window and when they are displayed. You can create different workspaces based […]

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CADDManager on October 5th, 2009

I recently installed (actually reinstalled) AutoCAD 2010.  It was a painless process, but the Initial Setup asked some questions along the way.  The install did not take very long, even though I did a Full Install.  I recommend that you do that.  At least for yourself.  That way you get everything that you want and […]

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CADDManager on October 1st, 2009

I get a lot of people who are confused by the file formats and their compatability between releases.  Some wonder why onve version won’t open a certain file and others wonder why their files are not readable by others. Sometimes it just comes down to file formats. Here is the lsit of what versions store […]

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