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Save it or Lose it
Save Options
Saving back to a prior version
Save Fidelity Objects may be larger than they appear
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Save it or Lose it... The shout goes up... Save it or Lose it! That was the reminder that we all used say to keep our files safe. We were addressing the fact that a computer crash may take out your work. If it was not saved back to the server, then it might be lost. Sometimes this would be said in frustration by one that had just been bitten by a crash (software or hardware). Sometimes it was just a casual reminder. You may not be needing reminders like this to make sure that your users are remembering to save, but you do need to think about the whole save process.
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AutoCAD 2010 Save Options
When you open a file in 2010 and save it, you have several options Obviously, you can save it in the native 2010 format. This is the default setting and you need not do anything to make it happen. But you may need to send files to those who are using other formats. there are several formats that can be used. You can also save a drawing to an earlier version of the drawing format (DWG) or drawing interchange format (DXF), or save a drawing as a template file. Saving back to a prior version When you save back to a prior release, there are some impacts to the files. Here are some of the limitations that affect files that are saved in prior releases. plucked from the AutoCAD 2010 help file with some edits and comments. Saving a drawing in Release 2000/LT 2000 format is subject to the following limitations:
AutoCAD 2010 - SaveFidelity When working with annotative objects in 2010, this option allows you to maintain visual fidelity for these objects when they are viewed in AutoCAD 2007 and earlier releases. Visual fidelity is controlled by the SAVEFIDELITY system variable. SAVEFIDELITY - Controls whether the drawing is saved with visual fidelity. 0 = Saved without visual fidelity. 1 = Annotation objects assigned annotative scales are saved to separate layers for each scale used. Only affects drawings when saving to AutoCAD 2007 or earlier file formats. If you work primarily in model space, it is recommended that you turn off visual fidelity (set SAVEFIDELITY to 0). However, if you need to exchange drawings with other users, and layout fidelity is most important, then visual fidelity should be turned on (set SAVEFIDELITY to 1). Read the rest HERE AutoCAD 2010 - Objects may be larger than they appear Buried inside the Options Dialog box is a little check mark that can affect the way your files are stored and size limits of individual objects. People use AutoCAD for many things. Most of the time, objects storage sizes are small. But sometimes things can get quite large. Individual objects use to have a limit of 256MB - have you ever drawn anything that big? You may have with a mesh or an extremely large hatch pattern. Maybe by mistake you have had AutoCAD chunk away at creating something like a hatch and have it choke because it is too large. Now you can avoid that... but it might cost you if you are saving files back to prior releases. Here is the
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September 2009 Poll - Autodesk Focus Here are the results... you want Tool Palette and User Interface upgrades and enhancements.
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October - 2009 It's all about saving your work this time around. If you have not saved it, you have not done it. Only a saved file is work that is completed. Mark W. Kiker, Editor |
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