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The Options of AutoCAD 2010 – Opening notes

-- The Files Tab - Part 1

-- The Files Tab - Part 2

-- The Files Tab - Part 3

Revit Options 2010 – Opening Notes  

-- The General Tab

 Survey Results from January 2010

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The Options of AutoCAD 2010 – Opening Notes

The Options Dialog box can be your friend or your enemy. Depending on how you set it up, it can enhance your productivity or it can squelch it. It can be overwhelming too.  Why are there so many choices?  What is all that stuff in there and how does it apply to my work flow?

We will take an in depth look at every feature and check box in the Options Dialog: you will know what EVERY button does when we are through. You will also know which ones to make sure you watch out for and which ones will be your best friend.

First – lets talk about opening the Options Dialog box.  You have to get it open first.  There are a few ways to do that.

 

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The Options of AutoCAD – The Files Tab - Part 1

When you open the Options Dialog, the first Tab, moving from left to right, is the Files section.

Support File Search Path
First and foremost is where AutoCAD will look for support files that it needs to get the job done.  You can get into trouble by adding too many or not adding enough to this list.  Click on the little plus sign to see what is already in place.

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The Options of AutoCAD – The Files Tab - Part 2

 

Customization Files under the Files Tab allows you to do the following:

Main Customization File
Specifies the default location of the main customization file (acad.cuix).

The CUIx file is a file that contains multiple XML-based files and custom image files. You modify a customization file through the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.

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The Options of AutoCAD – The Files Tab - Part 3

 

Continuing the march through the Options Dialog box…

Help and Miscellaneous File Names

Help File
Specifies the location of the Help file. – don’t change this

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Revit Options 2010 – Opening Notes

You do have some options in Revit and you can set them up  via a dialog box.

Open the dialog box by clicking on the “R” (called the Application Menu)  and going to the bottom right side of the drop down and selecting Options.  Don’t hit Exit.  :)

This opens the dialog box

It opens on the General Tab.

Once inside the dialog box you can set...

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Revit Options 2010 – General Tab  

The General Tab has many settings that affect the way Revit interacts with you.

Notifications

Specify a time value for the Save Reminder interval from the dropdown.

Specify a time value for the Synchronize with Central Reminder interval from a list on the dropdown.

Set the ToolTip Assistance to the desired level. The default is normal. This affects how often tooltips display in the drawing area.

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Survey Results from January 2010

I asked what was on your list of focuses in 2010.  then I compared the results to the 2009 survey on the same topic.   Here is what I found...

The top issue remains CAD Standards and it has actually gathered more focus that last year. 55% saying it was a top focus in 2010 compared to 47% in 2009.

Software Rollout swapped places with User training in 2010.  Training is needed in the minds of CAD Managers a little more than rolling out new software.

Job stability moved down on the list of  concerns in 2010.  This is good news as this area was the second highest concern in 2009.  It dropped from 46% of those who took the survey in 2009 saying it was on their list down to 26% in 2010.  That means that almost 75% did not consider the need to focus on keeping their job as a priority, compared to almost half in 2009.

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