The Options of AutoCAD The Display Tab - Part 3
Before we delve into the Display Resolution area
Lets discuss the following icons
Notice at the top of the dialog box this means that the variable that is
flagged with this symbol next to it is stored in the drawing file only.
All others are stored in the registry and apply to all drawings.
Display Resolution area
This controls the quality of the display of objects in your drawing.
Be careful not to set these too high it will impact performance.
Arc and Circle Smoothness
Controls the smoothness of circles, arcs, and ellipses. A higher number produces
smoother objects, but more time is required to regenerate, pan, and zoom the
objects.
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The Options of AutoCAD The Display Tab - Part 4
Finishing up on the Display Tab
Crosshair size
Sets the size (percentage) of screen real estate that is taken up by the
crosshairs.
Xref Display
Specifies the fading intensity value of externally referenced drawings. 70
is 70% of full display.
This option only affects the display on the screen. It does not affect
plotting or plot preview.
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Revit Options 2010 The Rendering Tab
Click the Rendering tab of the
Options dialog to specify paths for files used for render
appearances and decals, and to specify the location of the ArchVision
Content Manager (ACM), if needed.
Render Appearance Library Location
If you move the Render Appearance Library from its default location, use the
Rendering tab of the Options dialog to specify its new location.
The Render Appearance Library is a read-only library that stores all render
appearances for materials, the default RPC content provided with the software,
and related rendering information.
When you install Revit Architecture, this library resides in the following
default location:
C:\Program Files\ <product name and
version>\Data\Rendering\assetlibrary_base.fbx
If necessary, you can move the Rendering folder but I would not advise that
it just clutters up your install and updates.
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Installing Revit on a Mac
I recently installed Revit 2010 on a MacBook Pro. The MacBook had Boot
Camp installed and also VMWare Fusion 3. The install went onto the Boot
Camp partition fairly easily. The Boot Camp partition was Windows XP.
I installed Revit 2010 on my PC laptop with Windows 7 so I am testing it out
on that also.
Using Boot Camp is better with VMware Fusion. I no longer have to choose
between Windows and Mac at startup. I can run my Windows partition side-by-side
with the Mac OS. VMware Fusion automatically recognizes my Boot Camp partition
and lets me run it concurrently with the Mac. I can also run it in Unity mode
which makes the partition sit right alongside my Mac programs as if it were part
of the Mac OS.
You can also go to Full Screen to see the entire Revit program. Just
click on the VMWare option
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Book Review Revit Architecture 2010 No
Experience Required
Starting at the beginning is a challenging undertaking for some, but Eric
Wing has created a book that starts from the very first step into Revit for
those who have never journeyed down that road before. But there are plenty
of tips, tricks and wrnings along the way to bring an ah ha moment to any
Revit user.
Eric starts at the very basic level of the user interface, but takes an in
depth level of explanation so that what obvious to long tern users is not
missed by those that are joining the Revit movement.
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