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User Interface

The user interface is similar to Microsoft Office 2007 with the Office Fluent UI including elements like the Ribbon,

Quick Access Toolbar, contextual tab sets.
Access Common Tools
Menu Browser

Click on the big red "A" button to open the Menu Browser.

Search for menu commands using the search field displayed at the top of the menu browser. Search results can include

menu commands, basic tooltips, command prompt text strings, or tags.

By using tags, you can group commands according to your drawing needs. For example, a group of menu commands that

you use frequently for a particular project can be assigned a tag named for that project. To create and edit tags,

open the Tag Editor in the Customize User Interface dialog box.

You can view recently used files and menu commands in the menu browser. You can also view a list of open files. The

Recent Documents, Open Documents, and Recent Actions views are available under the menus.

Click the push pin icon to keep a file available to view in the list regardless of files that may be saved later.

Quick Access Toolbar

To the right of the big "A" is the Quick Access Toolbar.

On the Quick Access toolbar, you can store commands that you frequently use.
Right-click the Quick Access toolbar and click Customize Quick Access Toolbar. The Customize User Interface dialog

opens and displays the list of commands available.
Drag commands you want to add from the command list pane in the Customize User Interface dialog box to the Quick

Access toolbar.

InfoCenter

The top of the application window displays InfoCenter, Communication Center and Favorites. The new is that the

InfoCenter box can be hidden by clicking on the arrow to the left of it. This will make more room to show the full

path of the current drawing to the left of it.

When searching the AutoCAD help system for a topic, you can specify which document to search, decreasing the amount

of time you spend trying to locate a topic.

One new setting in InfoCenter Settings is the options "Did You Know messages" as balloon notifications.

Ribbon

The Ribbon provides a single, compact placement for operations that are relevant to the current workspace. It

eliminates the need to display multiple toolbars, reducing clutter in the application window. The Ribbon maximizes

the area available for work using a single compact interface.

The Ribbon provides easy access to AutoCAD tools through a collection of tabs and panels. Each tab contains multiple

panels, and each panel contains multiple tools. Some panels can be expanded to access additional tools.

The Ribbon can be displayed horizontally, vertically, or as a floating palette. The horizontal Ribbon is displayed

at the top of the drawing window by default when you create or open a drawing.

Drag individual Ribbon panels into the drawing window to create floating panels. When you select another tab on the

Ribbon, the floating panels do not display until you select their associated tab again.

The Ribbon can easily be customized. You can create your own panels to display on the Ribbon; you can also modify

the commands and controls on existing Ribbon panels.
To create or modify a Ribbon panel, use the Customize User Interface Editor (Customizations In pane,

Ribbon Panels node). When working with Ribbon panels, you can create new rows or sub-panels to organize commands and

controls. You use a panel separator to control which rows are always displayed. The rows above the panel separator

are always displayed; those below are displayed only when the panel is expanded.
After you create or modify a panel, you can display the panel on a Ribbon tab. Ribbon tabs are used to group similar

Ribbon panels. To display a Ribbon tab on the Ribbon, use the Workspace Contents pane in the Customize User

Interface Editor to modify which Ribbon tabs are displayed when a workspace is set current.

Quick Properties

The Quick Properties panel displays the commonly used properties for each object type, thus making them easier to

find and improving access to them.
With the Quick Properties panel, you can edit properties for a selected object, or for all objects in a selection.

The Quick Properties panel is displayed when you select a single object or multiple objects in your drawing. You can

set where you want the Quick Properties panel to display. You can change the value of the QPLOCATION system variable

or you can select a mode in the Quick Properties panel shortcut menu.
The location modes for the Quick Properties panel are cursor and float.

Cursor is the default location mode of the Quick Properties panel. In cursor mode, the Quick Properties panel is

displayed in a location relative to where you selected the object.
In float mode, the Quick Properties panel is always displayed in the same position unless you relocate the panel

manually.

You can customize the contents of the Quick Properties panel for every object type.

Quick View tool

With the Quick View tool, you can preview and switch between open drawings and layouts in a drawing by displaying

them in a two-level structure.

You can increase or decrease the size of the layout preview images by holding down the Ctrl key while rolling the

mouse wheel up or down.

Extended tooltips

Tooltips have been enhanced and now include two levels of content: basic and extended. When you initially hover the

cursor over a command or control, the basic tooltip is displayed. It contains a general description of the command

or control, the command name, shortcut keys, and command tags.
Extended tooltips are displayed after the cursor hovers over a command or control for a defined increment of time.

You set the time increment in the Options dialog box.
Extended tooltips provide additional information about a command or control and can show a graphic illustration.
You can add extended tooltip information to your custom commands with the Customization User Interface editor.

Status Bar

The AutoCAD status bar has been updated with new tools and icons. A right-click menu enables you to easily switch

the Status bar display from icons to traditional text labels and back. The Quick Properties (QP) toggle is a new

addition to the Status bar.

The Model and Layout buttons have been moved to the right side of the Status bar, where several new tools have also

been added. The Layout flyout has been replaced by the Quick View Layouts button, which is accompanied by the Quick

View Drawings button. The Status bar provides easy access to navigation and viewing tools, including Pan and Zoom,

as well as the new SteeringWheels™ and ShowMotion™ functionality. The Annotation Scale has been replaced with a

Viewport/Annotation toggle that links the annotation scale to the viewport scale, helping to ensure that they stay

in sync. A new Workspace Switching button replaces the Workspaces toolbar, providing the same functionality in

considerably less space.

Action Recorder

You can create an “action” macro and record a series of commands and input values and then playback the macro later.

With the Action Recorder, you can easily create macros; this process does not require any programming experience.
You can insert a message in an action macro that displays during playback and you can change a recorded value to

request a new value during playback.

Each action macro that you create is saved as an individual file and stored in the location specified by the Action

Recording File Location option on the Files tab of the Options dialog box. You can easily share your action

recordings or use those created by others by including the shared path in the Additional Actions Reading File

Locations list.

Viewing Tools

SteeringWheels are menus that track the cursor over the drawing window, and provide access to 2D and 3D navigation

tools from a single interface.
SteeringWheels, or “wheels,” are divided into wedges; each wedge contains a single navigation tool. You can start a

navigation tool by clicking a wedge or by clicking and dragging the cursor over a wedge.
There are four different wheels that are available. Each wheel has its own navigation theme.
-2D Navigation Wheel – Navigate a model by panning and zooming.
-View Object Wheel – Center a model and define the pivot point to use with the Orbit tool. Zoom and orbit a model.
-Tour Building Wheel – Navigate a model by moving towards or away, looking around, and changing the elevation of a

view for a model.
-Full Navigation Wheel – Center a model and define the pivot point to use with the Orbit tool; walk and look around;

change the elevation of a view; orbit, pan, and zoom a model.

As you navigate a model with the tools on the wheels, the previous views are saved to the navigation history for the

model. To restore a view from the navigation history you use the Rewind tool.

ViewCube

The ViewCube provides visual feedback about the current orientation of a model. The ViewCube can help you adjust the

viewpoint of a model. The orientation shown by the ViewCube is based on the North direction of the WCS for the

model. The ViewCube also shows the current UCS and allows you to restore a named UCS.

The ViewCube uses labels along with a compass to indicate the direction from which you are viewing a model. You can

click both the compass and surface of the ViewCube to change the viewpoint of a model. You can change the current

viewpoint of the model by clicking on the surface of the ViewCube, or the orthographic triangles and roll arrows

located around the ViewCube.

You can use the ViewCube to change the viewpoint of the model, but you can also change the view projection of a

model, define and restore the Home view for a model, and restore a named UCS saved with a model.
ShowMotion

With ShowMotion, you can access named views that are stored in the current drawing and that are organized into

categories of animated sequences.
These sequences can be used to create presentations and to review designs.

Each category of animated sequences is displayed as a thumbnail in the ShowMotion panel. The views in each category

are also displayed as thumbnails. With the thumbnails, you can find, view, and modify animated sequences.

The animated views created through ShowMotion are known as Shots. They can be modified through the View / Shot

Properties dialog box.
From the Shot Properties tab within this dialog box, you can adjust transitions between views. The type of movement,

the position of the camera, and the length of recording can also be changed.
However, the options available on the Shot Properties tab depend on which view type has been selected. For example,

if the view type of a Shot is Still, the length of the recording can be changed, but not the position of the camera.

This is not the case when the selected view type is Cinematic or Recorded Walk. Different options appear for each

view type.

Geographic Location

Geographic location embeds location-specific references – expressed as real-world coordinates (X,Y, and Z) – in your

drawing.
You can then send your georeferenced drawing for review.
For example, you can:
-Put the drawing on a map (using AutoCAD Map 3D)
-See your design in the landscape (using AutoCAD)

When geographic location information is embedded in a drawing, a geographic marker —visual representation of

location information — is created.
You can include geographic location information in the following ways:
-Import a KML / KMZ file that has the location information
-Import a location from Google Earth.
-Manually enter the location values.

The geographic marker is displayed differently in 2D and 3D.
Note: To view the geographic marker, set the GEOMARKERVISIBILITY system variable to 1.

DWFx

DWFx — the future of DWF — is based upon the XML Paper Specification (XPS) format from Microsoft.
You can view and print DWFx files using Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista and Windows XP.
You can now – plot or publish to DWFx, attach DWFx files as Underlays, and read DWFx files using Markup Set Manager.

You can attach DWFx files as an Underlay and you can read a DWFx file using Markup Set Manager.

Enhanced Layer Properties Manager

Layer property changes are now applied instantly. You do not need to click Apply or OK to apply changes.

When space (Model to Layout or Layout to Viewport) is switched, the enhanced Layer Properties Manager displays the

current state of the layer properties and filter selection in the current space. The display of the appropriate

additional layout or viewport properties is restored.

The enhanced Layer Properties Manager supports dual monitor scenarios. It can be placed on secondary display while

drafting on primary display. Therefore, the drawing editor is uncluttered and organized.
The dialog box can also be minimized or closed when not needed.

You can now use layer filters in real time. Filter selection is instantly reflected in the drawing session.
With the Hide/Show Layer Filters pane button, you can now control the display of the layer filters pane in the Layer

Properties Manager.

Layer Isolate controls have been added to the Layer Settings dialog box, and a new option for combining layer

property changes for Undo and Redo operations is accessible from the User Preferences tab of the Options dialog box.

Hidden message settings

You can selectively restore hidden messages using a new option on the Systems tab of the Options dialog boxes.
DGN support

Exporting AutoCAD DWG files to Bentley Systems’ MicroStation® V7 DGN format.

Control the layer visibility of attached DGN files by selecting the DGN Layer option from the right-click menu when

a DGN attachment is selected.

DGN mapping tool enables you to map DGN levels, linestyles, lineweights, and colors to AutoCAD layers, linetypes,

lineweight, and colors, and vice versa. Save and access named DGN mappings for increased control during the import

and export of DGN files.

Xref Clipping

Use grips to edit the boundary of a clipped external reference. Ensure the XCLIPFRAME system variable is set to 1,

and select the clipped xref and grab a grip. A grip allows to quickly invert the clipping area.
Interactive Array Preview

While previewing of an array of objects from the Array command, you can pan, zoom, and navigate the model before

accepting the newly arrayed objects.

Find and Replace

The Find and Replace include an expandable dialog box and more options.

Spell checking

In-place spell checking is working for both text and mtext.

Lighting

A new value in the VSLIGHTINGQUALITY system variable offers more control over the lighting quality in the current

viewport. You can now set the value to 2 for per-pixel lighting.

Network license

Prior version support is the new thing for the 2009 products (soon to be available) when it comes to network

licensing. When new licenses are generated for subscription customers the license file will allow the current and

three past versions to run.

Download Links:
Preview Guide with illustrations (PDF): HERE

AutoCAD v2009
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Installation instructions:
1. Extract it into a folder.
2. Extract the files from the ISO to your Computer and do not burn it from a Disk coz it will have an error that asks you for a "DISK".
3. Install AutoCAD