A large part of my life deals with using and supporting AutoCAD (yes, I’m a self professed nerd), yet for some reason, I want to spend even more time writing about it. As promised, I have a couple quick positive comments about changes in AutoCAD 2009. First, you can FINALLY keep the layer dialog open while you work. Let’s see, AutoCAD is only 10 years behind MicroStation on that one. The only problem now is that I’ve grown so accustom to la(enter) that my fingers are faster than my brain 9 times out 10. I sit for a couple seconds waiting for it to pop up before realizing that it is already open on my second screen. I’ve been repeating the same exercise with xr(enter) now that it is non-modal as well.
Dang! I had another AutoCAD rave, but my brain must have taken a coffee break. I’ll have to edit it this post when (if, is more likely) I remember.
Random Question… why do people refer to AutoCAD as CAD, but all other CAD software by its name? Several people I work with constantly do this and some days it really bugs me. AutoCAD is not CAD, it is a CAD software package.
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Amanda // December 2, 2008 at 6:48 pm
CAD refers to the *@bleepin’ blokes who created and continue to muck wit it at Autodesk hell.