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AutoCADLandDesktop2009Readme

ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCAD®LandDesktop2009,andAutoCAD®Civil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009,thatmaynotbeincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Unlessotherwisenoted,theinformationcontainedinthisReadmeappliestobothversionsofLandDesktop—thatis,AutoCADLandDesktop2009andAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009.

BecauseAutoCADLandDesktopisbuiltonAutoCAD®andAutoCADMap®3D,theReadmesforthoseproductsareincludedwiththisReadme.

Topicsinthissection

InstallationGeneral

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Installation

UseSetup.exetoInstall

InstallingAutoCADLandDesktop2009usingtheMSIfileresultsinaninvalidinstallation.Youmustusethesetup.exefiletoinstallAutoCADLandDesktop2009.

MenuBarDisplay

AfterinstallingAutoCADLandDesktop2009,themenubaristurnedoff(doesnotdisplay).Todisplaythemenubar,dothefollowing:

1. ClicktheWorkspaceSwitchingiconlocatedintheapplicationstatusbar,atthebottomrightsideoftheapplicationwindow.

2. IntheWorkspaceSwitchingmenu,clicktheLandDesktopworkspace.

Themenubarisdisplayed.ClickinganyworkspacefromtheWorkspaceSwitchingmenuactivatesthemenubar.

Installingona64-bitOperatingSystem

AutoCADLandDesktopisavailablein32-bitformatonly,butmaybeinstalledonacomputerthathasa64-bitoperatingsystem.

KnownIssues

TheMap Image Insertcommanddoesnotworkinthisconfiguration.

Additionaladd-onprogramsmaynotinstallcorrectlyusingthisconfiguration.

Networkdeploymentsdonotinstallona64-bitoperatingsystem.Asaworkaround,dothefollowing:

1. Ateachcomputerworkstationwhereyouwanttoinstallanetworkversion,inserttheinstallationmediaandruntheAutoCADLandDesktopsetupprogram.

2. Ontheinstallationinterface,clicktheInstallProductsoption.

3. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clicktheConfigureInstallationoption.

4. OntheSelecttheLicenseTypepage,selectNetworkLicenseandspecifytheservermodelandthenameoftheserver.

ActivatingNetworkLicenses

IfyouareinstallingAutoCADCivil3D2009andAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion2009onthesamemachine,pleasenotethatactivatingoneproduct(AutoCADCivil3DorAutoCADCivil3DLandDesktopCompanion)alsoactivatestheotherproduct.Itdoesnotmatterwhichproductisactivatedfirst.


General

F1HelponTooltips

Displayingcontext-sensitiveHelptopicsfromtooltipsforLandDesktopitemsisnotavailable.Forexample,ifyouclicktheMenuBrowserbutton,andthenhoverthemousepointeroverProjects ProjectManager,atooltipfortheProjectManagercommandisdisplayed.IfyoupresstheF1buttonwhilethistooltipisdisplayed,theLandDesktopHelpwindowisdisplayed.TherightpaneoftheHelpwindowdisplays"Thepagecannotbedisplayed".

PressingtheF1buttonontooltipsforAutoCADandMap3Dfeaturesdisplaysacontext-sensitiveHelptopicintherightpaneoftheHelpwindow.Forexample,ifyouclicktheMenuBrowserbutton,andthenhoverthemousepointeroverFile NewSheetSet,thetooltipfortheNewSheetSetcommandisdisplayed.IfyoupresstheF1buttonwhilethistooltipisdisplaying,theHelptopicfortheNEWSHEETSETcommandisdisplayed.

AdobeFlashIsRequiredtoViewCertainDocumentationFeatures

AdobeFlashPlayerisrequiredtoviewtheNewFeaturesWorkshopandanimationsintheHelpsystem.

AdobeFlashPlayerisnolongerincludedasaninstalledcomponentofAutoCADLandDekstop.WhenattemptingtorunAdobeFlashPlayerdependentcomponents,suchastheNewFeaturesWorkshop,adialogboxwillappearpromptingyoutoinstallAdobeFlashPlayerifitisnotalreadyonyourcomputer.Ifthisdialogappears,clickInstalltoinstallthelatestversionofAdobeFlashPlayer.

CommandsNotAvailableInCommandLineHistory

Afterrunningacommandfromamenuoratoolbar,itmaynotbeavailableinthecommandlinehistorybyusingtheUparrowonthekeyboard.Onlyapartial

listofrecently-usedcommandsmaybeavailable.

Asaworkaround,youcanright-clickinthecommandlineandclickRecentCommandstoaccessthesixmostrecently-usedcommands.

UsingQuickPropertiesCausesPauseAfterSelectingObject

TheQuickPropertiesmode(QPMODE)isnotenabledbydefaultinAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyouenableit,alongpausewilloccurthefirsttimeyouselectanobjectinanAutoCADLandDesktopdrawingsession.

DisplayIssuesForDrawingswithLargeCoordinates

Insomesituations,AutoCADLandDesktopmodelsmaynotbedisplayedcorrectlywhenrendered,animated,orviewedwithcertainvisualstyles.Themodelorpartsofitdisappear,donotdisplaymaterials,ormayappeartohaveholes.

Usuallytheseerrorsoccurifthedrawinghaslargecoordinates.Ifyouxrefthedrawingintoanotherdrawingandmovetheorigintoalowercoordinate(closerto0,0),theviewingcommandswillworkasexpected.

Topreventthesedisplayerrors

1. OpenthedrawinginAutoCADLandDesktop.

2. Zoomtotheextentsofthedrawing.

3. Movethedrawingcursortotheapproximatecenterofthegraphicsextents.

4. Writedownthecoordinates(X,Y,Z).

5. StartanewdrawingfromoneoftheAutoCADLandDesktoptemplates.

6. Attachtheoriginaldrawingasanxref.

7. Specifytheinsertionlocationas(-X,-Y,-Z),usingthecoordinatesyouobtainedinStep4aboveandenteringminus(-)signsinfrontofeach.Thiswillresultintheapproximatecenterofthegraphicsextentsbeingpositionedat0,0whenthexrefisattached.

8. Renderthedrawingorsetyourspecificvisualstyle.

AutoCADMap3DHelpTopics

NotethatsomeAutoCADMap3DHelptopicsthatdescribeAutoCADMap3DfeaturesthatrefertomenusandoptionsthatarenotavailableinLandDesktop,orthatareavailablefromadifferentmenu.AnexampleofthisisimportingDGNs.TheAutoCADMap3DHelptopic"OverviewofImportingFiles"indicatesthatundertheFilemenu Import,thereisaVectorFileoption.InAutoCADLandDesktop,thisfeatureisavailablefromtheMapmenu ToolsImport.

NotethattheAutoCADMap3Dtutorialsarelocatedin\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop2009\Help\Map3DTutorials.TheAutoCADMap3DHelptopicsandtutorialsreferencethislocationfortheAutoCADMap3Dtutorials:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADMap3D2009\Help\Map3DTutorials.


AutoCADMap3D2009Readme

ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCADMap3D2009thatmaynotbeincludedintheprinteddocumentationorinHelp.

Topicsinthissection

InstallationandSetupCustomUserInterfaceBringingInDataJoiningDataAnnotationFeatureEditingFilterExpressionsOtherKnownIssuesNewCommands


InstallationandSetup

Side-by-SideInstallationwithAutodeskTopobase

YoucannotinstallAutoCADMap3D2009onasystemwithAutodeskTopobase.LaunchingAutoCADMap3Donsuchasystemwillresultinanunexpectedfailure.

ClearingCacheWithUnsavedDataCausesAutoCADMap3DToQuitUnexpectedly

Ifyouclearthecachebeforeyouhavesavedallofyourdata,AutoCADMap3Dwillquitunexpectedly.Besurethatyouhavesavedallofyourdatabeforeclearingyourcache.

ManagingFDOUsersonOracleXE

TousetheFDOUserManageronOracleXE,youmustfirstcreatetheF_USER_ROLE.Tocreatethisrole,dothefollowing:

InSQLPlus,connectasSYSandexecutethefollowing:

grantCREATEUSER,DROPUSER,ALTERUSER,CREATESESSION,ALTERSESSION,ANALYZEANY,CREATEANYTABLE,DROPANYTABLE,ALTERANYTABLE,DELETEANYTABLE,SELECTANYTABLE,INSERTANYTABLE,UPDATEANYTABLE,LOCKANYTABLE,CREATEANYINDEX,DROPANYINDEX,ALTERANYINDEX,CREATEANYVIEW,DROPANYVIEW,CREATEANYSEQUENCE,DROPANYSEQUENCE,ALTERANYSEQUENCE,SELECTANYSEQUENCE,CREATEANYSYNONYM,DROPANYSYNONYM,CREATEANYPROCEDURE,GRANTANYROLE,GRANTANYPRIVILEGE,GLOBALQUERYREWRITE,grantanyobjectprivilegetof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.v_$sessiontof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.dba_role_privstof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.dba_rolestof_user_role;

ManagingFDOUsersonOracle10gor11g

TousetheFDOUserManageronOracle10gor11g,youmustfirstcreatetheF_USER_ROLE.Tocreatethisrole,dothefollowing:

InSQLPlus,connectasSYSandexecutethefollowing:

grantCREATEUSER,DROPUSER,ALTERUSER,CREATESESSION,ALTERSESSION,ANALYZEANY,CREATEANYTABLE,DROPANYTABLE,ALTERANYTABLE,DELETEANYTABLE,SELECTANYTABLE,INSERTANYTABLE,UPDATEANYTABLE,LOCKANYTABLE,CREATEANYINDEX,DROPANYINDEX,ALTERANYINDEX,CREATEANYVIEW,DROPANYVIEW,CREATEANYSEQUENCE,DROPANYSEQUENCE,ALTERANYSEQUENCE,SELECTANYSEQUENCE,CREATEANYSYNONYM,DROPANYSYNONYM,CREATEANYPROCEDURE,GRANTANYROLE,GRANTANYPRIVILEGE,GLOBALQUERYREWRITE,WM_ADMIN_ROLE,grantanyobjectprivilegetof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.v_$sessiontof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.dba_role_privstof_user_role;

grantselectonsys.dba_rolestof_user_role;


CustomUserInterface

ErrorInCustomizeUserInterfaceDialogBox

WhenyoulaunchtheCustomizeUserInterfacedialogbox,youwillseeanUnhandledExceptionerrorthefirsttimeyouclickonaworkspace.Whenyouseethiserror,clickContinue.Youcansafelyignorethiserror.


BringingInData

ConnectingtoArcSDEData

AutoCADMap3D2009doesnotsupportconnectionstoArcSDEdatasourcesrunningontheWindows2000operatingsystem.

ImportingSDFData

IfyouimportanSDFfilethatyoucreatedbyexportingDWGdatatoSDF,youmayneedtomapthefeaturelayerstodrawinglayersmanually.AlthoughtheentriesintheImportdialogboxmaylookcorrect,theimportoperationmayprependschemanamestoeachlayername.Toresolvethisproblem,selecteachincominglayernameintheDrawingLayercolumnandmanuallyselecttheappropriatedrawinglayerforthatfeature.

ConnectingtoOracleonWindowsVista

YoucannotconnecttoanOracledatabasefromalimiteduseraccountinWindowsVista.ToconnecttoanOracledatabaseinWindowsVista,logontoAutoCADMap3Dasanadministrativeuser.

MovingDrawingsBetweenSystems

Ifyouwanttomoveyourdrawingfromonecomputertoanother,makesurethatyouhavecheckedinallyourfeatures.Ifyoudonotcheckinallyourfeatures,AutoCADMap3Dwillnotbeabletopopulatethefeaturecacheonthecomputertowhichyouhavemovedyourdrawing.


JoiningData

ErrorsWhenJoiningTwoSecondaryTablestoaPrimaryTable

Whenjoiningtwosecondarytablestoaprimarytable,youmayseethefollowingerroneouserrormessage:“Warning:thereisanotheroperationinprogressthatpreventsexecutingthecurrentone.”Despitethiserrormessage,thedatashouldbejoinedasexpected.

Whenjoiningtwosecondarytablestoaprimarytable,clickingUndomayresultinanunexpectedfailureofAutoCADMap3D.


Annotation

TextJustificationinAnnotationLayers

Textjustificationoptionsdonotworkatthelayerlevelforannotationlayers.Thetextisalwayscentered.


FeatureEditing

EditingGeospatialFeatures

AutoCADMap3D2009allowsyoutoeditgeospatialfeatureseitherwiththeusualgeospatialeditingcommands(suchasMAPFEATUREEDIT)orwithAutoCADeditingcommands(suchasPEDIT).UsetheFeatureEditingOptionsdialogboxtoselectyourpreferrededitingoptions.Select“CheckoutfeaturesasAutoCADdrawingobjects”toedityourfeaturesusingAutoCADeditingcommands.Select“CheckoutfeaturesasGeospatialfeatures”toedityourfeaturesusinggeospatialeditingcommands.

CyclingThroughGripEditCommandsonFDOFeatures

IfyouusethespacebartocyclethroughgripeditcommandswheneditingFDOfeaturs,AutoCADMap3Dmayquitunexpectedly.Toworkaroundthisissue,donotcyclethroughgripeditcommandsusingthespacebarpasttheMIRRORcommand.PressEscapetocancelthecommand,thenrepeatyourgripeditingsequence.Youcanalsouseeditingcommandsdirectlyratherthanassubcommandsinthegrip-editsequence.

CyclingthroughgripeditcommandsworksasexpectedonAutoCADdrawingobjects.

BufferingFeaturesWithNoIdentityProperty

BufferingafeaturefromalayerthathasnoidentitypropertywillcauseAutoCADMap3Dtoquitunexpectedly.Toworkaroundthisissue,dooneofthefollowing:

Openthedatasourceandfindthelayerthatdoesnotincludeanidentityproperty.Enteranidentitypropertyforthatlayer.

Createacopyofthelayer(usingBulkCopy,forexample).Thenew

copyofthelayershouldincludeanautogeneratedidentityproperty.Bufferthefeatureonyournewlayer.


FilterExpressions

UsingCalculatedFieldsWhenQueryingtoFilterData

Ifyouuseacalculatedfieldwhenqueryingtofilterdata,youmayseeanFDOerrormessage.Toaddressthiserrorandcontinuewithyourquery,simplyrefreshthelayer.


OtherKnownIssues

CoordinateSystemsMayDisplayIncorrectly

CertainSHPfoldersmaycontainerroneously-formedWellKnownText(WKT)coordinateprojectiondescriptionsintheir.PRJfiles.Inthesecases,thecoordinatesystemreportedintheDataConnectdialogmayappeartobeincorrect.DependingontheactualWKTtextencountered,thediscrepancymaybeinnocuous,andthedatawillbeaddedtothemapcorrectly.Forexample,someWGS-84Lat-LonWKTstringsmayinadvertentlybereportedasanotherLat-Loncoordinatesystem,suchasAntarctic98.LL(whichhasthesamemathematicaldefinitionasLL84).

PointsCreatedinAutoCADMap3DAreNotVisibleinESRIArcGIS

IfyoucreatenewpointsinaSHPfileusingAutoCADMap3D,youmaynotbeabletoviewthosepointsinESRIArcGIS.Toworkaroundthisproblem,takethefollowingsteps:

1. OpentheEditortoolbar(ClickTools>Editortoolbar)

2. OntheEditortoolbar,clickEditor>StartEditing.

3. OntheEditortoolbar,clickEditor>SaveEdits.

ChangeinBehaviorforJoinedData

InAutoCADMap3D2009,youarenolongerabletoeditone-to-manyjoinsorinnerjoins.


NewCommands

NewCommands

Command Description

MAPAUTOCHECKOUT Setsoptiontoautomaticallycheckoutfeatureswhenediting

MAPFEATUREEDITOPTIONS Setsfeatureeditsetoptions.

MAPFEATUREMERGE Mergesgeospatialfeatures.

MAPFEATURESPLIT Splitsgeospatialfeatures.

MAPIGNORESPLITMERGERULES Overridessplitandmergerulesforyourfeatureeditset.

MAPPLOTTRANSPARENCY Setsoptionsforplottingtransparentfeatures.

MAPTEXTCREATE Createsannotationtext.

MAPTEXTEDIT Editsannotationtext.

MAPTEXTLAYERCREATE Createsanannotationtextlayer.


AutoCAD2009Readme

ThisReadmecontainsimportantinformationaboutAutoCAD2009thatmaynotbeincludedintheprinteddocumentationorinHelp.

Topicsinthissection

Installation,ConfigurationandHardwareGraphicsCardDriverUpdateDrawandEditDeveloperInformationCommandandSystemVariableHistoryProductRemovalTrademarks


Installation,ConfigurationandHardware

InstallationandConfiguration

InstallingfromDualCD/DVDROMDriveSystems

InstallationfailsifyouattempttoinstallAutoCAD2009installationdiscsindifferentdrivesofadualCD/DVDROMdrivesystem.Youmustusethesamediscdriveinordertocompletetheinstallationprocess.

HTMLHelpFailsWhenLaunchedfromaNetworkDrive

YoucannotlaunchtheHelpSystemfromanetworkdrive.A"PageCannotBeDisplayed"warningisdisplayed.ThislimitationisaresultoftheWindowsSecurityUpdate#896258fromMicrosoft.

Licensing

ToInstalltheAutodeskNetworkLicenseManager

1. OntheAutoCAD2009Installationwizard,clickInstallToolsandUtilities.

2. OntheSelecttheProductstoInstallpage,ensurethattheNetworkLicenseManagerisselected.ClickNext.

3. ReviewtheAutodesksoftwarelicenseagreementforyourcountryorregion.Youmustacceptthisagreementtoproceedwiththeinstallation.ChooseyourcountryorregionandclickIAccept.ClickNext.Note Ifyoudonotagreetothetermsofthelicenseandwishtoterminatetheinstallation,clickCancel.

4. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickConfigure.

5. IfyouselectedmultipleproductsontheSelectProductstoInstallpage(Step3),thenclicktheNetworkLicenseManagertab.

6. Dooneofthefollowing:

Acceptthedefaultinstallationpath(C:\ProgramFiles\AutodeskNetworkLicenseManager\).

Click[...]tospecifyadifferentpath.Ifyouenterapaththatdoesnotexist,anewfolderiscreatedusingthenameandlocationyouprovide.

Note DonotinstalltheNetworkLicenseManageronaremotedrive.WhenyouinstalltheNetworkLicenseManagerfiles,youmustprovideapathtoalocaldrive.Youmustalsospecifythedriveletter;theuniversalnamingconvention(UNC)isnotsupported.

7. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickInstall.

8. OntheInstallationCompletepagedisplays,clickFinish.

RunningaNetworkLicenseManageronMicrosoftWindowsVista

WhenstartingthenetworkversionofAutoCAD2009onaMicrosoftWindowsVistaworkstation,youmayencounterlicensingerror-15ifthelicensemanagerisrunningonWindowsVista(FLEXlmserverversion11.4.100).Dothefollowing:

InstallthelatestServicePackandupdatesforMicrosoftWindowsVista.

Ifyoucontinuetoencountererrors,dothefollowing:

OntheStartmenu(WindowsVista),clickControlPanel NetworkandSharingCenter ManageNetworkConnections,right-clickonLocalAreaConnection.SelectProperties.UncheckInternetProtocol6(TCP/IPv6).ClickOK.

ToInstalltheNetworkLicenseActivationUtility

1. OntheAutoCAD2009Installationwizard,clickInstallToolsandUtilities.

2. OntheSelecttheProductstoInstallpage,ensurethattheNetworkLicenseActivationUtilityisselected.ClickNext.

3. ReviewtheAutodesksoftwarelicenseagreementforyourcountryorregion.Youmustacceptthisagreementtoproceedwiththeinstallation.ChooseyourcountryorregionandclickIAccept.ClickNext.

Note Ifyoudonotagreetothetermsofthelicenseandwishtoterminatetheinstallation,clickCancel.

4. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickConfigure.

5. IfyouselectedmultipleproductsontheSelectProductstoInstallpage(Step3),thenclicktheNetworkLicenseActivationUtilitytab.

6. Dooneofthefollowing:

Acceptthedefaultinstallationpath(C:\ProgramFiles\AutodeskNetworkLicenseManager\NetworkLicenseActivationUtility\enu\).

Click[...]tospecifyadifferentpath.Ifyouenterapaththatdoesnotexist,anewfolderiscreatedusingthenameandlocationyouprovide.

7. OntheReview-Configure-Installpage,clickInstall.

8. OntheInstallationCompletepagedisplays,clickFinish.

FlexLMLicenseisCreatedinTwoLocations

TheFLEXlmLicenseFinderdialogboxmaynotdisplayuponeachlaunchofAutoCAD2009fornon-administrativeuserswhoareusingWindowsVista64-bit.ThisisbecuasethelicenseserverpathinformationisstoredintheHLKM\STOFTWARE\Wow6432Nodepath,whichisnotaccessibletonon-administrativeusers.

Tofixthisproblem,replicatethelicenseserverpathinformationstoredintheabovepathtogototheHKLM\software\FLEXlmLicenseManagerpath.

Hardware

GraphicsCardDriverUpdate

Forthebestprogramperformance,verifyandupdateyourgraphicscarddriver.Formoreinformation,seeGraphicsCardDriverUpdate.

RemoteAccessApplications

ItisnotrecommendedthatyouuseanytypeofremoteaccessapplicationinconjunctionwithAutoCAD2009whenitisconfiguredtousehardware

acceleration.Mostremoteaccessapplicationscannotsupporthardwareacceleration,whiccancausegeneraldisplayfailureandinstability.Ifyouneedtouseremoteaccessapplications,disablehardwareaccelerationorusethe/NOHARDWAREcommandlineswitchtostartAutoCAD2009inSoftwaremode.

HardwareCertificationDatabase

TodownloadandinstallthelatesthardwarecertificationXMLfile,visittheHardwareCertificationwebsiteathttp://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard.


http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard

GraphicsCardDriverUpdate

YoushouldverifyandupdateyourgraphicscarddrivertooptimizeAutoCAD2009.Usethefollowingproceduretoidentifyyourcurrentgraphicscarddriver.

Toidentifyyourgraphicscarddriver

1. StartAutoCAD2009.

2. AttheCommandprompt,enter3dconfig.

3. IntheAdaptiveDegradationandPerformanceTuningdialogbox,clickViewTuneLog.

4. Reviewthe3DDevicesectionforinformationaboutyoursystem'sgraphicscarddriveranddriverversion.

Ifyoufindthatyoudoneedtoupdateyourdriver,visithttp://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscardtofindacertifieddriverforyourgraphicscard.Ifyoudonotfindone,visitthegraphicscardmanufacturer'swebsite.

Note Ifthegraphicscardmanufacturerdoesnothaveanupdateddriver,checkthesystemmanufacturer'swebsite.CompanieslikeIBM,HewlettPackard,andDelloftensupplytheirownsystemdrivers.


http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard

DrawandEdit

DrawingEnvironment

ToolPalettes

Toolpalettescreatedinthecurrentreleaseshouldnotbeusedinpreviousreleases.

PlotandPublishDWFFiles

AutoCAD2009for64-bithaltsunexpectedlywhenpublishingDWFdrawingscontainingtext,multilinetext(mtext),andattributesthatusetheCityBluePrintfont.Torepairthisproblem,downloadandinstalltheWindowssecurityupdateavailalbeathttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin?MS06-002.mspx.

OpeningSampleDrawingFilesinWindowsVista

DuetoWindowsVistarestrictions,allsamplefilesfoundintheAutoCAD2009Samplefolderandsubfoldersareread-only.SheetSetManagersamplefilescanbeopenedintheSheetSetManager,butcannotbechanged.

Autodeski-drop

Fori-droptooperateproperlyonasystemrunningWindowsVista,theusershouldbesettoRunasAdministrator.

3DEnvironment

AutoCAD2007introducedanew3DModelingenvironment,whichyoucanaccessbymeansoftheVISUALSTYLEScommandandchoosinganynon-2Dstyle.The3Denvironmenthassomebehavioraldifferenceswhencomparedtothelegacy2Ddraftingenvironment,suchas:

Draworderisnotsupportedin3D

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Memoryusagein3Dishigher

TheREGENandREGENALLcommandsdonotnecessarilycleanupdisplayartifacts.Toresetthedisplay,cycleVISUALSTYLESbetween2Dandnon-2Dstyles.

Direct3DwithMicrosoftWindowsVista

WhenDirect3DisenabledinaWindowsVistaenvironment,thecursorappearsasblackandwhiteinsteadofcolorinnon-2Dvisualstyles.AnychangestothecursorfromtheOptionsdialogboxarenotenabledinthisenvironment.

AnimationandRendering

AnimationOutput

TheQuicktimePlayercannotplayMOVfilessavedwithcharactersthatarenotnativetothecurrentoperatingsystem.

WindowsVistaversionsKandN(availableinKoreaandEurope)donotcomewithWindowsMediaPlayerinstalled.InordertousetheanimationfeatureinAutoCAD2009,downloadthelatestversionofMediaPlayerfromtheMicrosoftwebsite.

AdvancedRenderSettings

IntheAdvancedRenderSettingsDialogbox,theMemoryLimitfieldisignoredinAutoCAD2009for64-bit.AutoCAD2009willmakeuseofallavailablememoryina64-bitenvironment.

OtherDraftingIssues

ExternalReferences

Duetotheexternalreferences(xref)pollingcycle,youcanencounteratimelagwhenattemptingtousetheManageXrefsicontoreloadDWGxrefs.YoucannotreloadreferencedDWGfileswiththismethoduntilyouseetheballoonnotificationontheManageXefsiconisdisplayed.Toexpeditethereloadingprocess,useoneofthefollowingmethods:

OntheExternalReferencespalette,right-clickthereferencedrawing.ClickReload.

OntheExternalReferencespalette,clickReloadAllReferences.

AttheCommandprompt,enter-xref.UsetheReloadoption.

TextandLanguage

Multiple-LanguageSupport

Whenyoucopyandpastecharactersthathavebeencreatedusingalanguageotherthanthesystemlanguage,thecharactersmaynotbedisplayedcorrectly.

Tocorrectthedisplaytoshowtheoriginallanguage

1. Double-clickthetexttoopenitintheIn-PlaceTextEditor.

2. Right-clickinsidetheeditor.ClickCharacterSetandselecttheoriginallanguage.


DeveloperInformation

ChangesThatMayAffectScripts

Changestothefollowingcommandsorsystemvariablesmayaffectpre-existingscripts:

EXTENDFortheEXTENDcommand,ifyoudonotselectanobjectattheSelectObjectstoExtendprompt,youarenowpromptedtospecifytheoppositecornerofacrossingwindow.Thischangemayaffectpre-existingscriptsthatcallEXTENDandsupplyapickpointthatselectsnoobjects.Youcanfixlegacyscriptsbyomittingpointsthatdonotselectobjects.

INSERTIfyouusetheScaleUniformlyoptionintheBlockDefinitiondialogbox,youarenolongerpromptedtoenterseparatescalefactorsforX,Y,Zcoordinateswhenyouinsertablockusingthe-INSERTcommand.

MENULOADBydefault,theMENULOADcommandloadsonlyCUIfilesinAutoCAD2006orlaterreleases.ToloadanMNUorMNSfileinAutoCAD2006orlaterrelease,youmustexplicitlyincludetheextensioninthefilename,asshowninthefollowingexample:(command"menuload""myMenu.mnu")

However,ratherthanchangingyourcode,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyouopenyourlegacymenufilesinAutoCAD2009beforerunningapplicationsthatusethem.AutoCAD2009automaticallyconvertsthemtoCUIfiles,andtheCUIfilesareloadedbyexistingcodethatusesthefilenamewithoutanextensionLegacycodethatspecifiesanMNU,MNS,orMNCextensionshouldbechangedtoreferenceaCUIfile,andAutoCAD2007-basedapplicationsshouldshipwithCUIfiles,notMNU,MNS,orMNCfiles.

TRIMFortheTRIMcommand,ifyoudonotselectanobjectattheSelectObjectstoTrimprompt,youarenowpromptedtospecifytheoppositecornerofacrossingwindow.Thischangemayaffectpre-existingscriptsthatcallTRIMandsupplyapickpointthatselectsnoobjects.Youcanfixlegacyscriptsbyomittingpointsthatdonotselectobjects.

ActiveXandVBA

VBAscriptsthatrunatstartupshouldcheckwhethertheAutoCAD2009processisvisibleorinvisible.Iftheprocessisinvisible,thescriptshouldnotexecute,becausetheprocessmaybeperformingbackgroundplottingorpublishingoperations.TocheckwhethertheAutoCAD2009processisvisibleorinvisible,youcanusetheVisiblepropertyoftheApplicationobjectintheAutoCAD2009ObjectModel.

QuickProperties

TomaximizeperformancewhenscriptsorLISPrountinesarerun,theQuickProperitiespanelisdisabled.Completionoftheroutinerestoresfunctionality.


CommandandSystemVariableHistory

WheretoLearnAboutAutoCAD2009

UsethefollowingresourcestofindmoreinformationaboutAutoCAD2009:

NewFeaturesWorkshop(Helpmenu)

Helpsystem(Helpmenu)

DeveloperHelp(Helpmenu>AdditionalResources)

AutodeskUserGroupInternational(AUGI)(Helpmenu>AdditionalResources)

Autodeskwebsiteathttp://www.autodesk.com

NewCommands

Command Description

ACTRECORD StartstheActionRecorder.

ACTSTOP StopstheActionRecorderandprovidestheoptionofsavingtherecordedactionstoanactionmacrofile.

-ACTSTOP StopstheActionRecorderandprovidestheoptionofsavingtherecordedactionstoanactionmacrofile.

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ACTUSERINPUT Insertsarequestforuserinputintoanactionmacro.

ACTUSERMESSAGE Insertsamessagethatwillbeviewedduringplayback.

-ACTUSERMESSAGE Insertsausermessageintoanactionmacro.

ALLPLAY Playsallnamedviewsincurrentdrawing.

BACKGROUND Setsupthebackgroundforyourview.

CLASSICLAYER Manageslayerandlayerproperties.

DASHBOARD OpenstheDashboardwindow.RoutedtotheRIBBONcommand

-DGNEXPORT CreatesoneormoreDGNfilesfromthecurrentdrawing.

-DGNIMPORT ImportsthedatafromaDGNfileintoanewDWGfile.

DGNLAYERS ControlsthedisplayoflayersinaDGNunderlay.

DGNMAPPING Allowsuserstocreateandedituser-definedDGNmappingsetups.

DWFFORMAT SetsthedefaultDWFformattotheselectedformattoDWForDWFxforthePUBLISH,3DDWF,andEXPORTcommands.

EDITSHOT OpenstheEditViewdialogboxwiththeShotPropertiestabactive.

EXPORTLAYOUT Exportsallvisibleobjectsfromcurrentlayouttothemodelspaceofanewdrawing.

HIDEPALETTES Hidescurrentlydisplayedpalettes(includingthecommandline).

IMPRESSION GivesaCADdrawingahand-drawnlookbyexportingitforrenderinginAutodeskImpression.

LAYERCLOSE ClosesLayerPropertiesManager.

NAVSMOTION DisplaystheShowMotioninterface.

NAVSMOTIONCLOSE ClosestheShowMotioninterface.

NAVSWHEEL Displaysthe

SteeringWheel.

NAVVCUBE ControlsthevisibilityanddisplaypropertiesoftheViewCube.

NEWSHOT CreatesanamedviewwithmotionthatisplayedbackwhenviewedwithShowMotion.

QVDRAWING Displaysopendrawingsandlayoutsinadrawinginpreviewimages.

QVDRAWINGCLOSE Closespreviewimagesofopendrawingsandlayoutsinadrawing.

QVLAYOUT Displayspreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.

QVLAYOUTCLOSE Closespreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.

RIBBON OpenstheRibbonwindow.

RIBBONCLOSE ClosestheRibbonwindow.

SEQUENCEPLAY Playsthenamedviewsinoneviewcategory.

SHOWPALETTES Restoresthedisplayofhiddenpalettes.

VIEWGO Restoresanamedview.

VIEWPLAY Playstheanimationassociatedwithanamedview.

ChangedCommands

ChangedCommand Description

DASHBOARDCLOSE ClosestheDashboardwindow.RoutedtotheRIBBONCLOSEcommand.

DGNATTACH AttachesaDGNunderlaytothecurrentdrawing.

-DGNATTACH AttachesaDGNunderlaytothecurrentdrawing.

DGNEXPORT CreatesoneormoreDGNfilesfromthecurrentdrawing.

DGNIMPORT ImportsthedatafromaDGNfileintoanewDWGfile.

GEOPGRAPHICLOCATION Specifiesthegeographiclocationinformationforadrawingfile.

LAYER Manageslayersand

layerproperties.

NEWVIEW Createsanamedviewwithoutmotion.

QUICKCUI DisplaystheCustomizeUserInterfacedialogboxinacollapsedstate.

VPLAYER Setslayervisibilitywithinviewports.

NewSystemVariables

SystemVariable Description

ACTPATH Specifiestheadditionalpathstousewhenlocatingavailableactionmacrosforplayback.

ACTRECORDSTATE SpecifiesthecurrentstateoftheActionRecorder.

ACTRECPATH Specifiesthepathusedtostorenewactionmacros.

ACTUI ControlsthebehavioroftheActionRecorderpanelwhenrecordingandplayingbackmacros.

CAPTURETHUMBNAILS Specifiesifandwhenthumbnailsare

capturedfortheRewindtool.

DGNIMPORTMAX LimitsthenumberofelementsthataretranslatedwhenimportingaDGNfile.ThislimitpreventstheprogramfromrunningoutofmemoryandsuspendingwhenimportinglargeDGNfiles.

DGNMAPPINGPATH Storesthelocationofthedgnsetups.inifilewhereDGNmappingsetupsarestored.

GEOLATLONGFORMAT ControlstheformatofthelatitudeandlongitudevaluesintheGeographicLocationdialogbox,andthecoordinatestatusbarinGeographicmode.

GEOMARKERVISIBILITY Controlsthevisibilityofgeographicmarkers.

HIDEXREFSCALES ControlsthedisplayofXrefscales.0-Xrefscalesaredisplayed1-Xrefscalesarehidden.

LAYERDLGMODE SetstheflavoroftheLayerPropertiesManagerthatwillbedefinedfortheuseof

theLAYERcommand.TheLAYERcommandismappedtoexecuteeithertheCLASSICLAYERorLAYERPALETTE.

MENUBAR Controlsthedisplayofthemenubar.

MTEXTTOOLBAR ControlsthedisplayoftheTextFormattingtoolbar.

NAVSWHEELMODE SpecifiesthecurrentmodeoftheSteeringWheels.

NAVSWHEELOPACITYBIG ControlstheopacityofthebigSteeringWheels.

NAVSWHEELOPACITYMINI ControlsthesizeoftheminiSteeringWheels.

NAVSWHEELSIZEBIG SpecifiesthesizeofthebigSteeringWheels.

NAVSWHEELSIZEMINI SpecifiesthesizeoftheminiSteeringWheels.

NAVSWHEELWALKSPEED ControlsthespeedofWalkfromwheel.

NAVVCUBEDISPLAY ControlsthedisplayoftheViewCubeonthecanvaswhenthe3Dgraphicsystemisactive.

NAVVCUBELOCATION IdentifiesthecornerinaviewportwheretheViewCubeisdisplayed.

NAVVCUBEORIENT ControlswhethertheViewCubereflectsthecurrentUCSorWCS.

NAVVCUBESIZE ControlsthedisplaysizeoftheViewCube.

NAVVCUBOPACITY ControlstheopacityoftheViewCubewheninactive.

OPENPARTIAL Controlswhetherwhetheradrawingcanbeworkedonbeforeitisfullyopen.

PREVIEWTYPE Specifiestheviewtouseforthedrawingthumbnail.

PUBLISHHATCH ControlswhetherhatchpatternspublishedtoDWFformat(DWFFileorDWFxFile)aretreatedasasingleobjectwhenopenedinAutodeskImpression.

QPLOCATION SetsthelocationmodeofQuickPropertiespanel.

QPMODE SetstheonoroffstateofQuickProperties

panel.

QVDRAWINGPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofpreviewimagesofdrawings.

QVLAYOUTPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofpreviewimagesofmodelspaceandlayoutsinadrawing.

RIBBONSTATE Indicateswhethertheribbonpaletteisopenorclosed.

ROLLOVERTIPS Controlsthedisplayofobjectrollovertooltipsintheapplication.ThecontentintooltipscanbecustomizedintheCustomizeUserInterface(CUI)editor.

SHOWMOTIONPIN Controlsthedefaultdisplaystateofthethumbnailshots.

SHOWPALETTE Thiscorrespondstotheshortcutkey(CTRL+SHIFT+H)toshoworhidepalettes.

STATUSBAR Controlsthedisplayoftheapplicationanddrawingstatusbars.

THUMBSIZE Specifiesthemaximumgenerated

sizeforthumbnailpreviewsinpixels.

ChangedSystemVariables

ChangedSystemVariable Description

CROSSINGAREACOLOR Controlsthecoloroftheselectionareaduringcrossingselection.Thevalidrangeis1to255.TheSELECTIONAREAsystemvariablemustbeon.

GRIPCOLOR Controlsthecolorofnonselectedgrips.Thevalidrangeis1to255.

GRIPHOT Controlsthecolorofselectedgrips.Thevalidrangeis1to255.

GRIPHOVER Controlsthefillcolorofanunselectedgripwhenthecursorpausesoverit.Thevalidrangeis1to255.

OSMODE Setsrunningobjectsnaps.

TABLETOOLBAR ControlsthedisplayoftheTabletoolbar.

WINDOWAREACOLOR Controlsthecolorofthetransparent

selectionareaduringwindowselection.Thevalidrangeis1to255.SELECTIONAREAmustbeon.


ProductRemoval

ToUninstallAutoCAD2009[WindowsXP]

1. OntheStartmenu(Windows),clickSettings ControlPanel AddorRemovePrograms.

2. SelectAutoCAD2009.ClickChange/Remove.

3. OntheInstallationwizardMaintenanceModepage,clickUninstall.

4. OntheUninstallAutoCAD2009page,clickNext.

5. ClickFinish.

ToUninstallAutoCAD2009[WindowsVista]

1. OntheStartmenu(Windows),clickSettings ControlPanelUninstallaProgram.

2. SelectAutoCAD2009.ClickUninstall/Change.IftheUserAccountControldialogboxdisplays,clickContinue.

3. OntheInstallationwizardMaintenanceModepage,clickUninstall.

4. OntheUninstallAutoCAD2009page,clickNext.

5. ClickFinish.


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ThefollowingareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAutodeskCanadaCo.intheUSAand/orCanadaandothercountries:Backburner,Discreet,Fire,

Flame,Flint,Frost,Inferno,Multi-MasterEditing,River,Smoke,Sparks,Stone,andWire.
