Setting it to 1 will provide thumbnail previews of blocks and styles in the ribbon. The ribbon has a new system variable, GALLERYVIEW, which provides controls to display, or not to display, gallery views in ribbon panels. Click the element you want to lock placing a check mark next to it.įigure 3: When you get your UI set the way you want, lock it to avoid accidental changes Click the Lock UI button in the Status bar and a menu opens granting instant access to four different types of interface elements. The Lock User Interface tool allows users to toggle a lock on specific interface elements instead of having to use the old flyout option. They can be found in the customization menu.įigure 2: Access the Status bar icons through the Customization icon on the far right of the Status bar The Status bar has been updated to include the Isolate Objects and Lock UI switches.
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The model tab and at least one layout tab will always be visible on the screen regardless of space available. The Status bar will now automatically wrap into two rows when there are more icons than screen space on your display. The Layout tabs (paper space tabs) have been updated so users can drag and drop them to different positions similar to Microsoft Excel tabs. The new command CLOSEALLOTHER will close all open files except the one that is current. Pressing CTRL+Home or using the new command GOTOSTART will switch the user to the Start tab. There are controls in the 2016 deployment creation tools that will allow this variable to be set to either on or off.įigure 1: The Start tab will remain when creating or opening files When it is set to 0, the Start tab will not be displayed. The NEWTABMODE system variable is now STARTMODE, but it essentially works the same way. The system variables that control it have also been updated. The New Tab file tab has been renamed Start. There are also new controls for older commands. There are some name changes, new system variables, and additional options to already existing tools.
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User Interface EnhancementsĪutoCAD 2016 has added new functionality to many user interface elements.
HOW TO USE AUTOCAD 2016 UPDATE
This update brings performance improvements, new ways to create dimensions, a few UI tweaks, a new osnap, additional point cloud tools, updated referencing options, a brand new 3D rendering engine, and a handy system variable monitoring tool.
HOW TO USE AUTOCAD 2016 PASSWORD
It can open and use password protected files, but it will not be able to create them. It has also removed the ability to password protect DWG files. AutoCAD 2016 will continue using the 2013 DWG file type. Surprisingly it has not followed the three-release DWG file type update. Back June 17th, 2015 Introducing AutoCAD 2016ĪutoCAD® 2016 is here and it has brought with it many updates to existing commands, tools, settings, and features.