AutoCAD 2009 – Why do you hate the Ribbon?
Judging from the results of the Ribbon usage poll (and the usual poll caveats apply), you are turning off AutoCAD 2009′s Ribbon in droves. I’m surprised. I thought there would be a significant minority...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – Why aren’t you using the Ribbon?
Following on from the earlier poll to find out what you were doing with the Ribbon (mostly turning it off, apparently), I’ve added a poll for those of you who are using AutoCAD 2009 Ribbonless. I hope...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – How many people really are using the Ribbon?
I was interested to see Shaan Hurley reporting the Ribbon usage figures from the Customer Involvement Program (CIP). Shaan’s figures show Ribbon non-users at 46%, my poll results show it as 71%. Why...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – Top reasons to be Ribbonless
I’ve closed the poll for those of you who are using 2009 with the Ribbon turned off to show us the reasons why. The top 10 choices were: Tab concept means extra clicks (65%) Uses up too much screen...
View ArticleWhat’s the best thing about AutoCAD 2009?
It’s starting to look a bit negative around here, and it is only going to get more negative when I start describing the details of my still-unresolved Autodesk customer service debacle. So here’s...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – What’s good about it?
I’ve added a poll that asks you to choose the best things about AutoCAD 2009. I’ve come up with a list of 25 features that are new, improved or otherwise changed in AutoCAD 2009. You can choose up to 3...
View ArticleYou don’t think much of AutoCAD 2009′s buttons
I’ve closed the poll about the button images. It’s a general thumbs-down from you on that particular change, albeit not a spectacularly vehement one. I agree with most of you. The images themselves...
View ArticleWhen is a Service Pack not a Service Pack?
When it’s an Update. This year, Service Packs are called Updates, and the first one for AutoCAD is out now. The 32-bit version is here and the 64-bit version is here. The Update includes LT, but there...
View ArticleWhat you like best about AutoCAD 2009
I’ve closed the poll asking you to choose the top three things you like about AutoCAD 2009. For some reason it wasn’t getting many votes. Only 37 people participated, rather less than many other polls...
View ArticleLook out for Update 1 for AutoCAD 2009-based verticals
If you have Communications Center disabled (this is quite common, it seems) or you’re not currently using your 2009-based vertical product, you may be unaware that Autodesk has released versions of...
View ArticleHas AutoCAD 2009 eaten your registry lately?
I’ve had a one-off report from a user of AutoCAD 2009 (actually, it was MDT as part of the Inventor suite pretending to be AutoCAD 2009, which isn’t exactly the same thing) and I’d like to know if...
View ArticleMatt Stein’s Blog and Microsoft’s Mojave Marketing
Thanks to Shaan Hurley for revealing to the wider world the existence of Ribbon Man Matt Stein’s blog. I’m not sure it’s appropriate for a blogging n00b like myself to welcome somebody with a blog four...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 Update 2
Update 2, the latest of Autodesk’s rapid-fire Updates (formerly Service Packs) for AutoCAD 2009 is now out for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT and the AutoCAD that comes with the Revit Suites (Architecture and...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – An outsider’s look at the Ribbon
Kirill Grouchnikov is a developer who has a blog called Pushing Pixels. This wouldn’t normally be of particular interest to AutoCAD users, but he recently wrote a piece describing the AutoCAD 2009...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 Subscription Pack 2 – PDF Enhancements
Subscription customers of plain AutoCAD 2009 can log on to the Subscription Center and download Subscription Pack 2. This pack improves PDF output (long overdue and very welcome) and adds the ability...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 – Do you use the menu bar?
You may have noticed that I’ve added a poll to find out if the AutoCAD 2009 users among you are using the menu bar (i.e. MENUBAR = 1). I’m also interested in hearing your comments about your usage and...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2010 – Will you miss the Menu Browser?
I’ve closed the poll that asked AutoCAD 2009 users about their MENUBAR setting. It’s very clear that pull-down menus are still very much in use in the Ribboned world of post-2008 AutoCAD. In AutoCAD...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 Update 3
Update (nee Service Pack) 3 for AutoCAD 2009 is now available. See Between the Lines for full details. As always, read the readme first. Here are the links: Readme AutoCAD 2009 AutoCAD LT 2009 AutoCAD...
View ArticleThese messages are brought to you by AutoCAD
Over the past few releases, and particularly in AutoCAD 2009 and 2010, I have noticed an increase in the number of information notices (bubbles, warnings, task dialogs, Communication Center notices,...
View ArticleAutoCAD 2009 & 2010 users – out of memory errors?
Some of the users I support have repeated out-of-memory errors while editing fairly simple drawings. I have some 2010 users who suffer from this problem while others using the same drawings on the same...
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