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AutoCAD AutoCAD’s BricsCAD’s BricsCAD Preference & System Variable Names Default Values Default Values System Variable Names Notes on Variables Unique to BricsCAD DimTxRuler on ... DimTxSty standard STANDARD DimTxSty DimTxt 0.18 0.18 DimTxt DimTxtDirection off ... DimTzin 0 0 DimTZin DimUnit 2 2 DimUnit DimUpt off 0 DimUpt DimZin 0 0 DimZin E Variables EdgeMode 0 0 EdgeMode Elevation 0 0 Elevation ... 0 EnableAttraction Enables grips attraction ... 1 EnableHyperlinkMenu Toggles hyperlink menu ... 0 EnableHyperlinkTooltip Toggles hyperlink tooltips EnterpriseMenu . ... ErHighlight 1 ... ErrNo 0 0 ErrNo Expert 0 0 Expert ... 0 ExpInsAlign Aligns blocks with selected entity ... 0 ExpInsAngle Default angle for inserted blocks ... 1 ExpInsFixAngle Fixed rotation angle for inserted blocks ... 1 ExpInsFixScale Fixed scale factor for inserted blocks ... 1 ExpInsScale Default scale factor for inserted blocks ExplMode 1 1 ExplMode ExportEplotFormat 2 ... ExportModelSpace 0 0 ExportModelSpace ExportPageSetup 0 0 ExportPageSetup ExportPaperSpace 0 0 ExportPaperSpace ExpValue 8.8 ... ExpWhiteBalance 6500 ... ExtMax -1e+20,-1e+20,-1e+20 -1e+20,-1e+20,-1e+20 ExtMax ExtMin 1e+20,1e+20,1e+20 1e+20,1e+20,1e+20 ExtMin ExtNames 1 1 ExtNames F Variables FacetErDevNormal 40 ... FacetErDevSurface 0 ... FacetErGridRatio 0 ... FacetErMaxEdgeLength 0 ... FacetErMaxGrid 4096 ... FacetErMeshType 0 ... FacetErMinUGrid 0 ... FacetErMinVGrid 0 ... FacetErPrimitiveMode 1 ... FacetErSmoothlev 1 ... 280 BricsCAD V17 for AutoCAD Users
AutoCAD AutoCAD’s BricsCAD’s BricsCAD Preference & System Variable Names Default Values Default Values System Variable Names Notes on Variables Unique to BricsCAD FacetRatio 0 0 FacetRatio FacetRes 0.5 0.5 FacetRes ... 1 FeatureColors Colors solid faces by related features FbxImportLog 1 ... FieldDisplay 1 1 FieldDisplay FieldEval 31 31 FieldEval FileDia 1 1 FileDia FileTabPreview 1 ... FileTabState 1 ... FileTabThumbHover 1 ... FilletRad 0 0 FilletRad FilletRad3d 1.0 ... FillMode 1 1 FillMode FontAlt simplex.shx simplex.shx FontAlt FontMap "c:\users..." default.fmp FontMap Frame 3 3 Frame FrameSelection 1 ... FrontZ 0 0 FrontZ FullOpen 1 1 FullOpen FullPlotPath 1 ... G Variables GalleryView 1 ... ... 3771 GdiObjects ... 0 GenerateAssocViews Associates dimensions in generated views GeoLatLongFormat 0 1 GeoLatLongFormat GeoMapMode 0 ... GeoMarkerVisibility 1 1 GeoMarkerVisibility GeoMarkPositionSize 1 ... ... 1 GetStarted Toggles the Get Started dialog box GfAng 0 ... GfClr1 rgb:000,000,255 ... GfClr2 rgb:255,255,153 ... GfClrLum 1 ... GfClrState 1 ... GfName 1 ... GfShift 0 ... GlobalOpacity 0 ... ... 2 GlSwapMode Sets swap mode for GL graphics ... "#d2d2d2" GradientColorBottom Bottom color of gradient background ... "#fafafa" GradientColorMiddle Middle color of gradient background ... "#ffffff" GradientColorTop Top color of gradient background ... 0 GradientMode Specifies 0, 2, or 3-color background ... 252 GridAxisColor Specifies color of grid’s axis lines GridDisplay 2 3 GridDisplay GridMajor 5 5 GridMajor B System Variable Cross-reference 281
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UPDATED FOR V17 BRICSCAD ® FOR AUT
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Table of Contents AutoCAD-BricsCAD
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Tips Widget (BricsCAD Only)........
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Customizing Workspaces and Quad....
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WORKSPACES, 3D VIEWING, QUAD CURSOR
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APPENDICES A. Command Name Cross-re
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CHAPTER ONE BricsCAD for AutoCAD Us
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Subscriptions. Autodesk made annual
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The BricsCAD Advantage BricsCAD sho
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and orders them in hierarchical str
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DS Tools from Design Sense adds to
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Keep Your BricsCAD If you like your
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WHAT’S MISSING FROM BRICSCAD? Bri
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Supported Operating Systems Bricsys
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ÐÐ ÐÐ Release notes Online tuto
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The white layer icon indicates laye
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Settings command extends search opt
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dimStyle command now offers an Edit
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mAutoUpdate variable controls wheth
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dmTwist command modifies 3D solids,
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3dCompareMode variable determines i
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View properties can be edited befor
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE BIM MODULE BIM
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smForm command converts a selected
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WHAT’S NEW IN FILES AppLoad comma
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CHAPTER TWO Comparing User Interfac
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Start Screens BricsCAD and AutoCAD
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‘:’ VS ‘TYPE A COMMAND’ For
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The Prompt Menu Flags option is a b
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Editing with the Quad With the Quad
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TOURING THE SETTINGS DIALOG BOX Thi
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By clicking the Find , button, you
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ACCESSING AND MOVING BRICSCAD PANEL
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The toolbar of the Layers panel in
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MECHANICAL BROWSER VS PARAMETRICS M
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Double-click a file name to open th
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Additional status items with AutoCA
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DIFFERENCES IN VIEW CUBES AutoCAD h
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BricsCAD’s Select command display
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Above: AutoCAD’s Design Center. B
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ÐÐ Project administration for ass
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CHAPTER THREE Compatibility of Draw
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CHECKLIST OF DWG 2017 ENTITIES The
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The dashes ( — ) in “read / —
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Multilines BricsCAD reads and creat
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HISTORY OF BRICSCAD’S DWG SUPPORT
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Array Rectangular Associative Hatch
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TEXT ENTITIES BricsCAD accurately d
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DimInspect AutoCAD BricsCAD * read
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Radius Dimensional Constraint Verti
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Underlays AutoCAD BricsCAD * partia
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3D Solids AutoCAD BricsCAD read / c
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NURBS Planar Revolve Sweep 3 Compat
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The differences in layer properties
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Left: AutoCAD’s tabbed Modify Det
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BricsCAD supports all the QLeader o
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Multiline Styles BricsCAD creates m
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Section styles are created and modi
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Shaded shaded with Edges shades of
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CHAPTER FOUR Customizing and Progra
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AutoCAD Options vs BricsCAD Setting
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The process for customizing each of
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This reveals the items in the File
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c. Click OK. Notice that the “Clo
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Q: What’s the difference between
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4. Under My Tutorial, right-click M
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4. The toolbox created. Go ahead an
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As with menus, the list of items in
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Tabs. Just as a ribbon is just a li
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CUSTOMIZING MOUSE BUTTONS & DOUBLE-
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After downloading, load the tablet.
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CUSTOMIZING ALIASES AND SHELL COMMA
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Other Areas of Customization Custom
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Both CAD systems use the same simpl
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5. Choose the .lin file you wish to
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.xlg .xlg Xref log files .$$$ ... E
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.tga .tga Raster format (Targa) fil
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BricsCAD V17 Automation Object Mode
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ABOUT TX The TX SDK produces TX mod
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(ADS is short for AutoCAD Developme
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CHAPTER FIVE Operating Dual-CAD Des
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Upgrades. Following the initial lic
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Choosing an international location
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provides other resources, such as a
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Running BricsCAD & AutoCAD in One O
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STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION While seve
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Tutorial: How to Add AutoCAD’s Su
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To save the current user interface
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BricsCAD’s roamable files consist
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Tutorial: Making Hidden Folders Vis
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6. In the Customize dialog box, rig
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User Interface To fix the two probl
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My favorite feature about Linux is
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So, it can be hard — no, confusin
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CHAPTER SIX Working in 3D BRICSCAD
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BricsCAD’s Direct Modeling vs Aut
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Direct Modeling Tutorial To see how
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c. Draw a circle 65mm in diameter.
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Workspaces, 3D Viewing, Quad Cursor
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Click a triangle to change the view
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WORKING WITH THE QUAD CURSOR All ed
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WORKING WITH A 3D MOUSE BricsCAD su
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3D Design Intent BricsCAD Platinum
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c. Click the dmExtrude button. (It
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Mechanical Browser & Hardware Libra
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To pick a part from the library, fo
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Modeling and Deforming 3D Surfaces
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Accessing Assembly Commands ÐÐ En
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6. With the two parts in the drawin
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With the parts are attached to one
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6. Move the mouse to rotate the mec
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The first view placed is the front
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Section and Detail Styles You can c
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3D Compare (new to V17) The 3dCompa
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CHAPTER SEVEN BIM, Sheet Metal, & C
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HOW BIM DESIGN WORKS BIM designs co
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5. The next step is to tell BricsCA
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The walls look no different, and ch
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Page 243 and 244: TUTORIAL I: HOW SHEET METAL DESIGN
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Page 259 and 260: APPENDIX A Command Name Cross-refer
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