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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 VsEdgeColor byentity ... VsEdgeJitter -2 ... VsEdgeOverhang -6 ... VsEdges 1 ... VsEdgeSmooth 1 ... VsEdgeLEx -6 ... VsFaceColorMode 0 ... VsFaceHighlight -30 ... VsFaceOpacity -60 ... VsFaceStyle 0 ... VsHaloGap 0 ... VsHidePrecision 0 ... VsIntersectionColor "7 (white)" ... VsIntersectionEdges 0 ... VsIntersectionLtype 1 ... VsIsoOnTop 0 ... VsLightingQuality 1 ... VsMaterialMode 0 ... VsMax 119.3,59.5,0.0 1E+20,1E+20,1E+20 VsMax VsMin -81.3,-42.1,0.0 -1E+20,-1E+20,-1E+20 VsMin VsMonoColor "Rgb:255,255,255" ... VsObscuredColor "ByEntity" ... VsObscuredEdges 1 ... VsObscuredLype 1 ... VsOccludedColor "ByEntity" ... VsOccludedEdges 1 ... VsOccludedLtype 1 ... VsShadows 0 ... VsSilhEdges 0 ... VsSilhWidth 5 ... VtDuration 750 ... VtEnable 3 ... VtFps 7 ... W Variables ... 1 WarningMessages Toggles use of warning messages WhipArc 0 0 WhipArc WhipThread 1 3 WhipThread WindowAreaColor 150 5 WindowAreaColor WipeoutFrame 2 2 WipeoutFrame WmfBkgnd off 0 WmfBkGnd WmfForegnd off 0 WmfForeGnd ... 2 WndlMain Reports window state, maximized or other ... 0 WndlScrl Toggles scroll bars ... 1 WndlStat Toggles status bar ... 1 WndlTabs Toggles layout and model tabs 298 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 ... 0 WndlText Reports text window state ... 2162.0;202.0 WndPMain Reports top left window position ... 40.0;40.0 WndPText Reports top left text window ... 1160.0;760.0 WndSMain Reports main window size ... 1120.0;720.0 WndSText Reports text window size WorkingFolder c:\users\... ... WorkspaceLabel 0 ... WorldUcs 1 1 WorldUcs WorldView 1 1 Worldview WriteStat 1 1 WriteStat WsAutosave 0 WsAutosave WsCurrent 2D drafting & annotation 2D Drafting WsCurrent X Variables XClipFrame 2 0 XClipFrame XDwgFadeCtl 70 70 XDwgFadeCtl XEdit 1 1 XEdit XFadeCtl 50 50 XFadeCtl XLoadCtl 2 2 XLoadCtl XLoadPath "c:\users\..." "C:\Users\..." XLoadPath ... 5 XNotifyTime Minutes between checks for refs XRefCtl 0 0 XRefCtl XRefNotify 2 1 XRefNotify XRefOverride 0 0 XRefOverride XRefType 0 ... Z Variables ZoomFactor 60 60 ZoomFactor ZoomWheel 0 60 ZoomWheel # Variables ... 3 3dCompareMode 3dConversionMode 1 ... 3dDwfPrec 2 ... 3dOsMode 11 ... 3dSelectionMode 1 ... B System Variable Cross-reference 299
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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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Accessing BIM Commands ÐÐ Enter o
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TUTORIAL I: HOW SHEET METAL DESIGN
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6. Should you wish to change the an
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Adding Form Features (new to V17) F
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1. Start BricsCAD in the Sheet Meta
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c. From the Sheet Metal ribbon’s
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9. A few other corners need to be t
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Accessing Sheet Metal Commands ÐÐ
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Export Formats Supported Standard F
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