In the last month or so Autodesk has released updates for AutoCAD 2017 and 2018, as well as Revit 2017 and 2018. These areavailable for download in your Autodesk Account or Autodesk Desktop App.
The following links direct you to the instructions for the updates and the new features added/problems fixed for each update. I encourage you to read through these.
AutoCAD 2018.1.1
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| Xref Layer Property Enhancements |
To provide more flexibility for controlling xref overrides, the Layer Settings dialog box, which is accessed from the Layer Properties Manager, includes new controls for managing Xref layer properties. When the option to retain overrides to xref layer properties is turned on with the VISRETAIN system variable, you can now specify which xref layer properties that you want to reload. The various layer property options are stored in the registry as specified by the new VISRETAINMODE system variable. The Layer Properties Manager also includes a new status icon to indicate when a layer associated with an xref includes overrides.
Primary commands and system variables: LAYER, VISRETAIN, VISRETAINMODE, XREFOVERRIDE |
| Views and Viewports |
You can now easily create, retrieve, and place model views together with automatically sized and scaled layout viewports onto the current layout. When selected, layout viewport objects display two additional grips, one for moving the viewport, and the other for setting the display scale from a list of commonly used scales.
Primary commands and system variables: MVIEW, NEWVIEW |
| High resolution (4K) monitor support |
Support for high resolution monitors continues to be improved in the Update. More than 200 dialog boxes and other User Interface elements have been updated to ensure a quality viewing experience on high-resolution (4K) displays.
For the best results, use the Windows 10 operating system and a compatible video card.
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| 3D Graphics Performance |
The 3D graphics performance for the Wireframe, Realistic, and Shaded visual styles continues to increase depending on the content of the DWG files tested. For example, the median value for the frames-per-second performance in the six large benchmark models used increased by 37% in the Update as compared to AutoCAD 2018.
Primary commands and system variables: 3DORBIT, ZOOM, PAN, VSCURRENT |
Readme Page and Release Notes
AutoCAD 2017.1.1
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| Import PDF |
PDFSHXTEXT is a command that you can use after you import a PDF file that contains SHX geometry. It converts any selected PDF geometry into multiline text objects that use a matching SHX font. Several popular SHX fonts are supported. However, Asian Big Font SHX geometry is currently not supported.
Commands: PDFSHXTEXT , -PDFSHXTEXT , TXT2MTXT |
| High Resolution Monitor Support(High Pixels per Inch) |
In the AutoCAD 2017.1.2 Update, common user interface elements, such as the Layer Manager, Command Line window, Property Palette, File Navigation dialog box, pick box cursor, grips, View Cube, and UCS icon, are correctly adjusted to the Windows setting for the display scale.
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- For the best results, use Windows 10 due to operation system limitations.
- Use a compatible video card for the best results.
- Some dialog boxes in vertical products are not optimized for viewing at scales greater than 100% on high resolution monitors.
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| Object Selection |
Objects that are moved off screen during selection in remain in the selection set. All linetype gaps can be selected and available for object snapping when High Quality Geometry is turned on.
System variables: SELECTIONOFFSCREEN, LTGAPSELECTION |
| 3D Graphics Performance |
The performance and reliability of 3DORBIT is improved for rendered visual styles, especially for models with a large number of small blocks containing edges and facets.
Command: VISUALSTYLES |
Readme Page and Release Notes
Revit 2018.2
- Annotation
- Fixed an issue in which tags moved when a linked file was reloaded.
- Fixed an issue causing image files to incorrectly mask label text.
- Removed the Model Groups category from the Load Tags & Symbols dialog.
- AutoCam
- Improved stability when clicking context menu items in the View Cube while the Steering Wheel is on.
- Color Fill
- Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect results when using a color fill scheme set to By range.
- Content
- Improved accuracy when opening projects that utilize families in plan view.
- Copy/Monitor
- Improved stability when interacting with the type selector and then completing Copy/Monitor.
- Dynamo Player
- Improved Revit performance after Dynamo Player is launched and closed.
- Improved expand/collapse behavior of Watch nodes in Dynamo Player.
- Improved behavior of Watch nodes in Dynamo Player by collapsing consecutive spaces from String inputs.
- Edit
- Improved stability when using the split tool.
- File Open/Save/Upgrade
- Improved stability when upgrading a project that includes a corrupt family.
- Fixed an issue that could cause unresolved pointer reference errors when opening projects.
- Improved stability when the pointer pUser of Sketch is null.
- Improved family loading by remembering the location of the last family loaded into the project.
- Linked Files
- Improved stability when inserting a Revit link containing invalid or missing phase data.
- Materials
- Improved stability when exiting painting material in a 3D view.
- Improved stability when when replacing a material texture in material dialog.
- Improve stability after creating a new material and dragging it into the local library through material editor.
- Improved stability when editing materials.
- Improved stability when quickly double-clicking on the OK button on the Material Browser.
- Improve stability when working with materials browser to edit material properties and generate thumbnail images.
- Fix an issue to display the correct material appearance preview.
- Parts
- Added the ability to copy reinforcement in parts when mirroring the original element.
- Print
- Fixed an issue with the Print Setup dialog so that work planes print as expected when the option 'Hide ref/work planes' is cleared.
- Fixed an issue in which the Print dialog became disabled when choosing the Print to PDF print driver with Windows 10 anniversary edition.
- Schedules
- Improved stability when upgrading the parameter ROOM_SPACE_TYPE_PARAM integer type to ElementId type.
- Sign In/Sign Out - Improved stability when quickly signing out of A360 and closing Revit.
- Sketching
- Fixed a crash that occurred when editing multi-segment grids.
- User Interface
- Fixed an issue in which ribbon menus disappeared after performing a print preview.
- Views
- Improved stability when a view filter included analytic or space categories and the energy analysis tools are disabled in the user interface.
- Improved stability when reloading an active view that was deleted by another user.
- Worksharing
- Fixes an issue in the Synchronize with Central operation that mistakenly reports the model is corrupted.
- Improved stability in workshared files containing sun and shadow settings saved in view templates.
- Architecture
- Floor
- Improved stability when setting the thickness of a floor to 0 while in the floor preview dialog.
- Stair
- Improved stability when upgrading projects with multistory stairs from Revit 2017 and earlier to Revit 2018.
- Wall
- Improved stability when deleting wall elements.
- Fixed an issue so that wall core edges can be referenced when using the Pick Lines sketch tool.
- Improved stability when activating auto-dimension and selecting a split edge in the wall preview dialog.
- MEP
- Conduit
- Improved stability when editing conduit to connect conduit surface connector.
- Content
- Resolved a constraint issue in the Pile Cap family, which caused it to not update correctly after the diameter of Pile-Steel Pipe was changed.
- Duct
- Improved stability when connecting a rectangular duct branch to a main run in a section view.
- Duct/Pipe
- Fixed an issue that could cause instability when modifying the size of a set of pipe or duct elements.
- Improved stability when editing size of pipe or duct elements in the Options bar.
- Electrical
- Improved stability when changing an electrical circuit frame value.
- Improved stability when selecting electrical wires.
- Fabrication
- Fixed an issue that was preventing pattern 2966 from inserting as a 45 wye.
- Added support for exporting assemblies through the Export to Fabrication addin.
- Improved support for mechanical tees in MEP Fabrication autofill tools.
- Improved the sticky move logic with Fabrication parts to reduce the amount of unwanted downstream propagation.
- Fixed an issue that caused parts to fail to resize on optimized systems.
- Linked Files
- Improved performance when opening a file containing MEP fabrication hangers.
- Lookup Table
- Restored ability to use the number type parameter to define a lookup size table column.
- Mechanical
- Improved stability when associating a P&ID project with a Revit project.
- P&ID Modeler
- Improved stability when exiting Revit after utilizing P&ID Modeler functionality during session.
- Improved ability to map pumps in a P&ID project.
- Structure
- Rebar
- Fixed an issue where the value of the rebar partition parameter was deleted when upgrading from Revit 2017 and earlier projects to Revit 2018.
- API
- Enabled the FabricationPart.GeometryChecksum property to simplify the checking of fabrication part geometry.
- Fixed an issue so that the crop box is correctly set using the API.
- Improved stability when placing a wall-hosted family on a ceiling through Dynamo.
Improvements
- Added support for changing service and/or size on MEP Fabrication parts.
- Improved the offset tag to use the string defined in the centerline duct settings.
- Improved filter color consistency with fabrication parts.
- Improved PCF output to report out the material specification.
- Added support for user defined notes in the PCF output.
- Added support for elbow angles in the PCF output.
- Added support for Instrument angle parts in the PCF output file
- Improved the usability of the Section Box shape control to more reliably detect cursor adjustment.
- Added the API RevitLinkType.GetLinkedFileStatus() to determine whether a Revit link is loaded, unloaded, or missing
- Added arrows in canvas to indicate which duct or pipe connector is highlighted in the Select Connector dialog while placing analytical pipe connections or using the Connect Into command.
- Improved P&ID modeler performance when associating a rvt project with a P&ID project.
- Improved task dialog to let users edit P&ID settings if no mapping relationship between P&ID class and Revit family is found.
Readme Page
Release Notes
Revit 2017.2.2
- Annotation
- Improved display of generic annotation within families when placed above color filled region, such as a room or area.*
- Families
- Improved the stability of project files when copy-pasting families across documents.*
- File Open/ Save/ Upgrade
- Fixed an issue that could cause unresolved pointer references errors when opening files.
- IFC
- Improved stability while exporting IFC files.*
- Keynotes
- Fixed an issue to improve the accuracy of keynotes near the crop region boundary.*
- Improved consistency for keynotes when the numbering method is set to By Sheet and elements exist above the view cut plane.*
- User Interface
- Improved stability when pressing and holding the mouse button and interacting with the Properties panel on button release.
- Worksharing
- Improved stability in workshared files containing sun and shadow settings saved in view templates.
- File Open/ Save/ Upgrade
- Improved a performance issue that occurs when opening a file includes MEP fabrication hangers.*
Readme Page
Release Notes
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