Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
The
Ribbon
has been amended and brought up to date. A new ribbon
Hatch Creation
from which hatch tools can be chosen when hatching.
3.
A new feature - the
Navigation Bar
has been introduced situated at the
right-hand edge of the AutoCAD 2011 window. The tools in this bar are
frequently used and can be assessed speedily from the navigation bar.
4.
The
ViewCube
is now available in the
2D Drafting and Annotation
workspace.
5.
A new workspace
3D Basic
has been introduced with its own ribbon
showing basic 3D tools in its panels.
6.
Any part of a drawing can be made partly transparent using the new
tool
Transparency
in the
2D Drafting and Annotation
ribbon from
the
Properties
panel.
7.
The buttons in the status bar now include
Selection Cycling
,
Show/
Hide Transparency
,
3D Object Snap
,
Infer Restraints, Isolate
Objects
and
Hardware Acceleration
. Some buttons in previous
releases are no longer included in the status bar.
8.
Two new commands -
Chamferedge
and
Filletedge
-
allow
modifi cations to chamfers and fi llets.
9.
3D materials enhancements. New
Materials Browser
and
Materials
Editor
palettes. Materials can be selected for assigning to 3D objects
or can be
dragged
on the objects for assigning.
10.
A larger number of materials available from several different folders.
11.
Materials can be selected from other Autodesk software such as
Maya
or
3D Studio Max
.
12.
3D ribbon reorganised in the
3D Modeling
workspace.
System requirements for running AutoCAD 2011
Note:
There are two editions of AutoCAD 2011 - 32 bit and 64 bit
editions.
Operating system:
Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional
(
64 Edition), Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000 or Windows
Vista 32 bit, Windows Vista 64 bit, Windows 7.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
.
Processor:
Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent.
Ram:
At least 128 MB.
Monitor screen:
1024
768
VGA
with
True Colour
as a minimum.
Hard disk:
A minimum of 300 MB.
Graphics card:
An AutoCAD certifi ed graphics card. Details can
be found on the web page
AutoCAD Certifi ed Hardware XML
Database
.
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