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In AutoCAD 2017, the new Migrate Custom Settings tool offers a modern and informative interface for migrating your custom settings and files from a previous release to AutoCAD 2017. It detects and clearly identifies customized settings enabling you to choose which ones you wish to migrate.

And, the summary report created from the migration is redesigned to offer more information in an easier to read format.

If you change your mind about migrating settings from a previous release, you can easily restore AutoCAD's default settings using the Reset tool which is accessible from the Start menu.

Watch Video below for more information.

Video - AutoCAD 2017 Migration

PDF files are a common way of publishing and sharing design data for review and markup.  In AutoCAD 2017, you can import geometry, TrueType text, and raster images from a PDF file to edit as native DWG geometry.

If you already have a PDF file attached to your drawing, you can select it and choose the new Import as Objects tool from the PDF Underlay ribbon tab. You can import everything or pick a polygonal or rectangular selection around the geometry you want to import. A Settings option enables you to control how the geometry is imported.

You can choose to keep the original PDF underlay, detach it, or unload it.

You can also import PDF geometry directly from a PDF file that is not attached. Use the new PDFIMPORT tool or even the regular Import tool which now includes PDF as one of the supported file types.

If the PDF file has multiple pages, you can visually select which one you want to import or you can enter the page number.

 Dialog box enhancements

AutoCAD 2017 addresses the #3 AUGI wishlist request by increasing the default size of some dialog boxes and allowing you to resize others. With these enhancements you can view more information with less scrolling.

For example, you can stretch the Layer States Manager to display more layer state information at one time.

You’ll find similar enhancements to the Page Setup Manager, Enhanced Attribute Editor, the Insert dialog box, and many others.

And there are other subtle enhancements to many of the dialog boxes. For example, in addition to the ability to stretch the Insert dialog box to increase its height and width, it displays a larger preview image. And the Name field now supports AutoComplete so as you begin typing a block name it automatically fills in the rest of the name, minimizing the need for you to scroll through the list.

AutoCAD Civil 3D software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows with a variety of civil infrastructure project types, including roads and highways, land development, rail, airports, and water. Using AutoCAD Civil 3D, infrastructure professionals can better unde...

Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite is a comprehensive BIM for Infrastructure software solution that combines intelligent, model-based tools to help you gain more accurate, accessible, and actionable insight throughout the project execution and lifecycle of transportation, land, utility, and water projects.

The Autodesk Civil Engineering Data Translator provides users with the ability to share project design data such as surfaces, alignments, profiles, points, between AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bentley InRoads or Bentley GEOPAK Software.

 

This cloud service is only available to customers with an active Autodesk Maintenance or Desktop Subscription to AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Premium edition or Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate edition.

You do not require InRoads or GEOPAK installation.

 

Watch the video below and take a new journey into visualization with the powerful Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro that helps create models that simulate our design concepts within the surrounding environment.

 

 

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Effective February 2015, Autodesk will no longer provide the option to purchase upgrades from previous releases for most Autodesk software products.

Moving forward, customers shall only get access to upgrades if they are on Autodesk Maintenance Subscription.

To learn more, read the following document that provides our Autodesk customers with answers to frequently asked questions about upcoming changes to Autodesk Upgrade policy.

video pdf Autodesk Upgrade Discontinuation FAQ (257 KB)

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Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite is a comprehensive BIM for Infrastructure software solution that combines intelligent, model-based tools to help you gain more accurate, accessible, and actionable insight throughout the project execution and lifecycle of transportation, land, utility, and water projects.

With the Infrastructure Design Suite you can:
 

• Better understand and communicate project risk, intent and options before a project is built.
• Maintain more consistent data, context, and processes across the project lifecycle.
• Respond more quickly to change with processes that are smarter, faster and mobile.

 The following document compares the 2014 and 2013 versions of Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate:

pdf Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2014 Vs Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2013 - Comparison Matrix (235 KB)

 

The selection of a bridge type in any particular instance depends principally on the situation, the span, the nature of the foundation, the materials to be used, and the clearance required.

It may be that more than one type of bridge is suitable, in which case the economy of one over the others may be the deciding factor.

To speed up the design process of bridges and accelerate project completion, engineers need productivity tools that help to define bridge components quickly, and easily incorporate them into the analytical model. One such a tool is Autodesk Structural Bridge Design software.

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design software helps engineers achieve greater flexibility and efficiency in the design of
small- to medium-span bridges by integrating loading, analysis, and code checking processes. Additionally, users can deliver design reports faster using more accurate, reliable, consistent, and verifiable data throughout the project lifecycle.

For an overview of Autodesk Structural Bridge Design software, watch the video below.

See feature details here.

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The primary consideration in planning modern facilities for motor transport equipment movements is to provide adequate space for efficient manoeuvring.

No one design will fit all requirements, but careful study of present needs and future possibilities will determine the type and size of facilities essential to efficient operation.

However, the manoeuvring space required is largely dependent on; the overall length of the vehicle, the width of the position in which the vehicle must be placed, and the turning radius of the vehicle.

The solution to aid the designer in this analysis is Autodesk Vehicle Tracking.

Autodesk Vehicle Tracking 2014 software is a comprehensive transportation analysis and design solution for vehicle swept path analysis. The software enables engineers, designers, and planners at government agencies and engineering consulting firms working on transportation or site design projects to predictably evaluate vehicle movements. In addition, you can examine intersections using integrated analysis and simulation tools that are part of the total design process, all within a familiar Autodesk AutoCAD environment.
Supported AutoCAD products include the 2013 and 2014 versions of Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D, Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D, and Autodesk AutoCAD Utility Design.

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Effective March 2013, Autodesk simplified its global upgrade shipment policy, making it easier and quicker for Autodesk customers to access the very latest release of their software.

Now, customers with a valid Autodesk Subscription receive software upgrades via download as the primary method of delivery.  This means no more waiting for boxes – your software upgrades are available to you immediately.

This video guides you through the download process: