AutoCAD 2006
AutoCAD® 2006 software is the world’s leading customizable and extendable CAD software for 2D drafting, detailing, design documentation, and basic 3D design.

Continuously innovating for 20 releases, AutoCAD 2006 enhances productivity through usability improvements to everyday drafting and documentation tools, including

• Create

• Boost productivity with user interface improvements and efficiency enhancements to hatch creation and editing, dynamic blocks, dimensioning, and multiline text editing.
• Quickly create and modify data tables such as schedules and bills of materials using predefined table styles.

• Manage

• Streamline the design process with efficient management of sheet sets and layers.
• Effectively manage your work environment with tool palettes that provide quick access to content, enhanced project standardization, and increased screen space.

• Share

• Simplify the collaboration process with the all-digital review, markup, revision, and transmission of designs with Autodesk® DWF™

Related AutoCAD 2006 web sites:

Hyperpics.com: What's New in AutoCAD 2006 
AutoCAD 2006 Product Page - Autodesk.com
JTB World - AutoCAD 2006 Preview
Lynn Allen's Blog
Ten Links - Autodesk 2006 Section
Shaan Hurley's Blog - Between the Lines
Ellen Finkelstein (Author AutoCAD Bible) - AutoCAD 2006

New Commands

• 3DDWFPUBLISH - Creates 3D DWF files of three-dimensional models
• BACTION - Adds an action to a dynamic block definition
• BACTIONSET - Specifies the selection set of objects associated with an action in a dynamic block definition
• BACTIONTOOL - Adds an action to a dynamic block definition
• BASSOCIATE - Associates an action with a parameter in a dynamic block definition
• BATTORDER - Specifies the order of attributes for a block
• BAUTHORPALETTE - Opens the Block Authoring Palettes window in the Block Editor
• BAUTHORPALETTECLOSE - Closes the Block Authoring Palettes window in the Block Editor
• BCLOSE - Closes the Block Editor
• BCYCLEORDER - Changes the cycling order of grips for a dynamic block reference
• BEDIT - Opens the Edit Block Definition dialog box and then the Block Editor
• -BEDIT - Opens the Edit Block Definition dialog box and then the Block Editor (command line)
• BGRIPSET - Creates, deletes, or resets grips associated with a parameter
• BLOOKUPTABLE - Displays or creates a lookup table for a dynamic block definition
• BPARAMETER - Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition
• BSAVE - Saves the current block definition
• BSAVEAS - Saves a copy of the current block definition under a new name
• BVHIDE - Makes objects invisible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in a dynamic block definition
• -BVHIDE - Makes objects invisible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in a dynamic block definition (command line)
• BVSHOW - Makes objects visible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in a dynamic block definition
• -BVSHOW - Makes objects visible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in a dynamic block definition (command line)
• BVSTATE - Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block
• -BVSTATE - Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block (command line)
• COMMANDLINE - Displays the command line
• COMMANDLINEHIDE - Hides the command line
• CUI - Manages customized user interface elements such as workspaces, toolbars, menus, shortcut menus, and keyboard shortcuts
• CUIEXPORT - Exports customized settings from acad.cui to an enterprise or partial CUI file
• CUIIMPORT - Imports customized settings from an enterprise or partial CUI file to acad.cui
• CUILOAD - Loads a CUI file
• CUIUNLOAD - Unloads a CUI file
• DIMARC - Creates an arc length dimension
• DIMJOGGED - Creates jogged radius dimensions
• DRAWINGRECOVERY - Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure
• DRAWINGRECOVERYHIDE - Closes the Drawing Recovery Manager
• GRADIENT - Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill
• -HATCH - Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill (command line)
• JOIN - Joins objects to form a single, unbroken object
• QCCLOSE - Closes QuickCalc
• QUICKCALC - Opens the QuickCalc calculator
• RESETBLOCK - Resets one or more dynamic block references to the default values of the block definition
• SCALELISTEDIT - Controls the list of scales available for layout viewports, page layouts, and plotting
• -SCALELISTEDIT - Controls the list of scales available for layout viewports, page layouts, and plotting (command line)
• VTOPTIONS - Displays a change in view as a smooth transition
• WORKSPACE - Creates, modifies, and saves workspaces and makes a workspace current
• WSSAVE - Saves a workspace
• WSSETTINGS - Sets options for workspaces

Changed Commands

• ADCNAVIGATE - Loads a specified DesignCenter drawing file, folder, or network path
• ATTDEF - Creates an attribute definition
• -ATTDEF - Creates an attribute definition (command line)
• BLOCK - Creates a block definition from selected objects
• -BLOCK - Creates a block definition from selected objects (command line)
• BOUNDARY - Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area
• CAL - Evaluates mathematical and geometric expressions
• CHAMFER - Bevels the edges of objects
• COPY - Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction
• CUSTOMIZE - Customizes tool palettes
• EATTEXT - Exports block attribute information to a table or to an external file
• -EATTEXT - Exports block attribute information to a table or to an external file (command line)
• EXTEND - Extends an object to meet another object
• FIELD - Creates a multiline text object with a field that can be updated automatically as the field value changes
• FILLET - Rounds and fillets the edges of objects
• FIND - Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified text
• HATCH - Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern or solid fill
• INSERT - Places a drawing or named block into the current drawing
• -INSERT - Places a drawing or named block into the current drawing (command line)
• MIRROR - Creates a mirror image copy of objects
• MLSTYLE - Defines a style for multiple parallel lines
• MTEXT - Creates paragraphs of text as a single multiline text (mtext) object
• MOVE - Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction
• OFFSET - Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves
• OPTIONS - Customizes the product settings
• PUBLISH - Publishes drawings to DWF files
• RECTANG - Draws a rectangular polyline
• ROTATE - Revolves objects around a base point
• SCALE - Enlarges or reduces selected objects proportionally in the X, Y, and Z directions
• STRETCH - Moves or stretches objects
• TOOLPALETTES - Opens the Tool Palettes window
• TRIM - Trims objects at a cutting edge defined by other objects
• XATTACH - Attaches an external reference to the current drawing

Removed or Obsolete Commands

• MENU - Loads a customization file (To be removed from a future release. Replaced by CUILOAD)
• MENULOAD - Loads partial menu files (To be removed from a future release. Replaced by CUILOAD)
• MENUUNLOAD - Unloads partial customizaiton files (To be removed from a future release. Replaced by CUIUNLOAD)
• RMLIN - Inserts markups from an RML file into a drawing (Replaced by MARKUP)
• -RMLIN - Inserts markups from an RML file into a drawing (command line)

System Variables

New System Variables

• BACTIONCOLOR - Sets the text color of actions in the Block Editor
• BDEPENDENCYHIGHLIGHT - Controls whether or not dependent objects are dependency highlighted when a parameter, action, or grip is selected in the Block Editor
• BGRIPOBJCOLOR - Sets the color of grips in the Block Editor
• BGRIPOBJSIZE - Sets the display size of custom grips in the Block Editor relative to the screen display
• BLOCKEDITLOCK - Disallows opening of the Block Editor and editing of dynamic block definitions
• BLOCKEDITOR - Reflects whether or not the Block Editor is open
• BPARAMETERCOLOR - Sets the color of parameters in the Block Editor
• BPARAMETERFONT - Sets the font used for parameters and actions in the Block Editor
• BPARAMETERSIZE - Sets the size of parameter text and features in the Block Editor relative to the screen display
• BTMARKDISPLAY - Controls whether or not value set markers are displayed
• BVMODE - Controls how objects that are made invisible for the current visibility state are displayed in the Block Editor
• CALCINPUT - Controls whether or not value set markers are displayed
• CENTERMT - Controls how grips stretch multiline text that is centered horizontally
• CLISTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the command window is hidden or displayed
• CMDINPUTHISTORYMAX - Sets the maximum number of previous input values that are stored for a prompt in a command
• CROSSINGAREACOLOR - Controls the color of the selection area during crossing selection
• DRSTATE - Determines whether the Drawing Recovery window is active or not
• DTEXTED - Specifies the user interface for editing single-line text
• DYNDIGRIP - Controls which dynamic dimensions are displayed during grip stretch editing
• DYNDIVIS - Controls how many dynamic dimensions are displayed during grip stretch editing
• DYNMODE - Turns Dynamic Input features on and off
• DYNPICOORDS - Controls whether pointer input uses relative or absolute format for coordinates
• DYNPIFORMAT - Controls whether pointer input uses polar or Cartesian format for coordinates
• DYNPIVIS - Controls when pointer input is displayed
• DYNPROMPT - Controls display of prompts in Dynamic Input tooltips
• DYNTOOLTIPS - Controls which tooltips are affected by tooltip appearance settings
• ENTERPRISEMENU - Stores the CUI file name (if defined), including the path for the file name
• FULLPLOTPATH - Controls whether the full path of the drawing file is sent to the plot spooler
• GRIPDYNCOLOR - Controls the color of custom grips for dynamic blocks
• HPINHERIT - Controls how MATCHPROP copies the hatch origin from the source object to the destination hatch objects
• HPOBJWARNING - Sets the number of hatch boundary objects that can be selected before displaying a warning message
• HPORIGIN - Sets the hatch origin point for new hatch objects relative to the current user coordinate system
• HPORIGINMODE - Controls how HATCH determines the default hatch origin point
• HPSEPARATE - Controls whether HATCH creates a single hatch object or separate hatch objects when operating on several closed boundaries
• INPUTHISTORYMODE - Controls the content and location of the display of a history of user input
• INTELLIGENTUPDATE - Controls the graphics refresh rate
• LAYERFILTERALERT - Deletes excessive layer filters to improve performance
• LOCKUI - Locks the position and size of toolbars and windows such as DesignCenter and Properties palette
• OSNAPZ - Controls whether object snaps are automatically projected onto a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS at the current elevation
• PREVIEWEFFECT - Specifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of objects
• PREVIEWFILTER - Excludes specified object types from selection previewing
• QCSTATE - Determines whether the QuickCalc calculator is active or not
• RECOVERYMODE - Controls whether drawing recovery information is recorded after a system failure
• SELECTIONAREA - Controls the display of effects for selection areas
• SELECTIONAREAOPACITY - Controls the transparency of the selection area during window and crossing selection
• SELECTIONPREVIEW - Controls the display of selection previewing
• SHOWLAYERUSAGE - Displays icons in the Layer Properties Manager to indicate whether layers are in use
• SSMPOLLTIME - Controls the time interval between automatic refreshes of the status data in a sheet set
• SSMSHEETSTATUS - Controls how the status data in a sheet set is refreshed
• TABLEINDICATOR - Controls the display of row numbers and column letters when the In-Place Text Editor is open for editing a table cell
• TEMPOVERRIDES - Turns temporary override keys on and off
• TOOLTIPMERGE - Combines drafting tooltips into a single tooltip
• VTENABLE - Controls when smooth view transitions are used
• VTDURATION - Sets the duration of a smooth view transition, in milliseconds
• VTFPS - Sets the minimum speed of a smooth view transition, in frames per second
• WINDOWAREACOLOR - Controls the color of the transparent selection area during window selection
• WSCURRENT - Returns the current workspace name in the command line interface and sets a workspace to current

Changed System Variables

• AFLAGS - Sets options for attributes
• INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks, images, or xrefs inserted or attached to a drawing
  
  
• MTEXTED - Sets the name of the application to use for editing multiline text objects
• UNDOCTL - Indicates the state of the Auto, Control, and Group options of the UNDO command