

The Quick Select tool allows users to quickly select objects based on query criteria, enabling users to easily select exactly what they need in their drawing. This feature is especially helpful when managing large amounts of information about things like materials or fixtures. Users who need to link a table to data in a Microsoft Excel file can use the new Data Linking feature, and their table will automatically update as external changes are made.

Prior to the 2015 releases, Mac users were unable to view any of the layer states information their Windows colleagues had embedded within a drawing. Mac users can also now save their layer settings as Layer States, which store information like color, linetype, and information about whether a layer is turned off, frozen, or locked. This feature enables them to insert one block that can change shape, size, or configuration instead of inserting several static blocks. Mac users gain the ability to create and edit Dynamic Blocks-a capability previously limited to Windows users. New Functionality Helps Mac and Windows Users Work Together More Efficiently I could use one to cut short meeting time and have some fun at AU 2014. I have to take this opportunity to brag and show the Lightsaber found on a coworkers desk this last weekend. I have been busy with some special projects and the amazing US Navy ship USS America commissioning, but read the AutoCAD Insider blog post and some highlights of the official press release.ĭetailed blog post on AutoCAD Insider: Blog Post (AutoCAD Insider Blog) Rather than being released with Windows product release typically in the Spring, the AutoCAD for Mac relies on many key enhancements of the Mac OS X so it makes perfect sense to release closer OS X when possible. It's that time of the year when a new version of the Mac Operating System OS X "Yosemite" is nearing release and we at Autodesk release a new AutoCAD for Mac version 2015 codename Lightsaber.
