HyperPics: Beyond the UI

October Issue of HotNews

Trick or Treat maybe not yet, but the October issue of AUGI HotNews brings a treat with another round of excellent articles.

Migration Madness!
Avoid the potholes on moving day! Here are tips for smoothing the move from one version to another.

Customization Corner: Creating Toolbars with the CUI
How to create toolbars through AutoCAD 2006 software's CUI Editor.

TIPniques: The Power of Page Setups
Guest columnist and AUGI Board Member Mike Perry tells how to make plotting from AutoCAD an easy and stress-free process.

The above listings are some of the highlights of the newsletter, but there are many other great articles in this issue.  To access all the articles of the issue head to the AUGI website and click the Publications section, then AUGI HotNews.

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Sincerely,
  Lee

New Tool Palettes eBook

I have just finished a new eBook titled "Streamlining Design through: Tool Palettes for AutoCAD".  It is available for purchase at the eBook Center on the HyperPics website.  The book sells for $10 USD and in addition to the PDF copy of the eBook you will have access to a private forum for posting questions and comments directly related to the book.

So what is in the eBook you might be wondering?  Below is an overview of the contents of the book.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
What is a Tool Palette?
Working with the Tool Palettes Window Interface
Working with Individual Tool Palettes
Working with Tool Palette Groups (AutoCAD 2005 or later)
Working with Tools on a Tool Palette
Taking a Look at the Different Tools Individually
Sharing Tool Palettes Across a Network
Walk-Through: From Tool Palettes thru Tool Palette Groups
Miscellaneous Tidbits of Information about Tool Palettes

Page Count:
97 pages of content (104 total pages)

Sincerely,
  Lee

September Issue of AUGI HotNews

The September issue of AUGI HotNews brings a depth of many new articles and range of content.

Migration Madness: When to Move
When is the optimum time to migrate to new Autodesk software releases? This article investigates the reasons for migrating and provides tips on when to make the move.

Customization Corner: Looking Through CUI Panes
How to read the panes in AutoCAD 2006 software's CUI (Customize User Interface).

Tips & Tricks for Knock-out Blocks
Take the tedium out of block management with the Dynamic Blocks feature in AutoCAD 2006 software. Here are tips for using this super time-saver.

The above listing are some of the highlights of the newsletter, but there are many other great articles in this issue.  To access all the articles of the issue head to the AUGI website and click the Publications section, then AUGI HotNews.

If you are not receiving AUGI HotNews or are not a member of AUGI go to the AUGI website and sign up. It is free to receive the newsletters and becoming a member is free as well.

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Sincerely,
  Lee

New White Papers - CUI and Dynamic Blocks

Autodesk has just recently posted new White Papers on the CUI and Dynamic Block features found in AutoCAD 2006.

Customizing the User Interface Through the CUI Editor
The CUI White Paper covers how to create a command and then work with many of the different user interface elements that are available in AutoCAD.

Part 3: Advanced Features of Dynamic Blocks (written by Ellen Finkelstein)
The third part in the Dynamic Block series focuses on some of the more advanced topics like Cycling Insertion Points, Chaining Parameters and Visibility States.

To download these and other new White Papers visit the AutoCAD 2006 section of the Autodesk website.

Sincerely,
  Lee

Looking for some articles on AutoCAD Customization?

Are you looking for some articles on AutoCAD Customization?  If you are, you have come to the right place.  I have decided to build a listing of all the customization articles and contributions that I have been involved with over the last couple of years (or more).  Many of these articles were published in AUGIWorld or AUGI HotNews.  I have been involved with some other publications that range from the latest release of the AutoCAD 2006 Instructor book by James Leach and white papers on the new CUI feature found in AutoCAD 2006.  The articles that I wrote for AUGI date back to Jan 2004 till present.  Click here to access the list of contributions and publications that I have been involved with.  As time goes on I will continue to add to the list and add things that I might have missed, and categorize the page so it is easier to navigate.

Sincerely,
  Lee

July Issue of AUGI HotNews

Ready, Set, Go... 1/2 the year is gone and it has been exciting so.  AUGI has just released its latest issue of HotNews and it is once again jammed packed full of excellent content.  Get ready to sink your mouse into learning many new things.

Migration Maddness: Part 3
Third in a series of articles designed for those of you who wear the CAD manager's hat. This month, tips on how to prepare for migration.

Autodesk Vault Tips & Tricks
Valuable tips for managing Autodesk Inventor design data with Autodesk Vault.

TIPniques: Xrefs, Part 2
Part two of a series on Xref

Customization Corner: The Changing Landscape of AutoCAD Customization
A look at the new Customize User Interface (CUI) feature in AutoCAD 2006.

The above listing are some of the highlights of the newsletter, but there are many other great articles in this issue.  To access all the articles of the issue head to the AUGI website and click the Publications section, then AUGI HotNews.

If you are not receiving AUGI HotNews or are not a member of AUGI go to the AUGI website and sign up. It is free to receive the newsletters and becoming a member is free as well.

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Sincerely,
  Lee

Transparent Toolbar Button Images

I have been working recently on some white papers covering menu customization and one of the things that just recently came up (about five minutes ago from one of my good friends Steven). The question that he asked was how to create a transparent background in the Button Editor for creating images in AutoCAD 2004 and higher. To do this you can use the Light Grey color in the lower-left corner of the swatch for AutoCAD 2002 and earlier, or the True Color 192,192,192 in AutoCAD 2004 and later. Thanks for the memory jog Steven and an excellent question.

Sincerely,
  Lee

May Issue of HotNews

The latest issue of HotNews is full of many different articles covering a wide specrum of topics.  Get ready to learn some new things this month.

Migration Madness
First in a series of articles designed for those of you who wear the CAD manager's hat. This month, it's all about migrating to new versions.

ABS 2006: Tips and Tricks
Want some quick and easy ways to make the most of Autodesk Building Systems 2006? Here, straight from Autodesk, are some valuable tips & tricks.

TIPniques
Custom icons for Tool Palettes.

Customization Corner
Part 2 in the series on creating and customizing toolbars.

If you are not receiving AUGI HotNews or are not a member of AUGI go to the AUGI website and sign up. It is free to receive the newsletters and becoming a member is free as well.

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Sincerely,
  Lee

February Issue of HotNews

The latest issue of HotNews by AUGI is out and once again it jammed full of content.  Once again this issue has several topics on customization among many other items of interest.

Tips for Sharing Designs with DWF
Autodesk offers advice on delivering drawings easily and quickly to those with the need to see them.

New! AU Handouts
www.AUGI.com sports a brand new education feature...downloadable Class Handouts from previous Autodesk Universities.

Customization Corner: Menu Customization
Working with Pop Menus

Controlling Customization, Part IV
Latest in a series on auto-loading your AutoCAD customizations. This month, writing to the registry.

Tipniques: Disaster Recovery, Part II
A look at the Autosave feature

If you are not receiving AUGI HotNews or are not a member of AUGI go to the AUGI website and sign up.  It is free to receive the newsletters and becoming a member is free as well.  Visit AUGI and the web at www.augi.com.

Sincerely,
  Lee

January Issue of HotNews

The first issue of HotNews for the year is just jammed full of things.  Get ready to flex those customization muscles this year as there are several in this issue, along with many other articles that you will find helpful.

Autodesk Upgrade Tips & Techniques
Time to upgrade an Autodesk product? Here are some tips for making the change.

Controlling Customization, Part III
Third in a series on auto-loading your AutoCAD customizations. This month, loading AutoLISP files.

Customization Corner
Menu customization, Part III: Pull-downs and Shortcuts

TIPniques
Practical advice for recovering lost files.

If you are not receiving AUGI HotNews or are not a member of AUGI go to the AUGI website and sign up. It is free to receive the newsletters and becoming a member is free as well.

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Sincerely,
  Lee