For example, if you type SYMBOL, AutoCAD finds the INSERT command or type ROUND and AutoCAD finds the FILLET command. If you type a word, the program returns a command if a match is found in the synonym list. The Command line in AutoCAD 2014 also has a built-in synonym list. But as you continue to use AutoCAD, the order of commands in the suggestion list adapts to your specific behavior. Commands in the suggestion list are initially displayed in the order of their usage based on general customer data. So now, if you type SETTINGS, the suggestion list displays all commands containing the word SETTINGS anywhere within it, not just at the beginning. The AutoComplete command entry feature, introduced in AutoCAD 2013, has been enhanced in AutoCAD 2014 to support mid-string search. For example, if you accidently type TABEL, the TABLE command is automatically launched. If you mistype a command, instead of responding with “Unknown command,” the program autocorrects to the most relevant and valid AutoCAD command. While the Command line saw some significant changes in the last release, its transformation in AutoCAD 2014 is just short of miraculous: The Command line in AutoCAD 2014 now supports AutoCorrect. Many longtime users continue to access commands by typing. One of those new connectivity tools is the ability to do Internet searches directly at AutoCAD’s ubiquitous Command line. Although you can certainly use AutoCAD 2014 as a standalone application, users will want a full-time Internet connection to take advantage of all the new connectivity tools-and will likely remain logged into their Autodesk 360 account whenever they’re using AutoCAD 2014.
Upon launching AutoCAD 2014, users are once again greeted by a Welcome Screen featuring three panels: Work (tools for creating new drawings and opening existing files), Learn (links to video-based training), and Extend (connections to the Autodesk Exchange app store, Autodesk 360, and social media sites including Facebook and Twitter). The new Autodesk ReCap program lets users create and manipulate point cloud project files before attaching them to AutoCAD drawings.
And a linchpin of that capability is the Autodesk 360 cloud service. With AutoCAD 2014, users can work more seamlessly across platforms, collaborate with other project stakeholders, and access their drawings wherever they go. For the past several years, the company’s focus has shifted from empowering standalone individuals to leveraging the power of the cloud, social and mobile computing. A new release of AutoCAD has become a rite of spring, and for this, its 28th major release of the world’s most popular CAD program, Autodesk, has once again provided customers with a host of improvements.