AutoCAD/Architecture 2012

[Wayne Williamson]

Has anyone done any testing with either of these updates yet with NXT? I don't want any surprises, they always come at the worst times.

 

I have both now, if no one has looked at them yet I can install both here now and take a look later on.

 

Thanks

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

I actually haven't tested it yet.  Let me know when you get a chance.  I'm not anticipating any problems. You'll need to appload nXt the first time you run it in your new AutoCAD.

[Marc Chaumier]

Does the nature of the "dwg" change in this release? As autodesk like to do, just to give to Roy an usefull (;o)) extra work, every two years!

[Wayne Williamson]

I believe that this is the last of the tweak versions before next year when we get a full new version. I believe that AutoCad left the 2 yea cycle for a 3 year several versions ago.

 

If it is a truely new version then Roy will have a much more serious task. If its a tweak then it is unlikely that anything of significance has changed. I should have time by Monday to review the software & see if there are any red flags I can uncover.

 

Hopefully we can just load it and go with a few extra features; I'm not even sure what hose are yet, soon I'll let you know.

[Marc Chaumier]

Thanks! Roy, are the changes, real improvements?

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Haven't looked much yet.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

This one is a minor update and shouldn't require anything.  Every three years is a new release for AutoDesk-- so R19 occurs in 2013.

[Aleksander Nowacki]

I'm very sceptical about these every-year AutoCAD updates, but now it looks really good. I just lounched AC2012 for the first time today and I can see that splines can be JOINED together and with plines, EXTENDED and FILLETED at last! I hope I'll find much more improvements later.

It seems nXt works fine. dwg format is still '2010'.

[Marc Chaumier]

Cool!!!

[Paul Peters]

I'm testing MEP 2012.  nXt loads OK and dialogue work.  When I tried to Render my screen or Render from Walkabout, fatal error occurs.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Thanks-- I assume you had everything working in a previous version?

[Paul Peters]

Yes.  In MEP 2011, it works fine.  A simple Building with doors and windows.  Pump and some piping.  I just downloaded the latest build.  Not sure if that will help...  Thanks Roy.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Let me know.  Are you using clipping planes?