Improved control over multiple documents

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Summary: Change the taskbar command to make multiple open drawings accessable through a toolbar or a palette

Description: I wish Autodesk would improve on the TASKBAR command. It should be a toolbar or palette within AutoCAD and dockable on the top, side or bottom of the screen

How Used: Many users have multiple drawings open, and a tool that would allow a quick and easy, one click way to change drawings would be greatly appreciated.

Feature Affinity: User Interface

Submitted By: Brenda Richardson on July 12, 2006

[rkmcswain]

In the meantime, here are some currently available methods:

http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_bl...kie_hip_t.html

Docbar = http://www.cadwerx.net/?path=DocBar

Drawing Tabs = http://www.caelink.com/drawing_tabs.htm

DwgStrip = http://www.dotsoft.com/freestuff.htm

AcadXTabs = http://www.acadxtabs.com/

[BrenBren]

In the meantime, here are some currently available methods:

http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_bl...kie_hip_t.html

Docbar = http://www.cadwerx.net/?path=DocBar

Drawing Tabs = http://www.caelink.com/drawing_tabs.htm

DwgStrip = http://www.dotsoft.com/freestuff.htm

AcadXTabs = http://www.acadxtabs.com/

Drawing strip is not compatible with AutoCAD 2007, I believe all of the rest of them are now charging for these add-ons to work with AutoCAD 2007.

[rkmcswain]

Lynn Allen's suggestion (Ctrl+Tab) is free as is the Drawing Tabs add-on.

The other two offer more features than just switching drawings, such as restoring views, saving the drawing, etc.

Hopefully something equivalent to one of the non-free ones will make it into r2008 though....

[jaberwok]

Hopefully something equivalent to one of the non-free ones will make it into r2008 though....

Unfortunately, adesk seem to have the knack of taking an excellent 3rd party add-on and removing the one feature that makes it truly useful. MouseImp is the first one that springs to my mind but I'm sure there have been others.

[BrenBren]

Lynn Allen's suggestion (Ctrl+Tab) is free as is the Drawing Tabs add-on.

The other two offer more features than just switching drawings, such as restoring views, saving the drawing, etc.

Hopefully something equivalent to one of the non-free ones will make it into r2008 though....

I hadn't realized that Drawing Tabs had updated to include 2007; it hadn't the last time I checked. That is good to know, since my users have been crying about something like this since we upgraded

[robert.1.hall72202]

Some third party applications do exist, however, this would still be
something good to include in future releases.

I would like something that doesn't contain company advertising, fits
into to overall look of AutoCad, and is program friendly.

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