I like the old A14 properties dialog

[gino.mancusa]

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1. Properties dialog: who thought this up!! it's clumsy and poorly presented. Can I get back the old properties dialog box?

2. Plotting: why don't my changes stick and I mean all my changes?

[bbapties]

#1...can you be more specific? ...what is clumsy about it?

#2...you need to have "save changes to layout" selected see attached image.

[scott.wilcox]

1. I think Properties dialog is awesome.

2. Try using pagesetup to set your plotting setup preferences.

[Ed Jobe]

1. I think Properties dialog is awesome.

Do you mean dialog or palette?

The palette doe more than just edit properties of existing entities. You can use it to change properties of a command in progress.

[jaberwok]

The properties Manager comes as a shock at first just because it is so different from the old methods. Once you use it for a while you will realise the benefits. Anyway, you might as well get used to it because Adesk is most unlikely to go backwards.

[Poorest Chump]

I completely agree with Gino.

1.) If ALL the properties were changeable it might make sense. But when half the stuff you want to change is grayed out... it makes you wonder... "What idiot thought this up?". I think AutoCAD 2006 should be completely trashed. It's garbage. 14 is about ten steps forward. Not everything NEW is better.

2.) When I plot a drawing, that's ALL I want to do. Why on EARTH would I want to use someone else's plot configuration?... Well, like AutoCAD says... "Maybe he was just kidding. I think I'll just not USE a printer to print this time. I'm so confused."

What a sick, sick joke...

Sorry (to all the AutoCAD flunkies).

[scott.wilcox]

I completely agree with Gino.

1.) If ALL the properties were changeable it might make sense. But when half the stuff you want to change is grayed out... it makes you wonder... "What idiot thought this up?". I think AutoCAD 2006 should be completely trashed. It's garbage. 14 is about ten steps forward. Not everything NEW is better.

Perhaps we can all benefit by trying to make things better. It's tougher than simply pointing out things you dislike, but better for all. I'm not yet a 2006 user, but to say that R14 is better than 2005 sounds ridiculous to me. Maybe some of your thoughts can go to the wish list.

Scott

[Poorest Chump]

I already told you my wish list... TRASH IT!!!!!!

I had R14 working just the way I wanted it to work by the time I added some fairly elaborate lisp routines. Then, all of a sudden... POOF!!! It's gone. Now we've got a sad AutoCAD rendition of Microstation.

Pure insanity. Plain and simple.

[david-k]

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1. Properties dialog: who thought this up!! it's clumsy and poorly presented. Can I get back the old properties dialog box?

Does entdisplay still hold after 2002?
That will give you the old properties dialog with layer, linetype, lintype scale, color, etc. like the "old" days.

[bbapties]

I already told you my wish list... TRASH IT!!!!!!

I had R14 working just the way I wanted it to work by the time I added some fairly elaborate lisp routines. Then, all of a sudden... POOF!!! It's gone. Now we've got a sad AutoCAD rendition of Microstation.

Pure insanity. Plain and simple.

then go back to using r14.....

like what was said earlier, if you just recently getting on to 05 or 06 then it is obvious that you've been using 14 for a bit now. Once you use the new properties dialog for a little bit and see all the new functionality and its benefits, you will come to like it better....