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Billions of Points

Billions of Points
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P. J. Connolly
P. J. Connolly
Jun 15, 2011
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Billions of Points

Billions of Points

AutoCAD 2012 allows users to more easily create 3D models of existing buildings and objects with laser scanners, by supporting up to 2 billion scan points in a drawing.


Materials Browsing Made Easier

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Updated materials swatches and better organization of the library make it easier for users to work with materials and textures.


Create Standard Deployment

3

The deployment tools for AutoCAD 2012 allow administrators to specify target platforms and logging features.


UCS Manipulation

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The UCS icon of AutoCAD 2012 (at front wheel) can be directly manipulated, its menu can be customized and its behavior modified.


Array by Path

5

AutoCAD 2012 allows users to array objects along a specified path, such as the one shown here.


One-Stop Installation

6

The AutoCAD 2012 package includes Autodesk Inventor Fusion; installation will search for available service packs and apply them during the installation.

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