The following was presented last night to a packed room at the AUGI Annual Meeting here at Autodesk University by John Sanders Vice President Platform Technologies Division. Following the meeting a packed Beer Bust was held.

Autodesk’s Progress Report for AutoCAD and some past Wish List Items.

You Asked in August 2005 Voting for:

#1 Multiple Leaders (working on)
#2 Transparent Layers (we hear you and are researching)
#3 Spell Check Improvement (working on)
#4 3D Dynamic Blocks (we hear you and are researching)
#5 Dynamic Linetype (we hear you and are researching)
#6 Better Tables (working on)
#7 Manipulating Layouts (working on)
#8 Paragraph Spacing in MText (working on)
#9 Easier way to add sheets to a Sheet Set (working on)
#10 Better support for Dual Monitors (we hear you and are researching)

You Asked in February 2006 Voting for:

#1 Macro Recorder (we hear you and are researching)
#2 Plot to PDF (Now in AutoCAD 2007)
#3 Parametric Modeling and Free form Modeling (we hear you and are researching)
#4 Hide Crossing Dimension Lines (working on)
#5 Area and Perimeter Tools (Now in AutoCAD 2007)
#6 Modify Solids with grips (Now in AutoCAD 2007)
#7 Changing a dimension changes the object (we hear you and are researching)
#8 Sections of 3D objects (Now in AutoCAD 2007)
#9 Dynamically Link Excel files (working on)
#10 Detect Lines that are not absolutely horizontal or vertical (we hear you and are researching)

You Asked in June 2006 Voting for: 

#1 Dimensions on the correct layer (we hear you and are researching)
#2 Valid Hatch Boundary Error (we hear you and are researching)
#3 Break symbol in dim lines (working on)
#4 Better insertion of Word and Excel files (working on)
#5 Compare Drawings (we hear you and are researching)
#6 Draworder setting for layers (we hear you and are researching)
#7 3D to 2D conversion tool (Now in AutoCAD 2007)
#8 Double click to open dimensions (we hear you and are researching)
#9 Create Hatches (we hear you and are researching)
#10 Default printer when opening drawings with unrecognized printer (we hear you and are researching)

Other Wish List Items were are working on:

• Multiple Leaders
• Dynamically Link Excel files
• Insert blocks and text in the same cell
• Table formats: number, currency, etc.
• Autofill cells along rows and columns
• Spell check Improvements
• Multi-line Attributes
• Paragraph spacing in MText
• Hide crossing dimension lines
• Break symbol in dim lines
• Inverse XClip
• Layer properties per viewport
• Homogenous Plot file for Plot and Publish
• New layer notification
• Bind model space with paper space
• Spell check dimensions
• Automatic DIMDLI
• Easier migration
• SSM Reverse Publish Order
• Perspective horizon
• Manipulating layouts
• Add layouts to SSM easily
• Layer control in DWF Underlay
• Change multiple copy default
• Activation of palettes by cursor
• Overriding tool icons in palettes
• Redefine blocks in tool palettes
• Tool Palettes command line access
• Command line render support
• Saving tool order in tool palettes
• OSNAP to 3D solids while dragging
• Recover for XRef’s
• Isolate command by dimming
• Trim fence option fix
• Tool tips for dynamic block grips
• Dimstyle scale/ltscale related to vport scale
• Text/Mtext/Dimensions controlled per viewport

Make sure to get involved in AUGI and the AutoCAD and Inventor Wish List as it is free and over 100,000 members.

The links to the AUGI main Wish Lists:
AutoCAD www.augi.com/wishlists/autocad
Inventor www.augi.com/wishlists/inventor

Wish List Voting Results

August 2005 Voting Results

February 2006 Voting Results

June 2006 Voting Results