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AutoCAD 2009 Layer Properties Manager Enhancements - layer dialog box is mode-less, layers sorted differently, columns can be customized, supports dual monitor, user preferences tab for selection, JTB World Blog, Sep 5, 2008

AutoCAD 2009 - How Many People Really Are Using the Ribbon? - author's poll shows 71% not using AutoCAD ribbon interface, in contrast to 46% cited by Autodesk, Steve Johnson, blog nauseam, June 25, 2008

AutoCAD Wish List: June 2006 Results - dimensions on the correct layer, valid hatch boundary error, break symbol in dimension lines, and more wish list items, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, July 29, 2006

AutoCAD Blogging Sites Review  - Robinz CAD Blog is interesting and easy to browse through owing to its varied content, Cadopolis, April 14, 2005

Stability, Feedback and Listening is What it is All About - sign up with the beta program and test unreleased software, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, March 22, 2005

Unofficial AutoCAD History Page - includes detailed command and system variables that have changed with each release and some screen shots of old release material, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, October 1, 2004

Autodesk Continues to Seek Subscription-Based Success - the latest incarnation of Autodesk's subscription programs calls for a new release of AutoCAD every 12 to 18 months, but issues such as the cost of these upgrades and the schedule to "retire" older versions seem as yet undecided, Martyn Day, A-E-C Automation, May 2004

AutoCAD 2005 Now Shipping - for Autodesk, the success or failure of AutoCAD 2005 will be measured by how many users switch from buying upgrades to buying subscriptions, Randall Newton, A-E-C Automation Newsletter (hosted on CADwire.net), March 23, 2004

Cadalyst Labs Benchmark Test - test your system's AutoCAD efficiency, Cadalyst, January 26, 2004

Why You Need DWF - advantages of the DWF format include: the ability to create a set of multiple drawing sheets contained in one small file; clients without AutoCAD can view DWF files with the free Autodesk Express Viewer; DWF files are typically a third the size of PDF files, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, September 23, 2003

DWG 2004 - Tougher Than Thought - the OpenDWG Alliance finds AutoCAD's new file format tough to decipher, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, April 8, 2003

The AutoCAD Innovation Survey - Part II - results from a survey that asked users about AutoCAD upgrades, Robert Green, CADENCE, December 2002

The AutoCAD Innovation Survey-Part I - CAD managers sound off about AutoCAD upgrades and the features they find most important, Robert Green, CADENCE, November 2002

How to Spot a Real AutoCAD User - humor from CadGuruCool, Sep 2001 (scroll down past "Seven Habits of Highly Effective AutoLISPers")

CAD and the Internet Entwined (Ready or Not) - Robert Green, CADENCE, May 2001

 
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