AutoCAD 2015 for MacReadme

This Readme contains important information about AutoCAD for Mac that may not beincluded in Help.

Installation, Configuration, and HardwareBefore you use AutoCAD, you should be aware of the following installation andhardware limitations.

Network License Server Setup

When using network licensing, you should be aware of the following: The Autodesk Licensing Guide covers how to set up the automatic startup

of a network license server, but the steps might vary depending on whatversion of OS X is running. Refer to your Mac OS X documentation on howto configure an automatic startup service to run the network license serverautomatically.

A client workstation in a pure IPv6 network environment might not be ableto successfully obtain a license from a network license server. As aworkaround, use both a client workstation and license server in an IPv4network environment.

Side-by-side Installs

The English and French versions of AutoCAD 2015 for Mac cannot be installedon the same workstation. If you need to install the English or French versionof AutoCAD 2015 for Mac on the same workstation, uninstall the existingversion of the product before installing the other version.

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Installing the Product

Using the default installation settings is the fastest way to install AutoCAD.A default installation does the following: Performs a Standard installation, which installs the most common

application features.

Installs the product to the default installation path of/Applications/Autodesk/AutoCAD 2015.

1 Start the AutoCAD Installation wizard.

2 On the Introduction page, click Continue.

3 On the License page, select a language from the Language drop-downlist and review the Autodesk software license agreement. Click Continueand then click Agree.

4 On the Register page, select the type of license you are using: Stand aloneor Network. Enter your serial number and product key, then clickContinue.

For more information on network licensing and setting up a licenseserver, see the Autodesk Licensing Guide and Licensing Appendix.

NOTE Select I Want to Try this Product for 30 Days and click Continue ifyou do not have a serial number and product key. You can change it laterin the product after it is started.

5 On the Installation Type page, click Install.

6 If the Password dialog box is displayed, enter your password and clickOK.

7 On the Summary page, click Close.

You have successfully installed AutoCAD. You are now ready to register andstart using the program.

Activating and Registering the Product

1 On the Finder menu bar, click Go Applications.

2 In the Applications window, double-click Autodesk AutoCAD2015 AutoCAD 2015.

3 In the Autodesk Privacy Statement dialog, select the checkbox and clickI Agree to continue.

4 In the AutoCAD for Mac Product License Activation wizard, selectActivate, and then click Next.

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For more information on activating a network license, see the LicensingAppendix.

5 Click Register and Activate (Get an Activation Code).

6 Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you do not have Internet access, or if you want to use another method ofregistration, you can register and activate AutoCAD in one of the followingways: Email. Create an email message with your registration information and

send it to Autodesk.

Fax or Post/Mail. Enter your registration information, and fax or mailthe information to Autodesk.

Uninstalling the Product

1 On the Finder menu bar, click Go Applications.

2 In the Applications window, double-click Autodesk AutoCAD 2015 Remove AutoCAD 2015.

3 In the Remove AutoCAD 2015 dialog box, click Continue.

4 Uncheck Leave AutoCAD Preferences on My Computer to remove the currentsaved user settings and click Continue.

5 If the Password dialog box is displayed, enter your password and clickOK.

6 Fill out the Feedback form if desired and the click Close.

System RequirementsBefore you install AutoCAD 2015, make sure that your computer meets theminimum hardware and software requirements listed below.

Hardware and Software Requirements

RecommendedMinimum

Model IDs:Model IDs:Hardware

Mac Pro 5,1or later recom-mended

Apple MacPro

4,1 or later

MacBook Pro5,1 or later

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MacBook Pro10,1 with Ret-

iMac 8,1 or later

Mac Mini 3,1 orlater ina Display or

later MacBookAir 2,1

or later iMac 11.1 orlater

MacBook5,1 orlater

Mac Mini 4,1 orlater

MacBook 7,1 orlater

The following ver-sions of Apple MacOS X are supported:

The following ver-sions of Apple MacOS X are supported:

OperatingSystems

Mac OS XMountain Lion- 10.8 or later

Mac OS X Moun-tain Lion - 10.8 orlater

Mac OS X Maver-icks - 10.9 or later

Mac OS X Mav-ericks - 10.9 orlater Mac OS X

Yosemite - 10.10 Mac OS XYosemite -10.10For more information

on Apple Mac OS Xsee ht-tp://www.apple.com/osx/.

Apple Safari 5.0 orlater

Apple Safari 5.0 or later

WebBrowser

Intel Core Duo pro-cessor (2 GHz or

64-bit Intel Pro-cessor

CPU type

faster recommen-ded)

4GB RAM3GB RAMMemory

4 GB Free2.7 GB FreeHard disk

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All graphics cards ofsupported hardware

All graphics cards ofsupported hardwareFor additional inform-ation, see GraphicsCard Driver Update.

Graphicscard

2880 x 1800 withRetina Display

1,280 x 800 displaywith true color

Displayresolu-tion

Apple Mouse, Ma-gic Mouse, Magic

Apple Mouse, MagicMouse, Magic Track-

Pointingdevice

Trackpad, MacBookpad, MacBook ProPro Trackpad, orTrackpad, or MS-

Compliant Mouse MS-CompliantMouse

All Mac OS X sup-ported languages

All Mac OS X suppor-ted languages andkeyboard layouts

Keyboardlayouts

and keyboard lay-outs

Download and In-stallation from DVD

Download and Install-ation from DVD

Media

All Mac OS X com-pliant printers

All Mac OS X compli-ant printers

Printers

Join the Customer Involvement ProgramYou are invited to help guide the direction of Autodesk design software.

If you participate in the Customer Involvement Program (CIP), specificinformation about how you use AutoCAD for Mac is forwarded to Autodesk.This information includes what features you use the most, problems that youencounter, and other information helpful to the future direction of theproduct.

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See the following links for more information. Learn more about the Autodesk Customer Involvement Program: ht-

tp://www.autodesk.com/cip

Read the Autodesk Privacy Statement: http://www.autodesk.com/cipprivacy

When you join, you will be able to view reports that can help you optimizeyour use of AutoCAD for Mac.

To turn the CIP on or off, click Help-->Customer Involvement Program. Inthe Customer Involvement Program dialog box, select Yes or No to toggleyour participation in the program.

Graphics Card Driver UpdatePrior to installing AutoCAD for Mac, you will want to make sure your graphicscard is supported.

To verify if your graphics card is supported, visit http://www.autodesk.com/auto-cad-graphicscard. If you do not find your graphics card on the list, it may beoutside the supported hardware window.

Command and System Variable HistoryThis section outlines the new, changed, and removed commands and systemvariables in this release.

New Commands

The following commands were added:

-BVHIDE, BVHIDE

Makes objects invisible in the current visibility state or all visibility states ina dynamic block definition.

-BVSHOW, BVSHOW

Makes objects visible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in adynamic block definition.

-BVSTATE, BVSTATE

Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block.

-GRAPHICSCONFIG, GRAPHICSCONFIG

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Sets hardware acceleration on or off and provides access to display performanceoptions.

BACTION

Adds an action to a dynamic block definition.

BACTIONBAR

Displays or hides action bars for a selection set of parameter objects.

BACTIONSET

Specifies the selection set of objects associated with an action in a dynamicblock definition.

BACTIONTOOL

Adds an action to a dynamic block definition.

BGRIPSET

Creates, deletes, or resets grips associated with a parameter.

BPARAMETER

Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

DATALINK

Displays the Data Link dialog box.

DATALINKUPDATE

Updates data to or from an established external data link.

LAYERSTATE

Saves, restores, and manages sets of layer settings that are called layer states.

LAYERSTATESAVE

Displays the Add New Layer State dialog box.

PTYPE

Specifies the display style and size of point objects.

QSELECT

Creates a selection set based on filtering criteria.

TEXTALIGN

Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely.

Changed Commands

The following commands were changed:

ATTACH

Inserts an external reference, raster image, or underlay (PDF files) in the currentdrawing.

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-3DCONFIG, 3DCONFIG

Sets options that affect 3D display performance.

DDPTYPE

Specifies the display style and size of point objects.

New System Variables

The following system variables were added:

COMMANDPREVIEW

Controls whether a preview of the possible outcome of the command isdisplayed.

TEXTALIGNMODE

Stores the alignment option for aligned text.

TEXTALIGNSPACING

Stores the spacing option for aligned text.

MTEXTDETECTSPACE

Controls whether the keyboard spacebar is used to create list items in theMTEXT command.

MTEXTAUTOSTACK

Controls autostacking for the MTEXT command.

ORBITAUTOTARGET

Controls how the target point is acquired for the 3DORBIT command.

CURSORBADGE

Determines whether certain cursor badges are displayed in the drawing area.

Changed Sysvars

The following system variables were changed:

PICKAUTO

Controls automatic windowing for object selection.

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