User enhancement requests

[Brian Woodward]

John

Is this a new AutoCad command, I've not come across it before. Furthermore I've never seen a request for this functionality from ex autocad users either. So I assume either, it's new, not used much or an addon.

I'm not sure what it would be used for either other than flow charts and the ilk and surely intelligent objects with intelligent connectors would be a better solution here.

Given the limited development resource of informatix, wouldn't they be better focusing that effort on competing more with Revit and Archicad than AutoCAD?

There is alot of funtionality in AutoCAD and a lot of it is archaic and left to wither on the vine eg some of the older 3d functionality. So I think trying to match the commandset 1:1 would be foolhardy.

Brian

[johnwarburton]

Is this a new AutoCad command, I've not come across it before. Furthermore I've never seen a request for this functionality from ex autocad users either. So I assume either, it's new, not used much or an addon.

AutoCAD RECTANGLE command with chamfer and fillet options is described here - just scroll down to find it.

I'm not sure what it would be used for either other than flow charts and the ilk and surely intelligent objects with intelligent connectors would be a better solution here.

Really? There are plenty of situations where shapes in architectural drawings need to have chamfered or filleted corners - including rectangles. This is especially true when creating shapes to use as the basis for 3D solids in the highest quality renderings (smooth angle and smooth edge just are not good enough.) Imagine drawing a sink bowl, or a chair, or a bed, or - well, just look around you and see how many objects are basically rectangular but without sharp corners. Just glancing round me right now I see my keyboard, mouse mat, router, telephone handset, lunch tray, toolbox, door handle faceplate, cutting pad, storage boxes, laptop case, sofa cushions, sofa arms, radiators, desk fan base, digital camera, CF card cases - all basically rectangles with rounded edges, and which may turn up in 2D and/or 3D drawings.

Given the limited development resource of informatix, wouldn't they be better focusing that effort on competing more with Revit and Archicad than AutoCAD?

MicroGDS is a very long way from competing with Revit or Archicad. AutoCAD is the real battleground right now and the market where MicroGDS has some chance of making inroads.

There is alot of funtionality in AutoCAD and a lot of it is archaic and left to wither on the vine eg some of the older 3d functionality. So I think trying to match the commandset 1:1 would be foolhardy.

I just think that you are plain wrong with this. MicroGDS has a lot that is better than you'll find in AutoCAD, but the opposite is also true. Ignoring that would be a huge mistake. Obviously there is a lot of AutoCAD stuff that would be entirely redundant in MicroGDS (can't see why we would need DONUT for example) but where there is no equivalent or better functionality in MicroGDS, it should at least be looked at.