


The Quick Select tool also includes a "preview" option so that users can see what they're about to select before they commit to the selection.

The Quick Select tool allows users to quickly select objects based on query criteria, enabling users to easily select exactly what they need in their drawing. This feature is especially helpful when managing large amounts of information about things like materials or fixtures. And, if you think you’ll bypass the issue by using a cloud-based CAD tool, you’ll quickly find that CAD vendors haven’t embraced the cloud as much as other types of. Users who need to link a table to data in a Microsoft Excel file can use the new Data Linking feature, and their table will automatically update as external changes are made. There are plenty of CAD software options for Windowsyou’ll see many of them in our list of the top AutoCAD alternativesbut only a handful offer support for Mac. Prior to the 2015 releases, Mac users were unable to view any of the layer states information their Windows colleagues had embedded within a drawing. Mac users can also now save their layer settings as Layer States, which store information like color, linetype, and information about whether a layer is turned off, frozen, or locked. This feature enables them to insert one block that can change shape, size, or configuration instead of inserting several static blocks. Mac users gain the ability to create and edit Dynamic Blocks-a capability previously limited to Windows users.
