2000

AutoCAD 2000 Preview Guide Page 33 00000-005000-5513
VBA Projects
With AutoCAD 2000, users and developers can build, load, and embed multiple VBA projects in
AutoCAD, a great improvement over the single-project limit of Release 14. This enhanced functionality
also lets users and developers rapidly distribute customized solutions built in VBA that need to remain
with the drawing file.
VBA Manager dialog
Options (Preferences) Dialog
The new Options dialog provides easy access to new AutoCAD 2000 controls while incorporating options
from the former Preferences dialog. Together these improvements enhance software learnability, improve
system management, and give you the control you need over your drawing environment. The Options
dialog:
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Displays the current Profile name in the Options dialog title bar. This lets you positively identify which
profile any changes to the various options will be saved
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especially helpful when you have multiple files
open and/multiple profiles created.
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Has a more user-intuitive interface with a redesign of former Preferences controls.
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Displays system variable locations. Settings stored in the drawing are identified with a drawing icon; other
settings are stored in the profile.
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Is completely resizable. The Files tab gains the most from this functionality, since the tree view control
gains space when the dialog size is increased, making it possible to see longer paths in the tree view when
looking at support file paths.
• Is extensible. Enables the ability to add your own tabs to the Options dialog to gives you one central
location for setting up your AutoCAD and third-party settings.