AutoCAD 2015 for Mac

Readme

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

Installation, Configuration, and Hardware

Before you use AutoCAD, you should be aware of the following installation and
hardware 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 what
version of OS X is running. Refer to your Mac OS X documentation on how
to configure an automatic startup service to run the network license server
automatically.

A client workstation in a pure IPv6 network environment might not be able

to successfully obtain a license from a network license server. As a
workaround, use both a client workstation and license server in an IPv4
network environment.

Side-by-side Installs
The English and French versions of AutoCAD 2015 for Mac cannot be installed
on the same workstation. If you need to install the English or French version
of AutoCAD 2015 for Mac on the same workstation, uninstall the existing
version of the product before installing the other version.

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-down
list and review the Autodesk software license agreement. Click Continue
and then click Agree.
4 On the Register page, select the type of license you are using: Stand alone
or Network. Enter your serial number and product key, then click
Continue.
For more information on network licensing and setting up a license
server, see the Autodesk Licensing Guide and Licensing Appendix.
NOTE Select I Want to Try this Product for 30 Days and click Continue if
you do not have a serial number and product key. You can change it later
in 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 click
OK.
7 On the Summary page, click Close.

You have successfully installed AutoCAD. You are now ready to register and
start 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 AutoCAD
2015 AutoCAD 2015.
3 In the Autodesk Privacy Statement dialog, select the checkbox and click
I Agree to continue.
4 In the AutoCAD for Mac Product License Activation wizard, select
Activate, and then click Next.

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For more information on activating a network license, see the Licensing

Appendix.
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 of
registration, you can register and activate AutoCAD in one of the following
ways:
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 mail

the 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 current
saved user settings and click Continue.
5 If the Password dialog box is displayed, enter your password and click
OK.
6 Fill out the Feedback form if desired and the click Close.

System Requirements
Before you install AutoCAD 2015, make sure that your computer meets the
minimum hardware and software requirements listed below.
Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware

Minimum

Recommended

Model IDs:

Model IDs:

MacPro

Apple
4,1 or later

MacBook Pro
5,1 or later

Mac Pro 5,1

or later recommended

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iMac 8,1 or later

Mac Mini 3,1 or

MacBookAir 2,1
or later

MacBook Pro
10,1 with Retina Display or
later

MacBook5,1 or
later

iMac 11.1 or
later

Mac Mini 4,1 or

later

MacBook 7,1 or
later

later

Operating
Systems

The following versions of Apple Mac

OS X are supported:

The following versions of Apple Mac

OS X are supported:

Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 10.8 or

later

Mac OS X
Mountain Lion
- 10.8 or later

Mac OS X Mavericks - 10.9 or later

Mac OS X
Yosemite - 10.10

Mac OS X Mavericks - 10.9 or

later

Mac OS X
Yosemite 10.10

For more information

on Apple Mac OS X
see http://www.apple.com/osx/.
Web
Browser

Apple Safari
5.0 or later

Apple Safari 5.0 or

later

CPU type

64-bit Intel Processor

Intel Core Duo processor (2 GHz or

faster recommended)

Memory

3GB RAM

4GB RAM

Hard disk

2.7 GB Free

4 GB Free

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Graphics
card

All graphics cards of

supported hardware
For additional information, see Graphics
Card Driver Update.

All graphics cards of

supported hardware

Display
resolution

1,280 x 800 display

with true color

2880 x 1800 with

Retina Display

Pointing
device

Apple Mouse, Magic

Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook Pro
Trackpad, or MSCompliant Mouse

Apple Mouse, Magic Mouse, Magic

Trackpad, MacBook
Pro Trackpad, or
MS-Compliant
Mouse

Keyboard
layouts

All Mac OS X supported languages and

keyboard layouts

All Mac OS X supported languages

and keyboard layouts

Media

Download and Installation from DVD

Download and Installation from DVD

Printers

All Mac OS X compliant printers

All Mac OS X compliant printers

Join the Customer Involvement Program

You are invited to help guide the direction of Autodesk design software.
If you participate in the Customer Involvement Program (CIP), specific
information about how you use AutoCAD for Mac is forwarded to Autodesk.
This information includes what features you use the most, problems that you
encounter, and other information helpful to the future direction of the
product.

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See the following links for more information.

Learn more about the Autodesk Customer Involvement Program: http://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 optimize
your use of AutoCAD for Mac.
To turn the CIP on or off, click Help-->Customer Involvement Program. In
the Customer Involvement Program dialog box, select Yes or No to toggle
your participation in the program.

Graphics Card Driver Update

Prior to installing AutoCAD for Mac, you will want to make sure your graphics
card is supported.
To verify if your graphics card is supported, visit http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard. If you do not find your graphics card on the list, it may be
outside the supported hardware window.

Command and System Variable History

This section outlines the new, changed, and removed commands and system
variables in this release.

New Commands
The following commands were added:
-BVHIDE, BVHIDE
Makes objects invisible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in
a dynamic block definition.
-BVSHOW, BVSHOW
Makes objects visible in the current visibility state or all visibility states in a
dynamic 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 performance

options.
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 dynamic
block 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 current
drawing.

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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 is
displayed.
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 the
MTEXT 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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