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KCS-ADT Toolbar
This toolbar provides quick access to the most commonly used ADT commands, as an alternative to using the Palettes.
What's New
New features and revisions introduced, by version
number.
For complete features, click
here.
8.4 (4/08/08)
* Update for ACA/MEP 2009
compatibility.
* In the Ceiling Grid Generator, the
Find Boundary option for Xrefs no longer erroneously finds doors.
8.3 (10/18/07)
* RB macro (RedefineBloock) fixed
to work correctly with Annotative blocks (R2008)
* Ceiling Grid generator: Create Space option was not working due to
a change in R2008. Fixed.
* Drawing closed with no changes made no longer prompts to Save
changes.
8.2 (7/9/07)
* Installation changed to support
XP64 and Vista.
8.1 (4/26/07)
* Internal revs, plus fix for a
couple of obscure bugs.
8.0 (4/13/07)
* KCS made compatible with ACA/ABS
R2008
* Name changed, since Autodesk has abandoned the "ADT" designation
* Installs in new folder (Kcs_AEC), to reflect the name change
* Commands dealing with text and dimensions work with new Annotative
property
* New Demolish command for converting existing conditions to demolition
* New Bearing command for labeling property lines
5.7 (4/14/06)
KCS made compatible with ADT/ABS R2007.
5.6.4 (10/10/05)
Fixed two bugs reported by users:
* AUTOSNAP setting is no longer changed by a few KCS commands.
* FZ macro (Flatten Z) now flattens all dimension points.
5.6.3 (8/5/05)
* Ceiling Grid Generator revised: Now
creates much smaller (more efficient) grid object. It no longer creates a grid
large enough to offer dynamic rotation after placing in drawing. Instead, it
prompts for X direction angle relative to the boundary orientation, which is
indicated on screen with a green arrow. Eliminating the unnecessary
post-rotation option typically reduces the size of the grid by 50-70%, depending
on the shape of the area. Also, no more ADT alert messages when doing a very
large area. The Xshift, Yshift, and base point options are
still available. A new Re-balance option has been added to restore the initial
balanced condition (half a tile or more at edges in both directions). This is
useful in case you inadvertently picked a bogus base point.
* KCS Macro commands are now
available, organized by category, in the KCS pulldown menu.
* KCS Help now works for most people using Firefox as default browser.
* The s::startup function was revised to be more forgiving of other 3rd party
applications that also define this function and do not do so correctly for
sharing with other applications. The result can be a "bad syntax"
error when loading. This revision makes them work together and eliminates the
error in most cases.
5.6.2 (5/13/05)
Compatibility issue with Express Tools
fixed.
5.6.1
KCS made compatible with non-English
versions of ADT/ABS.
5.6
KCS made compatible with ADT/ABS R2006.
Some macros were also added:
* DIC - Distance Continuous: for measuring total distance around corners
* DIT - Distance Total: for total distance of multiple segments (not
necessarily continuous)
* DOB and DOF - Draw Order: bring to Front and send to Back
* EB and RB (Edit Block and Redefine Block). Alternative to Refedit, back by
popular demand.
* MP - Match Properties command (because AutoCAD does not provide a shortcut for
this)
* MZ - Move selected objects in Z direction (by specified amount)
Network\KCS_defaults.lsp was added to assist in
pre-setting KCS Options for Multiple Users.
For system administrators. See item #11
in Readme file for details
5.0
Initial release of KCS is mostly a conversion from the DTI Productivity Pack,
with update for ADT2005. A few new features were also added:
KCS-ADT ToolbarThis toolbar provides quick access to the most commonly used ADT commands, as an alternative to using the Palettes.
KCS Properties ToolbarThis toolbar may be used instead of the standard AutoCAD Properties toolbar. It provides the Color and Linetype controls, while eliminating the Lineweight and Plot Style controls. Saves space if you never use those two controls.
Draw By Example (Clone)
This command allows you to "clone", or draw by example, almost any object already in your drawing just by picking the existing object. For all objects, it will duplicate the layer of that object. If a line is picked, it will draw a line on that layer. If text is picked, it will create text with the same style and height. If a wall is picked, it will draw a wall using the same wall style, width, height, justification, and cleanup group. And so on, for most AutoCAD and ADT objects.
