There are numerous new significant functions in ToolPac 12.0, along with many improvements to existing tools.
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| EduScan: |
Scans multiple drawings (or an entire drive) and returns a list of files containing 'educational' designation. This can flag drawings that could lead to future plotting problems. |
| Purge Backup: |
Finds and allows selective purge of BAK files across nested folders. Quick and easy way to remove BAK files with details such as size and date difference.
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| Extract Text: |
Extracts text values from annotation objects (such as text, mtext, tables) in multiple selected drawings.
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| Backup: |
A system to do quick backups of open drawings as they exist on disk before making changes and saving (overwriting them).
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Backs up all open drawings to a previously designated target folder. |
| Current: |
Backs up the current drawing to a previously designated target folder. |
| Folder: |
Designate (or create) a folder for future backup operations. |
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| Other: |
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Drawing Import View improved with source drawing view thumbnail. |
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Drawing Rename improved with addition of Group, Layout, and TextStyle objects. |
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Drawing Search improved with option to search table objects. |
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Drawing Purge speed improved, AppID purge is now instantaneous. |
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Drawing Convert improved with addition of DGN (2009+) and EPS output. |
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Drawing Compare Multi improved with better detection by comparing all database variables in each file. |
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| Annotation |
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| Other: |
Annotation Align improved with options for no align and snap to segment perpendicular. |
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| Block/Attributes |
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| Clone: |
Block Clone, quickly creates clones (identical copies) of block definitions.
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| Other: |
Block Plot Stamp updated to include auto-updating fields. No need to remember to update it before plotting! |
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| Conversion |
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Convert a selection set of leaders to 2008+ mleaders. |
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Convert a selection set of polylines to arc or circle objects. |
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| Display |
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| View Set Layout: |
Sets the owner layout for multiple selected named views.
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| Other: |
Floating Keyboard & NumPad are now dockable palettes. |
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| Draw |
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| Network Buffer: |
Creates buffer polylines around a network of open polylines.
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| Shrinkwrap Points: |
Draws a polyline around a selection set of nodal objects.
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| Image |
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| Vectorize: |
Converts raster images to polylines, arcs and circles. ToolPac now has raster to vector capabilities built-in to eliminate the need to purchase expensive additional add-ons.
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| Make Key DWG: |
Makes a DWG for selected world files with image referenced in the drawing, allows users to simply xref or insert the dwg file. |
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Image Make World & Insert World improved with support for SID/SDW files when Autodesk Raster Design Enabler is installed. |
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| Import |
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| ShapeFile: |
Import ESRI Shape Files into the current drawing. |
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PdfImport completely rewritten, 64bit compatibility, faster preview, better support for embedded images, fills, lineweights, and text along with increased stability. 
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| Inquiry |
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| Area 2 Points: |
Quick area calculation by two (opposite corner) points. |
| Hover: |
An extended tooltip system that reports (user controlled) properties of objects as you move the cursor over an object. Using an easy to use dialog you tell the program what to display as the cursor passes over objects.
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| Layer |
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| Extract Views: |
Creates named views with extents of objects on selected layers. |
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| Layout |
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Layout Manager improved with addition of Multiple Layout Zoom (All, Extents). |
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| Object |
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| XData Transfer: |
Copies xdata values from linear objects to all blocks contained within it that has matching attribute tags. |
| Moving Erase: |
Erases objects as crosshairs pass over, includes on/off toggle and option to exclude object types. |
| 3DFace Direction: |
Sets the direction of a selection set to clockwise or counterclockwise for rendering control. |
| Explode: |
Low level object explode, explodes almost anything to linework. |
| UnErase: |
Allows selective unerase of objects at any point in editing session. No need to undo which undoes additional work you want to keep!
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| Other: |
Glue Lines improved by allowing a selection set, processing produces multiple simplified lines reducing the number of segments. |
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| Polyline |
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| Set Direction: |
Sets the direction of a selection set to clockwise or counterclockwise. |
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| General |
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| Pdf Manager: |
Portable Document File Manager with various processes on multiple PDF files.
- Quickly assemble a new PDF from pages of loaded files (with control over the order), selected image files, selected multipage TIFF file. Create a drawing book from multiple plotted pdf files!
- Export pages to Drawings (DWG of each page, great as xrefs), images (picture of page), or layouts (makes a layout in the current drawing of each page).
- Extract the Images (pictures on pages), pages to separate PDF files, or text to separate TXT files.
- View pages in multiple pdfs, zoom, scroll and page controls, highlights results of searches.
- Search for text across multiple pdfs.
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| 2010 Support: |
Full support (including updated hookup tool) for AutoCAD 2009/2010. |
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Application ID Delete speed improved, purge all instantaneous. |
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Variable Editor improved with display of AutoCAD help page for variable. |
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System Variables updated to include additions in AutoCAD 2009, 2010. |
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