Configuring a Database to Use With AutoCAD Drawings (dbConnect)
AutoCAD 2011 for 64-bit does not support Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider (for .MDB connectivity) and Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (for .XLS connectivity). For more information, see Substituting SQL Server for OLE DB in the Driver and Peripheral Guide.
Drawing File Format Compatibility
AutoCAD 2011 uses the AutoCAD 2010 Drawing file format. The AutoCAD 2010 Drawing file format is not compatible with previous releases. AutoCAD 2011 can open drawings from previous releases; however, to open AutoCAD 2011 files in a previous release, you must use the SAVEAS command to save the file in an appropriate file format. The following table illustrates which file formats to use when saving to a previous release:
AutoCAD 2011 is binary compatible with AutoCAD 2010, but not AutoCAD 2009. To make applications developed for AutoCAD 2009 or earlier releases compatible with AutoCAD 2011, you must recompile them with current ObjectARX libraries. Applications developed for AutoCAD 2011 with ObjectARX will not work in prior releases.
In AutoCAD 2011, if you enter the VLIDE command, pressing F1 opens the Help Home page. To open the AutoLISP Reference Guide, on the Help Home page, on the left-hand side, select AutoLISP Reference Guide from the table of contents. In Visual LISP™, some commands may not have F1 functionality, however, context-sensitive help is working. To display context-sensitive help, after you enter the command name, press Ctrl + F1.
For help with vla-* functions, see the AutoCAD ActiveX and VBA Reference available at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\acadauto.chm (not available online).
Plot Styles Folder is Installed Inside the Plotters Folder
The Plot Styles folder is located within the Plotters folder; they are no longer at the same level.
