AutoCAD Speed tests Frames per second, DirectX

In AutoCAD Appload

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD\ 2016\GsTest.arx
 

Run

Command: GSTESTBENCHMARK

Command: GSDEBUG HUD and many other commands

Change directx in autocad.
In windows run DXDIAG
AutoCAD will automatically pick DirectX 11 if your graphics card is capable of utilizing it.

Change DirectX version
To make AutoCAD use DirectX 9, there is a system variable to define within Windows. Here are the steps: 1.Exit AutoCAD.
2.Right-click Computer or This PC and choose Properties.
3.Click Advanced System Settings.
4.Under the Advanced tab, click the Environment Variables button.
5.Under System Variables, click the New button.
6.Enter GS_DEVICE for the name and Dx9 for the value.
7.Click OK on all the windows.

To see what DirectX is being used within AutoCAD, use the GRAPHICSCONFIG command.

DX11
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Wireframe      : 2448.354115 ms
Wireframe      : 74.335652 fps
Hidden Line    : 2989.505453 ms
Hidden Line    : 60.879635 fps
Flat Shaded    : 2600.484932 ms
Flat Shaded    : 69.986947 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 2637.898326 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 68.994320 fps

DX9
Command: GSTESTBENCHMARK
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Wireframe      : 5952.409939 ms
Wireframe      : 30.575851 fps
Hidden Line    : 6658.470390 ms
Hidden Line    : 27.333605 fps
Flat Shaded    : 6370.870414 ms
Flat Shaded    : 28.567525 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 6240.675720 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 29.163509 fps
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AutoCAD hatching over text

Pick the polyline boundary and not inside of the polyline. Picking inside uses island detections and masks the text.

FieldDisplay AutoCAD text or Attribute Field background shaded

The background of your text is shaded and you want to remove the shading in AutoCAD.

Type FieldDisplay and set it to 0

FIELDDISPLAY -Turn off/on the grey background of a Attribute or field Text
Turn off/on the grey background of a Attribute. The grey background mask doesn't print.
FIELDDISPLAY system variable.
FIELDDISPLAY: <0>Turn off grey background mask.
<1>Turn on grey background mask. 

<0><1>

AutoCAD isoplane cursor

Cursor in on an isoplane, tilted or rotated.
Type Snap
Style
Standard
Enter

SNAP
Specify snap spacing or [ON/OFF/Legacy/Style/Type] <0'-0 1/16">: S
Enter snap grid style [Standard/Isometric] <I>: S
Specify snap spacing or [Aspect] <0'-0 1/16">:

Running programs on networks computer tasklist

Tasklist.exe /S computername

AutoCAD electrical font batch plot plotting light.

1.0          AutoCAD electrical font batch plot plotting light.

1.1          AEPDFFONTALT  OFF

          Type AEPDFFONTALT  and enter OFF

 

Essentially ace2017 has a new system variable that substitutes simplex with another font that is to light.  To get ace2017 to stop substituting this font in batch print use the following command.          

AUTOCAD 2016 STARTS AND THEN STOPS WITH OR WITHOUT AN ERROR

1.1          Try upgrading video driver

Sep 30 2015 When launching AutoCAD 2016, the program suddenly stops loading with no error or may show a message similar to the following:  FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x0018 Exception at 723ea3e3h

1.2          Causes:  Incompatible graphics card driver.  Enter the /nohardware switch to test the behavior:

1.         Right-click the AutoCAD program icon on your desktop

2.         Click "Properties"

3.         Access the "Shortcut" tab

4.         In the "Target" field, after acad.exe" type a space and then /NOHARDWARE

5.         Click "OK" and start the program

If this works to get AutoCAD running, then update your graphics card driver and remove the /NOHARDWARE switch. If it still fails to launch, you may need to completely remove and reinstall your graphics driver and/or reset AutoCAD to defaults (see How to reset AutoCAD to defaults). Alternatively, you may re-enter the /nohardware switch and run AutoCAD without