topic Re: Flat interface for future AutoCAD in AutoCAD Forum

Flat interface for future AutoCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 07 May 2015 20:39:30 GMT

Hi,

I would like to see new AutoCAD versions to have simple and flat interface, like Microsoft Office 2016, to make users to feel AutoCAD easy to use. We can make each ribbon tab to have its own color (light, not vivid) when the whole background is white. It should have two main color themes: white and dark gray.

It's even cooler if the AutoCAD background color will match with the drawing background. For example, AutoCAD theme is black when it is on black Model, when the user clicks on Layout tab which has white background, AutoCAD will automatically change to white theme. Those are some hints to make AutoCAD to look more sexy and fun for user feelings, to improve user experience.

Thanks,

Khoa

Re: Flat interface for future AutoCAD

VinodBalasubramanian — Thu, 07 May 2015 21:13:12 GMT

Thanks Khoa. This is a great feedback for our UI team. I will pass this on to them as a enhancement request. I will also provide this suggestion to our product developers too. Wonderful idea.Keep going !

Re: Flat interface for future AutoCAD

michael.mizuno — Thu, 07 May 2015 21:15:23 GMT

Hello Khoa:

Thank you very much for your suggestions. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the usability and expected learning curve for AutoCAD.

Re: Flat interface for future AutoCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 07 May 2015 21:43:22 GMT

Hi Michael,

The flat interface will be seen the same on both AutoCAD and A360 web interface. So users will have the same experience working on both traditional desktop and web format. It will help them less time to learn and make AutoCAD users to feel comfortable to use the new Autodesk A360.

When AutoCAD loads, it should load only .dll files for the UI to cut off the startup time. Then AutoCAD will lazy load other libraries for core performance. Because users will see AutoCAD first then take a minute later to open DWG file and work on it. Removing overhead assemblies on AutoCAD startup, loading only UI assemblies will make AutoCAD to load much faster and responsive. When the user is idle, this time AutoCAD will predict which next features are needed to load to prepare him to use.

Making AutoCAD to load its assemblies smarter will help AutoCAD run faster and more responsive under user eyes.

Thanks,

Khoa