Rectangular Array
Displayed in a three-row-by-four-column grid
Polar Array
Selected objects are displayed immediately after you specify a center point, in a full circular pattern of six
Path Array
Displayed evenly along the entire length of the path
It is easier to specify the orientation of the arrayed objects relative to the path using the Tangent Direction option during creation
Multifunctional grips on the array objects enable you to dynamically edit relevant properties Use Ctrl key to cycle through grips with multiple options
When the item count toggle is off, an additional grip at the end of the array provides dynamic editing of the item count and total item spacing to array along a portion of the path curve
Layout tab > Layout Viewports panel
View tab > Model Viewports panel
Bold texts and colorful borders in the Quick View Drawings thumbnails help emphasize the current active view
The contextual Hatch Editor ribbon tab is automatically displayed even when you select more than one hatch object
Now you can edit the Saved Path directly in the External References palette and the Found path is displayed as read-only
If Snap Legacy mode is set to yes, the cursor snaps based on the snap spacing, regardless of whether you’re in a command, specifying points, or selecting objects
If Snap Legacy mode is set to no, the cursor snaps based on the snap spacing only when specifying points within a command
The snap spacing is ignored when no command is active and when selecting objects within a command
Point cloud functionality is significantly enhanced in AutoCAD 2013
Insert tab > Point Cloud panel > Create Point Cloud
You can attach and manage point cloud files similar to working with xrefs, images, and other externally referenced files
You can adjust the point cloud density, create and modify clipping boundaries
