This only applies to AutoCAD 2010 and later. I found in Shaans blog that we can tear off a panel. The most annoying thing about the new interface for me is I have to move to different tabs frequently. AutoCAD 2010: Getting Sticky with Sticky Panels True, but do you know that you can minimize them? Mark W Kiker shares this on his CADD Manager Blog. Many people complaint that the new interface take a lot of screen space. Do you know that we can search a tool/command in the menu now? AutoCAD 2010 – Hidden Trick And see how changing array properties in AutoCAD 2013. With contextual ribbon tab, now there are less pop up dialog boxes! See the differences when accessing tools and changing properties here. Shaan shares this to us, and further more, if you would like your ACAD looks like R14! AutoCAD contextual ribbon tab: Sleek and Clean desktop real estate So you don’t like AutoCAD new interface and want to use your classic interface? I know many of you already know it, but who knows, it may be still useful. AutoCAD UI ~ Best of Both Worlds is Flexible with Traditional Menus or New Ribbon +Plus+ UI Retro Mod’ing Fun Here are 10 AutoCAD ribbon tips I found on the internet (and one from my blog ) that you might need to know. If one day it is become a ‘Windows compliant’ standard, then all Windows applications would look like that.

However, I think we do need to get used to it. You may hate it, but many new users may like it. Try to click the big A letter and you will see new file menu. They introduced ribbon interface, and even a new menu structure in Autodesk 2010 version. Autodesk introduced the Microsoft Office 2007 look alike to Autodesk products since version 2009.

Autocad 2007 toolbars missing