IntroductionWelcome| 00:04 | Hi, I am Jeff Bartels.
Welcome to AutoCAD WS Essential Training.
| | 00:09 | In this title we'll start by creating a user account,
and after logging, in we'll explore the Drawings Manager.
| | 00:16 | I'll show you how to upload files
and organize your data into folders.
| | 00:20 | Next, we'll look at the Editor. I'll show
you how to take measurements, and if necessary
| | 00:26 | add revision notes to a drawing.
| | 00:29 | We'll explore how to edit text and
make minor modifications to geometry.
| | 00:33 | In addition, we'll look at how you can print and
email CAD files even when you're out of the office.
| | 00:39 | AutoCAD WS is also a perfect tool for
collaboration. I'll show you how you can use it to share
| | 00:45 | your designs with others or
engage in a live online meeting.
| | 00:49 | Finally, we'll explore how to access
AutoCAD WS on a smart phone or tablet.
| | 00:54 | So if you're ready to have 24/7 access to
your CAD data and the ability to collaborate
| | 01:00 | like never before, follow
me, and we'll get started.
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| Using the exercise files| 00:00 | If you purchased a DVD or are a Premium Subscriber
to lynda.com, you'll have access to the exercise
| | 00:06 | files used in this title.
They will be in a folder called Exercise Files.
| | 00:10 | If you download them, place them on your Desktop.
| | 00:14 | In there you'll find the content divided up into
directories named after the chapters where they're used.
| | 00:19 | By placing the exercise files on the Desktop,
you'll be able to access them the same way
| | 00:23 | that I do in the course.
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1. Getting StartedCreating an account| 00:00 | In order to take advantage of AutoCAD WS,
we first need to create an account.
| | 00:05 | I'll start by bringing
up my default web browser.
| | 00:08 | I will then visit the autocadws.com website.
This is where we access the AutoCAD WS service.
| | 00:15 | To create an account, I'll come over and click the Create
Account button. There is no charge to use this service.
| | 00:22 | I'll then enter my credentials starting with my
email address and then name and password information.
| | 00:35 | If you are interested in reading the terms
of use, you can click the hyperlink right here.
| | 00:39 | I am going to accept those.
| | 00:42 | I am also going to check this box such that
I can join the AutoCAD WS mailing list.
| | 00:47 | This way, each time the software is
updated I will receive a notification.
| | 00:51 | I will then click Create an account, and when the
account has been created, I'll select Continue, and I am in.
| | 00:59 | At first glance you'll find the interface--
well, at least the editor, that's what we're
| | 01:03 | looking at right now--
looks very similar to AutoCAD.
| | 01:07 | As a side-note, we are currently using the
English language version of the software.
| | 01:11 | If you'd like to use a different language,
you can use this menu in the upper-right corner
| | 01:15 | of the interface to select an alternate.
| | 01:19 | I'm going to switch this back to English,
and if you'll indulge me for just one second,
| | 01:23 | there is never a great time to
talk about logging out of the service.
| | 01:27 | So, since we're at a point where we just
logged in, let me show you how we can exit.
| | 01:31 | To log out of AutoCAD WS, we can use the Logout
hyperlink in the upper-right corner of the interface.
| | 01:38 | I will then choose Yes when prompted. This
will return me to my Browser. I'm going to
| | 01:44 | close this to return to the Desktop.
| | 01:46 | Now that we've successfully created an
AutoCAD WS account, and we know how to access the
| | 01:51 | software and how to log out of the service,
we're ready to move onto the next video where
| | 01:56 | we'll log back in and take a
tour of the AutoCAD WS interface.
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| Touring the interface| 00:00 | In this lesson we're going to tour the
AutoCAD WS interface. I'll start by logging into the
| | 00:06 | service, I'll do that by visiting my web
browser, we'll go to the autocadws.com website, and
| | 00:14 | I will enter my credentials here at the
top of the screen, and I'll click Login.
| | 00:24 | In this case, I'm not going to
save the password information.
| | 00:28 | Let me start by mentioning that the
resolution that I'm recording at is probably smaller
| | 00:32 | than what you're using for your monitor.
| | 00:35 | So I'm going to make some changes to my
screen that you'll probably not have to do.
| | 00:39 | I am going to start by clicking this gear
in the upper-right corner, I'll come over
| | 00:44 | to Zoom, and I'll change this to 75%.
| | 00:47 | While this won't affect the size of the text or
icons, it will force the application to fit on my monitor.
| | 00:54 | I am going to do one more thing. I'll press F11,
this will hide the interface for my web browser.
| | 01:03 | The AutoCAD WS interface is divided up into
three areas, Messages, Drawings, and Editor.
| | 01:09 | We can jump between the areas by using these
toggles on the left side of the screen.
| | 01:14 | We'll talk about the messages area first.
Messages is where you find out what's new.
| | 01:18 | As you can see, with each new account we
get four sample DWG files to experiment with.
| | 01:25 | Down below you'll find a
history of recent events.
| | 01:28 | Now since this is a new account, there is only one
notification here about an update to the software.
| | 01:34 | This list of recent events, by the way,
will tell you more than just software updates,
| | 01:39 | it will also itemize the things that you do.
| | 01:42 | As an example, let's upload a drawing,
and we'll see how it affects this list.
| | 01:46 | To upload a drawing, I'll click the Upload
drawings button, I will then click Browse,
| | 01:52 | and on the Desktop I'm going to open the
Exercise Files folder, inside chapter_01 I'll select
| | 02:00 | this drawing called profile, and I'll
click Open to upload the file to my account.
| | 02:05 | Once the drawing has been uploaded, I'll
click the X to close this dialog box and notice
| | 02:10 | how this list was updated.
| | 02:12 | In addition, there is an
icon for this file up above.
| | 02:15 | Now this is just a drawing that I uploaded.
| | 02:17 | If someone were to share a drawing with me,
it will also show up here as a recent item.
| | 02:23 | This column over here on the right is just another place
where you can find program updates and drawing information.
| | 02:29 | So as you continue to work with AutoCAD WS, keep
an eye on the Messages area to stay up to date
| | 02:34 | with the software and your recent activity.
| | 02:37 | I am going to select the Drawings
toggle, we'll talk about that area next.
| | 02:42 | Drawings is where we organize the files that
are uploaded to our account, it works a lot
| | 02:46 | like the File Manager on your computer.
| | 02:50 | Using this icon, I can create a new folder. I
can use this one to delete a folder or a drawing.
| | 02:56 | I can use this icon to connect my WS with
another online storage location like Dropbox
| | 03:02 | or Buzzsaw. Using these icons a little further
down, I can access the Clipboard functionality.
| | 03:09 | Using these icons on the right, I can
change the way my files are displayed on screen.
| | 03:14 | In the event I accumulate several files,
| | 03:16 | I can use the Search area at the top of
the screen to locate a specific drawing.
| | 03:22 | Over here to the left, I have a button that
gives me another opportunity to upload data,
| | 03:27 | I can use this button to share drawings with
others. I can use this one to download a drawing
| | 03:32 | to my local hard drive.
| | 03:33 | So when it comes to managing your data, the
Drawings area is the place you want to be.
| | 03:38 | Finally, we'll talk about the editor.
| | 03:41 | This is where we can make changes to the
drawings that have been uploaded to the account.
| | 03:45 | Currently all of the tools are grayed out,
and it's because I do not have a drawing open.
| | 03:50 | I'm going to flip back to the Drawings area,
and I'll select this drawing that I uploaded,
| | 03:55 | and I'll click Open to open it in the Editor.
| | 03:59 | As I flip through these tabs in the Ribbon,
notice how similar the AutoCAD WS interface
| | 04:05 | looks to the interface used by AutoCAD.
| | 04:10 | This editor is essentially a free-of-charge
flash-based version of AutoCAD.
| | 04:15 | Now, since it is a free version,
it has a limited set of tools.
| | 04:18 | However, the tools it has are more than enough to take
measurements, make changes, and collaborate with others.
| | 04:24 | To close this drawing, I'll click the X at
the bottom of the screen to close the tab.
| | 04:29 | This returns me to the drawing area.
| | 04:32 | So when we look at the overall AutoCAD WS
service, we are getting web-based file storage
| | 04:37 | where we can access our files from any computer. We can
also make changes to those files using the built-in editor.
| | 04:43 | This Messages area is a lot like a personal
assistant keeping us informed about program
| | 04:48 | updates and monitoring our drawing activity.
| | 04:50 | The fact that all of this functionality is
also free makes AutoCAD WS a perfect tool
| | 04:55 | to add to our workflow.
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| Accessing help| 00:00 | Whenever you're learning a new
application, you're going to have some questions.
| | 00:04 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS offers
several avenues for finding answers.
| | 00:08 | Take a look at these
hyperlinks at the top of the screen.
| | 00:11 | If I click the Help link, I get instant access
to tutorials that cover everything from the
| | 00:18 | basics to some more advanced techniques.
| | 00:22 | In the event I can't find what I need here, there
is a direct link where I can contact product Support.
| | 00:29 | If I click the Blog link, I
can visit the AutoCAD WS Blog.
| | 00:33 | You see AutoCAD WS is updated frequently,
so I can go here to read in-depth information
| | 00:40 | about the latest features that
have been added to the program.
| | 00:44 | If I visit the About link, I can get
information about the development team.
| | 00:51 | If I drag this all the way down to the bottom,
I'll find a hyperlink that will take me to
| | 00:55 | a YouTube channel devoted
specifically to AutoCAD WS.
| | 00:59 | Likewise, I can use these links to access the WS Twitter
or Facebook account and get even more current information.
| | 01:07 | In the event I have an opinion on a feature
that I'd like to see added to the program,
| | 01:11 | there are several places where I can
send feedback to the development team.
| | 01:15 | I'm going to press Ctrl+W to close my
current tab and return to AutoCAD WS.
| | 01:21 | One thing I've found is that the help content for
AutoCAD WS is the most interactive that I've seen.
| | 01:26 | Most items I've searched for offer a video-based
solution, making the help feature much more
| | 01:31 | intuitive than a traditional text-based document.
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2. Managing FilesOrganizing files and folders| 00:00 | Even though the files in our AutoCAD WS
account are stored online, the file management tools
| | 00:05 | are very similar to the
ones on our local machine.
| | 00:08 | In this lesson we're going to organize these
existing drawings into some logical folders.
| | 00:13 | I'll start by creating a new folder.
| | 00:15 | To do that, I'll click the New Folder icon, and
I'll call this folder samples, and I'll click OK.
| | 00:23 | I'd like to place these
example DWG files into this folder.
| | 00:27 | One way to move content is by
using the clipboard functionality.
| | 00:31 | For example, I'll select this AEC
Building Plan, and then I'll come up and
| | 00:36 | click the Cut icon to cut
that item to my clipboard.
| | 00:40 | I will then double-click the samples folder, and
when I'm inside, I'll move up and click the Paste icon.
| | 00:47 | Note that I could have also copied that file.
| | 00:49 | I'm going to click the green arrow, this
will move me up to the top level directory.
| | 00:54 | Probably the fastest way to move
content is using drag and drop.
| | 00:58 | I'm going to click and hold on this
Geospatial file, and I'll drag it down and release it
| | 01:03 | over the samples folder.
| | 01:04 | Now, this is just one drawing. If I wanted
to move more than one file, I could click
| | 01:09 | and hold and create a crossing window.
When my items are selected, I'll click and hold
| | 01:14 | again, drag them over, and
drop them on the folder.
| | 01:18 | Let's create another folder.
I'm going to call this one lynda exercise files.
| | 01:29 | I will then double-click to open the folder,
and I'd like to create a folder inside this
| | 01:34 | one called chapter_01, and I'll click OK.
I will then return to the top level.
| | 01:45 | I'd like to place this profile
drawing inside that chapter_01 folder.
| | 01:50 | To do that, I'll use the clipboard functionality, but I'm
going to access it from the right-click menu this time.
| | 01:56 | I'll select the file and right-click,
from the menu I'll choose Cut selected.
| | 02:03 | I will then open the exercise
files folder and chapter_01.
| | 02:08 | To place the file, I'll right-click
and choose Paste selected.
| | 02:13 | When I'm finished, I'll return to the top level.
| | 02:16 | In the event I wanted to delete an item from
the drawings area, I could select it and click
| | 02:21 | the Delete icon, or I could right-click on
the item and choose Delete selected from the menu.
| | 02:28 | In this case, I'd like to keep my data, so
I'll press Escape to close this menu, and
| | 02:32 | then I'll click on
screen to deselect the folder.
| | 02:35 | In the event I wanted to rename an item--for
instance, I'd like to rename the samples folder--
| | 02:40 | I can right-click on it and choose Rename
selected, I'll then click in this field, and
| | 02:48 | I'll type original samples, and
I'll press Enter when finished.
| | 02:52 | Currently I am viewing my
data using small thumbnails.
| | 02:55 | If I wanted to change the view, I could use these icons
in the upper-right to view large thumbnails or list.
| | 03:03 | So at this point, our drawings are now
stored in these logical directories.
| | 03:07 | By using familiar tools and shortcuts, AutoCAD WS makes
it very intuitive to organize all of your online content.
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| Uploading individual files| 00:00 | By uploading drawings to an AutoCAD WS account, we can access
those drawings from any computer, smart phone, or tablet.
| | 00:07 | In this lesson we'll
explore how to upload drawings.
| | 00:09 | Now, before I upload a file, I'd like
to create a folder to put that file in.
| | 00:14 | So I'm going to double-click to open my
online Exercise Files folder, in here I'm going to
| | 00:20 | create a new folder called
chapter_02, and I'll click OK.
| | 00:28 | To upload a drawing, I'll click the Upload
button, and then in the Upload to Folder menu
| | 00:34 | I'm going to select chapter_02 as
the destination of my uploaded drawing.
| | 00:39 | I will then click Browse.
| | 00:41 | I will navigate to the Exercise Files
folder on my local machine, I'll open chapter_02,
| | 00:49 | and I'll select this drawing
called floor plan, and I'll click Open.
| | 00:52 | This uploads the drawing to my online account.
| | 00:57 | When the file transfer is complete, I can close
this dialog box, and if I open the chapter_02
| | 01:02 | directory, I'll see that drawing right here.
| | 01:04 | Let's upload a couple of more drawings,
except this time we'll do it a different way.
| | 01:09 | If we visit the Messages area, we have
another opportunity to upload drawings right here.
| | 01:15 | I'm going to click this Upload button.
| | 01:18 | I will verify that the destination is chapter_02.
And just for a second take a look at the bottom
| | 01:23 | of this dialog box, we are not
restricted to uploading DWG files only.
| | 01:29 | Any of these other file formats are
also supported. I'll click Browse.
| | 01:34 | I'll go back to the Exercise Files folder
on the Desktop, and inside chapter_02, I'm
| | 01:40 | going to hold my Ctrl key, and I'll select
these remaining three drawings, and I'll click Open.
| | 01:47 | This will upload the
drawings one right after the other.
| | 01:49 | Now, I don't have to wait
for this process to complete.
| | 01:52 | If I want, I can click the Minimize button,
this will allow me to continue working in
| | 01:57 | AutoCAD WS, and I can monitor the progress
of the upload here at the top of the screen.
| | 02:07 | When the upload is complete, the dialog
box comes back, I can then close this,
| | 02:12 | and if I go back to the Drawings tab, we'll find those
additional three files have been added to the directory.
| | 02:18 | I'm going to click the green arrow a
couple of times to return to the top level.
| | 02:22 | At this point, you may be wondering if there are
any limits on your storage space or file sizes.
| | 02:27 | That's a great question.
| | 02:29 | Currently there is no limit to the
amount of data you can upload to AutoCAD WS.
| | 02:33 | That being said, the maximum file
size for each uploaded file is 19 meg.
| | 02:38 | So as long as your files fall below the 19-meg
limit, you can upload as many as you want.
| | 02:43 | With its near limitless amount of available
storage, AutoCAD WS makes it easy for you
| | 02:48 | to have online access to
even your largest CAD projects.
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| Uploading multiple files or folders| 00:00 | After uploading a few drawings to your WS
account, you may be wondering if it's possible
| | 00:05 | to upload entire directories at one time.
The answer is yes, you can.
| | 00:09 | In this lesson we'll create a custom
folder on our local machine that is synchronized
| | 00:13 | to an AutoCAD WS account.
| | 00:15 | Let me mention first that I am using the
Windows 7 Operating System, so the steps I show you
| | 00:21 | will be specific to that version.
| | 00:23 | In the event you're using a Mac, I will be
offering some alternate directions for your system.
| | 00:29 | I'll start by clicking the Start
button, and then I'll select Computer.
| | 00:34 | In the window, I'll right-click on
Computer and choose Add a network location.
| | 00:41 | I will then click Next, from here I will select
Choose a custom network location, and I'll click Next.
| | 00:48 | Now, to get to a similar place on the Mac,
you need to open the program called Finder.
| | 00:54 | In the overhead menu, click Go and select
Connect to Server from the dropdown list.
| | 01:00 | Now we're going to enter the following
address: https://dav.autocadws.com.
| | 01:14 | When I'm finished I'll click
Next, click Connect on the Mac.
| | 01:19 | Now we can enter our
AutoCAD WS login credentials.
| | 01:26 | I'm going to check the box
to remember this information.
| | 01:30 | I'll click OK when finished,
click Connect on the Mac.
| | 01:33 | I will then click Next to accept
the default name of the folder.
| | 01:38 | If you're using a Mac, that same
folder name will now appear in Finder.
| | 01:43 | As for me, I'm going to click Finish.
| | 01:46 | As a courtesy, that new folder is now
opened up on my screen, and we're seeing the two
| | 01:50 | folders that we created online.
| | 01:53 | I'm going to close this, because I like to
create a shortcut to this folder on my Desktop.
| | 01:59 | To do that, I'll right-click on the folder,
I'll come up to Send to, and I'll choose Desktop.
| | 02:05 | I will then close this window.
| | 02:07 | I can now use this custom folder
to manage my AutoCAD WS content.
| | 02:12 | For example, if I double-click on this, I
can open the directory and see the folders.
| | 02:17 | I'm going to double-click to open the
samples folder, and if I'd like to download one of
| | 02:22 | these files, I can simply drag
and drop it onto the Desktop.
| | 02:27 | To upload a drawing, I
can drag it into the folder.
| | 02:30 | Now, I don't need this extra copy,
so I'll select it and press Delete.
| | 02:36 | I'm going to backup a directory.
| | 02:38 | I will then open up my online exercise files,
and I'm going to drag this over here to the right.
| | 02:44 | What I'd like to do now is upload the
remaining exercise files used in this title.
| | 02:49 | So I will open the exercise files on my
local machine, I'm going to click hold and drag
| | 02:54 | to make a selection window, and then I will
drag and drop these folders to my online account.
| | 03:06 | Now that the upload is finished, all of the
exercise files are available in my online account.
| | 03:13 | I'm going to close these windows, from this
point on I have a very convenient access point
| | 03:18 | to manage my AutoCAD WS content.
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| Using the search feature| 00:00 | AutoCAD WS gives us a great deal
of space to store files online.
| | 00:04 | Now, with a great deal of space
comes a great deal of responsibility.
| | 00:08 | In the events your file management gets a
little cluttered, WS offers a Search tool
| | 00:13 | to help you find data
that may have been misplaced.
| | 00:16 | In this lesson we're going to use
the Search feature to find some files.
| | 00:20 | You've probably noticed that we have
a new folder now called Stylesheets.
| | 00:25 | If I open this, we'll find a
color table used for plotting.
| | 00:28 | You see, when we performed the mass upload
of our exercise files, AutoCAD WS noticed
| | 00:34 | this color table amongst the other files,
and as a courtesy it created this Stylesheets
| | 00:39 | folder as a way of helping us organize the data.
| | 00:42 | Now, the question is did WS move the CTB file
into the Stylesheets folder or copy it there?
| | 00:50 | This is a perfect opportunity
to use the Search feature.
| | 00:54 | Up here in the Search box, I'm going to type
the text string mono, and I'll press Enter.
| | 00:59 | AutoCAD WS will then scan my online files and
folders looking for items matching that string.
| | 01:05 | And right here is the original color table in
the chapter_06 folder, so it appears AutoCAD WS
| | 01:12 | created a copy of this file when
it placed it in the Stylesheets folder.
| | 01:17 | I'm going to move up and
click the X to close this search.
| | 01:20 | Let's try searching for some drawings.
| | 01:22 | There are a couple of exercise files I'll be
using later that have to do with taking measurements.
| | 01:27 | Each of them has the word
measure in the file name.
| | 01:30 | To find them, I'll click in the Search
field and type measure and press Enter.
| | 01:36 | And AutoCAD WS found two files matching the
string, one is in the chapter_04 folder and
| | 01:42 | one is in the chapter_08 folder.
| | 01:44 | As a side note, if I wanted to open one of
these files, I could put a check in the box
| | 01:49 | and click the Open button
to view it in the Editor.
| | 01:53 | Now we're going to be talking about the editor
in a little bit so for now I'm going to close
| | 01:57 | this drawing by clicking the X on this tab,
and we'll then move up and close the Search.
| | 02:04 | So as long as you have a common text string,
you could easily use the Search tool to find
| | 02:09 | files associated with a
specific project, for instance.
| | 02:13 | The text string also applies to the file extension,
so you could use it to find PDF files that
| | 02:18 | represent a finished plan set.
| | 02:21 | Using the Search tool, AutoCAD WS can
quickly locate any file or folder in your account.
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3. Working in the EditorNavigating the interface| 00:00 | The most powerful aspect of
AutoCAD WS is the Drawing Editor.
| | 00:04 | It offers a powerful set of drawing and editing tools
that are organized in a familiar AutoCAD environment.
| | 00:10 | In this lesson we're going to take a
tour of the Drawing Editor interface.
| | 00:13 | Now, the best way to view the Editor is to
have an open drawing, so I'm going to double-click
| | 00:19 | to open the samples folder, and I'll
select the AEC Building Plan drawing.
| | 00:24 | This is one of the samples that
was included with the WS software.
| | 00:28 | I will then click Open to
open the drawing in the Editor.
| | 00:34 | If you are already familiar with AutoCAD,
you'll feel right at home with this interface,
| | 00:38 | because it's designed to have
the same look and feel of AutoCAD.
| | 00:43 | At the top of the screen is the Ribbon.
This is where all of the tools are stored.
| | 00:47 | The Ribbon is divided up into these tabs.
| | 00:51 | The tabs are designed to be task-based, so
in the event you find yourself searching for
| | 00:56 | a tool, ask yourself what general
task is that tools associated with.
| | 01:01 | The Home tab contains a
general purpose collection of tools.
| | 01:05 | These are the ones you'll use most often.
| | 01:07 | Here we'll find some file maintenance tools and
a limited set of drawing and editing commands.
| | 01:12 | This tab also contains tools for taking
measurements and adjusting drawing properties.
| | 01:18 | Here is the familiar Layer Control.
| | 01:21 | I can also adjust the
current line weight or line type.
| | 01:26 | I can adjust the current drawing color.
| | 01:29 | And if I click the Manage Layers button, it
brings up the AutoCAD WS Layer Properties Manager.
| | 01:35 | Once again, this has a similar
look and feel to traditional AutoCAD.
| | 01:38 | I'm going to click the X to close the Manager.
| | 01:42 | The Draw tab contains the full collection
of drawing and editing tools. We'll also find
| | 01:47 | the clipboard functionality here, as well as
another access point for drawing properties.
| | 01:54 | The Annotate tab contains tools for creating
Text, Dimensions, and Leaders. There are also
| | 02:01 | some tools on this tab for marking up drawings.
| | 02:06 | The Insert tab is where we can Manage Blocks or
Attach Images if they've been uploaded to our account.
| | 02:14 | The View tab is where you'll find
the traditional Pan and Zoom functions.
| | 02:18 | This Layout menu is used to switch between
Model Space and any Layouts that are in the drawing.
| | 02:24 | There is also an Xref Manager.
| | 02:26 | Let me mention that you cannot
attach Xrefs using AutoCAD WS.
| | 02:30 | However, if your drawing already contains Xrefs,
you can use this tool to unload or reload them.
| | 02:36 | There are also some tools used
for uploading plot related items.
| | 02:41 | If I wanted to align this drawing with some
Google Map imagery, I could use this option.
| | 02:48 | The Share tab is where we'll find
tools for sharing the drawing with others.
| | 02:53 | Anyone who is sharing this current
drawing will show up on this tab.
| | 02:56 | As a side note, AutoCAD WS makes
it easy to share files with others.
| | 03:00 | Note, there is another large
Share button right down here.
| | 03:04 | This tool on the end of the tab is used in the event
I'd like to share the current drawing using a hyperlink.
| | 03:13 | The Timeline is where I can access
the revision history of a drawing.
| | 03:17 | Each time a more current version of this file
is uploaded to my account, I'll start seeing
| | 03:21 | history points on this Timeline,
allowing me to view prior versions.
| | 03:25 | Finally, the Output tab is used to Plot
the drawing or Save it with a new name.
| | 03:31 | In the upper-right of the interface,
we can find the Undo and Redo commands.
| | 03:35 | Down here in the lower right are
some additional Pan and Zoom functions.
| | 03:39 | There are also a couple of status bar toggles.
This one turns Object Snaps on and Off.
| | 03:45 | In AutoCAD WS, there are four object snaps,
endpoint, midpoint, center, and intersection.
| | 03:51 | This toggle turns the Ortho mode on and off.
I can use this one to Show or Hide Lineweights.
| | 03:58 | And this toggle is used to
display or hide the Command Line.
| | 04:02 | This menu to the left is just another means
to switch between Model Space and Layout tabs.
| | 04:08 | If you are a traditional AutoCAD user, you'll find
that the Command Line in AutoCAD WS works the same way.
| | 04:14 | For instance, I'm going to click at the
Command Line, and I'll type LINE and press Enter.
| | 04:21 | I will then click to specify my first
point, and then I'll click again to finish.
| | 04:26 | In the event you like to use the traditional
command aliases, you'll find those work as well.
| | 04:33 | For example, at the Command Line I'm
going to type the letter C and press Enter.
| | 04:37 | This launches the Circle Command.
| | 04:40 | Since my Object Snaps are turned on, I'll
put the center point at the midpoint of this
| | 04:44 | line, and I'll pull the
radius out to the endpoint.
| | 04:47 | Now, since AutoCAD WS is a limited version of AutoCAD,
it isn't going to have a complete set of AutoCAD tools.
| | 04:54 | If you are struggling to find a specific
command in the interface, try typing it at the Command
| | 04:59 | Line to see if it's available.
| | 05:01 | For instance, I'm going to type PEDIT at
the Command Line and press Enter, and I'm told
| | 05:07 | that PEDIT is not yet supported.
| | 05:10 | That being said, AutoCAD WS does a great
job keeping you informed if you've encountered
| | 05:14 | a limitation of the program.
| | 05:16 | As an example, I'm going to click on screen, and
I'll pull to the left to create a crossing selection.
| | 05:22 | I will then click again to select these objects,
and I'll press the Delete key to erase them.
| | 05:28 | Works just like it does in traditional AutoCAD.
| | 05:31 | Now I'm going to try and select all of
this geometry on the right side of the screen,
| | 05:37 | and I'm reminded that selections are
limited to a maximum of 200 objects.
| | 05:41 | If I wanted to leave this Editor, I can do
that by selecting a different area over here
| | 05:46 | on the left. When I return to the Editor,
I'll find the drawing right where I left it.
| | 05:50 | To close the drawing and the
Editor, I'll click the X on this tab.
| | 05:56 | As you can see, the AutoCAD WS Editor has the
same look and feel as a full version of AutoCAD.
| | 06:01 | Once you dive in and start using the tools,
you may even forget that you're using a free
| | 06:05 | web-based version of the application.
| | 06:10 |
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| Opening and closing drawings| 00:00 | If you have several drawings to review, it's
important to have quick access to your files.
| | 00:05 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS offers familiar tools to
make it easy to get in and out of your drawings.
| | 00:10 | In this lesson we'll look at
several ways to access files.
| | 00:13 | I would like to open a drawing.
| | 00:15 | I'll start by opening my online exercise files
folder, I will then navigate into the chapter_03
| | 00:21 | directory, and I'm going to click to
select this drawing called elevation view.
| | 00:26 | To open the drawing, I could come up and
click the Open button, I could also right-click
| | 00:31 | on the file and choose
Open selected from the menu.
| | 00:35 | I'm going to click on screen to close this menu.
| | 00:37 | Probably the fastest way to get into this
drawing is to simply double-click on it.
| | 00:42 | As you can see, even though we're using a
web-based application, AutoCAD WS works very
| | 00:46 | similar to most traditional programs.
| | 00:49 | I'm going to click the X on the tab below
to close this, and we'll try something else.
| | 00:54 | Let's go back to the editor, which is now
empty, and I'm going to select the Open menu.
| | 01:01 | Using this tool at the top, I can upload a file
directly from my local hard drive right into the editor.
| | 01:07 | I can also open a drawing by selecting
it from the list of recent files below.
| | 01:12 | Let's open the elevation view drawing again.
| | 01:16 | As a side note, notice there's no way
to create a new drawing in AutoCAD WS.
| | 01:21 | AutoCAD WS is meant to be an editing and collaboration
tool, so it's designed to work with existing drawings only.
| | 01:27 | That being said, if you had a strong desire
to create new drawings, you could always upload
| | 01:32 | an empty drawing file to your account,
open that file, create your geometry, and then
| | 01:38 | save the drawing with a new name.
| | 01:43 | Let's close this drawing again
and return to the chapter_03 folder.
| | 01:46 | AutoCAD WS also supports a multiple-document environment,
so it's possible to open multiple drawings at one time.
| | 01:53 | I'm going to click, hold, and
drag and select these two drawings.
| | 01:59 | I will then click the Open button
to open both files in the editor.
| | 02:03 | From here I can switch between the
open drawings by selecting a tab below.
| | 02:09 | After seeing this, you may be wondering if it's possible
to move or copy geometry from one open drawing to another.
| | 02:15 | And I'm afraid the answer to that question
is no. At present time, exchanging objects
| | 02:19 | between drawings is not supported.
| | 02:22 | That being said, if you were an architect
in charge of reviewing a building design,
| | 02:26 | for instance, having multiple drawings open would
make it very easy to switch between the floor
| | 02:31 | plans and the elevation views of a project.
| | 02:35 | So whether you need to work on one file or
many files, even if those drawings are still
| | 02:39 | on your local hard drive, AutoCAD WS makes it easy to work
with any of the drawings associated with your projects.
| | 02:45 |
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| Viewing drawing contents| 00:00 | AutoCAD WS offers many of the same viewing
tools found in traditional AutoCAD, making
| | 00:05 | it very easy to work in files of any size.
| | 00:08 | In this lesson we're going to use
Pan and Zoom to navigate a drawing.
| | 00:12 | On my screen is a drawing that
represents a partially finished tree survey.
| | 00:16 | I have sent a survey crew out to this site to
collect the location and species of all of the trees.
| | 00:22 | This drawing represents the
amount of work they have done so far.
| | 00:25 | To zoom in on this drawing, I'm
going to roll the mouse wheel forward.
| | 00:30 | If I roll back, I can zoom out.
| | 00:34 | Holding the mouse wheel down allows me to
pan. This is typical AutoCAD functionality.
| | 00:39 | If I wanted to focus my attention on a specific
area, I can use the Zoom Window tool to do that.
| | 00:46 | I'll click two points to define a
rectangle and maximize that area on screen.
| | 00:52 | Now that I'm here, I can hold the mouse wheel
down and pan the drawing and review the work
| | 00:57 | that's been done so far.
| | 01:00 | To zoom to the drawing extents,
I'll click the magnifying glass icon.
| | 01:07 | Note that several of the pan and zoom
options can also be found in the right-click menu.
| | 01:12 | I'm going to press the Escape to close the menu.
Now it appears the tree survey is nearly finished.
| | 01:17 | All of the trees have been located and
approximately half of them have been identified.
| | 01:22 | It looks like the remaining trees are
here on the northern part of this site.
| | 01:26 | I'd like to zoom in one more time because
I did notice one tree here in the completed
| | 01:30 | area that appears to have been missed.
I'll use the Zoom Window tool for that.
| | 01:40 | Right here tree #34
still needs to be identified.
| | 01:43 | I have to admit, I also zoomed in on this
area so I can show you an additional feature.
| | 01:48 | In the lower-right corner of the screen,
you'll find the Incremental Zoom tool.
| | 01:52 | If I click the minus, I can zoom out one
increment, click the plus to zoom in an increment.
| | 02:01 | If I click and drag this slider to the left
one notch, I can zoom out a half increment.
| | 02:07 | Drag it back to the right notch
to zoom in a half increment.
| | 02:11 | The farther you pull the slider to the left or
right will affect how much you zoom in and out.
| | 02:16 | Now that I'm finished reviewing this
drawing, I'd like to do a Zoom Extents.
| | 02:19 | This time I'll do it by right-clicking,
and I'll choose Zoom Extents from the menu.
| | 02:25 | With its familiar pan and zoom tool set, AutoCAD
WS makes it easy to navigate any of your project
| | 02:31 | drawings, regardless of their size.
| | 02:36 |
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| Adjusting user preferences| 00:00 | One thing AutoCAD is known for is
having a completely customizable interface.
| | 00:05 | In keeping with that tradition, AutoCAD WS
also offers some options to control the look
| | 00:09 | and feel of the application.
| | 00:11 | In this lesson we'll make some
adjustments to the user preferences.
| | 00:15 | We'll start by looking at the command line.
| | 00:18 | This tool is movable. I can click and drag
it from its default position and place it
| | 00:23 | anywhere I like on screen.
| | 00:25 | That being said, changes to the command
line are only applied to the active session.
| | 00:30 | So if I close the Editor and return, the command
line will revert back to its original position.
| | 00:35 | On my screen I have a drawing that
represents a catch basin detail, and I'd like to zoom
| | 00:40 | in on the ends of these rebar segments.
| | 00:43 | I'm going to launch the
Zoom Window command to do that.
| | 00:47 | I will then click two points to define a rectangle,
and then we'll look at another user preference.
| | 00:54 | If I visit the View tab, right here in the
middle is a Units Precision menu, and it's
| | 01:00 | currently set to four decimal spaces.
| | 01:03 | This setting controls the
precision of any dimensions you create.
| | 01:07 | It also controls the display of measurements.
| | 01:10 | For example, I'm going to drag this slider
down, and I'll change the current precision
| | 01:14 | to six spaces to the right of the decimal.
I will then click the menu again to close it.
| | 01:21 | Then on the Home tab, I'm going to open the
Measure panel and launch the Distance command,
| | 01:27 | and I'll select the endpoint
of each of these Rebar segments.
| | 01:30 | And you can see the
measurement is given to 6 decimals.
| | 01:36 | I'm going to do a Zoom Extents when finished.
| | 01:40 | Now just like the command line, your Units
Precision will also revert back to its original
| | 01:45 | value if you close and reopen the Editor.
| | 01:48 | Let's go back to the View tab, and we'll
look at the Set Background Color feature next.
| | 01:54 | Using this button we can change the
background color of some of the interface items.
| | 01:58 | As an example, I'm going to change the Model
space background color to gray. I'll click OK.
| | 02:05 | This background is now saved with the application,
so even if I log out and log back in, this
| | 02:10 | color will remain until I
actively change it to something else.
| | 02:14 | To change this back, I'm going to reopen the
tool, I'll make sure Model space background
| | 02:19 | is selected, and then I'll come down
and choose Restore Defaults and click OK.
| | 02:24 | There's one more setting I'd like
to show you, it's called View mode.
| | 02:28 | View mode is used to control
the appearance of your geometry.
| | 02:31 | To demonstrate this, I'm going to open the
Layouts menu first, and I'll select the Layout
| | 02:35 | tab that's been set up for this drawing.
| | 02:38 | I will then open the View mode menu. From here I can
select As CAD model, which is what we're seeing now.
| | 02:44 | I can also select Grayscale. This will
display the drawing colors as shades of gray.
| | 02:50 | Probably the most interesting setting is As Plot.
| | 02:54 | Using this option, we can view the
drawing using the Plot Style settings.
| | 02:57 | It's as close to a plot preview as you can get.
| | 03:00 | Note that the drawing needs to have a plot
style associated with it, and the plot style
| | 03:04 | must be available to use the feature.
I'm going to click to close this tool.
| | 03:09 | I will then open the Layouts
menu and return to Model space.
| | 03:13 | Notice that we can still see the pen settings.
This is something that you can't do with a
| | 03:17 | full version of AutoCAD.
| | 03:18 | Now, the View mode setting is
saved with each individual drawing.
| | 03:22 | So if I choose to save this file, this View
mode will be active the next time the drawing
| | 03:26 | is opened. At this point, I'd like
to put things back the way they were.
| | 03:30 | So I'll reopen the View mode menu
and change it back to As CAD model.
| | 03:37 | When it comes to customization, AutoCAD WS
stays true to the AutoCAD tradition and allows
| | 03:42 | each user to tailor the
interface to meet their needs.
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4. Marking Up a DrawingTaking measurements| 00:00 | With its AutoCAD inspired toolset and workflows,
AutoCAD WS makes it easy to access and verify CAD drawings.
| | 00:07 | In this lesson we're going
to take some measurements.
| | 00:09 | On my screen I have a partial
floor plan drawing that I'm reviewing.
| | 00:14 | To measure this geometry, I'm going to open the
Measure panel and select the Distance command.
| | 00:19 | As a courtesy, WS is letting me know I can also
launch Distance by typing DI at the command line.
| | 00:26 | After launching the command, I can use the
built-in object snaps to select points on screen.
| | 00:31 | For an overall length, I can select the
endpoints at these outside corners, and we can see that
| | 00:37 | distance measures 40 feet exactly.
| | 00:40 | If I press Enter now, I can repeat the Distance command.
I'm going to find the length of Bedroom 2 this time.
| | 00:49 | After reviewing the measurements, I
can click the X to close the pop-up.
| | 00:53 | Another way to re-launch a previous command
is by right-clicking and selecting the Repeat
| | 00:57 | option from the menu.
Let's measure the width of Bedroom 2 this time.
| | 01:02 | I'm going to roll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in
and make the object snaps selection a little bit easier.
| | 01:07 | I will also hold the wheel down to pan, and
I'll select this endpoint here at the closet,
| | 01:12 | looks like that wall measures
10 feet 7 and a quarter inches.
| | 01:17 | Once again, I will close the pop-up, and then
I'll click the icon at the bottom of the screen
| | 01:20 | to do a Zoom Extents.
| | 01:24 | So the Distance tool will provide
a nice point to point measurement.
| | 01:27 | Another way to take measurements
is by using the dimensioning tools.
| | 01:31 | As an example, I'm going to pan the drawing
over, I will then use the Zoom Window tool,
| | 01:37 | and I'll focus our attention
here on the bay window area.
| | 01:42 | Let's center this a little bit more.
| | 01:44 | To find the width of this bay window, I'll
visit the Annotate tab, and then I'll open
| | 01:50 | dimension menu and select the Linear tool.
| | 01:53 | I will then select the endpoints at the top
inside edge of the window, and then I'll click
| | 01:57 | to place the dimension.
| | 01:59 | To measure the angle of the bay window, I'll
go back to the Dimension menu, I'll select
| | 02:03 | Angular, and then I'll click three object snaps.
| | 02:07 | I'll click one snap on the first line, I'll
click an object snap that defines the vertex,
| | 02:12 | and then I'll click an
object snap on the second line.
| | 02:15 | Let's do one more. I'll find
the diameter of this small table.
| | 02:20 | In the Dimension menu, I'll select the
Diameter option, I will then click on the table and
| | 02:24 | pull out the measurement.
| | 02:26 | Now, since these measurements were created
for reference only, I'm going to select each
| | 02:31 | of these, and I'll press Delete
to remove them from the drawing.
| | 02:34 | I will then do another Zoom Extents.
| | 02:38 | At present time AutoCAD WS supports four object
snaps: endpoint, midpoint, center, and intersection.
| | 02:45 | This means that some
measurements may require a little ingenuity.
| | 02:48 | Let's pan in the drawing down, and then I
will create a Zoom Window to focus in on the
| | 02:54 | countertop here in the bathroom.
| | 02:57 | Let's say I'd like to find the amount of
countertop I have between these two basins.
| | 03:02 | Typically, I would measure the
distance between these quadrants.
| | 03:05 | Since I don't have a quadrant object snap,
I'm going to go to the Home tab, and I'll
| | 03:09 | launch the Line command.
| | 03:11 | I will then a draw line from the center
of this basin to the center of this one.
| | 03:16 | Now at this point, you might think we could
launch the Distance command and find the distance
| | 03:19 | between these two intersections.
Notice that the intersection cannot be found.
| | 03:24 | That is because the browser-based version
of AutoCAD WS only supports straight-line
| | 03:29 | intersections, so this isn't going to work.
| | 03:31 | I'm going to press the
Escape to cancel the Command.
| | 03:34 | Instead, I'm going to click twice and create
a crossing window to select these two basins.
| | 03:41 | I will then visit the Draw tab, select the
Trim Command, and I'll click to remove the
| | 03:47 | outer ends of this line, I'll
press Escape when finished.
| | 03:52 | Now I can re-launch the Distance command and
measure the distance between these two endpoints.
| | 03:59 | I'm going to close the pop-up, we'll pan
the drawing over, and we'll do one more.
| | 04:03 | I'd like to find out how much space I have
between the basin and the front edge of this countertop.
| | 04:08 | Since I don't have a perpendicular snap, I'm going to
select this wall. This wall is perpendicular to the counter.
| | 04:15 | I will then launch the Copy command, I'll copy the
wall from the midpoint to the center of the basin.
| | 04:23 | I'll press the Escape when finished.
| | 04:24 | I will then select the basin, I'll go back
to the Draw tab and launch the Trim command,
| | 04:30 | and I'll click to remove the line on the inside of
the Ellipse. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 04:35 | I will then roll my mouse wheel forward to
zoom in, we'll go back to the Distance command,
| | 04:42 | and I'll measure the distance from the endpoint
of this line to the intersection at the countertop.
| | 04:47 | Notice the straight-line
intersections work great.
| | 04:50 | And it looks like that distance
measures two and a half inches.
| | 04:54 | At this point, I'd like to clean up after myself,
I'll pan the drawing down, and I'm going to
| | 04:59 | select each of these sketch lines, these
are no longer needed, and I'll press Delete to
| | 05:04 | remove them from the drawing.
When I'm finished, I'll do another Zoom Extents.
| | 05:09 | In addition to finding linear measurements,
AutoCAD WS also allows us to calculate areas.
| | 05:14 | As an example, I'm going to find
the square footage of Bedroom 1.
| | 05:18 | I will do that by opening the Measure
panel, and I'll launch the Area command.
| | 05:26 | I will then select the object snaps
that define the shape of that room.
| | 05:30 | I'm going to zoom in a little
bit to make these easier to select.
| | 05:36 | When I'm finished selecting
snaps, I will press the Enter key.
| | 05:40 | And it looks like Bedroom 1 measures
slightly more than 173 square feet.
| | 05:50 | So from this point on, the members of your project team
no longer need expensive software to review drawings.
| | 05:55 | Having only an Internet connection, AutoCAD WS
is the perfect tool for accessing, viewing,
| | 06:00 | and verifying your CAD drawings.
| | 06:05 |
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| Highlighting desired changes| 00:00 | Keeping up with change orders can be one of
the most time-consuming aspects of a project.
| | 00:05 | Using AutoCAD WS, anyone on a project team
can easily add comments to a drawing and
| | 00:10 | then quickly pass the file to other members.
| | 00:13 | Let's say that I'm working on
a proposed site development.
| | 00:16 | The drawing I have on screen
represents a partially-finished tree survey.
| | 00:20 | You see, earlier this week I hired a survey
group to go out and locate and identify all
| | 00:25 | of the trees on this project site.
| | 00:27 | The surveyor just emailed
me this progress drawing.
| | 00:30 | So, I uploaded it to my
WS account to take a look.
| | 00:33 | At this point, it looks like all the trees
have been located, and approximately half
| | 00:37 | of them have been tagged and labeled.
| | 00:40 | I'm going to launch the Zoom Window command,
and then I'll click twice to focus our attention
| | 00:45 | here in the Northwest corner.
| | 00:48 | As I look at this drawing, I'd
like to add some of my own comments.
| | 00:52 | I'll do that by visiting the Annotate Tab.
| | 00:55 | And right here is where we can
find a collection of markup tools.
| | 00:58 | I am going to launch the
Revision Cloud Command first.
| | 01:02 | I will then click on screen to start the cloud.
| | 01:05 | I will then move my mouse to surround all of
these trees that fall outside the property boundary.
| | 01:11 | And as my cursor gets close to the beginning,
the revision cloud will close automatically.
| | 01:16 | Now, the first thing I want to mention,
| | 01:20 | anytime you add something to a drawing like I
just did, the drawing is automatically saved.
| | 01:25 | So, if I were to click the X to close this,
and then double-click the file to reopen,
| | 01:34 | you'll see my changes are still there.
| | 01:36 | In the event you want to keep an original
file as is, you'll need to save it with a new
| | 01:41 | name prior to making any changes.
| | 01:43 | The second thing I want to mention is the
color of the revision cloud, it's white because
| | 01:48 | it was drawn on the current layer, layer 0.
I like to put my comments on their own layer.
| | 01:53 | So, I'm going to go back to the Home Tab.
| | 01:56 | I'll open the Layer Control, and I'll
click to set the AutoCAD WS layer current.
| | 02:02 | This layer is automatically
added to any drawing opened in WS.
| | 02:06 | It's also red, which is perfect.
| | 02:08 | At this point, you may be wondering if I
could use the Layer Control to move this revision
| | 02:12 | cloud onto the AutoCAD WS layer, you bet, I can.
| | 02:16 | All I have to do is select the geometry, open
the Layer Control and select my desired layer.
| | 02:22 | I can then press the
Escape key when I'm finished.
| | 02:25 | To add a note with this revision cloud,
I'm going to go back to the Annotate Tab, and
| | 02:29 | I'll launch the Text Command.
| | 02:32 | I will then click twice to define the width
of my column, and then I'll add my comment.
| | 02:42 | When I'm finished, I'll click the Apply button.
| | 02:44 | I am going to roll the mouse
wheel forward to zoom in a little bit.
| | 02:50 | And it appears that the label
associated with tree number 19 has some problems.
| | 02:55 | To mark up this label, I'm
going to use the Free Line tool.
| | 02:59 | Free Line allows us to create markups
using a traditional sketch technique.
| | 03:03 | After launching the command, I'll
click once to start the geometry.
| | 03:07 | I will then move my cursor to draw,
and I'll click again when finished.
| | 03:11 | I am going to click at the end of this label,
and then I'll create some geometry that represents
| | 03:17 | that we need a carriage return,
and I'll click when finished.
| | 03:21 | I will then zoom in a little bit closer.
| | 03:24 | I'll press Enter to re-launch the Free Line
tool, and I'll click and create a traditional
| | 03:29 | scribble over the question mark.
Once again, I'll click when finished.
| | 03:35 | Let's zoom out a little bit.
| | 03:38 | I will pan the drawing up, and I'd like to focus
my attention on this tree right here, number 34.
| | 03:45 | This tree is missing the species information.
| | 03:48 | Let's create a note over here
to the left that references that.
| | 03:52 | Once again, I launch the Text Command, and I
will click twice to define my column width,
| | 03:58 | and then I'll add my note.
When I'm finished, I'll click Apply.
| | 04:07 | To further designate that this note is for
this tree, I can use the Arrow Markup tool.
| | 04:13 | After launching the command, I will click once to
start the symbol, and then I'll click again to finish.
| | 04:18 | Let's do a Zoom Extents.
| | 04:19 | I am going to right-click and
choose that option from the menu.
| | 04:26 | I will then create a final revision cloud
that encompasses all of these remaining trees.
| | 04:36 | Then I will launch the Zoom Window Command, and I'll
click twice to focus our attention on this open area.
| | 04:46 | I'll add one more note.
Once again, I'm going to do a Zoom Extents.
| | 04:58 | I'll use the icon this time.
At this point, I am finished adding my comments.
| | 05:06 | Now, since this project is time sensitive, I
want to get this drawing back to the surveyor
| | 05:10 | as soon as possible.
| | 05:12 | One way to do this is to click the Share
button in the lower-right corner of the interface.
| | 05:18 | We'll get into the specifics of
sharing a little later in the title.
| | 05:23 | But for now, just know that if I add the
surveyor's email address to this dialog box and then
| | 05:34 | click the Share button, this drawing is
instantly shared with the surveyor via email.
| | 05:41 | In fact, when the surveyor opens the
email, the message will look just like this.
| | 05:48 | Notice that it includes
a screenshot of the file.
| | 05:51 | If the surveyor has an AutoCAD WS account,
he can click this link to view the drawing.
| | 05:56 | If not, he can use this link to
download the file to his local hard drive.
| | 06:01 | Using only a couple clicks, anyone on the
project team can mark up a drawing and quickly
| | 06:05 | pass it along to other stakeholders.
| | 06:10 |
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| Creating text and leaders| 00:00 | Not only can you use AutoCAD WS to add
comments to a drawing, its collection of annotation
| | 00:05 | tools can also be used to do
some light level production work.
| | 00:09 | In this lesson, we're going to
add some annotations to a drawing.
| | 00:12 | Let's say that I'm an engineer, and
I'm working out of my house today.
| | 00:16 | I was just emailed this detail drawing by
a co-worker such that I can review it before
| | 00:20 | it goes on the production drawings.
| | 00:22 | After looking at this file for a
few minutes, I'd like to add a note.
| | 00:26 | Now, rather than adding my note as a comment
for revision, I'm going to see if I can use
| | 00:30 | some of the annotation tools
to create production-ready text.
| | 00:34 | I'll start by setting the
appropriate layer current.
| | 00:38 | If I click on one of these callouts, I can
see here in the Layer Control that it's sitting
| | 00:42 | on a layer called det-notes.
So, I'm going to press Escape.
| | 00:47 | I will then open the Layer Control, and
I'll click to set this notes layer current.
| | 00:52 | I will then use the Zoom Window tool, and we'll
zoom in on the lower-left corner of the drawing.
| | 01:00 | I will then go to the Annotate Tab,
and I'll launch the Text Command.
| | 01:05 | Then I'll click two points on
screen to define the width of my column.
| | 01:10 | Using this menu on the
left, I can select a font.
| | 01:14 | Since Arial is the Office standard,
I'll select Arial from the list.
| | 01:18 | I can then use the menu
next door to assign a height.
| | 01:21 | By default, AutoCAD WS is set to Fit to View
such that the created text is readable on screen.
| | 01:28 | To choose another height, I will open the menu,
and as you can see, we don't have a lot of choices.
| | 01:33 | Fortunately, 0.1 is a common text type
for small detailed drawings like this one.
| | 01:38 | So, I will select this height,
and then I'll enter my text.
| | 01:45 | If I wanted, I could use these icons to
the right to change the text justification.
| | 01:52 | If I selected some text, I could
use this menu to change its color.
| | 01:57 | I'm going to change this back to By layer.
| | 01:59 | I could also use these icons at the
end to overline or underline text.
| | 02:04 | As long as I'm here, I'm going to select
this word Note, and then I will underline it.
| | 02:10 | I'll click Apply when finished.
| | 02:13 | Let's pan the drawing over
to the upper-right corner.
| | 02:17 | AutoCAD WS also makes it easy to add callouts.
| | 02:22 | If I open the Leader menu, you'll see that
the default leader style is called AutoCAD WS.
| | 02:27 | Now just like default text, this style will
automatically size itself properly for screen viewing.
| | 02:33 | That being said, if I open this menu, I can
also select one of the premade multi-leader
| | 02:38 | styles that exists in the drawing.
| | 02:41 | I'm going to select JWB-mleaders because this style
matches the settings of the other leaders in the drawing.
| | 02:47 | I will then click the Leader
icon to launch the command.
| | 02:51 | I'll click to place the arrow-head.
I will then click again, and I'll enter my text.
| | 03:00 | As you can see, the text height is
automatically sized to match the selected style.
| | 03:06 | The only thing I have to do is manually
press Enter to create the next line of text.
| | 03:13 | When I'm finished, I'll click Apply.
| | 03:15 | Let's pan this back to the lower-left,
and we'll create one more leader.
| | 03:20 | I'm going to press Enter to
re-launch the Leader Command.
| | 03:23 | I'll click to place the arrowhead, I'll
click again, and I'll add the final note.
| | 03:34 | Now, it's worth mentioning that if I needed
to add dimensions here, I could use the same
| | 03:38 | technique of selecting a production
style that already exists in this drawing.
| | 03:44 | Let me also mention that at present time,
AutoCAD WS does not support the annotative property.
| | 03:50 | So, if you attempt to use an annotative
dimension or multi-leader style, your annotations may
| | 03:55 | not be sized as expected.
| | 03:57 | I'm going to click the
Dimension icon again to close this menu.
| | 04:01 | And now that I'm finished updating
the drawing, I'll do a Zoom Extents.
| | 04:07 | And this file is now ready to
be sent back to my co-worker.
| | 04:10 | As you can see, even though AutoCAD WS has
a limited toolset, it is still possible to
| | 04:15 | create some production-ready annotations.
| | 04:18 | If the circumstances are right, AutoCAD WS
can be the perfect tool for doing drawing
| | 04:22 | touchups when you're outside the office.
| | 04:27 |
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| Applying hatch| 00:00 | AutoCAD WS offers many of the same hatch
options found in the full version of AutoCAD.
| | 00:05 | This means that anyone can create customized
exhibits without the need for expensive software.
| | 00:10 | In this lesson, we'll create an
exhibit using some hatch patterns.
| | 00:14 | On my screen is a drawing of a small subdivision
Let's say that I'm a homeowner in this area,
| | 00:19 | and I'd like to create an exhibit to take
to a city meeting such that I can highlight
| | 00:23 | some flooding that's been
occurring in the subdivision.
| | 00:26 | As you can see, there's a small
river over here on the west side.
| | 00:30 | I'm going to roll the mouse wheel
forward and zoom in a little bit.
| | 00:34 | Now the problem is the city recently
replaced the box culverts under these two roads, and
| | 00:41 | when they were replaced, they were made larger.
| | 00:44 | Now during heavy rain, the smaller culvert
under Sycamore Lane cannot accommodate the
| | 00:50 | extra flow, so the river backs up and
floods these five lots and these four.
| | 00:56 | To highlight the lots that are experiencing
flooding, I'm going to use some hatch.
| | 01:00 | First, I'll make a couple layers.
| | 01:02 | I am going to move up and
click the Manage Layers icon.
| | 01:07 | I will then click New layer, and I'll create
a layer called flood-lots, and I'll set the
| | 01:14 | layer color to magenta.
| | 01:18 | I will then create another new layer called
flood-problem area, and I'll set the color
| | 01:26 | of this layer to red.
| | 01:28 | I'll use this layer to hatch the
box culvert causing the problem.
| | 01:31 | Finally, I'm going to
select the flood-lots layer.
| | 01:34 | I will click the green check to make it current, and then
I'll click the X to close the Layer Properties Manager.
| | 01:39 | To create the hatch, I'm going to select the
Draw tab, and then I'll click the Hatch tool.
| | 01:45 | This brings up a context-sensitive tab
containing the available hatch options.
| | 01:50 | If I click this flyout, I can choose
from the extensive list of patterns.
| | 01:56 | For this exhibit, I'm going to choose ANSI31.
| | 01:59 | I will then click the
flyout again to close the menu.
| | 02:02 | Using these options to the right, I can select
a color for my Hatch pattern, I can also adjust
| | 02:07 | the Hatch pattern scale or rotation.
| | 02:09 | It's important to note that when you
create hatch in AutoCAD WS, there is no preview.
| | 02:14 | So I'm going to guess that a hatch scale
of 20 is going to look like what I want.
| | 02:20 | I will then move down into the drawing and click inside
this lot, and this pattern is a little too dense.
| | 02:25 | Unfortunately, I can't change the pattern
I just put in. That's all right, though.
| | 02:30 | I'm going to keep going.
| | 02:31 | Let's try a hatch scale of 50,
and I'll click in the next lot.
| | 02:36 | Well, I'm getting closer.
| | 02:38 | I am going to try a hatch scale of
90, and I'll click inside this lot.
| | 02:44 | This is exactly the look I want, so I am
also going to select these additional four lots
| | 02:49 | on the north side of Sycamore Lane.
| | 02:51 | When I'm finished, I'll move up and
click the X to close the Hatch tool.
| | 02:56 | Now to fix these incorrect hatch patterns, I'm
going to move up and launch the Match Properties tool.
| | 03:02 | I will then click to select a good
hatch and acquire the properties.
| | 03:06 | Next, I'll click on each
pattern I'd like to correct.
| | 03:09 | When I am finished, I'll press Enter.
| | 03:11 | To hatch these remaining two lots, I'm
going to re-launch the Hatch command, and as you
| | 03:16 | can see, AutoCAD WS
remembers the previous settings.
| | 03:19 | I will then click inside this lot on the north, and I
get a message that a closed boundary cannot be determined.
| | 03:26 | Now this doesn't mean that I don't have a
closed boundary, it just means that WS cannot
| | 03:30 | recognize the closed boundary.
That's all right. I'm going to click OK.
| | 03:34 | Fortunately, when this drawing was created, each of
these lots was constructed using a closed polyline.
| | 03:40 | So I'm going to move down and
change the Hatch Method to Hatch Select.
| | 03:45 | This allows me to select a closed object.
I can then press Enter to apply the hatch.
| | 03:51 | I will then select this last lot and press Enter,
and then I'll click the X to close the Hatch Tools.
| | 03:57 | Finally, I'd like to highlight
this area that's causing the flooding.
| | 04:01 | I'll start by using the Zoom Window tool,
and I'll select that area, and I will then
| | 04:07 | pan this to the middle of the screen.
| | 04:09 | I will then open the Layer Control
and set the problem area layer current.
| | 04:13 | To highlight this area,
I'm going to draw an ellipse.
| | 04:16 | So I'm going to move up to the Draw
panel and launch the Ellipse command.
| | 04:20 | I will then click to the upper-left of the box
culvert, and I'll come down here to the lower-right.
| | 04:25 | In the event I'd like to
center this shape a little better,
| | 04:28 | I will click to select it, and then I'll move
up to the Modify panel and click the Move tool.
| | 04:33 | I will then click to pick the object up from
a point out in space here, I'll move it over
| | 04:38 | and click again to center it a little better.
| | 04:41 | Knowing what we know now, we can easily
hatch this shape by launching the Hatch command,
| | 04:46 | we can then adjust our properties.
| | 04:47 | I am going to stick with the ANSI31 pattern,
I am going to change the scale though, I'm
| | 04:53 | going to cut this in half, we'll make it 45, and
let's change the rotation as well, I'll make this 90.
| | 05:01 | I will then choose the Hatch Select method.
I'll select the ellipse and press Enter.
| | 05:09 | Now that I'm finished with my exhibit,
I'll move down and do a zoom extents, and this
| | 05:14 | drawing is now ready to be taken to the meeting.
| | 05:17 | Using the Hatch tools in AutoCAD WS virtually
anyone can create customized exhibits without
| | 05:22 | the need for expensive software.
| | 05:24 | Likewise, with its easy excess AutoCAD WS could even
be used to present those exhibits at a public meeting.
| | 05:32 |
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| Saving your work| 00:00 | One way AutoCAD WS differs from
traditional AutoCAD is in the way it saves drawings.
| | 00:05 | Since WS files are stored online, some of the
typical rules for files saving don't always apply.
| | 00:12 | In this lesson, we'll talk about
some best practices for saving drawings.
| | 00:15 | On my screen is a file that I've been reviewing.
It represents a sanitary sewer profile.
| | 00:21 | Now before I do anything in this drawing,
let me show you that in the upper-left corner
| | 00:25 | of the interface, you'll find a menu with
the traditional Save and Save As commands,
| | 00:31 | these work just like you would expect.
| | 00:33 | For instance, if I were to click Save As,
even though I'm working online, I can save
| | 00:38 | this file just like I
would on my local hard drive.
| | 00:42 | At the top of the dialog box, I can give
this file a new name using the menu below, I can
| | 00:47 | save it to any folder in my WS account.
I'm going to click the X to close this.
| | 00:53 | What I'd like to do now is show you how saving
in AutoCAD WS differs from traditional AutoCAD.
| | 00:59 | I'll start by launching the Zoom Window command, and
I'll zoom in on the lower right corner of this profile.
| | 01:08 | As I look at these Invert measurements,
it appears that this one is incorrect.
| | 01:12 | Based on the profile grid,
elevation 685 is all the way up here.
| | 01:17 | Yet this invert which is below is
listed at 685.18, this can't be right.
| | 01:24 | So I'm going to add a revision cloud such that
the CAD technician will know to check this value.
| | 01:29 | I'll start by opening the Layer Control,
and I'll set the AutoCAD WS layer current.
| | 01:34 | I will then launch the Revision Cloud command,
right here on the Home tab by clicking this icon.
| | 01:40 | I'll click, and then I'll
work my way around the label.
| | 01:44 | Now, whenever you make a change to a CAD drawing,
your changes are automatically saved to the file.
| | 01:50 | As an example, I'm going to click the X to
close this, and when I double-click to reopen,
| | 01:56 | we can see that my
revision cloud is still there.
| | 01:59 | In fact, if you watch closely, you can
actually see the Autosave take place.
| | 02:05 | For example, I'm going to pan the drawing
over because there is another issue that
| | 02:09 | I'd like to highlight.
Right here, I have some duplicate labels.
| | 02:14 | This one must be incorrect, so I'll launch
the Revision Cloud command again, I'll click
| | 02:20 | on screen, and I will surround this label,
and when I finish, watch the line work, and
| | 02:25 | after a second or two,
you'll notice a subtle change.
| | 02:30 | Right there, the drawing
was just saved to the server.
| | 02:33 | That being said, you should never
rely 100% on the Autosave feature.
| | 02:37 | Remember, that we're
working with online drawings.
| | 02:40 | In the event you momentarily lost your
connection to the WS server, there is a chance the changes
| | 02:45 | made after that point will no
longer be automatically saved.
| | 02:49 | So to be on the safe side, if you have a
large amount of work, be sure to manually click
| | 02:54 | the Save icon when you're finished.
| | 02:57 | And just as important, close
the drawing before you leave.
| | 03:03 | If you exit the browser, or log out of
AutoCAD WS while a drawing is still open, there's
| | 03:08 | a chance that you might lose some changes.
| | 03:11 | If we always remember that our drawings are
stored on an Internet hard drive, these file
| | 03:15 | saving precautions make much more sense.
| | 03:17 | Following these rules can also give us peace
of mind when editing the drawings in our account.
| | 03:22 |
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5. Editing Drawing FilesCreating geometry| 00:00 | Even though AutoCAD WS contains a basic toolset,
you'll be surprised at how much you can really
| | 00:05 | do with this application.
| | 00:07 | With a little ingenuity, AutoCAD WS
can be used to draw just about anything.
| | 00:12 | In this lesson, we'll take our first look
at some of the drawing and editing tools.
| | 00:15 | On my screen is a cross-section of
a typical concrete curb and gutter.
| | 00:20 | I'd like to re-create this section such that we can
run through a typical workflow for constructing geometry.
| | 00:26 | Let me mention that if you are already an AutoCAD user,
you'll feel right at home working in this application.
| | 00:32 | I'm going to start by panning this over,
to give myself some room on the right side.
| | 00:36 | I'll then visit to draw a tab.
| | 00:39 | This is what we can find a complete
collection of drawing and editing tools.
| | 00:43 | Now to start my drawing, I am going to create a
rectangle that represents the outer boundary of this geometry.
| | 00:49 | So I'll move up to Draw panel
and launch the Rectangle command.
| | 00:53 | I'll then click to define the lower-left corner,
I'll pull up and to the right, and I'll enter
| | 00:59 | a Length of 25 and press Tab and a Width of
18, and I'll press Enter when I'm finished.
| | 01:07 | Next, I'll select this rectangle, and I'll move up
to the Modify panel and launch the Explode command.
| | 01:14 | This will convert the edges into individual
segments making them easier to offset, which
| | 01:19 | is what I'm going to do next.
| | 01:22 | I'd like to offset the lower edge
up 4 inches to create this line.
| | 01:27 | So I'll select the lower edge, I'll launch
the Offset command and enter a distance of 4.
| | 01:32 | I will then click above
the line to choose the side.
| | 01:36 | Next, I'd like to create these two circles.
Looks like their centers fall 4 inches
| | 01:42 | above the previous line.
| | 01:44 | So I will select my last line, launch the
Offset command again, press Enter to accept
| | 01:50 | the previous distance, and I'll
click above the line to choose the side.
| | 01:54 | Now it looks like if I offset this back edge to
the left 4 inches, I will have a nice intersection
| | 01:59 | that defines the center of this circle.
| | 02:02 | And if I offset the front edge to the right 4
inches, I can find the center of this circle.
| | 02:08 | So we'll go back to the Offset command.
| | 02:10 | Now, I don't have to keep going to
the top of the screen for that command.
| | 02:13 | If you look right down here, there is a
Contextual toolbar, and Offset is on the right side.
| | 02:19 | I'll offset this entity 4 inches to the right.
| | 02:23 | I will then offset the back
edge 4 inches to the left.
| | 02:28 | Now I'll move up and launch the Circle command,
and I'll use the built-in intersection object
| | 02:33 | snap to snap to the intersection of these
offsets, and it looks like the circle has
| | 02:39 | a diameter of 0.75.
| | 02:42 | Now AutoCAD WS doesn't
allow us to enter diameters.
| | 02:44 | So, I'm going to do a little math.
| | 02:46 | Since the diameter is 0.75,
the radius must be 0.375.
| | 02:51 | I'll then press Enter to re-launch the
Circle command, and I'll create a similar circle
| | 02:57 | at this other intersection.
| | 03:00 | When I'm finished, I'll select my offsets.
| | 03:03 | They're no longer necessary, and I'll
press Delete to remove them from the drawing.
| | 03:07 | Next, I'd like to find this intersection.
| | 03:10 | It looks like if I offset the front edge
to the right 18 inches and the top edge down
| | 03:15 | 6 inches, I can find that corner.
| | 03:19 | So I will select the front edge, I'll offset
that 18 inches to the right, and I'll offset
| | 03:27 | the top edge 6 inches down.
| | 03:31 | Let's do one more, I'd like
to find this intersection.
| | 03:34 | To get there, I will offset my
back edge 6 inches to the left.
| | 03:41 | Now I'll move up and launch the Line command,
and I'll create a line from the end of this
| | 03:46 | offset to the intersection of these two.
| | 03:51 | I will then select my offsets and press
Delete to remove them from the drawing.
| | 03:55 | Now I'll create this line segment.
| | 03:57 | It looks like it's drawn at a slope
of three quarters of an inch per foot.
| | 04:01 | I'll use the Polyline
command to create this entity.
| | 04:05 | I'll start at the endpoint of my previous line.
| | 04:08 | I will then move down and click the Ortho
toggle to turn that on and to create the slope,
| | 04:14 | I'm going to pull to the left and type
12 and press Enter, that would be a foot.
| | 04:19 | I will then pull up and type 0.75 and press
Enter, that would be three quarters of an inch.
| | 04:25 | I will then use the Close option
that we can see at the Command Line.
| | 04:29 | I'll type C and press Enter.
And this segment represents my slope.
| | 04:35 | Now, since I drew this entity as a Polyline, each
of these segments is treated as a single object.
| | 04:41 | No problem. I can use the
Contextual toolbar to explode.
| | 04:45 | I will then select the
unnecessary segments, and I'll press Delete.
| | 04:49 | Finally, I'd like to extend this
line to the front edge of the part.
| | 04:53 | I'll do that by selecting the front edge.
| | 04:55 | I'll move up and launch the Extend command, and
I'll click this line to project it to the front.
| | 05:00 | When I'm finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 05:02 | Now it looks like I can use these two straight
segments to trim the top and the front edge of the section.
| | 05:08 | So I'll select both of my lines, I'll move
up and launch the Trim command, and then I'll
| | 05:14 | select the objects I'd like to trim,
and I'll press Escape when I'm finished.
| | 05:18 | Looks like the only thing we have left is
to add a 2-inch fillet at this intersection
| | 05:22 | and a 3-inch fillet at this one.
| | 05:25 | I'm going to launch the Zoom Window
command, and I'll zoom in on this area.
| | 05:34 | We'll center it a little better on screen.
| | 05:37 | As long as I'm here, I'll
click to collapse the Command Line.
| | 05:40 | If you look at the Modification panel, you'll
notice there's no Fillet command, that's all right.
| | 05:45 | We can create these fillets manually.
| | 05:47 | To create a 2-inch fillet at this upper intersection,
what if I selected the top line and then
| | 05:53 | offset it 2 inches down?
| | 05:57 | Then what if I offset this
front edge 2 inches back?
| | 06:03 | Where these two lines intersect, I could create a
circle with a radius of 2 inches to create my fillet.
| | 06:12 | All I have to do now is trim up the entities.
| | 06:15 | Before I do this, let me mention that
AutoCAD WS can be a little grumpy when it comes to
| | 06:19 | trimming manual tangencies.
| | 06:21 | So let's see how well this works.
| | 06:24 | I'm going to select the circle
first, that's my cutting edge.
| | 06:27 | I'll then launch the Trim command, and
I'll trim this segment, and this one.
| | 06:32 | And it looks like only one of the
segments is trimming, that's all right.
| | 06:36 | I'm going to press the Escape.
| | 06:38 | Instead, I'm going to
trim the segments manually.
| | 06:41 | I remember from geometry class that when a
circle is tangent to a straight line segment,
| | 06:46 | if I was to draw a line from the center of the
circle perpendicular to the straight segment,
| | 06:51 | it would pass through the point of tangency.
| | 06:53 | So if I was to draw a line from the center
of this arc perpendicular to this line, I
| | 06:57 | could use that to trim the geometry.
| | 07:00 | Now I know what you are saying,
there is no perpendicular object snap.
| | 07:03 | That's correct, but take a look at this,
this offset is parallel to this edge.
| | 07:09 | What if I select it, launch the Rotate command?
| | 07:13 | I could rotate it around the
center of the circle -90 degrees.
| | 07:18 | Now I have a perpendicular line.
| | 07:21 | I can also select this segment. I'll launch
the Rotate command. We'll rotate it around
| | 07:27 | the intersection of the entities, 90 degrees.
| | 07:32 | Now I can use these two
entities to trim my geometry.
| | 07:35 | I'll select them and launch the Trim command,
and then I'll trim off this stubborn straight
| | 07:40 | segment and the inside of the circle.
When I'm finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 07:44 | I will then select my
unnecessary line work and press Delete.
| | 07:48 | Finally, we'll add the 3-inch
fillet to this intersection.
| | 07:53 | I'll select the front edge and
offset it 3 inches to the left.
| | 07:58 | I'll select the lower edge
and offset it 3 inches up.
| | 08:03 | I'll then create a circle at the intersection
with a radius of 3, and then we'll try and trim.
| | 08:12 | I'll select the circle, Trim.
I'll click this line, and this one.
| | 08:18 | I'll press Escape when finished, I will then select
this edge and this edge, we'll try and trim again.
| | 08:27 | I'll click to take off
the outside of the circle.
| | 08:30 | And it looks like that one is not going to work.
I'll press Escape, we'll just get that manually.
| | 08:35 | I'll take this edge
that's parallel to the bottom.
| | 08:38 | I'll select it and rotate around the
intersection of the entities 90 degrees.
| | 08:47 | I will then select this segment which is
parallel to the front edge, and I'll rotate it around
| | 08:52 | the intersection 90 degrees.
This one is coming up a little short.
| | 08:58 | That's all right. I will select my circle and use
the Extend tool to extend the line to that edge.
| | 09:07 | I will then select each of these
lines and use them to trim my circle.
| | 09:12 | Finally, I'll select the unnecessary segments.
| | 09:15 | Looks like I've got a small piece down here as well,
and I'll press Delete to remove them from the drawing.
| | 09:21 | Now that I'm finished, I'll move
down and click to do with some extents.
| | 09:28 | As you can see, even though AutoCAD WS has a
basic toolset, you actually have the majority
| | 09:32 | of the commands needed for
most day-to-day production work.
| | 09:35 | If you add a few geometric principles, you can even
incorporate some of the forbidden features into your workflow.
| | 09:44 |
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| Editing geometry| 00:00 | With its powerful editing tools and ease of
access, AutoCAD WS allows you to edit your
| | 00:05 | production drawings from almost anywhere.
| | 00:07 | In this lesson we'll use AutoCAD WS to
make some quick modifications to a floor plan.
| | 00:13 | On my screen is a partial
floor plan for a custom home.
| | 00:16 | Let's assume that this Home is already under
construction and the Home owner's been talking
| | 00:20 | to the contractor about
making some last-minute changes.
| | 00:24 | The contractor then used AutoCAD WS to open
the construction drawings add some comments,
| | 00:30 | and he emailed me this file such
that I could make the revisions.
| | 00:34 | Now maybe I happened to be at the airport
waiting for a flight. Fortunately, as long
| | 00:39 | as I have my laptop and access to the Internet, I can
quickly make the changes and send this file right back.
| | 00:45 | I am going to start by launching the Zoom
window command, and I will zoom in on the
| | 00:49 | Bathroom area, I am going to center
this a little better on screen.
| | 00:57 | It looks like the homeowner would like
to add a linen closet in this corner.
| | 01:01 | Well, it'll be a tight fit, but
I think we can accommodate that.
| | 01:05 | Now that I have acknowledged this note from the
contractor, I don't need these entities anymore.
| | 01:10 | So I'll select this text in
the cloud, and I'll press delete.
| | 01:14 | I will then open the Measure panel and
launch the Distance command such that I can find
| | 01:18 | out how much space I have.
| | 01:21 | I'll measure from the northwest corner of
the walk-in closet, down to the doorway, and
| | 01:26 | it looks like it measures just over 24 inches.
| | 01:31 | Let's see if we can get away with a
linen closet that is 17 inches deep.
| | 01:35 | I'm going to select the inside edge of
this wall, I'll launch the offset command, and
| | 01:40 | I'll type 17. I will then offset this below.
| | 01:44 | Now, since my wall thickness is going to
remain the same, I'll select this wall geometry,
| | 01:50 | and I'll use the toolbar to launch the Copy
command, I'll pick it up from the upper-left
| | 01:55 | corner, and I'll place it
to the endpoint of my offset.
| | 01:58 | When I am finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 02:01 | Now I have an extra entity here,
I will select it and press Delete.
| | 02:05 | Now let's launch the Distance command
again and see how much space we have left.
| | 02:11 | It looks like the distance from the
door frame to the wall is now 4 & 1/4 inches.
| | 02:16 | So I have just enough space to
fit some trim around this door way.
| | 02:21 | Since this wall location looks like it's
going to work, I'm going to trim up the geometry.
| | 02:26 | I'll start by selecting both wall lines, and
then I will go to Draw tab where I can access
| | 02:32 | the Trim command, and then I'll trim out
these end areas, and I'll press Escape.
| | 02:38 | I will then select the lower wall line again,
I'll launch Trim, and then I'll trim off the
| | 02:44 | shelving, coming up from the walk-in closet.
| | 02:48 | Now let's find out how wide the shelving is
in this closet, we'll use the same shelving
| | 02:52 | in the new linen closet.
| | 02:54 | Rather than going back to the Home tab to launch
Distance, I'm going to type DI and press Enter.
| | 03:03 | It looks like it measures 15 inches.
| | 03:05 | So I will select the inside back wall, I'll
launch the offset command, I'll type 15 and
| | 03:12 | press Enter, and I will offset that line up.
| | 03:14 | I'll then move up and launch
the Match Properties command.
| | 03:18 | I'll select the original shelving line, and then
I'll choose my new line to change its properties.
| | 03:24 | I'll press Escape when finished.
Finally, let's take care of the doorway.
| | 03:28 | Honestly, I think I can use the same doors that
I am using for the closet in the second bedroom.
| | 03:34 | Let's check the opening.
| | 03:35 | I am going to type DI and press Enter, and
then I'll select the endpoints, looks like
| | 03:42 | the doorway measures 40 inches.
| | 03:47 | So I'll pan back over to the Bathroom, and
I'm going to select the edge of the wall right
| | 03:54 | behind the Bathroom door.
| | 03:56 | I'll launch Offset, and I am going
to offset this 10 inches to the right.
| | 04:01 | I'll then select the new offset, and I
will offset this 40 inches to the right.
| | 04:08 | This represents my opening.
| | 04:09 | At this point, I'd like to
project these lines down.
| | 04:13 | So I'll select the inside edge of the wall,
I will then launch the Extend command, and
| | 04:19 | I'll click each of these offsets.
| | 04:21 | Then I can trim up the opening, I'll select the offsets
and click Trim, and I'll remove these inside edges.
| | 04:31 | I will then select the top edges of the wall,
and I will use those to trim off the extensions.
| | 04:37 | Finally, I am going to pan over,
and I'll zoom out a little bit.
| | 04:45 | I'll select both closet doors in Bedroom #2,
and I will copy them from the lower left
| | 04:51 | corner of the opening to the
same corner of the new opening.
| | 04:54 | When I am finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 04:57 | Let's pan this back over, and I'm going
to click to collapse the Command Line.
| | 05:02 | This looks pretty good.
Let's do one more thing.
| | 05:05 | I'll select the label in this linen closet,
and I will copy it by clicking a point
| | 05:10 | on the text, and then I'll click to place it in the
new closet, when I am finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 05:17 | Now that I'm finished, I'm
going to do a Zoom Extents.
| | 05:22 | I'll take one more look at the file, and
I think this new design is going to work.
| | 05:27 | Since this project is time sensitive I'm
going to come down and click the Share button, and
| | 05:31 | I will send this drawing
right back to the contractor.
| | 05:36 | I will simply enter his
email address and click Share.
| | 05:42 | It's always a good business practice to
resolve change orders as soon as possible.
| | 05:46 | Using AutoCAD WS, you have the ability to address
revisions or solve problems wherever you happen to be.
| | 05:56 |
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| Editing annotations| 00:00 | In addition to revising line work, most
change orders also require some text editing.
| | 00:05 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS makes quick
work of touching up your annotations.
| | 00:09 | In this lesson, we're going to edit some text.
| | 00:11 | On my screen is a drawing that
represents a Detail of a typical Curb and Gutter.
| | 00:17 | Let me mention that, this drawing was
created using traditional AutoCAD, and it contains
| | 00:21 | annotations that were generated
using several different text tools.
| | 00:25 | I am going to roll the mouse wheel forward, and
I'll pan the Notes over to the center of the screen.
| | 00:31 | To edit this text, I'll double-click
on it, same workflow used in AutoCAD.
| | 00:36 | This gives me access to the text
editor, and I can make some changes.
| | 00:40 | I'll start by dragging across the word Notes, and
I'll underline it by clicking the underline icon.
| | 00:47 | I will then click to place my cursor at the end of
the first note, and I'll add some additional text.
| | 00:55 | Finally, since these notes are a little
close together, I am going to press the Enter key
| | 01:00 | at the end of each note
to separate them a little.
| | 01:02 | When I am finished, I can click the Apply button,
or I could click on screen to close the editor.
| | 01:09 | Now, in case you're wondering when this text was
created in AutoCAD, it was created as a bulleted list.
| | 01:15 | Even though I've adjusted the formatting here
a little bit, if I were to reopen this drawing
| | 01:19 | in AutoCAD, this text will
still be considered a bulleted list.
| | 01:24 | Let's pan the drawing over,
and we'll look at leaders next.
| | 01:27 | To edit the Edge Of Pavement leader, I'm going to
double-click on it, and notice that nothing happens.
| | 01:33 | There's a reason for this. I am
going to press Escape to deselect.
| | 01:36 | This leader was created using
AutoCAD's Multileader command.
| | 01:40 | At present time, AutoCAD WS does
not support Multileader editing.
| | 01:44 | This leader down below was created
using AutoCAD's Quick Leader command.
| | 01:49 | If I double-click, this leader
type is editable in AutoCAD WS.
| | 01:53 | Now, I actually don't need to change this note.
| | 01:56 | So I'm going to press Escape
to cancel out of the command.
| | 01:59 | What I would like to do is copy this callout down such
that I can label the crushed stone installation below.
| | 02:07 | I'm going to select the leader and the text. I
will then launch the Copy command from the toolbar.
| | 02:13 | I'll pick it up from the endpoint of the arrowhead,
and I'll place it down here in the Hatch area.
| | 02:18 | When I am finished, I'll press Escape.
| | 02:21 | Then I can double-click this text to bring up
the editor, I'll select it and add my new note.
| | 02:33 | When it comes to Annotations, a quick way to
tell if text is editable is to simply click
| | 02:38 | on it, and look for the Edit
Text icon here in the toolbar.
| | 02:42 | If you see the icon, you can edit the text.
| | 02:47 | I'm going to pan the drawing up, and I'll zoom in a
little bit because I'd like to edit this title next.
| | 02:52 | This is a single-line text object.
| | 02:55 | If I double-click on this, you'll see that
the editor is much more limited for this type
| | 02:59 | of object, that's all right. It will
still work perfectly for what I need to do.
| | 03:02 | I am going to place my cursor at the
beginning of the line, and I'm going to add the name
| | 03:07 | of this Curb And Gutter type, B6.18.
| | 03:12 | I will then select this word AND, and
I'll replace it with an ampersand symbol.
| | 03:18 | I will then select the word DETAIL at the
end, and I'll press Delete to remove it.
| | 03:22 | When I am finished, I'll click on screen.
| | 03:25 | At this point, you may be wondering
if you can edit dimension text.
| | 03:28 | Well, I am afraid the answer is no.
How do I know this?
| | 03:31 | Well, if I select a dimension, you'll notice
there is no Edit Text tool here in the toolbar.
| | 03:38 | If I double-click on a dimension, I could
click to select these grips, and then use
| | 03:42 | them to reposition the dimension, but at present
time, this is really the only change I can make.
| | 03:49 | Note that if you do reposition the dimension this
way, the formatting may appear slightly different.
| | 03:54 | That being said, if this drawing were reopened
in AutoCAD, this dimension would look just fine.
| | 03:59 | I'd like to make one more text change.
| | 04:02 | I'm going to pan up, and then
we'll zoom in on the slub label.
| | 04:05 | To edit the text, I'll double-click on it.
| | 04:07 | Knowing what we know now, this is obviously a
single line text object, I am going to select
| | 04:13 | the one and the apostrophe down here on
the end, and I'll change this to read FOOT.
| | 04:19 | I'll click on screen when finished.
| | 04:21 | I would also like to reposition this slightly, I'll do
that by selecting the text, I'll launch the Move command.
| | 04:27 | I'm going to click to pick the text up out
here in space, and then I will move it over
| | 04:32 | and click again to put it back down.
| | 04:34 | Now that I'm finished, I'll do a Zoom Extents by right-
clicking, and I'll choose Zoom Extents from the menu.
| | 04:42 | As you can see, not only can AutoCAD WS edit geometry, it's
also a great way for making touchups to your annotations.
| | 04:49 | Using this tool, everyone involved with a project is
capable of making meaningful revisions to drawings.
| | 04:55 |
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| Creating and inserting blocks| 00:00 | Sometimes drawings require
the use of custom symbols.
| | 00:04 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS supports blocks using a
workflow that is similar to traditional AutoCAD.
| | 00:10 | In this lesson, we'll create and insert a block.
On my screen is the beginning of a tree removal exhibit.
| | 00:16 | What we have is some proposed lot geometry that
has been placed over the top of an existing site.
| | 00:21 | I am going to launch the Zoom Window tool, and
I'll zoom in on these trees at the middle of the site.
| | 00:30 | Right here we can see that one of the proposed
roads is passing through some existing trees.
| | 00:35 | So a requirement of this design is that a
few of these trees will have to be removed.
| | 00:40 | Now, rather than marking this drawing up for
someone else, I can easily finish this exhibit
| | 00:45 | myself by creating a block to mark each
tree that needs to be removed, maybe something
| | 00:50 | that looks like a large red X.
Let's zoom in a little closer.
| | 00:57 | To create my symbol, I am going to start by
launching the Circle command, and I'll draw
| | 01:01 | a circle at the center of
one of these large trees.
| | 01:04 | I will then pull out and click such
that my circle is slightly larger.
| | 01:09 | I will then select the circle and use the
Move tool to pick it up from the center and
| | 01:14 | place it over here in an open area.
This gives me some room to work.
| | 01:18 | To create the X shape, I'm going to go to the
Draw tab, I'll launch the Rectangle command,
| | 01:25 | and I'll create a rectangle over here on the right
side that is about the same height as the circle.
| | 01:31 | I will then launch the Line command, and
I'll create a diagonal line from the upper-left
| | 01:36 | corner to the lower right.
| | 01:38 | This gives me a nice midpoint
object snap at the center.
| | 01:42 | Next, I'll select my rectangle geometry,
and I'll use the Copy command to copy it from
| | 01:48 | the midpoint of the diagonal
line to the center of the circle.
| | 01:52 | I'll press Escape when finished.
| | 01:54 | I will then reselect my rectangle geometry,
and I'll use the Rotate command to rotate
| | 02:00 | it from the same midpoint 90 degrees.
| | 02:05 | I will reselect the geometry again and use
the Move option to move it from the midpoint
| | 02:11 | to the center of the circle.
| | 02:13 | At this point, my geometry looks a lot like
a plus, so I'll use a crossing selection to
| | 02:18 | select both rectangles and use the Rotate option to
rotate them around the center of the circle 45 degrees.
| | 02:25 | Finally, I'll select each of my diagonal lines, and
I'll press Delete because they're no longer necessary.
| | 02:32 | Now to convert this geometry into a block,
I'm going to select it, I will then go to
| | 02:37 | the Insert tab--this is
where we'll find the Block tools--
| | 02:42 | I'll click the Create Block button, and I'll give
my block a name. I'm going to call this Removal.
| | 02:49 | I'll click the Pick Point button, and I'm going to
select the center of the circle as the insertion point.
| | 02:56 | I will also select Open in
Block editor, and I'll click OK.
| | 03:01 | This opens the geometry in the Editor, giving
me one more chance to make any file changes.
| | 03:06 | I'm going to take this opportunity to select
the circle, and I'll press Delete to remove it.
| | 03:11 | I will then click Save Block, and I'll
click the X to close the Block Editor.
| | 03:16 | If I select my original geometry now, you
can see that this has been converted into
| | 03:21 | my first inserted block.
| | 03:24 | Now I don't need a block in this location, so I'm
going to press Delete to remove it from the drawing.
| | 03:30 | I will then pan the file over
and center the trees on screen.
| | 03:34 | Now I can start inserting my new symbol.
First, let's check the current layer.
| | 03:40 | To do that, I'll go to the Home tab, and
then I'll open the Layer Control, I'll push the
| | 03:45 | slider up, and I'm going to select the _AutoCAD WS
layer. This happens to be red, which is perfect.
| | 03:52 | To insert my block, I'll go back to the
Insert tab, and I'll click the Insert Block button.
| | 03:58 | Note that in AutoCAD WS, we can insert any
block that has been defined in the drawing.
| | 04:04 | I'll select the Removal block.
| | 04:06 | I'm going to keep the original Scale and
Rotation, and I'll click OK, and I'll place this at
| | 04:12 | this center of this large tree.
| | 04:14 | Now at first glance, this symbol doesn't
carry quite the weight that I wanted it to.
| | 04:18 | No problem, I can simply edit the block.
To edit the block, I will click to select it.
| | 04:24 | I will then move up and
click the Edit Block button.
| | 04:28 | Note that you can also edit
blocks by double clicking on them.
| | 04:31 | This takes me back into the Block Editor.
| | 04:34 | From here, I am going to come down to
the Draw tab, and I'll add some hatch.
| | 04:39 | I'll click the Hatch tool.
| | 04:41 | I'm going to stay with the Solid fill,
and I'll use the Hatch Select method.
| | 04:48 | I'll choose one of my
rectangles and press Enter.
| | 04:51 | I will then select the
other rectangle and press enter.
| | 04:53 | When I am finished, I'll click the X to
close the Hatch tools, and then I'll click the X
| | 04:58 | to close the Block Editor.
| | 05:00 | I will then choose Yes to save the
changes and my symbol looks much better.
| | 05:05 | Let's insert a few more.
I'll go back to the Insert tab and click Insert.
| | 05:10 | I'll click OK, and I'll place this
symbol at the center of this other large tree.
| | 05:15 | To mark these three smaller trees, I'm going
to go back to the Insert command, I'll change
| | 05:20 | the scale to .5 and click OK, and I'll
place a marker at the center of tree 87.
| | 05:28 | Note that it came in at half the size.
| | 05:31 | I will then repeat the process
for the remaining two trees.
| | 05:39 | In case you're wondering, I could also
accomplish something similar using the Copy command.
| | 05:45 | At this point, I am well on my
way towards finishing this exhibit.
| | 05:48 | All I have to do is pan around the drawing and
identify any remaining trees that need to be removed.
| | 05:54 | With its support for blocks, AutoCAD WS becomes
an even more powerful tool to add to your workflow.
| | 05:59 | Just imagine using it to place furniture inside a
floor plan or maybe trees in a landscaping plan.
| | 06:06 | With this tool, you are only
limited by your imagination.
| | 06:11 |
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6. Plotting DrawingsManaging plot-related files| 00:00 | To print drawings using traditional AutoCAD,
you have to tell the program where to find
| | 00:04 | necessary files like Fonts or Plot Styles.
Using AutoCAD WS everything is managed for you.
| | 00:11 | In the event WS has trouble locating a file,
it will notify you and give you a hyperlink
| | 00:16 | such that you can upload what it needs.
| | 00:18 | In this lesson we'll explore how
AutoCAD WS manages plot related files.
| | 00:23 | On my screen is an
example of a detailed drawing.
| | 00:25 | I am going to use the Zoom Window command
to zoom in on the RESERVED PARKING sign.
| | 00:33 | Now this file was created using AutoCAD, where
it was also assigned a Plot Style to control
| | 00:38 | the appearance of the geometry when printed.
| | 00:41 | Here in AutoCAD WS, I can identify that Plot
Style by going to the View tab, and I'll click
| | 00:46 | the Plot Styles button.
| | 00:48 | Right here we can see the Plot Style is
called mono-43. This green check identifies that
| | 00:54 | this file has been uploaded to my account.
I am going to close this.
| | 01:00 | If I wanted to view this drawing using the
Plot Styles, I'll click to open the View mode
| | 01:05 | menu, and I'll select As Plot. I will
then click the menu again to close it.
| | 01:11 | This makes the drawing look very similar
to what we would see on the printed sheet.
| | 01:14 | I'm going to move down and click the X to close this
drawing because I'd like to do something catastrophic.
| | 01:21 | Here in the Drawings Manager, I'm going to click
the green arrow to jump up a couple of directories.
| | 01:27 | I will then open the stylesheets folder, and
I'll right-click on the mono-43 Plot Style,
| | 01:33 | and I'll select Delete.
I will then click Yes when prompted.
| | 01:38 | Then I'll go back to the Editor, and on the
Home tab I'll expand the Open menu, and I'll
| | 01:45 | re-open the detail drawing by
selecting it here in the recent items list.
| | 01:52 | Once again, I'll go to the View tab, and I'll
click the Plot Styles button notice that I'm
| | 01:56 | now getting a question mark, letting
me know this file cannot be found.
| | 02:00 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS gives me an upload
hyperlink that I can use to reload the file.
| | 02:05 | I am going to click this, this takes me down
to my local hard drive where I'll select the
| | 02:10 | Desktop shortcut, I will then open the Exercise
Files folder, and I'll open the chapter_06 directory.
| | 02:17 | From here I'll select the mono-43 Plot Style
and click Open to re-upload it to my account.
| | 02:23 | When it's finished uploading,
I'll click Update stylesheets.
| | 02:27 | This will re-associate the Plot Style
with the drawing and reload the file.
| | 02:33 | Once again, I'm going to zoom in on the
RESERVED PARKING sign, and I'll test the drawing by
| | 02:40 | going back to the View mode
menu, and I'll select As Plot.
| | 02:44 | At this point, you may be wondering if you have to
upload Plot Styles multiple times, the answer is no.
| | 02:50 | Let's go back to the Drawings Manager.
| | 02:52 | You see, whenever you upload a Plot Style,
it is automatically placed in the Stylesheets
| | 02:56 | folder where it's available for
any other drawing using that style.
| | 03:00 | In fact, I am going to go back to the Editor,
this same workflow also applies to Fonts.
| | 03:07 | If I click the Fonts button will see a list
of all the fonts that are used in this drawing.
| | 03:12 | In the event any of them are missing, I could
use the Upload link to add the file to my account.
| | 03:19 | Even more impressive, if I share this
drawing with someone and they open it using their
| | 03:23 | AutoCAD WS account, they will automatically see
the correct Plot Styles and Fonts just like I do.
| | 03:30 | So when it comes to managing plot-related files,
AutoCAD WS takes care of all the work for us.
| | 03:36 | In the event a file is ever needed, we can
upload and store the file with just a couple
| | 03:40 | of clicks of the mouse.
| | 03:43 |
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| Plotting to PDF| 00:00 | One of the most popular ways to exchange
printed drawings online is to use PDF files.
| | 00:05 | With AutoCAD WS we can print drawings directly
to PDF without the need of additional software.
| | 00:11 | In this lesson we'll print a drawing to PDF.
| | 00:13 | On my screen is the geometry
used in a catch basin detail.
| | 00:17 | This file also includes a layout that
has been set up for printing the drawing.
| | 00:21 | To view the layout, I'll open the menu at the
bottom of the interface and select CB-DETAIL.
| | 00:27 | As a side note, I should mention that
this layout represents a letter-sized sheet.
| | 00:31 | There is also a Plot Style associated with
this drawing, so I'm going to open the View
| | 00:36 | tab, and then I'll open the View mode menu
and select As Plot such that I can see the
| | 00:42 | Plot Style settings on screen.
| | 00:44 | Now, let's say that I have just finished
editing this drawing and my client called and would
| | 00:48 | like a PDF of the file.
| | 00:50 | To print the drawing to PDF, I'm going to
come down to the Output tab, and then I'll click
| | 00:55 | the Plot button, and in the Plot dialog box
I'm going to open the Plot Style menu and
| | 01:01 | select mono-43. This is the Plot
Style associated with the drawing.
| | 01:06 | I would like to print this to PDF. I'm
going to be printing the CB-DETAIL layout.
| | 01:11 | In the event I had additional layouts in this
drawing, I could use the menu to select an alternate.
| | 01:18 | For paper size I'm going to open the menu,
and then I'll drag the slider down to the
| | 01:23 | imperial size sheets, and I'll
select ANSI A (8.50x11.00 inches).
| | 01:29 | As far as Plot Area is concerned, we
have two choices: Extents, and Display.
| | 01:35 | I would like to print the Drawing Extents, and
I'd like to print them on the Landscape sheet.
| | 01:39 | I would also like to print this drawing to a
measurable scale, so I will remove the check
| | 01:44 | from the fit the paper setting, and I would
like to print it such that 1 inch equals 1 drawing unit.
| | 01:53 | Since my Layout tab measures in inches,
this setting essentially means 1:1.
| | 01:57 | In fact, if I press tab to accept the last value,
you'll see that reflected right here next to Scale.
| | 02:03 | Now that I am finished I'll come down and
click OK, and after a few seconds, AutoCAD WS
| | 02:10 | will let me know the file has finished printing.
| | 02:12 | I can then click the Download button to
download the file to my local machine.
| | 02:17 | I'm going to save this file to my Desktop, and
I'll accept the default file name and click Save.
| | 02:23 | To view the PDF file, I'm going to press the Windows
key and the letter E to bring up Windows Explorer.
| | 02:30 | I will then visit the Desktop by using
the Favorite over here in the left column.
| | 02:37 | I'll drag down, and I'll
double-click to open the file.
| | 02:41 | As you can see, the drawing was printed to
a letter-size sheet using the selected pan
| | 02:45 | table, and as a bonus, the
layer information is also included.
| | 02:49 | So the viewer of the document has the
ability to turn items on or off if they want to.
| | 02:54 | When I'm finished reviewing the print, I'll
click the X to close Acrobat. I will then close
| | 02:59 | Windows Explorer and return to AutoCAD WS.
| | 03:02 | When it comes to exchanging printed
drawings on line, PDF is the most requested file.
| | 03:08 | Using AutoCAD WS, we can print directly to
PDF, making it even easier to exchange documents
| | 03:13 | with clients and customers.
| | 03:16 |
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| Plotting to DWF| 00:00 | Another popular format for
exchanging printed drawings is DWF.
| | 00:04 | DWF stands for Design Web Format.
| | 00:07 | DWF files can be opened using the free
Design Review software available at autodesk.com.
| | 00:13 | Once opened, DWF files can be measured, marked
up, or printed using the familiar tools found
| | 00:19 | in most Autodesk applications.
In this lesson we'll print a drawing to DWF.
| | 00:23 | On my screen is a drawing that
represents a sanitary manhole detail.
| | 00:28 | This file also includes a layout that
has been set up for printing the drawing.
| | 00:32 | To view the layout, I'll open the menu at the
bottom of the interface, and I'll select MH-DETAIL.
| | 00:38 | This layout represents a
standard letter size sheet.
| | 00:41 | This drawing also has a Plot Style
associated with it. If I go to the View tab and click
| | 00:47 | the Plot Styles button, I can see
the Plot Style right here, mono-43.
| | 00:52 | Now if I wanted, I could use the View mode
to assign this Plot Style to my Drawing view,
| | 00:58 | I certainly don't have to.
| | 00:59 | In fact, for right now I'm going
to keep the Default CAD Model View.
| | 01:03 | To print this drawing to DWF, I'm going to
come down to the Output tab, I'll click the
| | 01:09 | Plot button, and in the Plot dialog box I'll open
the Plot Style menu and select the mono-43 Plot Style.
| | 01:16 | I'd like to print this drawing to DWF. I'm
going to be printing the MH-DETAIL layout.
| | 01:23 | In the event I had additional layouts, I
could select an alternate from this menu.
| | 01:28 | I will then open the Paper Size menu, and
I'll drag this down to the imperial size sheets,
| | 01:34 | and I'll select ANSI A (8.50x11.00 inches).
| | 01:38 | I'd like to print the drawing Extents, and I'd like
to print the drawing using a Portrait orientation.
| | 01:43 | I would also like to print this to a Scale,
so I'm going to remove the check from the
| | 01:47 | Fit the paper setting.
| | 01:49 | I would like to print this using inches, and
since my layout measures in inches, I would
| | 01:54 | like 1 inch equal to 1 drawing units.
This represents a Scale of 1:1.
| | 02:02 | To set the Scale, I could also open the Scale menu and
choose from one of the several popular AutoCAD Scales.
| | 02:11 | When finished, I'll click OK.
| | 02:15 | And after a few seconds I'll get a message
letting me know the file has finished printing.
| | 02:19 | At this point I cloud click the Download
button to download this file to my local hard drive.
| | 02:25 | I'm going to save this on the Desktop, I'll
accept the default file name, and I'll click Save.
| | 02:32 | To view the DWF file, I'm going to hold down the Windows
key and tap the letter E to bring up Windows Explorer.
| | 02:39 | I will then visit the Desktop using
this Favorites shortcut on the left side.
| | 02:43 | Then I'll scroll down until I find the
file, and I'll double-click to open it.
| | 02:50 | In the event you do not have Design Review
loaded on your machine, you can download this
| | 02:54 | program free of charge by going
to www.autodesk.com/designreview.
| | 03:01 | Now that I have the Drawing open in Design
Review, I can view the contents of this drawing
| | 03:05 | using the standard pan and
zoom functions of my mouse wheel.
| | 03:11 | If I roll the wheel forward I can zoom in, roll it
back to zoom out, and I can hold the wheel down to pan.
| | 03:17 | As long as we're here, take a
look at some of the Ribbon tabs.
| | 03:21 | Notice they're loaded with tools that are designed
for measuring, marking up, and reprinting the drawing.
| | 03:27 | When you get a chance, come back and explore some of
these features. You'll be amazed at what you can do.
| | 03:32 | When I'm finished reviewing the file, I'll
click the X to close Design Review.
| | 03:36 | I will then close to Windows
Explorer and return the AutoCAD WS.
| | 03:40 | Printing drawings to DWF allows project
stakeholders to have even more choices when it comes to
| | 03:45 | measuring and marking up construction drawings.
| | 03:48 | Using AutoCAD WS and its native DWF printer, you can
easily incorporate these files into your workflow.
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7. Collaborating with OthersSharing a drawing| 00:00 | Sometimes exchanging CAD
files with others can be painful.
| | 00:03 | You have to deal with the email file size
restrictions, and then there's always a chance
| | 00:08 | that you're working with outdated drawings.
| | 00:10 | Using AutoCAD WS, drawings can be shared,
eliminating the need for file attachments,
| | 00:15 | and everyone is working from the same data.
| | 00:18 | In this lesson we'll
explore how to share a drawing.
| | 00:20 | On my screen is a design for a PROPOSED SANITARY
SEWER. Now, in order to get this sewer constructed,
| | 00:26 | the design must be
approved by the city engineer.
| | 00:29 | So in an effort to speed up the approval
process, I'm going to use AutoCAD WS to share this
| | 00:34 | drawing with the engineer.
| | 00:36 | To share the file, I'll click the
Share button in the lower right corner.
| | 00:40 | From here I will add my
recipient's email address.
| | 00:48 | As a side note, if I wanted to share this
drawing with multiple people, I would have to
| | 00:51 | add a semicolon after each address.
| | 00:53 | I will then click the Set Permissions
button and assign permissions to this file.
| | 00:58 | You see, when you share a drawing, you are
essentially granting permission such that others can access
| | 01:03 | the drawing in your account.
Now there are two permissions: Edit, and Download.
| | 01:09 | Download means the recipient
can save a copy of the drawing.
| | 01:12 | Edit means they can modify
the geometry in the file.
| | 01:15 | Since I only want the engineer to review this
drawing, I am going to remove both of these permissions.
| | 01:21 | That being said, even though the engineer
will not be able to edit this file, they can
| | 01:25 | still add comments.
When I am finished, I'll click Apply and Close.
| | 01:29 | I will then include a note for the engineer,
and when I am finished, I'll click Share.
| | 01:39 | And the engineer has just been sent an
email informing them of the shared drawing.
| | 01:46 | Now let's close this drawing, and we'll log out of
AutoCAD WS and look at things from the engineer's perspective.
| | 01:57 | When the engineer opens their
email, they will receive this message.
| | 02:01 | Based on the permissions I granted,
they can only view my file online.
| | 02:05 | In the event I allowed downloading,
there would also be a download link here.
| | 02:09 | So on behalf of the engineer, I'm going to
click View online, and the engineer can now
| | 02:18 | use AutoCAD WS to review this drawing, even
if he doesn't have an AutoCAD WS account.
| | 02:24 | Knowing this, you can now share drawings with anyone
without the need for them to have a special viewer.
| | 02:30 | Just for a second, take a look at the ribbon.
Notice that the majority of the tools are unavailable.
| | 02:34 | Once again, this is the result of
the permissions I put on this file.
| | 02:38 | The engineer is not able to change the
geometry in this drawing. They can only make comments
| | 02:43 | using the tools on the Markup tab.
| | 02:45 | As the engineer, I am going to zoom in
on the lower right corner of the drawing.
| | 02:53 | And it appears that this
invert elevation is incorrect.
| | 02:56 | Based on the profile, elevation is 685 as up here,
this invert, which is below the elevation, measures 685.18.
| | 03:05 | So I'm going to launch the cloud tool, and
then I'll click and surround this elevation.
| | 03:11 | I will then launch the Text tool, and I'll click
twice to create a text box in, and then I'll add a note.
| | 03:22 | When finished, I'll click on screen, and then
on behalf of the engineer, I'll move down and
| | 03:26 | close this drawing which
will in turn close AutoCAD WS.
| | 03:30 | Finally, I'll log back into my account.
| | 03:37 | In the Messages area, I can see there's
an update regarding the shared drawing.
| | 03:41 | I'll open the file by clicking the Open link,
and from here I can make the necessary changes.
| | 03:52 | Likewise, since I no longer need the markups,
I will select each of these and press Delete.
| | 03:58 | When finished, I'll do a Zoom Extents.
| | 04:02 | At this point, the city engineer no longer
needs to share this file, so I'm going to open
| | 04:07 | the Share tab, and then I will expand the
engineer's share, and I'll click this link to remove sharing.
| | 04:14 | Note that this menu can also
be used to change permissions.
| | 04:19 | Just think, using the Share feature in AutoCAD WS, you can
exchange drawings without emailing large file attachments.
| | 04:25 | In addition, by sharing drawings everyone
has access to the same CAD files, so revisions
| | 04:30 | or approvals can be made in much less time.
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| Sharing drawings via hyperlink| 00:00 | Sometimes you may want to share
your drawings with a wider audience.
| | 00:04 | Using AutoCAD WS, you can assign hyperlink
to a drawing such that it can be accessed
| | 00:08 | from a blog, website, or even
incorporated into a bid document.
| | 00:12 | In this lesson, we'll share
a drawing using a hyperlink.
| | 00:15 | On my screen is a proposed utility
design shown in both planned and profile view.
| | 00:21 | Now, let's say this design was worthy of
recognition, so much so that I'd like to add a hyperlink
| | 00:26 | to this drawing on my company website.
| | 00:28 | I'd also like to include this hyperlink in any
documentation I'm preparing when I bid on new projects.
| | 00:34 | To create the link, I'll move up to the
Share tab, and then I'll come down to the end and
| | 00:39 | click the Get link to share button.
| | 00:42 | From here, I will ensure that Enable link to
share is checked, I will then come down to
| | 00:46 | the bottom and assign permissions for this file.
| | 00:50 | Since anyone will potentially have access
to this drawing, I am going to click to remove
| | 00:54 | the Edit and Download
permissions from the share.
| | 00:57 | It's also worth mentioning that if you share a
drawing via hyperlink and the Edit permission
| | 01:02 | is removed, any comments made by a
viewer are not retained with the file.
| | 01:07 | So viewers have no
ability to change this drawing.
| | 01:10 | Now that I'm finished, I'll click the Copy
button to copy this hyperlink to my clipboard,
| | 01:15 | I will then click on the ribbon to close the
menu, and I am now free to paste this hyperlink
| | 01:20 | to the company website. I could put it in an
email, or I could even add it to a bid document.
| | 01:25 | As an example, I'm going to switch over to
Microsoft Word where I have a small paragraph started.
| | 01:31 | If you want to work along with me, feel free
to open a blank Word document, or as an alternate,
| | 01:36 | launch your email program
and create a new message.
| | 01:39 | To paste the link, I'll click to place my
cursor, and then I'll right-click and choose Paste.
| | 01:45 | I will then press Enter to accept the link.
| | 01:48 | Now, to test this hyperlink, I can
hold my Ctrl key and click on it.
| | 01:55 | As you can see, using the link to share tool,
we can share our work with anyone, even if
| | 02:01 | they don't have an AutoCAD WS account.
| | 02:04 | Link to share can also eliminate email attachments, simplify
website updates, and make your bid documents more interactive.
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| Adding an aerial underlay| 00:00 | Using the Google Maps feature inside AutoCAD WS, you
can easily position your drawings over an aerial photo.
| | 00:06 | Sometimes just showing a site plan within
the context of its surroundings can go a long
| | 00:11 | way toward getting a project approved.
| | 00:13 | In this lesson we'll add an
aerial underlay to a drawing.
| | 00:16 | Let's say that I'm an architect, and I'm
working for a property owner who owns a small piece
| | 00:20 | of property in a downtown city.
| | 00:22 | Currently, his site is used as a parking lot.
What he would really like is to build a fast
| | 00:27 | food restaurant on the property.
| | 00:30 | On my screen is a drawing of
the proposed restaurant site plan.
| | 00:34 | Now, since the property is so small, I'd like
to place this drawing over an aerial photo
| | 00:38 | such that I can show the
owner that this design will work.
| | 00:42 | To add the photo, I'm going to click the View
tab, I will then select the Google Maps button.
| | 00:49 | This inserts an aerial photo behind my
drawing and brings up this tool that I can use to
| | 00:54 | align the drawing to the image.
| | 00:56 | The first thing I want to do is
narrow down the scope of the image.
| | 00:59 | I'll do that by clicking in the
Search field, and I'll type an address.
| | 01:04 | I'll enter 1060 West Addison,
Chicago, IL, and I'll press Enter.
| | 01:18 | My site is just north of this address.
I'm going to pan the drawing down.
| | 01:28 | My site is located right here.
| | 01:31 | I'm going to launch the Zoom Window
command, and I will zoom in on the property.
| | 01:38 | I will then pan it over to
the right side of the screen.
| | 01:42 | I can then use the buttons on this tool
to align my geometry to the photograph.
| | 01:47 | Here is how it works. If I pan or zoom while
the tool is open, I pan and zoom the photo only.
| | 01:53 | If I want to reposition my geometry, I'll use
these two buttons to adjust its location and size.
| | 02:00 | It's important now that these buttons do not
affect the actual size or coordinates of my
| | 02:04 | line work, they only control its display to
make it easier to align the geometry to the photo.
| | 02:10 | I'll start by clicking the Scale Drawing button,
I will then click inside my line work, I'll
| | 02:17 | pull this out, and click again
to make the geometry smaller.
| | 02:21 | Then I'll click the Place Drawing button,
I'll pick the geometry up from the lower left
| | 02:26 | end point, and I will center
it on the existing property.
| | 02:31 | Once I have a good view of both the site and
my line work, I'm going to click the 2 Points
| | 02:36 | button, and I'll click two points in the
photo. I'll click the southwest corner, and then
| | 02:42 | the northwest corner of the existing site,
then I will select the corresponding points
| | 02:47 | on my geometry, the endpoint here at the
southwest corner, and then the endpoint at the northwest.
| | 02:55 | This will align my geometry to the image.
| | 02:57 | When I'm finished, I'll click the Apply
button to lock my geometry to the photo.
| | 03:02 | After a few seconds, the drawing will reload
and from now on if I pan or zoom, my geometry
| | 03:08 | will stay with the photo.
| | 03:10 | In the event I'd like to make
adjustments to the alignment,
| | 03:13 | I can always come back and click the Place Drawing
button, make my changes, and click the Apply button.
| | 03:20 | That being said, if you want to adjust the
north rotation, you can see that mine is off
| | 03:25 | here slightly. I'm going to set this value
back to zero. To accept this value, I need
| | 03:31 | to press the Enter key.
| | 03:35 | Once the background image has been finalized, I can
use the Map Type menu to select an alternate image.
| | 03:42 | For example, I'm going to select the Street map.
| | 03:45 | Let's zoom out a little,
and I'll pan the drawing up.
| | 03:49 | You know, based on my current layer colors,
it might also be a good idea to open the View
| | 03:53 | mode menu and select a grayscale to
make my geometry a little easier to see.
| | 03:59 | Let's open the Map Type menu again,
and I'll change this back to Satellite.
| | 04:03 | I will then change the View
mode back to as CAD model.
| | 04:09 | On occasion you'll notice if you change your map
type, the geometry may lose connection with the photo.
| | 04:15 | If this happens, simply pan slightly to reset.
| | 04:19 | If you'd like to hide the display of the
background image, you can toggle it on and off by clicking
| | 04:23 | the Google Maps button.
| | 04:27 | The best part about the Google Maps
underlay is that it's saved with the file.
| | 04:31 | So if I share this drawing with the property
owner, he can easily review this design within
| | 04:35 | the context of its surroundings.
| | 04:38 | Sometimes a little visualization can go a
long way toward getting a project approved.
| | 04:42 | Using the Google Maps feature, we can easily
incorporate aerial photography into our drawings
| | 04:47 | such that our customers can
view a design in its proper context.
| | 04:52 |
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| Practicing real-time collaboration| 00:00 | Emailing revisions back and forth can be a
time-consuming way to collaborate on a project.
| | 00:05 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS allows simultaneous
collaboration, where multiple users can collectively
| | 00:11 | edit the same drawing at the same time.
| | 00:13 | In this lesson we're going to
simulate the real-time collaboration.
| | 00:16 | On my screen is a conceptual design of some
landscaping. Let's say that I'm a landscape
| | 00:22 | architect, and I'm working on
this design for a homeowner.
| | 00:25 | Currently, I'm at a point where I'd like to get some
feedback from the customer before I go any further.
| | 00:30 | Using AutoCAD WS, I can engage in a live meeting
with the customer such that we can both review
| | 00:36 | and make changes to this design.
| | 00:38 | I'll start by clicking the Share button. I
will then enter the customer's email address.
| | 00:46 | Next, I'll click Set Permissions, and since
the customer doesn't need the actual file,
| | 00:51 | I'm going to remove the Download permission.
| | 00:54 | I would like to keep the Edit setting now
because I want the customer to be able to
| | 00:57 | make changes to this drawing.
I'll click Apply and Close when finished.
| | 01:03 | I will then enter a message for the
customer, and I'll click the Share button.
| | 01:09 | I will then click OK to
acknowledge that an email has been sent.
| | 01:13 | At this point, let's view the
email from the customer's perspective.
| | 01:18 | After reading my message, the customer
would then click the View online link.
| | 01:27 | And even though they don't have an AutoCAD WS
account, we are both able to work on this
| | 01:31 | landscaping drawing at the same time.
| | 01:34 | I'm going to click OK to acknowledge the
meeting, I will then zoom out a little,
| | 01:40 | I'll pan the drawing over to the left side,
| | 01:43 | then I'll press F11 to drop my browser down
into a window, and I'll drag this over such
| | 01:51 | that it fills up the right side of the screen.
| | 01:55 | I will then click over in my
browser and acknowledge the meeting.
| | 01:59 | Note that the collaboration is in real time.
| | 02:02 | As I move the cursor in my drawing, the
homeowner can see my movements on their screen.
| | 02:07 | Likewise, I can see their movements on mine.
| | 02:11 | Now, maybe the customer decides they would like to
exchange one of the sugar maples with a blue sedge.
| | 02:16 | They could simply select one of these
trees and press Delete to remove it.
| | 02:21 | They could then select a blue sedge and use the Copy
command to copy one of these over to fill the space.
| | 02:30 | As they work, I can instantly
see their changes on my screen.
| | 02:36 | Maybe I can then suggest eliminating one of
the hostas and adding a few of the blackberry
| | 02:42 | lilies to fill up space.
| | 02:50 | In the event we'd like to discuss things,
AutoCAD WS also includes a chat feature.
| | 02:56 | I'm going to drag the homeowner's
browser over, and I'll click chat.
| | 03:01 | I can then enter a message.
| | 03:04 | When can I get a proposal for
the work, and I'll click Send.
| | 03:13 | I'll drag this back over, and then on my screen
I'll reply, I can have it for you on Friday morning.
| | 03:28 | When the meeting is finished, the
homeowner can simply close the drawing to exit.
| | 03:35 | I'm going to click back in my browser,
and I'll press F11 to maximize it on screen.
| | 03:40 | I will then acknowledge that the
meeting is over, and I'll do a Zoom Extents.
| | 03:46 | If sharing this drawing is no longer necessary, I can also
visit the Share tab, open the homeowner's Share, and remove it.
| | 03:54 | Then I'm free to continue working on
the landscaping plan and my proposal.
| | 03:58 | Real-time Collaboration is one of the
most powerful features of AutoCAD WS.
| | 04:03 | Using this tool, we can collectively work on
drawings with anyone, anywhere, at anytime.
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| Downloading drawings| 00:00 | AutoCAD WS is designed to make it easier to
exchange drawings and ideas. It isn't really
| | 00:05 | meant to be a full-service
drawing and editing tool.
| | 00:09 | For this reason, when you receive a shared
file, you may want to download it to your local
| | 00:13 | machine such that you can make
revisions using your own CAD software.
| | 00:16 | In this lesson we'll download a
drawing to the local hard drive.
| | 00:20 | On my screen is a drawing of a
site plan for a proposed subdivision.
| | 00:24 | Now, depending on the revisions I need to make
to this file, it might make more sense to download
| | 00:28 | it first, make the changes using a full version of
AutoCAD, and then re-upload it when I'm finished.
| | 00:34 | To download this file, I'm going to
move up and click the Download button.
| | 00:40 | I will then open the Save menu in
the pop-up toolbar and select Save As.
| | 00:46 | I'm going to Save this drawing to my Desktop using
the original name, and I'll click Save when finished.
| | 00:53 | I will then click the X to close the toolbar.
| | 00:55 | This file is now available on my Desktop where I can
use AutoCAD to reopen it later and make the changes.
| | 01:01 | Now, let's take a closer look at downloading
files, because when it comes to downloading
| | 01:06 | AutoCAD WS gives us a lot of flexibility.
| | 01:09 | For instance, if I click the flyout beneath
the Download button, I can download this file
| | 01:14 | as several popular file types.
| | 01:17 | If I select the ZIP feature, AutoCAD WS will
automatically include any attached Xrefs in the download.
| | 01:24 | If I select the .DWG option, I can even
download this file is an older AutoCAD release, in
| | 01:30 | the event I'm using an
older version on my machine.
| | 01:33 | I'll click the flyout again to close this menu.
| | 01:35 | Finally, I'm not limited to downloading one
file at a time. I'm going to visit the Drawings
| | 01:41 | pane, out here I can click and drag to
select multiple files, and then use this Download
| | 01:47 | button to access several of
the same downloading options.
| | 01:51 | I'm going to close this menu by clicking on
the ribbon, I will then click in the Drawings
| | 01:56 | pan to deselect these drawings,
and I'll return to the Editor.
| | 01:59 | Depending on the complexity of your project,
it may be easier to modify a drawing using
| | 02:03 | the software on your local machine.
| | 02:05 | Fortunately, AutoCAD WS makes it easy to
download the files from your account using a format
| | 02:10 | that works best for your needs.
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| Using the Timeline feature| 00:00 | When collaborating on a project, it's
important to keep backups of your drawings such that
| | 00:04 | you can go back to a previous version or
view a history of how the project has evolved.
| | 00:09 | AutoCAD WS manages this process for us by
retaining a history of our drawing revisions.
| | 00:14 | It will even retain meeting notes or
changes made during a real-time collaboration.
| | 00:19 | In this lesson we'll explore
the features of the Timeline tool.
| | 00:22 | On my screen is a drawing that
represents a portion of a floor plan.
| | 00:26 | To see a history of this drawing, I'm
going to visit the Timeline tab, and as you can
| | 00:30 | see there isn't much history yet, just a
marker identifying the Current state of the file.
| | 00:36 | Let's make a change.
| | 00:38 | I'm going to select the bed geometry here
in BEDROOM #1, and then I'll use the Move
| | 00:43 | tool, I'll pick the geometry up from a point
in space, and I'm going to place it a little
| | 00:49 | closer to the west wall.
| | 00:51 | I will then switch to the Home tab and launch
the Save Command, then I'll return to the Timeline.
| | 00:58 | Now I have two drawing states:
| | 01:00 | the one on the left represents the drawing
as it was originally uploaded, and the one
| | 01:05 | on the right represents the
Current state of the file.
| | 01:09 | If I click to select the state, I can view the
drawing just as it was when the state was created.
| | 01:14 | To go back to the Current state,
I'll select Current on the Timeline.
| | 01:18 | To restore the drawing to an older state,
I would select the state and then use the
| | 01:22 | Save As option to save the file with a new name.
| | 01:26 | Each time the drawing is updated, a new
state will be added to this Timeline.
| | 01:30 | That being said, this Timeline
represents a collaboration history.
| | 01:34 | So if one person saves the drawing multiple
times, it only counts as one state in the Timeline.
| | 01:40 | So generally speaking, we've had our turn.
| | 01:43 | At this point, the Timeline will wait until
a newer version of the file is uploaded or
| | 01:47 | a shared recipient saves the drawing before it
creates a new state, then we would get another turn.
| | 01:54 | To simulate this, I'm going to
click the Upload Version button.
| | 01:58 | I'll make sure that I'm uploading my drawing
to the chapter_07 folder. I'll click Browse.
| | 02:03 | I will then navigate to the exercise files
on my local machine, and inside the chapter_07
| | 02:08 | folder I'll select the timeline drawing
and click Open to re-upload it to my account.
| | 02:15 | I'll close the dialog box when finished.
| | 02:19 | There are now three states in the Timeline,
one for the original upload, one representing
| | 02:24 | my changes, and the current state of the drawing.
| | 02:28 | If you don't mind, I'd like to close this
drawing so I can show you one more thing.
| | 02:32 | Earlier in the title I
simulated a real-time collaboration.
| | 02:36 | Here in the Drawing pane, I'm going to make
sure that I'm looking in the chapter_07 folder,
| | 02:40 | and I'll select the
collaborate drawing and click open.
| | 02:45 | Then I will ensure that
the Timeline tab is selected.
| | 02:48 | Now let me mention that your timeline
probably looks different than mine, and that's okay.
| | 02:53 | When I used this drawing to simulate real-time
collaboration, I needed multiple email addresses,
| | 02:58 | and I worked in two browsers at the same time.
| | 03:01 | Due to the crazy workflow in that lesson, I'm not
expecting that you finished this drawing the same way I did.
| | 03:07 | Knowing that, let me show you how real-time
collaboration is handled in the timeline.
| | 03:11 | First of all, collaborations
are displayed using a green icon.
| | 03:16 | If I hover over this, I can
see who attended the meeting.
| | 03:19 | If I select this state, I can see what the
file looked like at the end of the meeting.
| | 03:24 | Let me pan this geometry over it,
and I'll center it on screen.
| | 03:28 | I can also use the Meeting Summary tool to
walk backward and forward through the changes
| | 03:33 | made at the meeting.
| | 03:38 | If I visit the Summary tab, I can see
any messages exchanged during the meeting.
| | 03:44 | When I'm finished reviewing this information,
I'll return to the Timeline and click to view
| | 03:48 | the Current state of the file.
| | 03:51 | As you can see, using the Timeline feature, AutoCAD WS
manages a complete collaboration history of each drawing.
| | 03:57 | Knowing this, everyone on your project team
can easily track changes, review meeting notes
| | 04:02 | or if necessary restore a previous version.
| | 04:06 |
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8. Using the WS Mobile AppInstalling the app| 00:00 | In addition to the web-based version,
AutoCAD WS is also available as a Mobile App.
| | 00:05 | This gives you the power to review files, add comments,
or even print drawings using a Smartphone or Tablet.
| | 00:12 | In this lesson, we will install the Mobile App
on a Tablet device. I'll start by visiting
| | 00:17 | autocadws.com, and I'll tab the
link to take me to the App Store.
| | 00:23 | From here, I'll press Install, I will then wait
while the Mobile App is installed to my device.
| | 00:29 | Once the App is finished Installing,
I'll tab the icon to launch.
| | 00:34 | I will then enter my AutoCAD WS
credentials and press Login, and I now have access to
| | 00:41 | all of my online content.
| | 00:44 | Using the AutoCAD WS Mobile App, you are no
longer confined to the walls of your office.
| | 00:49 | You now have the ability to
work whenever and wherever you want.
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| Touring the interface| 00:00 | The first thing you'll notice after launching the
Mobile App is that, it looks different than the web version.
| | 00:05 | That's because it's
optimized for a smaller screen size.
| | 00:08 | Now, even though we're operating in a smaller environment,
most of the AutoCAD WS features are still available.
| | 00:15 | In this lesson we'll take a tour of
the AutoCAD WS Mobile App interface.
| | 00:20 | After logging into the app, I'm
taken directly to the drawings area.
| | 00:24 | From here, I can tab to open a folder, and I
can continue to tab to open additional folders
| | 00:30 | until I find the file I'm looking for.
| | 00:33 | To move back up to the directories, I can
tab the button in the upper-left corner.
| | 00:38 | Now it's worth noting that you cannot
create or move folders using this Mobile App.
| | 00:43 | That functionality is limited
to the web browser version only.
| | 00:47 | Using the menu at the bottom of the interface,
I can leave the drawings area. I'll select
| | 00:51 | the Upload button. This is where I can get
updates regarding new features as well as
| | 00:56 | documentation explaining how to
use many of the popular tools.
| | 01:01 | Right next to help, I can view program Settings.
| | 01:04 | These settings control the amount of
storage I'd like to allocate for AutoCAD WS.
| | 01:09 | You see, when you open a drawing using the Mobile
App, that drawing is downloaded to the device.
| | 01:14 | Using this local storage feature means you
can edit drawings even when you're offline.
| | 01:19 | Later, when you have access to the Internet,
you can sync the drawings back to your account.
| | 01:25 | To empty the local storage, use
the Remove Local Files button.
| | 01:29 | Finally, I'll select
Community from the menu below.
| | 01:33 | This is where I can send feedback regarding
the program, view WS related YouTube content,
| | 01:39 | or access the WS Twitter and Facebook accounts.
I'll tab Community again to close.
| | 01:46 | To log out of the Mobile App, I'll return
to the drawings area and at the top level
| | 01:51 | of the directories, I'll tab the
Sign Out button and choose Sign Out.
| | 01:56 | As you can see, this simplified Mobile App
interface makes it easy to navigate your online
| | 02:00 | content, even when using a smaller screen.
| | 02:04 | Using this application, you can literally carry
hundreds of drawings right in the palm of your hand.
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| Managing drawings| 00:00 | Using the WS Mobile App, you have
instant access to all of your online content.
| | 00:05 | This means you can easily review files, manage shares,
or even print drawings when you're away from your desk.
| | 00:12 | In this lesson, we'll practice
some file management skills.
| | 00:15 | I'll start by opening a drawing.
| | 00:18 | From the drawings area, I'll tab to the
lynda Exercise Files folder, I will then drag the
| | 00:24 | folder view up and select
the chapter_08 directory.
| | 00:28 | From here, I'll tab to open the site plan drawing.
| | 00:32 | Once the drawing is open, I can
adjust the view using standard gestures.
| | 00:37 | Spreading my fingers zooms in, pinching zooms
out, and a single finger can be used to pan.
| | 00:45 | It's always a good idea to wait for
the screen to update between movements.
| | 00:50 | To do zoom extents, tab the view icon in
the menu below and select the Zoom Extents.
| | 00:56 | Tab the icon again to close the menu.
| | 00:59 | For a full-screen view, tab the arrows in the
upper-right corner. Touching the screen again
| | 01:04 | will restore the interface.
| | 01:07 | To close the drawing, press
Done in the upper-left corner.
| | 01:11 | Closing the drawing is the
equivalent of doing a save.
| | 01:14 | Back in the drawings area, we can see that
the file I opened has automatically have been
| | 01:18 | downloaded to my device.
| | 01:20 | This means I can continue to work in
is this file even when I'm offline.
| | 01:24 | At the point I reconnect to the Internet, this
drawing will be synced with my account automatically.
| | 01:30 | If I tab the icon to the right of the
file name, it will open the file manager.
| | 01:36 | This is where I can review the current
state of the drawing, access other standard file
| | 01:40 | management tools, or if I press Share, I can
share the drawing with someone else by simply
| | 01:46 | entering their email
address and assigning permissions.
| | 01:50 | At this point, I don't need to share
this drawing, so I'll press Cancel to exit.
| | 01:55 | Let's reopen the drawing again, this
time using the button in the file manager.
| | 01:59 | The drawing that I have on screen represents
the latest site plan for a proposed subdivision.
| | 02:05 | Now, let's say that I just got a phone call
from the developer of this property, and he
| | 02:09 | has requested to see the currently land plan.
| | 02:12 | No matter where I am, I can
send him a PDF of this drawing.
| | 02:16 | To create the PDF, I'll visit the menu below and
press the output button. I will then select the Plot.
| | 02:23 | From here, I can select the Plot style, if
necessary. Grayscale will be fine for now.
| | 02:29 | I'd like to plot this drawing as a PDF. I'm
going to be plotting model space. As far as
| | 02:35 | paper size, I'll tab to open this menu, and
I'll drag down to the Imperial sheets, and
| | 02:41 | I'll select ANSI B (11.00 x 1700 Inches).
| | 02:44 | Plotting the drawing extents is fine, and the
landscape orientation should work perfectly.
| | 02:50 | When it comes to plot scale, the developer is
only concerned about seeing the new geometry.
| | 02:55 | So Fit to paper is a good choice.
| | 02:58 | This way the drawing will
be maximized on the sheet.
| | 03:01 | When I'm finished, I'll press Plot.
| | 03:04 | I will then add the developer's email address,
and I'll press Send, and after a few seconds,
| | 03:11 | I'll get a notification
that the file has been sent.
| | 03:14 | Now that I'm finished, I'll press
Done to close and save the drawing.
| | 03:19 | As you can see, the WS Mobile App makes it easy to
manage your CAD drawings on a tablet or Smartphone.
| | 03:26 | Using this tool, you can quickly respond to
customer requests no matter where you happen to be.
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| Taking measurements| 00:00 | Using the WS Mobile App, you can easily verify
drawing measurements without the need for printed plans.
| | 00:07 | In this lesson, we'll explore
how to take some measurements.
| | 00:10 | On my screen is a drawing that represents a
portion of a floor plan. I'm going to start
| | 00:15 | by zooming in on the bathroom area,
and I'll measure the width of this room.
| | 00:20 | To do that, I'll tap to open the Draw Tools,
and I'll select distance. I will then tab
| | 00:26 | the endpoint in the upper-left
corner and the one in the upper-right.
| | 00:31 | The measurement is then listed below.
| | 00:34 | Touching the screen again
will close the measure tool.
| | 00:37 | Let's take another measurement. Maybe I
would like to find the width of the shelf.
| | 00:43 | Once again, I'll launch the distance command. This
time, since there's a lot of geometry in the space,
| | 00:49 | I'm going to tap and hold in an open area.
This will bring up a magnifying glass, making
| | 00:54 | it easier to select a specific object snap.
| | 00:58 | I'm going to select the end point in the
lower-right corner of the closet, and then I'll
| | 01:02 | tap and hold again and
select the end point of the shelf.
| | 01:08 | I will then review the measurement
and touch the screen to close the tool.
| | 01:12 | It's important to note that the WS Mobile Apps supports
three object snaps: end point, center, and intersection.
| | 01:19 | Any of these snaps can be
used for taking measurements.
| | 01:22 | Now at this point, I'm sure you've noticed
that distances can only be taken one at a
| | 01:26 | time, and that's true when
you're using the Distance command.
| | 01:31 | If you use the Line command, however, you are able
to take several measurements from a common point.
| | 01:37 | For example, let's say that I'd like to
find the distance from this lower-left corner
| | 01:42 | to several of the endpoints along this wall.
| | 01:46 | To do that, I'll open the Drawer
Tools and select the Line command.
| | 01:50 | I will then tap and hold and select the end
point behind the door, and then momentarily
| | 01:57 | I'm going to tap and hold
in the middle of the room.
| | 02:00 | Notice that in addition to the line
segment, we are also seeing the distance.
| | 02:05 | Knowing this, I can easily slide down and
find the distance to this door frame, and this
| | 02:11 | one and this one. When finished, I'll tap
the Undo button to remove the unnecessary line.
| | 02:18 | In addition to measuring linear distances, the
WS Mobile App also allows us to calculate areas.
| | 02:24 | As an example, I'm going to zoom out, pan the
drawing over, and we'll find the area of Bedroom #1.
| | 02:32 | I'll start by opening the
Draw Tools, and I'll select Area.
| | 02:36 | I will then tap the upper-left corner, the
lower-left, I'll tap and hold to make it easier
| | 02:43 | to select the lower-right corner, and then
I'll tap the upper-right corner to finish,
| | 02:47 | and it looks like this room
measures just less than 174 square feet.
| | 02:53 | Now that I know the area,
I'll tab Done to close the tool.
| | 02:57 | Using the WS Mobile App, you never have to worry
about having an outdated set of printed drawings.
| | 03:02 | Even when visiting the job site, you can easily access
your CAD files and quickly review and measure geometry.
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| Accessing drawing tools| 00:00 | When it comes to creating and editing geometry,
you'll find the mobile version of AutoCAD WS
| | 00:04 | contains a slightly smaller toolbox.
| | 00:08 | That being said, there are still more than enough tools
for making minor revisions when you're on the road.
| | 00:13 | In this lesson we'll take a closer look at the
drawing editor as we make a few modifications
| | 00:18 | to this floor plan.
| | 00:20 | Let's start by looking at the options in
the menu below. Tapping the button on the left
| | 00:24 | opens the Draw Tools.
| | 00:26 | These commands are used for creating
geometry, taking measurements, or placing text.
| | 00:32 | In the event you're using a small screen,
menus like this one can be dragged left and
| | 00:36 | right to access all of the commands.
| | 00:40 | Next to draw are the Markup tools. These
commands are used for adding comments to a drawing.
| | 00:45 | Tapping the layer button displays the layer manager.
This list can be dragged up and down if necessary.
| | 00:52 | Using the manager, layers can be turned
on and off by tapping the layer name.
| | 00:56 | As an example, I'm going to tap
to turn off the Windows layer.
| | 01:00 | I should also mention that when using the
Mobile App, the current layer cannot be changed.
| | 01:05 | It will always be set to the AutoCAD WS layer.
| | 01:08 | I'll tap the layer button again to close the manager.
Moving to the right are the Undo and Redo commands.
| | 01:15 | I'm going to press Undo to
restore the previous layer state.
| | 01:19 | This next button represents View mode.
| | 01:22 | The View mode menu is used to
change the way geometry is displayed.
| | 01:27 | The Layout button is used to switch between Model
space and Layout tabs. Pressing the Color Selector,
| | 01:32 | I can control the color of
any new geometry that's created.
| | 01:36 | In the event you're working outdoors, you
can use the GPS function to set your current
| | 01:41 | Location in the drawing.
| | 01:42 | AutoCAD WS can then use the GPS on your
device to track your movement. This allows you to
| | 01:48 | create notes that appear
at your current position.
| | 01:51 | Finally, we have the Output button.
Output is used to print or share the drawing.
| | 01:56 | I'll click the button again to close the menu.
| | 01:59 | You probably noticed that we didn't see any
editing tools. That's because the editing
| | 02:03 | tools only show up after
an object has been selected.
| | 02:07 | To deselect an object, tap the Deselect button.
| | 02:11 | Now let's try and put some of these tools
together to make a few changes to this floor plan.
| | 02:16 | I'll start by zooming in a little closer,
and I would like to copy the bed and the label
| | 02:20 | from Bedroom #1 into the other bedroom.
| | 02:24 | To do that, I'll tap and hold the lower left
and drag out to create a selection window.
| | 02:30 | After selecting the objects, I'll choose copy
from the menu, and I'll copy the objects from
| | 02:35 | tap and hold the upper-left corner of this
room to the tap and hold upper-left corner
| | 02:44 | of the other bedroom.
I'll press Done, when finished.
| | 02:48 | I'll edit the room label next.
| | 02:50 | To do that, I'll tap to select the
label, and I'll press the Edit Text tool.
| | 02:55 | In the editor, I'll change
this from Bedroom #1 to #2.
| | 03:01 | I'll press Done when finished.
| | 03:03 | At present time, single line text is the
only text you can edit using the Mobile App.
| | 03:09 | Next, I'll pan the drawing over and
focus the view on this bay window.
| | 03:14 | Let's move the window 3
feet north along this wall.
| | 03:17 | To do that, I'll tap, hold, and
drag to create a window selection.
| | 03:22 | I'll press the Move command, and I'll pick
the geometry up from tap and hold the end
| | 03:29 | point of this outside corner.
| | 03:32 | Next, I'll tap the line segment above to
establish the direction of the move, and then I'll enter
| | 03:38 | my desired dimensions below.
| | 03:40 | I'll make sure this is set to 3 ft 0 inches,
and I'll press the green check when finished.
| | 03:47 | Next, we'll clean up the geometry. I'll start
by selecting the diagonal line at the bottom
| | 03:52 | of the window, I'll choose Extend, and
I'll tap to project this vertical line up.
| | 03:59 | I'll press Done when finished, then I'll pan
the drawing down, and I'll select the diagonal
| | 04:04 | line at the top of the window.
| | 04:07 | I will then press trim, I'll tap to trim this
vertical line, and I'll select Done when finished.
| | 04:14 | Let's do one more thing. I am going to pan
over to the Bathroom area, and I'd like to
| | 04:20 | mirror this basin to the
other side of the counter.
| | 04:24 | If I select the basin, you can see there
is no mirror option, that's all right.
| | 04:29 | By using a couple of sketch lines, we can
easily compensate for the missing tool.
| | 04:33 | I'm going to press Deselect, and
I'll open the Draw Tools and tap Line.
| | 04:39 | I will then create a line from the upper-left
corner to the lower-right corner of the counter,
| | 04:45 | I'll press the green check when finished.
| | 04:48 | I'll launch the Line command again and create a
line from the lower-left corner to the upper-right.
| | 04:54 | This intersection marks
the midpoint of the counter.
| | 04:57 | I am going to create one more line from the
center of the basin to this intersection.
| | 05:05 | Now let's zoom in, I'll select the last line,
I'll press Copy, and I'll copy it from one
| | 05:13 | end point to the other. I'll press Done.
| | 05:17 | Finally, I'll select the basin. I'll press
copy and copy it from this end point to the
| | 05:24 | endpoint on the other side.
I'll press Done when finished.
| | 05:30 | Now I'm finished. I'll press and drag to the
left to create a crossing window that selects
| | 05:34 | my sketch lines, and I'll tap Erase.
| | 05:38 | I will then open the View
mode menu and do a Zoom Extents.
| | 05:42 | From now on, small design changes don't
always mean heading back to the office.
| | 05:47 | Using the WS Mobile App, you can have your
minor drawing revisions completed before you've
| | 05:52 | even left the job site.
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| Adding comments| 00:00 | When visiting a job site, it's common to
bring paper copies of construction drawings.
| | 00:05 | This way if revisions are required, these
sheets can be marked up and then used later as a
| | 00:09 | reference when editing CAD files.
| | 00:12 | Using the WS mobile app, markups can be added
directly to the AutoCAD drawings, eliminating
| | 00:17 | the need to carry printed sheets.
| | 00:19 | In this lesson we'll add
some markups to a drawing.
| | 00:23 | On my screen is a file that represents part of
a sanitary sewer design for a small subdivision.
| | 00:28 | I'm going to zoom in on the cul-de-sac area.
| | 00:31 | Let's say that this sanitary
sewer was recently installed.
| | 00:35 | Let's also assume that I'm a surveyor, and
I was hired to verify the accuracy at which
| | 00:39 | the sewer was constructed.
| | 00:41 | To do this, I would normally take a set of
printed construction drawings out to the field
| | 00:46 | such that as I take measurements, I
could write the as built values on the plans.
| | 00:51 | Later, after returning to the office, I would
then enter all of that data into a CAD exhibit.
| | 00:56 | Using AutoCAD WS, though, I can eliminate much of the
work by simply marking up this CAD drawing directly.
| | 01:03 | I'll start by zooming in on the
callout for sanitary manhole 22.
| | 01:07 | I will then tap to open the Markup tools,
and I'll tab the Brush command, and I'm going
| | 01:13 | to tap to select the second-largest brush size.
| | 01:17 | Then I'll drag to line out
the designed RIM elevation.
| | 01:21 | To close the Brush tool, I'll press Done.
| | 01:24 | Next, I'll tap the Markup tools again,
launch the Text command, and tap on screen next to
| | 01:30 | the RIM, and I'll enter the actual RIM elevation as
I measured it, 688.12, I'll press Done when finished.
| | 01:39 | Let's add the measured elevation
for the Northwest invert as well.
| | 01:43 | To do that, I'll go back to the Brush command, I'll
line out the Northwest invert, and I'll close the tool.
| | 01:50 | Then I'll return to the Markup tools and
launch Text. I'll tap next to the original invert
| | 01:56 | and enter the actual elevation, 683.23.
| | 02:01 | By using the WS mobile app, I am essentially
creating my CAD exhibit while I'm out in the field.
| | 02:06 | Let's pan the drawing over and
focus on sanitary manhole 23.
| | 02:11 | Maybe during construction this manhole was damaged,
and as a result, we can't open it to take measurements.
| | 02:17 | To document this in the drawing, I'll ensure the
Markup tools are open and launch the Text command.
| | 02:23 | I will then tap beneath the callout and
enter my note, Damaged - unable to open.
| | 02:32 | When finished, I'll launch the Cloud command and
tap and drag to highlight this area of the drawing.
| | 02:39 | Using some of the additional Markup tools,
it's also possible to draw rectangular shapes,
| | 02:44 | or I could attach an
image from a handheld device.
| | 02:47 | This means I can use the built-in camera on
my Smartphone or tablet to add construction
| | 02:52 | relevant images to an exhibit.
| | 02:55 | In the past, marking up drawings at a job site meant
traveling with a carload of rolled-up plan sets.
| | 03:00 | Using the WS mobile app, you may never have
to carry printed drawings to the field again.
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| Viewing 3D drawings| 00:00 | Believe it or not, the AutoCAD WS
Mobile App also supports 3D drawings.
| | 00:05 | Just imagine giving your customer a virtual walk-
through of your design using a smart phone or tablet.
| | 00:11 | In this lesson we'll
maneuver around some 3D geometry.
| | 00:14 | On my screen is a drawing that represents the
proposed piping plan for a water treatment facility.
| | 00:20 | All of these entities were created and
assembled in 3D using a full version of AutoCAD.
| | 00:25 | If I drag my finger, I can
orbit the view around these objects.
| | 00:32 | Using two fingers, I can pan,
zoom, or rotate the view.
| | 00:40 | These simple gestures make it easy
to view the model from any direction.
| | 00:44 | To access specific views, I'll tap to open
the View mode menu, and these icons on the
| | 00:49 | left represent standard views,
like front, top, or right side.
| | 00:55 | Typical isometric views like southwest or
southeast can be found over here on the right.
| | 01:02 | Pressing the Home icon will
restore the model to its original view.
| | 01:05 | Now, currently this geometry is being
displayed using the 3D Wireframe visual style.
| | 01:11 | To see these items shaded,
I'll select the 3D Solid style.
| | 01:15 | As a side note, let me mention that it is not
possible to add or edit geometry when using a 3D style.
| | 01:22 | To make changes to a drawing, you
need to switch to the 2D option.
| | 01:26 | That being said, at present time, AutoCAD WS
only supports the editing of 2D geometry.
| | 01:31 | 3D objects cannot be modified.
| | 01:34 | I'm going to reopen the View mode and
press 3D Solid to switch back to a Shaded view.
| | 01:40 | Now, one important concern when working with
piping is finding conflicts, in other words
| | 01:44 | areas where pipes intersect each other.
| | 01:47 | Using the WS mobile app, I can easily review
this piping design for conflicts using my tablet.
| | 01:53 | And as it turns out, I happen
to have a conflict right here.
| | 02:04 | When you consider the 3D viewing options,
the WS mobile app becomes the perfect tool
| | 02:08 | for reviewing files or sharing
designs with customers or clients.
| | 02:13 | It puts the power of a 3D walk-
through in the palm of your hand.
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ConclusionGoodbye| 00:00 | Well, we've reached the end of the title.
| | 00:02 | It's been a pleasure working with you. I hope
you've enjoyed our time together as much as I have.
| | 00:07 | Now it's time for you to incorporate
AutoCAD WS into your workflow.
| | 00:11 | Use it to take your designs with you so you can
review, edit, or markup files no matter where you go.
| | 00:16 | Not only that, having AutoCAD WS means you're
always ready to present your ideas to customers
| | 00:22 | and clients and collaborate like never before.
| | 00:25 | If you'd like to take your AutoCAD skills
even farther, take a look at some of the other
| | 00:29 | AutoCAD titles lynda.com has to offer.
| | 00:31 | Likewise, you can always follow me on Twitter
where I regularly post AutoCAD tips and tricks.
| | 00:37 | Just look for me under
the tag name Jeff Bartels.
| | 00:40 | Thanks a lot, and I'll see you next time.
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