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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
■ On the ribbon Insert tab (to search) or the Output tab (to share)
■ Click Application menu ➤ Publish ➤ Share with Autodesk Seek
■ Click Share with Autodesk Seek from a selected block shortcut menu
■ From the menu bar, click File ➤ Share with Autodesk Seek
■ From the menu bar, click Tools menu ➤ Toolbars ➤ Autodesk Seek
■ From the Autodesk Seek toolbar, click Autodesk Seek
■ Click Autodesk Seek Design Content from DesignCenter (ADCENTER)
■ At the Command prompt, enter SHAREWITHSEEK to share and SEEK to
search
With Autodesk Seek, you can upload AutoCAD drawing files and blocks under
the categories Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Structural Engineering.
This facilitates searching that results in significant time savings during
production.
Blocks and drawings are uploaded with their attribute values to the Autodesk
Seek website.
The host drawing file uploaded to the Autodesk Seek website does not include
any external images, external references (xref), or underlay file references.
NOTE Autodesk Seek is currently available in US English only.
To upload a block or drawing to Autodesk Seek
1 Click Output tab ➤ Autodesk Seek panel ➤ Share with Autodesk Seek.
2 In the Share with Autodesk Seek dialog box, select a block from the list
of blocks, or select the current drawing.
3 Click OK.
The block or drawing is saved as a temporary file, which is packaged with
additional information such as a thumbnail image, and sent to the
Autodesk Seek website.
If the drawing is new or contains unsaved changes, you are prompted to
save the file.
4 If prompted, enter a new file name and save the file.
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