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Use the Browse the Web dialog box to navigate to the Internet location where
the file is stored, or access project collaboration sites hosted by Autodesk
®
Buzzsaw
®
using the Buzzsaw icon in the Select File or Save Drawing As dialog
box.
Use the Browse the Web Dialog Box
With the Browse the Web dialog box, you can navigate quickly to a specific
Internet location to open or save a file. You can specify a default Internet
location that is loaded each time you open the Browse the Web dialog box.
Using the Browse the Web dialog box to access files is particularly useful when
you don't know the correct URL, or when you want to avoid entering a long
URL each time you access an Internet location.
To open a drawing file from the Internet by entering a URL
1 Click File menu ➤ Open.
2 In the Select File dialog box, enter the URL to the file in File Name. Click
Open.
You must enter the Hypertext Transfer Protocol or File Transfer Protocol
(for example, http:// or ftp://) and the extension (for example, .dwg or
.dwt) of the file you want to open.
To open a drawing file from the Internet by browsing an FTP site
1 Click File menu ➤ Open.
2 In the Select File dialog box, click Tools ➤ Add/Modify FTP Locations.
3 In the Add/Modify FTP Locations dialog box, under Name of FTP Site,
enter the site name for the FTP location (for example, ftp.autodesk.com).
4 Under Log On As, select one of the following:
■ Anonymous. Logs on to the FTP site as an anonymous user. If the FTP
site does not allow anonymous logons, select User and enter a valid
user name.
■ User. Logs on to the FTP site using the specified user name.
5 Enter a password if required by the FTP site.
6 Click Add. Click OK.
7 In the Select File dialog box, select FTP from the Places list.
8 Double-click one of the FTP sites and select a file.
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