MARK UP AND IMPORTPUBLISHVIEW AND PRINT Tips and Tricks for UsingAutodesk Design Review 2009PUBLISHPublishing from AutoCAD ®-based Software1. From the File menu, choose Publish.2. In the Publish dialog box, under Publish To, click DWF File, and then click Publish Options.3. In the Publish Options dialog box, under DWF Data Options, Block Information, select Include from the drop-down menu. Note: For AutoCAD ® Map 3D and AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® software users: Be sure to include Map information and layers.4. Click OK.5. In the Publish dialog box, either con-tinue with publishing tasks or close the dialog box.Publishing from Revit ® Architecture Software or Revit ® Structure SoftwareTo publish a 3D DWF1. From the File menu, choose Publish DWF>3D DWF.2. Select a fi lename and location, then click Save./designreview The ability to publish 2D and 3D DWF™ fi les is built into every Autodesk design application. It is also available free* of charge when using third-party applica-tions with the Autodesk ® DWF™ Writer application. For more information visit,.Publish automatically to DWFx formatfrom any Autodesk design application. With Autodesk Design Review software, extended team members using the Windows Vista ® operating system can collaborate on drawings without installing additional software. DWFx fi les are XPS compliant and can be opened, viewed, printed, and searched for in the Microsoft ® XPS Viewer, which is included on all Windows Vista machines.2D Markups and AnnotationsAll 2D markups and redlines can beimported into the original design applica-tion. All changes are automatically tracked and kept in the context of the design.2. For AutoCAD ® family products, and Autodesk ® Inventor ® software: Open the Markup Set Manager.For Revit ® Products: ChooseFile>Import/Link>Link DWF Markup Set…3. Select the DWFx fi le to import.Markups will be displayed as an overlay on the 2D sheet. Markups include prop-erties, history, and status information.4. Change the status of the markup, and add notes, if necessary.Custom Stamps, Smart Shapes, and Freehand Markup ToolsAdd custom symbols and comments to sheet sets and 3D views electronically, including familiar markup call-outs, standard shapes, freehand drawings, and text.Autodesk ® Design Review software en-ables you to search models and drawings for text, drawing and object properties, and other metadata from within the DWF™ fi le.1. Open DWF Project fi le.2. Type a search string into the Find Entry dialog box.The Find panel will open and populateAnnotate any length, area, or polyline on any 2D sheet. These annotations can also be imported into the original design ap-plication using the Markup Set Manager.Save and Import DWF MarkupsIncrease team productivity with digital markup tools that allow reviewers’ chang-es to be quickly and easily implemented in the Autodesk ® design software.1. Open the design application where the original DWF™ was published.FIND AND COMPAREM A R K U P A N D I M P O R TADVANCED TIPSadditions and deletions. You can even customize your highlight colors.1. Open the DWF fi le from which you want to perform the comparison.2. From the Tools menu, choose Compare.3. In the Compare dialog box, select the second DWF fi le that you want to com-pare against. Once you have selected the second DWF fi le, all of its sheets are shown.4. Choose the sheet that aligns with the original sheet you are comparing.5. Select Options to choose Additions and Deletions colors. Be sure to pick colors that are not used on the sheets, as dif-ferences may be diffi cult to see.6. Click OK.Design Review tips from the experts.Freewheel ® software enables your clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers to easily and securely view, share, and print 2D and 3D building designs in a common web browser, on a Mac ® system or PC, without installing any software applications. For more information, visit .Your IT department can install Autodesk ® Design Review software across yourcompany network. A silent installation of Design Review can be included as part of a company-wide automated script. For ex-ample, this capability is particularly useful when installing Design Review company-wide using SMS.Open a command prompt andnavigate to the directory containing SetupDesignReview.exe. Type the following command: start /WAIT SetupDesignReview.exe /s /v /qnPress Enter. The installation completes without requiring any interaction from users.Embed Autodesk Design Review in a Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® PresentationAutodesk Design Review can be embed-ded in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, by simple drag-and-drop; however, when adding to a presentation in Slide Show mode, some added functionality is needed:1. Open PowerPoint fi le with a blank slide.2. Fix your security settings (you only need to do this once)a. Click the Offi ce button, then select PowerPoint options.with search results.3. Notice icons to the left of the search results highlight result type: 3D object, text, object properties, markups, and other metadata.4. Click on the hyperlink result.The object selected will be highlighted in the display window, object proper-ties, and model panel. Note: Use the advanced features to narrow your search parameters.Design Document ComparisonCompare multiple versions of drawings in “light table” fashion, with versions laid on top of one another. Autodesk DesignReview software automatically highlightsF I N D A N D C O M P A R EA D V A N C E D T I P SM A R K U P A N D I M P O R TF I N D A N D C O M P A R EGet free downloadsVisit the DWF CommunityRead the blogParticipate in the discussion groupFind developer tools and informationTry Autodesk Freewheel, the free* design review web service。
