Sharing Drawings With Autocad Users; Comparing Methods Of Sharing Drawings - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

Sharing Drawings with AutoCAD Users

There are 2 methods for making drawings available to users who are working with AutoCAD:
Working with Proxy Graphics
Exporting drawings to AutoCAD DWG or DXF
The method you choose depends on the software the others are using, on how exactly the drawing must match the
original drawing, and on the particular views the other users require.
Turning on Proxy Graphics
When you turn on proxy graphics in a drawing, users who do not have AutoCAD Architecture but do have another
AutoCAD-based product (AutoCAD 2000 or newer), can view and plot AEC objects and design data.
Exporting to AutoCAD Drawings and DXF Files
You can export drawings created with the software to AutoCAD drawings for the following versions:
AutoCAD 2008
AutoCAD 2007
AutoCAD 2004 (including 2005 and 2006)
AutoCAD 2000 (including 2000i and 2002)
AutoCAD R14
You can also export a drawing to a drawing interchange format (DXF) file. A DXF file is a text or binary file that contains
drawing information that can be read by other CAD systems. For more information about DXF files, see DXF Files"
in AutoCAD Help.
TIP The quickest way to locate and view an AutoCAD topic is to click the Search tab in the Help window, select the Search
titles only option, and then copy and paste or type in the AutoCAD topic name, and click List Topics.
You can export drawings to the following DXF formats:
AutoCAD 2004 DXF (including 2005 and 2006)
AutoCAD 2000 DXF (including 2000i and 2002)
AutoCAD Release 12 DXF
Exporting drawings to an AutoCAD drawing or to a DXF file creates a separate drawing in which all AEC objects, such
as walls, doors, windows, and roofs, are exploded to AutoCAD primitive objects, such as lines, arcs, and 3D faces. The
resulting AutoCAD objects cannot be restored to AutoCAD Architecture objects.
NOTE You can open DXF files generated in earlier versions of the software if the files do not contain any AEC objects. DXF
files that contain AEC objects cannot be imported into the software.

Comparing Methods of Sharing Drawings

The following table lists the features of the various methods of sharing drawings with AutoCAD users:
Use Case
Use of AEC objects in other AutoCAD-based
applications
Status of AEC objects in other applications
Proxy Graphics
View, plot AEC objects and
design data; no manipulation
of objects
AEC objects are displayed as
proxy graphics with no
intelligence
Object Enabler
View, plot, copy, manipulate
AEC objects and design data
AEC objects are maintained
as intelligent objects
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Export to AutoCAD (DWG
or DXF)
View, plot, manipulate
exploded AEC objects
No AEC objects