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Elevate your connected workflows with AutoCAD on the web and mobile

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Discover the possibilities of incorporating AutoCAD on the web and on mobile within your organization. Whether you're simply marking up changes on the job site, or executing web enable automations, we'll walk you through a series of real-world examples of complete project lifecycle that seamlessly extends collaboration to new levels - allowing contributors unlock the true potential of a subscription to AutoCAD or and the new AutoCAD Web offering.

주요 학습

  • Understand the benefits of AutoCAD on the web and mobile: Explore how AutoCAD on the web and mobile can enhance collaboration, improve accessibility, and streamline design workflows in your organization.
  • Evaluate feasibility of implementing AutoCAD on the web and mobile: Assess compatibility of your existing infrastructure and workflows with AutoCAD on the web and mobile. Identify potential challenges and limitations during implementation.
  • Leverage web-based automations with AutoCAD on the web & mobile: Optimize design processes by exploring web-based automation features in AutoCAD. Gain practical knowledge on automating tasks, generating reports, and integrating with other web-based tools.
  • Acquire the necessary skills to seamlessly collaborate using AutoCAD on the web and mobile. Learn how to share and review designs, track changes, and communicate with team members, regardless of location or device.

발표자

  • Jiacheng Li
    Jiacheng Li is a product manager in the AutoCAD team and primarily works on the web application. She used to be a structural engineer and has received education in civil engineering for her bachelor's degree and master's degree. Recently, she completed her MBA at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Since joining Autodesk, she has focused on delivering cloud-based solutions for AutoCAD to continue to empower customers with a faster and seamless way to use AutoCAD.
  • Jon Page
    I am currently a design manager on the AutoCAD team. My team is mixed between technical writers and user experience designers. Most of my team is focused on creating the Help for AutoCAD and the monthly "Have You Tried" articles to further help user. Our user experinece designers, strive to add valuable new features to AutoCAD. I have a degree in Architecture and 10 years of experience in the field using AutoCAD to help transform architectural designs from paper sketches to final construction documents and finally built projects. As you might expect with my continued emphasis on AutoCAD, my work in architecture leaned toward the tech side of the spectrum. Since joining Autodesk, I've primarily focused on AutoCAD-based products like AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, the Autodesk Desktop App, and AutoCAD web. Over the years, I've taken on various roles, including testing, designing, and managing. After 23 years at Autodesk, I remain passionate about continually improving our products.
  • Jack Leng
    Jack Leng is a user experience designer on AutoCAD Web and Mobile, and has been with Autodesk for about 3 and a half years. Before Autodesk, Jack studied design at university and previously worked in medicine, marketing, freelance, and academia as a UX designer and coder.
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      JIACHENG LI: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the class, Elevate Your Connected Workflows with AutoCAD on the Web and on Mobile. Thank you for taking the time to join us today.

      Before we dive into the details, we want to share a safe harbor statement. If we mention anything related to roadmaps or future development plans, they are just plans, not promises. The development, releases, and timing of any feature or functionality may change. You should not rely on the presentation today to make purchasing decisions.

      We are excited you are here with us in person for this AU in Las Vegas. Welcome, again.

      Please allow me to introduce our speakers for today's class. My name is Jiacheng Li. I'm a product manager on the AutoCAD Web team. I worked as a structural engineer before and studied civil engineering for my bachelor's and master's. Since joining Autodesk, I have been working on cloud-based solutions for AutoCAD. I'm very excited to be here with you all today. Hand it over to Jon to introduce himself.

      JON PAGE: Hi, everyone. My name is Jon Page. I'm a design manager on the AutoCAD team. I have a degree in architecture and worked in the field with AutoCAD for about 10 years. Since joining Autodesk, I have worked mostly on AutoCAD-based products, like AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, MEP, et cetera. I have had a variety of roles while at Autodesk, such as testing, designing, and managing folks. Let me hand it over to Jack.

      JACK LENG: Hey, everyone. I'm Jack Leng. I work as a user experience designer on AutoCAD Web and Mobile, and I've been with Autodesk for about three and a half years. Before Autodesk, I studied design at university and have worked in medicine, marketing, freelance, and academia as a UX designer and coder.

      JIACHENG LI: All right, thank you, Jon and Jack. Then let's dive into today's class. Here's the agenda. First we will talk about what it means to elevate your connected workflows in the context of AutoCAD on the Web and on Mobile. Then we will show an overview of the AutoCAD ecosystem, following up with an overview of Web and Mobile features, as well as recent released features.

      Next, we will introduce three case studies to elaborate on how you can benefit from using AutoCAD on the Web and on Mobile, focusing on enhancing your collaboration, a better PDF publishing experience, and Docs-based collaboration for a new way to work with simple files. Lastly, we will conclude with key takeaways and Q&A.

      Digital transformation is rapidly changing the way of working. We are here to demonstrate several ways you can elevate your workflows with a connected experience with AutoCAD on the web and on mobile.

      Elevating connected workflows can change depending on the context. In this context of AutoCAD on web and on mobile, we consider three aspects to help you and your company unlock better workflows and achieve better outcomes.

      First, enhance your collaboration experience by focusing on exchanging markups and feedback. Second, streamline your day-to-day tasks with efficient workflows to simplify operations. Lastly, we are introducing a new way of working with AutoCAD across devices with a connected ecosystem between AutoCAD and Autodesk Docs. We hope at the end of today's class that these features benefit your workflows and fit into your day-to-day work.

      Let's take a close look at AutoCAD ecosystem today. This is how AutoCAD products have evolved. Each AutoCAD product plays a unique role to ensure our users are able to create rich DWG data in a collaborative and accurate manner. The Desktop app enables heavy 2D and 3D editing. On the web browser, team members can meet over a DWG to review drawings and make light edits. On mobile devices, collaborators can get easy access to DWGs on the go and bring in field insights to their Desktop collaborators.

      Zooming in to the web and mobile applications, AutoCAD Web and Mobile were introduced several years ago to enable workflows across devices. Since then, we have continued to enhance involving the product.

      Here's the subscription type you need to get access to AutoCAD on the web and on mobile. If you are a Desktop subscriber, you enjoy access to Web and Mobile without additional cost as part of the subscription. Or you could get a standalone offering that provides access to Web and Mobile alone.

      To use AutoCAD on the web, you will need Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari on either Windows or Mac machines. AutoCAD on mobile is available on iOS, Android, and Windows 10 for both mobile devices and tablets.

      Now zooming further into specific features on the web and on mobile-- here is a rundown of features that are available on the web and on mobile. We will dive deeper into highlighted features in the next few slides. One thing to call out, Markup Import, Batch Plot to PDF, and LISP are features available to AutoCAD subscribers if you are using AutoCAD on the web.

      AutoCAD on the web and on mobile enables foundational DWG editing capabilities, including drawing and annotating with text, dimensions, and other markups through a Command ribbon or Command line, manage layers and display Xrefs, use Connect to to access your files from various cloud providers. In addition, on mobile, design and draw without an internet connection and sync later.

      Now let us dive into several highlighted features. Trace is an exciting new multiplatform feature to streamline the review process and enhance collaboration. You and your collaborators can safely mark up DWG files without altering the existing drawing. Your collaborators can create a trace in AutoCAD and mobile and mark up their design changes. Then you can open the trace in AutoCAD, view the feedback in context, and incorporate the changes. There is no need for red pens or drafting dots.

      After the release of Trace in AutoCAD 2022, Markup Import helps you to send and implement comments and feedback from colleagues faster than ever before. You can take a picture of a printed drawing using the AutoCAD Mobile application to import it into your drawing. From there, AutoCAD will add the feedback as a new trace layer on your drawing.

      In addition to features for collaboration, we continue to enhance core functionality. Local file access has released recently on Web-- enables you to get access to local files, to streamline access to your DWG files saved on local drive or LAN, allowing you to make edits directly without worrying about duplicating files in the cloud.

      Sketch is another core functionality that is available on a mobile device or a tablet. Use the Sketch tool to add freehand markups using touch or your Apple Pencil, allowing you to capture information and gather field insights on the go.

      Now Batch Plot to PDF is available on Web. With this cloud-powered solution, you can easily batch plot your files to PDF directly from your file manager without opening the file. The AutoCAD Web Browser tab does not need to remain open while publishing is in progress. In addition, you can save your files in DSD format for future use.

      Another highlight in the recent AutoCAD release is the Cloud-first Sheet Set Manager. This feature is one step further towards the integration between AutoCAD on the web and Autodesk Docs. It provides you access and management of Sheet Sets stored in Autodesk Docs through AutoCAD Web and AutoCAD Desktop.

      Shared Support Files is the last feature deep dive for today, the newest addition to AutoCAD on the web this year. It is another integrative feature between AutoCAD on the web and Autodesk Docs. With shares of profiles, you will enjoy a new way of managing your support files on the cloud and scale the setup to multiple projects stored on Docs.

      Next, let me invite Jon and Jack to walk you through some case studies to help contextualize these features. We will cover three case studies, including ways to enhance your collaboration experience and enhance creating PDF experience, as well as a Docs-based collaboration workflow to manage your support files.

      JACK LENG: In our first scenario, we'll watch a project manager leverage AutoCAD on his mobile device while he's on the go to synthesize feedback from the client to the drafter. Using Markup Import and Trace together lets users quickly incorporate feedback into the DWG without affecting the base drawing, no matter what form the feedback comes in.

      Jon here is the project manager, and he's running errands between projects. I'll be playing the role of the drafter stuck at the office working at my usual desk. And Jiacheng is our client, who's working from home today. Let's begin with her perspective and see how we can work better together.

      JIACHENG LI: OK, there's one final change I'd like the architect to make, then we should be all set. I think if he sees the sketch I made on this printout, he will get the idea. I will email a photo of it now so his team can finalize the drawing.

      JON PAGE: Buzz. Great, the client just sent me feedback. I see she sent me a photo of some markups, and she made a printout of-- our design that she made on a printout of our designs. But I can work with this.

      I'll use Markup Import to get it to the drafters back at the office. Let me just do that right now. I'll grab the image that was texted to me, use the Markup Import, and bring the markup in. Oh, in some cases, we may have to adjust the position. So I'll take a second and align it to the drawing. And then I'll just make sure that it's exactly scaled, so picking two reference points.

      Now I can see the markups in the drawing. They're actually in the trace, which is an overlay on the drawing. I can adjust the Overlay Effect, and I can adjust the background so that I can see the drawing. That'll get saved, and that's actually in the drawing and available for the drafters.

      Oh, done-- looks good. Come to think of it, though, what does this scribbled-out area by the bathroom mean? I'll just give her a call and clear it up. Hey, thanks for reviewing the latest draft so quickly and sending your thoughts. There's one edit you made to the guest room bathroom where I'm not sure what you meant by scratching it out. Did you mean that you want everything taken out, including the walls?

      JIACHENG LI: Oh, no, I actually mean to say that I want to keep the wall, but change the bathroom space into a closet instead. Sorry. I see how that wasn't clear. But if we could just take out the toilet, sink, on top of the other markups I made on the picture I sent to you, that would be awesome. Thanks.

      JON PAGE: That clears that up. I'll just write a note in a trace so the drafters know what to do. Remove bathroom. That clear [AUDIO OUT].

      JACK LENG: It seems like there's already another round of feedback. That was fast. Let's see what they have for me this time. Jon said all the feedback was going to be here in this trace. And yeah, it looks like it's all here. It's convenient I can see it right on top of my drawing, but that it's still separate from the layers that I've been working on. That lets me just refer to the notes in each spot and make the changes accordingly. Just a little more, and that should be everything. I'll save it now and let Jon know.

      JON PAGE: Take a look at what got done. Looks like you got everything. Let me check what I put in the trace and make sure it's all there. Nice, we're set. All that's left to do is just to plot the PDF here and send it back to the client. Now the plot's done. I'll save it to Files, and from there, I can attach it to an email. Take a look at what--

      JIACHENG LI: Wow, that was fast.

      JACK LENG: Even though Jon wasn't at the office and only had a phone while he was at Whole Foods, he was able to work back and forth between our client and his drafter without skipping a beat thanks to AutoCAD Mobile's Collaboration features.

      JON PAGE: Next, let's take a look at PDF publishing scenarios in AutoCAD Web. This project that we have coming up is a light commercial. Oh, and AutoCAD Web has Sheet Set Manager support, so we can use the Sheet Set Manager for publishing PDFs with one click. So simple, even a project manager can do it if the project is set up right. Thanks, Jack.

      Now let's see how this plays out for our client, Jiacheng, and the PM that I'll play.

      JIACHENG LI: Hey, Jon, can I get a PDF of the architecture drawing? I'd like to review the current state of the project.

      JON PAGE: OK, no problem, we can do that. Ooh, I almost forgot. Jack is out on vacation this week. Luckily, he showed me how to publish from Sheet Set Manager on AutoCAD Web, and it's pretty easy. I can publish without opening a drawing.

      Luckily, Jack set up this project in Autodesk Docs, and he created a sheet set for this. So I just have to click the sheet set. It'll open up here. I will pick the set of sheets, which is the Architectural sheets, and just right click on the subset and choose Publish to PDF. And in here, I can choose what I want to publish, give it a name, overwrite if there's already an existing file, and now I'll just click Publish.

      Now we'll get a message in the Sheet Set Manager that is publishing, and now it just completed. And now we'll open the PDF, just take a look at it-- looks good. And we can download that and send it to the client. Luckily, Jack set up--

      OK, and now we'll take a look at publishing a PDF from a project that's stored in OneDrive. We have another small project, and we need to publish or create PDFs from a couple of sheets.

      OK, now on OneDrive, we'll try the Batch Publish feature in AutoCAD Web, since Sheet Set Manager is not supported on OneDrive. We'll select our files that we want to publish, and then click the Publish button, choose what you want to publish, in this case, sheets. And we'll keep it as a single. And let's save this sheet list in case we want to publish this again in the future. Click Publish. Select our output location. Let's just use the name that's provided, and click Publish.

      Now after a little while, we click on our PDF file folder where we put the PDF, click on that to open it, and we can preview the PDF that we just created using the AutoCAD Web Batch Publish. And we would send this off to a client or engineer.

      JACK LENG: Whether you're on Docs or other cloud providers, it's getting easier than ever to organize and export PDFs from AutoCAD Web quickly and with a fine level of control. This let Jon fulfill his client's request almost instantly, even without the drafter around.

      In our third and final case study, we want to show you a new way to manage your organization's support files. Shared Support Files enables drawing templates, fonts, hatch patterns, plot styles, and LISPs to be managed and shared with your drafters. This time, Jon is playing the role of a CAD manager at the office who's responsible for setting up support files for a new design project. And I'm still the drafter, but this time, I'm working from home.

      JON PAGE: As the CAD manager, I'm responsible for setting up project support files and deploying to project members so that project members can focus on project work and not struggle while working with drawing files. Our firm recently migrated all design documents to Autodesk Docs for collaboration. As a result, I save the company support files on ACC now. Before ACC, when we started a new project, I manually configured support files for each one. This process was time consuming at best.

      I recently read an AutoCAD blog where I learned about this new feature called Shared Support Files. This feature could change the way I manage and deploy support files for my projects, providing me and my team with a new possibility towards an efficient way of working.

      With Shared Support Files, the feature, I can automatically deploy them to all the project members without duplicating the files over and over. And in that way, I can manage a single source of truth for our support files. Let me get on AutoCAD Web to set up the support files for this new project.

      As a CAD manager, I already have admin access to my ACC projects. I see my ACC projects are already connected. I will click on the Manage Support Files from the side rail of the File Manager. Let me switch to my ACC project, ACAD ACC Project 4. That's where my support files are. I see the default configuration is AutoCAD Web Support Files, and I don't see my support files.

      I'm going to click the New Configuration button to start a new configuration there. First, I'll start off and select the folders. I see the folders for my ACC Project are showing up right here. And I'll add and select those folders. Now I can look at the contents, and you can see they're all in there by file type, and select the folders I want to include. And I can add them to other projects. So I'm going to add them to ACC Project 1. Check that-- done. Nice.

      Now I'll create the configuration. The new configuration is loaded and displaying the support files by file type. We can select on Fonts and see that our fonts are appearing in there and that this applies to several ACC projects.

      We'll click on the LISP file type, and you can see that our LISP and DCL files are right there. And only admins will be able to manage these files using that Manage Configuration dialog. Now all the project members are given access to the support files automatically while they're working on a project with this configuration.

      JACK LENG: I've been a drafter for a bit and spend a lot of time working on drawings on my computer at work. But today, I'm working from home, and I'm using AutoCAD Web on my personal laptop to get things done. Another day, another drawing-- here we go with another new project. I'll probably need to annoy Jon again for the hatches we need or to hunt them down on the network drive.

      Oh wow, they're already here-- looks like the DWG loaded hatches and all the support files I'll need for this project automatically. It looks like everything is configured based on the project, which is perfect because I know sometimes the standards can differ on different projects.

      Looks like the support files are coming from these folders-- I can't really change anything or modify any of the support files, but that might be for the best. This way, we can rely on Jon to keep us organized.

      Here, AutoCAD Web's new Shared Support Files enabled our CAD manager and all the drafters in our org to be on the same page when working on Docs-based projects, streamlining what used to be a manual and error-prone workflow.

      JON PAGE: To recap, we've demonstrated three scenarios for elevating your connected workflows with AutoCAD Web-- and AutoCAD on the web and on mobile. Enhance your collaboration experience, streamline tasks, your day-to-day tasks with efficient workflows to simplify operations, and connected ecosystem between AutoCAD and the Autodesk Construction Cloud.

      Use Trace and Markup Import to streamline exchanging markup and feedback. Use Cloud Sheet Set Manager and the Batch Plot to PDF to simplify your PDF publishing tasks. And use the Shared Support Files to leverage the power of the cloud-based solutions, enabling a new way of managing and deploying support files.

      So choose the right tool for the job, Mobile, out in the field with offline editing capabilities, Web for quick views and edits when away from the office, and Desktop for heavy 2D and 3D editing. Today, get access to AutoCAD on the web and on mobile with your AutoCAD subscription or the AutoCAD Web standalone offering.

      Thank you.