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. What is Autodesk Design Review?Autodesk Design Review sotware helps save time and money with easy-to-use tools that enable team members to review, mark up,nd revise designs and 3D models. This ree* sotware is tightly integrated with all Autodesk design sotware products and enables

roject teams to move to a two-way design review process to help save time in their markup and approval processes. Specic timesav-

ng unctionality includes:

Measure, markup, and annotation tools

DWF le viewing, plotting, and publishing

Ability to quickly nd and locate design inormation within a DWF le

Ability to combine project data such as images and specications in a single le

Powerul status tracking to manage engineering change orders

Round-trip markup integration with Autodesk design sotware products, so designers can overlay changes and comments on the

original CAD le

. Whats new in Autodesk Design Review ?Field of View. Control the visible area o a 3D model rom a set location.

New keyboard shortcuts for markups. All call-outs, drawing tools, and D measure tools (Area and Polyline) now have keyboard short-

cuts. Use the Spacebar to invoke the most recently used markup tool.

Lighting enhancements. Simplied lighting tools to correct or over-lighting and glare in models.

Printing enhancements. Use more advanced print controls to improve raster printing perormance.

Open dialog box enhancements. The Files o Type drop-down list now lists All Supported Files by deault, and i you change the Files

o Type selection, your choice persists the next time you open a le during the current session.

3. Can I share Autodesk Design Review with others ordeploy it across a network?

es. Autodesk allows you to redistribute Autodesk Design Review sotware,

ubject to the terms and conditions o the end-user license agreement that

ccompanies the download o the sotware. You can use this graphic and link

o http://www.autodesk.com/designreview-download.

Or deploy the sotware silently across a network using this script: MsiExec.exe /qn /i SetupDesignReview.msi

4. Does Autodesk Design Review support DWG or DXFles?DWG TrueView sotware, a stand-alone Autodesk DWG viewing sotware, is available to download ree* and enables users to work

with DWG and DXF les, just as they would in AutoCAD sotware. DWG TrueView is built on the same viewing engine as Auto-

AD sotware, so users can view the latest DWG or DXF les with ull delity. Ater converting DWG les to DWF ormat through the

pplications Publish command, users can take advantage o powerul measure and markup capabilities, sheet set organization, and

tatus tracking in Autodesk Design Review. Although other viewers may support viewing o DWG les, none is built on AutoCAD tech-

ology. Note that on 64-bit operating systems, you must use DWG TrueView to view DWG les.

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5. What is the Autodesk DWF Writer?Download the ree* Autodesk DWF Writer sotware to enable users to publish to DWF ormat rom CAD applications that do not

er built-in DWF publishing, such as Bentleys MicroStation, or Dassaults CATIA or SolidWorks sotware. Autodesk DWF Writer is

certied Microsot Windows system printer driver that enables users to quickly and easily convert les to DWF ormat. Simply cre-

te a DWF le by selecting Autodesk DWF Writer rom the printer drop-down menu in any Windows application. The result is that the

ntire project team can standardize on a common le ormat to exchange and review designs and sheet sets, at no additional cost.

6. Which AutoCAD products does Autodesk DesignReview integrate markups with?Autodesk Design Review integrates with most Autodesk design applications including AutoCAD, Revit, Autodesk Inventor,

nd AutoCAD Map 3D products. See a complete listing o Autodesk design applications.

7. Does Autodesk Design Review support integration

o markups into older versions o AutoCAD, Revit, andnventor sotware?he integrated markup capabilities o Autodesk Design Review and AutoCAD sotware work with the 5 and more recent versions

the AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor amily o products and are part o the enhanced sharing capabilities o AutoCAD sotware.

8. How can I nd technical support inormation orAutodesk Design Review?

he Autodesk Design Review product center is a great source o answers to your support questions.

Autodesk Design Review sotware has a built-in help system that contains a wealth o inormation about using the sotware. To access

his inormation, choose Help rom the Home tab in the ribbon.

Visit the online knowledge base to read common support questions. Also, you can ask questions and read about Autodesk products

n the peer-to-peer discussion group. Autodesk hosts topical discussion groups about specic products, including Autodesk Design

Review, and about general topics, such as drating techniques. The Beyond the Paper blog also eatures the most current inormation

bout Autodesk Design Review.

9. What language versions o Autodesk Design Review are available?Autodesk Design Review is available in American English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplied

hinese.

Free products are subject to the terms and conditions o the end-user license agreement that accompanies download o the sotware.

ccasionally, Autodesk makes statements regarding planned or uture development eorts or our existing or new products and services. These statements are not intended to be a promise or guarantee

uture delivery o products, services, or eatures but merely reect our current plans, which may change. Purchasing decisions should not be made based upon reliance on these statements. Theompany assumes no obligation to update these orward-looking statements to reect events that occur or circumstances that exist or change ater the date on which they were made. Autodesk is notsponsible or typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

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