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• OpenrecentlyviewedDWFfilesquicklyfromthelistatthebottomoftheFilemenu.

• OpenmultipleDWFfilesinseparateinstancesofDesignReviewbyselectingthemin

WindowsExplorer,oronthedesktop,thenright‐clicktheselectionandchooseOpen.

• RenameDWFfilesheets.

• IntheThumbnailsorListViewpalette,selectasheet,clickonceonthesheet’sname,and

typeanewname.

• YoucanchoosebetweenDWFxandDWFasthedefaultfileformatontheGeneraltabinthe

Optionsdialogbox.

• PressNtoquicklycontrolhowDesignReviewisshownonthescreen.PressNoncetohide

palettes.PressNagaintohidetoolbarsandshowthecurrentsheetfullscreen.PressNagain

toshowallitems.

• Showorhidetoolbarsquicklybyright‐clickinganydisplayedtoolbar.Alistofalltoolbarsis

displayed.Acheckmarkindicatesatoolbariscurrentlydisplayed.

• Ifyouchangeviewsseveraltimes,youcanclickthePreviousViewbuttonontheCanvas

Panetoolbartostepbackthroughyourviews.WithSmoothcameratransitionsenabled,on

theModeltabintheOptionsdialogbox,youcancreateasimple,movie‐likewalkthrough.

• WiththeZoomtoolactive,clickthecanvastozoominandAlt‐clickthecanvastozoomout.

WithoutmakingtheZoomtoolactive,usethemousewheeltozoominorout.

• Saveacustomworkspace.DesignReviewhasfourpredefinedworkspaces(preconfigured

toolbarandpalettelayouts)thatyoucancustomizeandsave.

a. Arrangethepalettesandtoolbarsthewayyouwant.

b. ChooseWindow>Workspace>SaveCurrentWorkspace,toopentheSave

WorkspaceAsdialogbox.

c. TypeanameforyournewcustomworkspaceandclickOK.

Althoughyoucandefinecustomlayouts,youcannotoverwritethepredefinedlayouts.You

canchangeacustomizedlayoutbymakinganydesiredchangesandresavingitwiththe

samename.

Also,bearinmindthateachofthepredefinedlayoutsisdisplayedwhenyouactivatetools

thatinvokethatfunctionality.

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• Sharecustomworkspaces.Aftercreatingcustomworkspacesyoucansharethemwith

others.

a. FromWindowsExplorer,copythelayout(s)youwanttosharefromthe

SavedLayoutsfolder:

XP: C:\DocumentsandSettings\[username]\Application

Data\Autodesk\AutodeskDesignReview\9.0\userdata\SavedLayouts

Vista: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutodeskDesign

Review\9.0\userdata\SavedLayouts

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Warning:Don’trenametheworkspacefilename.

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Tip:Sincethelayoutfilesarenamedstrangely,usetheDateModifiedattributeto

helpyoufindtheoneyouwant.

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b. Sharethelayout(s)withtherecipient(s)byemail,posttoasharedlocation,etc.

c. Eachrecipientwillneedtoplacethesharedworkspacefile(s)intotheappropriate

folder(seethepathinstepa)onhisorhercomputer.

d. StartDesignReviewandchooseWindow>Workspacestoseethenewshared

workspace(s)displayedatthebottomofthelist.

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Note:Iftheworkspacecreatorchangestheoriginalworkspace,itwillhavetobe

resharedwiththerecipient(s).Thereisnoconnectionbetweenaworkspacethathas

beenshared.

• Whilemeasuring,pressEsconcetocancelthecurrentmeasurementbutkeepthemeasure

toolactive.PressEscagaintostopmeasuringandmaketheSelecttoolactive.

• For3Dmeasurements,whenameasurementispartiallyorfullyobscuredbyoneormore

objects,thelinesaredashed.

• SaveacustomizedviewusingMyViews.

a. Setthecanvasviewsettingsthatyouwouldliketosave.Makepartstransparentor

hidden,zoominonparticularobjects,etc.

b. OntheViewspalettetoolbar,clicktheOptionsbuttonandchooseSaveView.The

viewisaddedtotheViewspaletteunderMyViewsas“MyView1”,“MyView2”,etc.

c. TorenametheMyView,right‐clickandchooseRename.

d. TypeanewnameintheRenameViewdialogboxandclickOK.

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• ReplaceanexistingMyView.Ifyoudeterminethatadifferentviewbetterrepresentswhat

youwerepreviouslytryingtocapturewithaMyViewyoucanoverwritewhatyou’ve

alreadysaved.

o IntheViewspaletteunderMyViews,right‐clicktheviewyouwouldliketo

overwriteandchoosesave.

• WhenworkingwithsavedMyViews,right‐clickanyMyViewandchooseResettoPublished

Viewtoreturnthesheetormodeltoitspublishedview.

• WhencombiningoneDWFfilewithanother,dragoneormoresheetsfromthe“original”

DWFfileanddropitintoeithertheThumbnailsorListViewpaletteofthereceivingDWF

file,notontothecanvas.WhendroppingasheetineithertheThumbnailsorListView

palette,youcanselectapositionforitbeforeyoudropit.

Ifyoudropthedraggedsheetonthecanvasofthereceivingfile,youwillactuallycreatea

newDWFfile,containingthedroppedsheet,notamergedfile.

• Changetherotationcenterpointwiththe3DNavigationWheels.Changingtherotation

center,orpivotpoint,usingthewheelsalsochangestherotationtargetassociatedwith

OrbittoolandViewCuberotation.

o WiththeViewObjectWheelortheFullNavigationWheel

a. ClickandholdtheCenterwedge.

b. MovethePivotsphereovertheobject,andreleasethemousebuttontoset

thenewrotationtarget.

o WiththeFullNavigationWheelZoomwedge

a. ClicktheZoomwedgetosetanewrotationtarget.

b. Tozoomtheviewwithoutsettinganewrotationtarget,pressCtrlthenclick

andholdtheZoomwedge.Movethemousetozoominourout.

Note:UsingtheZoomwedgetosetthePivotsphereawayfromthemodelmay

causethemodeltoleavethecanvaswhilerotatingtheview.Ifyou“lose”the

model,clickthewheel’smenubuttonandchooseGoHometoresetthemodel

andcentertheview.

o Toresetthemodel’soriginalcenter

• Clickthewheel’smenubuttonandchooseRestoreOriginalCenter.

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• TipsforVirtualWalkthroughs:

o WhenconductingvirtualwalkthroughsofarchitecturalmodelsusingtheTour

BuildingWheelortheFullNavigationWheel,publishedlightsoftenleavetoomany

objectsasblackorgrayscale,makingitdifficulttodeterminewheregeometry

beginsorends.ExperimentwithvariousLightingOptionstoenhancethevisibilityof

objectssuchaswalls,windows,doors,orevenbuildingsinlargermodels.

o Decreaseorincreasethewalkspeed.Dependingonthenumberofobjectsinthe

modelyouaretouring,youmayfindthewalkthroughspeedtoofastortooslowto

allowexaminationofthevirtualspace.

i. RightclickthewheelandchooseOptionstodisplaytheSteeringWheeltabin

theOptionsDialogbox.

ii. MovetheWalkingSpeedslidertoincreaseordecreasethespeed.

• SavewhiteboardorotherinformationasanimageandaddittoaDWFfile.

a. Captureanimageusingacameraphoneorothercamera.

b. TransfertheimagetoyourcomputerviaBlueTooth,email,orothermethod.

c. AddtheimagetoaDWFfilebydragginganddroppingtotheContentspalette.

d. Afteraddingtheimage,youcanusetheRotateSheetbuttontochangetheimage

orientation.

• UsetheViewCubetosavetimewhenperformingmultipleoperations.Youcaninteractwith

theViewCubewhileanyoftheDesignReviewtoolsareactive.

o Whenapplyingmarkupsorcrosssectionstoa3Dmodel,insteadofselectingthe

Orbittooltochangetheview,clickanddragtheViewCubetochangethemodel

view.

• RightclicktheViewCubetoquicklyswitchbetweenPerspectiveandOrthographicviews.

• ResizeorrepositiontheViewCube.ChooseTools>Options,andontheViewCubetabinthe

Optionsdialogboxyoucanchangetheposition,size,andopacityoftheViewCube.

• WhenviewingaDWFfileembeddedinabrowserwindoworaMicrosoftOfficedocument,

youcansaveacopylocally.RightclickandchooseSaveAs.

• Whenviewinggeoreferencedmaps,quicklyswitchbetweenDisplayModeandEntryMode

bydouble‐clickingtheMaptoolbar.

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