3D/2D ShareNow Add-in for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review
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These add-ins publish a design from AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, Revit, or Design Review to the Project Freewheel server. With one click of the ShareNow icon, your design application will publish a DWF file of your current design, upload it to Project Freewheel, and invoke the browser with a view of your design. You can then leverage all of the benefits that Project Freewheel has to offer - without installing additional software. Collaborate with your team members on Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh OSX, or Linux. They can use Internet Explorer or Firefox. They can use a PC, Mac, PDS, Cell phone -- whatever has a compatible browser with an internet connection.
YouTube Videos:
- // See how to use ShareNow in AutoCAD
- // See how to use ShareNow in Inventor
- // See how to use ShareNow in Revit
- // See how to use ShareNow in Design Review
To get started:
- You download the installer ZIP file.
- You unzip it.
- You pick the installer that you want:
- AutodeskShareNowSetup2009.msi (AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit) [32-bit and 64-bit versions]
- AutodeskShareNowSetup2010.msi (AutoCAD, Inventor/LT, and Revit) [32-bit and 64-bit versions]
- SetupDesignReviewShareNowSetup.msi (Autodesk Design Review) [32-bit]
- You execute the desired installer. You must have administrative rights on your computer. Vista users must disable UAC before installing.
- The next time you fire up your application, ShareNow is available. This invokes new functionality.
- AutoCAD 2009: New ShareNow and ShareDSD commands are added. These appear as icons on a floating toolbar. You can move and dock this toolbar as desired. ShareNow shares the current drawing. ShareNow shares a set of drawings saved as a sheet set.
- AutoCAD 2010: New ShareNow and ShareDSD commands appear on the add-ins section of the Ribbon interface.
- Autodesk Inventor: ShareNow appears as a command on the File menu. A fly-out lets you elect to publish the current document to Project Freewheel or publish all loaded documents to Project Freewheel.
- Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview: To make ShareNow available, open any part, right click on the toolbar, choose "Customize", and go to "Command" tab. Drag and drop the two new ShareNow icons to the toolbar.
- Autodesk Revit: Icons for sharing the current view of the building information model and sharing all views of the building information model appear.
- Autodesk Design Review: The File->Freewheel menu now publishes to Project Freewheel.
To use it:
- You load a design into the application.
- You click the ShareNow icon or select it from the menu
- The application publishes your design and invokes your browser to show your design in Project Freewheel.
- You use Share->Start to start a sharing session. You pick a name for your session like "AcmeMarch29."
- You call your teammate and ask him to go to the Project Freewheel site and join the AcmeMarch29 session. Alternatively you can email your teammate a link.
- Your teammate sees your design. You pan. He sees it. He zooms. You see it. He adds a markup comment. You see it. You collaborate.
You can see the read me for additional information. So start sharing now.
