

In recent years, Autodesk has made the move towards mobile and cloud-based applications including Fusion 360 and AutoCAD 360. Autodesk has since expanded upon a number of non AutoCAD-based products as well, including parametric BIM application Revit and 3D CAD modelling software Inventor. The company launched their first original product AutoCAD that same year. Though best known for its flagship product, AutoCAD, it has developed a vast range of software for the design, engineering and entertainment industries.Īutodesk was founded in 1982 by John Walker and 12 other like-minded individuals.

Use Share tool to copy link and send to email(s) associated with Autodesk account.Īutodesk is a pioneer in 3D design, engineering and digital entertainment software. Upper menu contains Views, Model Browser, Properties, Settings, Comments, Print, Screenshot and Share. Use navigation tools like Orbit, Fit, Pan, Zoom, View Cube split the model using the Section tool use Explode tool to easily locate specific elements Isolate or Hide objects. If your model includes more than one file, all files should be uploaded. You can drag-and-drop, select a file or select a folder for upload. You can use Share tool to send link and set the sharing options to dictate what people can do: take measurements, use the Model Browser, use the Explode tool, use the Section tool. You can also use the Share command to send link to them so they can start walking themselves. The “First Person” is an ideal presentation tool and a good way of walking a client or another design stakeholder through the building. Autodesk Viewer enables you to take basic measurements, add markups and comments, share among design teams and to clients. It is probably the best design review tool for Revit that is freely available. Work sharing is a critical utility for designers and this tool comes to help. It is free, all you need is an Autodesk account and Internet connection. It is browser-based so there’s no limitation on hardware. This viewer is intuitive and simple-to-use. The development of Autodesk Viewer probably means that Autodesk will discontinue Design Review at some point.

Fluid view of the models often looks better than in its native software where it was created. 80 file types are supported (most of the 2D and 3D files), including Revit (RVT), AutoCAD (DWG, DXF, DWF), Navisworks (NWC, NWD), Inventor (IPT, IAM, IDW), 3ds Max (3DS), SketchUp (SKP), Rhino (3DM), Solidworks (IGES, STEP, STL), etc., on any device. Autodesk Viewer runs in a web browser and it supports drag-and-drop of almost any CAD/BIM file type, even non-Autodesk files. Autodesk Viewer is a web-based application where you can upload your CAD and BIM files for viewing, navigation and collaboration.
