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ﬁrstlook By Ron LaFon Autodesk Design Review 2009 Free application enables easy viewing and collaboration for all Windows users. A utodesk ﬁrst combined the best of its DWF Viewer and Autodesk Design Review software in Autodesk Design Review 2008. The best part of the combination for members of the design community was that the new version was free of charge. The newest release — Autodesk Design Review 2009 — will be included with all major Autodesk releases. This release has many new features, so I’ll only be able to touch on some of the highlights. Getting a copy of the software for evaluation and use, however, should not be a problem. First up is a new default file format, DWFx, which is based on the XML Paper Specification (XPS) from Microsoft. This new format makes it easier to share design data with reviewers who do not have Design Review. They can view and print drawings without installing any software. You can Autodesk Design Review 2009 is a free application that lets you find and view design data. It offers enhanced 3D measure and mark-up capabilities, along with greatly improved navigation tools. Autodesk Design Review 2009 Design Sharing, Viewing, and Collaboration Software Pros: Flexible review tool; markup capabilities; DWFx; batch print; free. Cons: None significant. Price: Free Autodesk 800.440.4198 www.autodesk.com/designreview now batch print directly from Design Review and print multiple DWF files without having to download and install a plug-in. The new Find feature lets you search for text in drawings and models in open DWF files, and you can rotate 2D content. In addition to raster images, you can now rotate 2D sheets that don’t contain markups. Right away you’ll notice that Autodesk Design Review 2009 has an enhanced user interface, and you’ll find that it’s much more customizable with such navigation tools as steering wheels that customize movement and zooming within an open file. A rewind feature provides thumbnails of previously visited views so you can select and revisit a previously viewed location. Walkthroughs are amazingly simple, as are making crosssections and viewing animations of procedures, such as assembling an object from the available parts. Walkthroughs are amazingly simple, as are making cross-sections and viewing animations of procedures. www.cadalyst.com cadalyst April 2008 32 http://www.autodesk.com/designreview http://www.cadalyst.com

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Cadalyst - April 2008 Contents Editor's Window Cad Central The Summer of BIM Thin Is In — Large LCD Monitors Caligari trueSpace 7.5 — 3D Modeling Software HP Compaq 8710w — Mobile Workstation Autodesk Design Review 2009 — Design Viewing and Collaboration Software Getting Better — What Should You Learn? Technical Uses for Nontechnical Software AEC on Macs Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Tips Rain Down on Harry

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