Overview

Whether you're a one-person operation working out of your home or one of several hundred AutoCAD users in a large company, file sharing and file maintenance can become the focus of much of your time. In our interconnected world, the volume of messages and files crossing our paths seems to be constantly on the rise. In addition, the Internet has enabled us to be more mobile, adding complexity to our file management tasks.

In this chapter, you'll learn about some of the tools that AutoCAD offers to help you manage your files and the files you share with others. You'll also examine some general issues that arise while using AutoCAD in a workgroup environment. In this discussion, you might find help with some problems you have encountered when using AutoCAD in your particular work environment.

Topics in this chapter include the following:

• Sharing Drawings over the Internet

• ePublishing Your Drawings

• Managing Your Drawings with DesignCenter and the Tool Palettes

• Establishing Office Standards

• Converting Multiple Layer Settings

Sharing Drawings over the Internet

The Internet has become a major part of the computer industry and everyday life. And the Internet provides AutoCAD users some real, practical benefits through its ability to publish drawings and other documents online. AutoCAD gives you tools that enable you to post drawings on the Internet that others can view and download. In the architecture, engineering, and civil (AEC) industry in particular, this can mean easier access to documents needed by contractors, engineers, cost estimators, and...