As-Built for AutoCAD Software - What’s New in 2020
Overview
Take a tour of the new features and enhancements in As-Built for AutoCAD 2020.
Enhanced Plant Tools UXUpdates to the As-Built Plant tab include more intuitive command and Plant Spec names. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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Enhanced Walk The Run DialogVarious updates to the Walk The Run workflow and dialog boxes. You now have the option to change the Active Set without leaving the tool. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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Efficiently Model PipesThanks to the new Copy Pipes command recurring pipes can now be modeled more efficiently. A new property “Fixed for Apply Constraints” has been added to allow the locking of components for the ApplyConstraints process. Additional commands such as Auto Link Pipes and Move Fittings are available to increase workflow efficiency. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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Enhanced Plant ExportWith the improved Export Pipes to Tagging Objects, piping systems can now be exported to tagging objects without the need to load a structure definition. The New Export Steel to Tagging Objects adds the same ability for structural members. Export pipe elbow centerlines as splines using the new Export Elbows as curved centerlines option. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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New - Copy and Fit BeamsFor single beams or small groups of beams, quickly copy and fit beams by selecting an existing beam(s) and a reference base point then simply click within the point cloud to place the new beams. The beams are immediately and automatically fitted to the point cloud. For large groups of beams, the AutoCAD Copy command can be used. Once placed, the new As-Built Batch Fit Beams command must be run to fit the beams to the point cloud. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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Enhanced Fit Beam DialogImproved and enhanced for version 2020, the new Fit Beam dialog has a new clearer layout, change the Active Set on the fly without leaving the command, and Detect Type now supports round steel profiles. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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New - 3D Mesh SupportA new Mesh Ribbon Tab has been added for version 2020 with tools for loading and displaying 3D meshes (OBJ or STL). Meshes can be navigated as with any other geometry object and can displayed in textured, shaded, solid, and wireframe visual styles. Using the Mesh Surface Snap, polylines and other geometry can be drawn on top of the 3D mesh. In addition, 3D meshes can now be used as surface or source of color in the tools for the creation of true to scale image plans. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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New - Slope and Grade Measurement ToolThe new slope and grade measurement tool, quick calculates distance, slope, and grade from two selected points. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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Explode to Axis LineYou can now more easily access the tool to extract axis and circumference geometry from fitted cylinders. Cannot view the video? Click here to download this video. |
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