Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture Software

Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture

Software

History

Developers  :-  Autodesk

Initial release  :-  October 1998

Stable release  :-  2018 / March, 2017

Operating system  :-  Windows

Type  :-  CAD

        AutoCAD Architecture (abbreviated as ACAD) is a version of Autodesk's flagship product, AutoCAD, with tools and functions specially suited to architectural work.

   Architectural objects have a relationship to one another and interact with each other intelligently. For example, a window has a relationship to the wall that contains it. If you move or delete the wall, the window reacts accordingly. Objects can be represented in both 2D and 3D.

      In addition, intelligent architectural objects maintain dynamic links with construction documents and specifications, resulting in more accurate project deliverables. When someone deletes or modifies a door, for example, the door schedule can be automatically updated. Spaces and areas update automatically when certain elements are changed, calculations such as square footage are always up to date.

      AutoCAD Architecture uses the DWG file format but an object enabler is needed to access, display, and manipulate object data in applications different from AutoCAD Architecture.

  AutoCAD Architecture was formerly known as AutoCAD Architectural Desktop (often abbreviated ADT) but Autodesk changed its name for the 2008 edition. The change was made to better match the names of Autodesk's other discipline-specific packages, such as AutoCAD Electrical and AutoCAD Mechanical.

To Display Projects by History:

In the project selector, you can display projects based on their history.

1.  :-  On the Quick Access toolbar, click Project Browser .

2.  :-  In the project navigation bar, click .

3.  :-  Select the option by which you want to sort projects.

•         If you select Most Recently Used, the last eight projects you have made current are displayed in descending order in the project selector.
•         If you select By Date, a list of project dates is displayed, sorted by current day, current week, and previous weeks.
•         If you select By Project, a list of project names is displayed, sorted alphabetically.
•         If you select By Location, a list of folders containing project files is displayed, in alphabetical order. If you double-click a folder, the projects contained in it are displayed.

4.  :-  Project files are displayed with the project icon . The current project is displayed in bold letters.

5.  :-  If you want to remove a project from the history, select the project, right-click, and click Remove from History List. Click Yes in the subsequent message box.

    Note: You cannot remove the current project from the history list.

    If you want to remove the complete history list except for the current project, select a project, right-click, and click Reset History list. Click Yes in the subsequent message box.

Features

AutoCAD Architecture features:

About Scripting Project Standards Commands:

    Commands can help you automate the standards in your project by scripting your workflows and processes. The following commands are available for the project standards feature:

Command  :-  Description

AECPROJECTSTANDARDS  :-  Launches the Configure AEC Project Standards dialog box for the current project.

AECSYNCHRONIZEPROJECTDRAWING  :-  Synchronizes the current drawing with the project standards.

Tip: To run this command without user interaction, make sure the automatic synchronization option is selected, as described in To Set up Synchronization of AEC Standards.

AECSYNCHRONIZEPROJECT  :-  Synchronizes the current project with the project standards.

Tip: To run this command without user interaction, make sure the automatic synchronization option is selected, as described in To Set up Synchronization of AEC Standards.

AECAUDITPROJECTDRAWING  :-  Audits the current drawing against the project standards.

AECAUDITPROJECT  :-  Audits the current project against the project standards.

AECSHOWOBJECTDISPLAYOVERRIDES  :-  Identifies objects in the current drawing that have their display properties overridden at the object level.

AECVERSIONMODIFIEDOBJECTS  :-  Versions all modified styles and display settings in the current drawing.

Note: This command works only with project standards drawings.

AECPROJECTSTANDARDSSETUPREPORT  :-  Generates a tracking report for the project standards setup.

AECUPDATESTANDARDS  :-  Updates the project standards with the styles and display settings from the current drawing.

AECPURGEVERSION  :-  Purges the version information from all styles and display settings in the current drawing.

Note: This command works only with project standards drawings.

AECCLEARVERSIONHISTORY  :-  Purges the version history from all styles and display settings in the current drawing, except for the current version.

Note: This command works only with project standards drawings.

AECSYNCHRONIZEWSTANDARDS  :-  Synchronizes the project standards drawings of the current project among themselves.

AECUPDATEPROJECTCADSTANDARDS  :-  dates the project's CAD Standards Batch Standards Checker CHX file. It also updates the CAD Standards file associations with each drawing in the current project.

AutoCAD Architecture 2010: Key Features:

    AutoCAD Architecture 2010 has been out for a couple of months. Chances are good that some of you have started using it. Maybe a few of you are still trying to figure out the GUI changes and the new features. In this and the next few articles, let's have a quick look at the new features in AutoCAD Architecture 2010.

About Project Standards:

     The Project Standards feature lets you establish, maintain and synchronize standards across all drawings in an AutoCAD Architecture project. Project standards include standard styles, display settings, and AutoCAD standards that are used across all project drawings.

     Standard styles and display settings for a project are specified and stored in one or more standards drawings that are associated with the project. This allows you to organize your standards drawings in various ways. For example, you could have one standards drawing for styles, another for display settings, and a third for AutoCAD components such as layers, dimension styles, text styles, and linetypes. Or you could place all your wall styles in one standards drawing and all of your property set definitions and data format styles into another.

    Project standards can be accessed from a variety of AutoCAD file formats. They can be saved in one or more drawing files (DWG), drawing templates (DWT), or AutoCAD standards drawings (DWS). Each of these file types can be associated with a project as standards drawings.

    The project can be compared to the project standards at any time during the project lifecycle, and if version discrepancies between the standards and the project drawings are detected, be synchronized with the standards. In addition, the standards can be updated from the project drawings if necessary.