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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
Finding Files
Pick
Find…
from the
Tools
fl yout at the top of the fl fl
Select File
dialog box to search for files
e
fi
using the
Find
dialog box. See Figure 2-8. If you know the file name, type it in the fi
Named:
text box. If you do not know the name, use wildcard characters, such as *, to narrow the
*
search. Use the
Type:
drop-down list to search specifically for DWG, DWS, DXF, or DWT fi fi
fi les. Use Windows Explorer or Windows Search to search for other file fi types. fi
If you know the folder in which the fi le is located, specify the folder in the fi
Look in:
text
box, or pick the
Browse
button to select a folder from the
e Browse for Folder
dialog box. Check
r
the
Include subfolders
check box to search the subfolders within the selected folder. The
Date
Modified
tab provides options to search for files modified fi within a certain time. This func- fi fi
tion is useful if you want to list all drawings modified within a specific fi fi week or month. fi fi
NOTETEOT N OT
Right-click on a folder or fi le to display a shortcut menu of options. Pick fi
somewhere off the menu to close the menu. The
Initial View
area of the
w
Select File
dialog box houses a
Select Initial View
check box that, when
w
selected, allows you to choose a specifi named view display when the fic fi
file opens. You will learn more about named views later in this textbook. fi
Figure 2-7.
Buttons found in the
Places
list of the
Select File
dialog box by default. Right-click on the list to
access options for adding, removing, and adjusting items, and for restoring the original
Places
list.
Button Description
Sign in to your Autodesk 360 account, or create an account, to browse
for files in Autodesk 360. Autodesk 360 is an online resource that you
can use to store files, access files from a mobile device, and support
file collaboration.
Lists drawing files recently opened from the
Select File
dialog box.
Displays the files and folders contained in the
My Documents
folder for
the current user.
Displays files and folders located in the
Favorites
folder for the current
user. To add the folder displayed in the
Look in:
box to the favorites
list, li st select se le ct
Add Ad d to to F F avorites av or it e s
f f rom ro m the th e
Tools To ol s
f f lyout ly ou t.
Displays available FTP (file transfer protocol) sites. To add or modify
the listed FTP sites, select
Add/Modify FTP Locations
from the
Tools
flyout.
Lists the files, folders, and drives located on the computer p desktop. p
Displays projects on the Autodesk Buzzsaw website. After setting
up a project hosting account, users can access drawings from a given
construction project on the website. This allows the various companies
involved in the project to have instant access to the drawing files.