AutoCAD Drawing Cleanup Utility "DCU" on Autodesk Labs
We just posted a new preview of a utility named the Drawing Cleanup Utility "DCU" to the Autodesk Labs. This Drawing Cleanup Utility will assist you in cleaning up a drawing to meet your specification or standards by organizing, re-mapping, or manipulate entities to a target standard. You can move layers, blocks, geometry, linetypes, color, explode blocks and attributes all while selecting in a visual selection method. It can also record and play macros to automate tasks. It is for AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD 2008 and based vertical products like AutoCAD for Architecture 2008.
Check DCU out HERE
From the documentation:
What is the DCU?
The Drawing Cleanup Center (DCU) is a productivity tool that provides users the ability to
quickly clean-up and structure DWG files to meet a specific standard. DCU can be used
with all Autodesk products that run on AutoCAD 2007 or 2008 – e.g. Map 3D, ADT, Civil
3D, etc.
It is a user interactive tool that provides visual feedback of user actions and assists users
in selecting the right tools with visual cues such as tool tips. It is designed for individuals
who are familiar with CAD but who aren’t CAD experts.Who needs DCU?
DCU is valuable tool for CAD drafters and designers in several important, and often time
consuming, business scenarios that require modifying drawings to conform to a standard
as follows:
- Cleanup CAD Drawings to a standard driven format which makes it easier to migrate to any AutoCAD application.
- Automating the migration of drawings into a database-based system (e.g. migrating maps into a GIS, migrating floor plans into a facilities management system, etc.)
- Ensuring that drawings from subcontractors conform to a company standard
- Decluttering (removing data) drawings to make them more usable for different business users (e.g., taking architectural floor plan drawings and simplifying them to fit the needs of first responders, etc.)
What are the high-level DCU features and functions?
Several key features that DCU provides are:
- Increasing productivity over standard AutoCAD-based tools (e.g. Map 3D, ACA, Civil 3D, etc.)
- Simplifying AutoCAD for non expert AutoCAD users
- Graphic interaction (select by example)
- Immediate graphic feedback
- Managing and distributing the DCU CAD standards throughout an organization
- Automating work through macros which record and playback repeatable
operations
The new version was just posted to the web for download today. ScriptPro takes AutoCAD scripting to a new level with an easy-to-use interface, logging, reusable project files, enhanced scripting with new keywords and utilities, and robust error recovery. Using ScriptPro, you can apply a set of commands to multiple drawings by simply specifying a script file and the list of drawings that you would like to apply the script to.
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