AutoDRAFT

AutoDRAFT is an AutoCAD application which gives you an easy way of using AutoCAD to perform 2D drafting on engineering drawings imported from Draft, and on isometric drawings imported from Isodraft. It can also create 2D entities for export to Draft.

As well as providing access to the full range of AutoCAD’s 2D drafting facilities, AutoDRAFT allows you to transfer drawings from Draft and Isodraft to enhance them. You can also use it to create symbols and drawing frames, and then generate macros for their subsequent recreation in Draft.

You can activate AutoDRAFT directly from an Draft or Isodraft menu. Alternatively, if AutoCAD and AVEVA Plant/Marine are running on different machines, you can generate a DXF format file for transfer to AutoDRAFT and AutoCAD by Draft and Isodraft.

This release of AutoDRAFT supports AutoCAD releases 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Note:
AutoDRAFT no longer supports AutoCAD 2006 for languages other than English.

AutoDRAFT consists of three sub-systems:

• The Drawing Editor, which allows you to add further details to drawings from within AutoCAD.

• The Symbol Editor, which generates Draft macros from AutoCAD inserts to create equivalent symbol template elements in Draft.

• The Frame Editor, which generates Draft macros from drawing frames in AutoCAD to create equivalent Draft backing or overlay sheet elements.

A range of new AutoCAD fonts, developed at AVEVA, is also provided for your use. These fonts are supplied in both binary and source formats. These fonts are compatible with all new and existing AVEVA supplied drafting fonts, and can be transferred to PC-based systems. Additionally, AutoDRAFT supports the TrueType fonts registered in the particular PDMS project.