By John Flanagan
Collaborate with Shared Views in AutoCAD
The Shared Views function has been available since the 2019 release, and now you can use it to collaborate with others online.
Creating a Shared View
There are a couple of ways to implement the Shared Views tool in AutoCAD. You can click on the Application button and, then from Publish, select Share View. You can also open the Shared Views palette located on the Collaborate tab of the Ribbon.
From there, you will be presented with a dialogue box that lets you define some parameters about your shared view. Give it a name or accept the default. Choose between sharing a “snapshot” of the current view or the model drawing and all layout views.
Click “Share” and AutoCAD will inform you it is going to process the view in the background. Just click Proceed to dismiss the message. You should now see an animated icon at the far-right side of the status bar indicating that it is in progress. AutoCAD will tell you when the view is complete with a notification bubble.
Sharing and Collaborating
Once the view is generated, click on the View Browser link in the notification bubble to see it in your default web browser. You will also receive an email with a sharable link. Just send the link to whomever you want to share it.
When they receive your link, they will open it using the Autodesk Viewer in their browser. There they can not only view and navigate around in your file, but also measure, comment, and mark-up the design. They can communicate their feedback with you, and then you can access that feedback right from within your AutoCAD session.
Conclusion
By default, each view you create expires after 30 days, but you can extend it. Managing all aspects of your Shared Views can be done via the Shared Views palette. Each view you have created will be listed, complete with a thumbnail and an ellipsis that will display distinct options when clicked.