The AutoCAD Architecture-MEP 2014 Object Enabler makes AEC objects come to life in 2014 releases of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk 3ds Max Design, Autodesk Navisworks Manage, and Autodesk Navisworks Simulate. For earlier versions of these products, VIZ, and AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop please refer to www.autodesk.com\enablers for the correct version to download. This new release leverages ObjectDBX technology allowing object data created in AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP to be accessed outside the AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP environments.
Experience AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP 2014 functionality and flexibility including:
Receive DWG files created in Architectural Desktop R1, R2, R2 DACH, R2i, 3, 3.3, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, AutoCAD Architecture 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, Autodesk Building Systems R1, R2, 3, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007.1, as well as AutoCAD MEP 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
View and modify AEC objects using AutoCAD commands such as MOVE, COPY, and STRETCH.
Improved object snap support.
Elimination of proxy graphics messages.
Supplement an office that has a mix of AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP and other AutoCAD-based seats, allowing improved interoperability between users. In AutoCAD Map 3D 2014, access and query data from different drawings created in AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP.
AutoCAD Architecture-MEP Object Enablers are freeware applications distributed to Autodesk customers at no charge for the purpose of fully accessing AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP drawing files. Without this object enabler installed, you can share drawings using proxy graphics representations or the Export to AutoCAD command.
Previous versions of the AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD Architecture-MEP Object Enablers as well as object enablers for Civil and Mechanical products can be downloaded from the Autodesk website at www.autodesk.com\enablers.
Use of the AutoCAD Architecture-MEP Object Enabler can reduce or eliminate the need to store proxy graphics. File sizes are smaller, and drawing compatibility is improved. For example, an AutoCAD 2014 user can load an AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP drawing and experience exactly the same behavior of objects using object snaps or many of the standard AutoCAD commands such as MOVE, COPY or ROTATE. Installing the AutoCAD Architecture-MEP Object Enabler will not significantly impact the performance of the host program and will only be accessed when drawings containing AEC objects are opened.
Note: The appearance of the combined drawing may differ if the xrefs are not bound. Bind Type - Determines how xref-dependent objects are treated when the Bind option is turned on.
Insert - Merges the names of xref-dependent objects into the new drawing without including the original file name. Maintain - Determines how objects within custom AEC objects are treated.
Maintain resolved properties [Yes/No] : Enter y or n
AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP use object technology to represent walls, doors, windows, ducts, pipes, and other AEC objects. These objects are stored in your drawing (DWG) files and to access them, you must run AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, or an equivalent ObjectARX application capable of reading AEC objects.
Proxy graphics provide an alternative means to display objects using simple graphical representations. Objects represented as proxy graphics lack the full "intelligence" of true objects. You cannot copy a proxy object, nor can you reposition a door within a wall when these objects are represented by proxy graphics.
To share AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP drawings using proxy graphics successfully, it is important to understand the multiple display representations of AEC objects and how they are stored as proxy graphics. Each object can store a single proxy representation. Therefore it is important to configure your work session to be sure the file you are saving displays correctly in the shared application. For example, a door can be displayed using a model, plan, or reflected ceiling representation and proxy graphics for a door can only be saved as one of several display representations.
AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP leverage ObjectARX object technology and how to optimize your system depends on how you use AEC objects. If you are working exclusively with AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP, or a combination of AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP and adjacent seats of AutoCAD 2014 equipped with the AutoCAD Architecture-MEP 2014 Object Enabler, you can significantly decrease file size and improve file performance by eliminating the storage of proxy graphics.
AEC objects are relatively complex compared with traditional AutoCAD objects such as lines, arcs, and text. For example, a stair object can have hundreds of graphical primitives used in its display. Consequently object snap settings need to be set in a manner that is consistent with your performance requirements. Turning on numerous running object snap options can significantly hinder object snap performance when moving the cursor in the vicinity of stairs. This can be managed by setting and changing the AutoCAD object snap options.
The AutoCAD Architecture-MEP 2014 Object Enabler is a utility that provides new functionality and design flexibility through the power of AEC objects to customers using the 2014 releases of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk 3ds Max Design, Autodesk Navisworks Manage, and Autodesk Navisworks Simulate. With the AutoCAD Architecture-MEP 2014 Object Enabler, users working with these products can enjoy full compatibility with AEC objects from 2014 and earlier releases of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP.
Objects retain their intelligence and provide AutoCAD functionality that is nearly identical to AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP. For example, within AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD commands, including OSNAP, MOVE, COPY, TRIM, EXTEND, and EXPLODE, are fully supported with AEC objects. In addition, objects provide full display characteristics including support for multiple views.
When the AutoCAD Architecture-MEP Object Enabler is installed, objects respond to AutoCAD software commands the same way they do in AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP. The majority of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP commands, however, are not available, including commands to edit object-specific properties and object styles. These are some of the AutoCAD commands you will be able to use specifically on AEC objects:
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