Beyond the Paper

Default Markup Color

We have had many requests from large corporations and individuals alike - how do we change the default   markup color and more importantly, make the settings persist?

There is no option setting which one could modify, leaving the question as to whether there is a registry setting one could use.

Unfortunately, there is no single entry in registry that determines the default color of all markups.   If Autodesk Design Review 2009 is installed on a clean machine, the red color (default) is determined by Autodesk Design Review 2009.  However, once user starts to use the application, all format settings (color, line weight and so on, including all default settings) are captured in a XML file (user data) in the application data area. 

Here is an example where users would find the file: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review\10.0\userdata\woof_toolformats.xml

Said all that, users who do know how to edit an XML file successfully, could modify the file content and create the default color setting they wish to see.

-Volker

 

Quick Montage 01

Our friends at Halcrow Ltd. have recently posted this "Quick Montage 01" video on YouTube.

Looks to be part of a bridge project - another great example of a Civil Engineering project that takes advantage of Autodesk Design Review.

Pretty cool stuff.

-Volker

Access the Hidden Property "_name"

Some of our developer partners and customers used to access the '_name' property through the Autodesk Design Review 2008 API.

I have learned that changes in the Autodesk Design Review 2009 API have affected the process adversely.

Please find enclosed a sample application and a sample DWF file together with a Read Me - all of which should enable you once more to achieve the desired results with the Autodesk Design Review 2009 API.

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Thank you.

-Volker