Do you guys use this? I'm thinking about removing it. It installed with Autocad 2014, which I am now running Carlson on, and it's bloated enough as is. Any comments? TIA, J. T.
We use the 360 website to upload dwgs that the crews can redline. We don't use acad to login or upload tho. Just a browser.
I run it on my phone and my tablet.
It pulls from my Dropbox account.
I use it to zoom into dwg(s) while in the field to look at details too small for field plots. I can pan around for deed plot calls, point #(s), etc. instead of carrying around several sheets of paper.
I also run ESRI ArcInfo on the tablet and phone. I have past projects, NGS/County/Municipal control monumentation available for viewing. And it's free.
TJS,
I was thinking the same. I've never used it, and can't see any usefulness in it. Perhaps Steve Boon will weigh in.
Dave
I have had it on my ipad for about 2 years, did not use it much at first as the interface was buggy, sometimes drawings would not load, sometimes they would not.
But Autodesk have just done a few big upgrades to it which I think will be really useful, you can field check a drawing really well now as you can geo reference a plan in the field now and the ipads onboard gps will plot your position as you move around the plan. Great for checking if you have got all the services and manholes on your survey, I believe if you have the paid subscription service you could add cad data in the field, such as manhole depths or schematic diagrams of pipes etc.
I tried out the geo reference thing, it seemed to work well, you go to a known point on the cad plan thats in the field as well, tell the app to use your currant gps position at this point, if your drawing is not orientated north there is a method for you to adjust for it, but all my topos are orientated north, so have not needed to try this technique.
Then as you walk about, you will see a pulsing blue dot moving around the cad screen.
It will be good for quality control on topo jobs.
There are many more options if you have the paid for subscription, which runs at about $4 a month.
Quite a few builders and quantity surveyors I know are starting to use the software in the field on site. They measure distances and areas off these digital plans on the go in the field. The paid sub even lets you pull co ordinates off it...
I think this is the way CAD data is going to be used or consumed from now on. So I plan on utilizing a lot more this year.
Regards
Pdop,
I like your avatar.
You've convinced me. I need to investigate. A friend of mine is doing construction staking in California, and he says you won't find a set of paper plans on the job. Everybody walks around with a tablet.
Dave
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> Then as you walk about, you will see a pulsing blue dot moving around the cad screen.
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Excuse me if this is a old post, but since I was just playing with the following two apps on my Android Phone with OS 4.4.2:
"AutoCAD 360" appears to have the gps and more features.
"Autodesk 360" is same login as AutoCAD 360 with fewer features.
Same shared folder on the 'cloud'.
Autocad 360 seems to have more features, including the GPS functionality which Autodesk360 does not have at this date.
Downloaded the two apps 4/23/2014.
AutoCAD 360 has a red color predominant icon and autodesk 360 is bluish...
