Print from AutoCAD

If you install Direct Print & Share on a computer that has Autodesk's CAD software AutoCAD installed on it, a Direct Print & Share plug-in will be added to AutoCAD.

You can start Direct Print & Share from AutoCAD and easily print drawings and make uploads to cloud storage.

Note

  • You can use the AutoCAD plug-in with AutoCAD 2008 and later versions of AutoCAD.

    If you install AutoCAD 2011 or an earlier version of AutoCAD after installing Direct Print & Share, the AutoCAD plug-in is not added to AutoCAD. To add the AutoCAD plug-in, re-install Direct Print & Share.

  1. Open a drawing in AutoCAD.

    Note

    • Open AutoCAD's Layout space. The AutoCAD plug-in cannot be used from the Model space.

  2. Click Print and Preview from either AutoCAD's ribbon menu or by right clicking and selecting it from the displayed menu.

    Note

    • AutoCAD 2008 does not have a ribbon menu.

    The Direct Print & Share will start after the PDF files that reflect the layout of open drawings are generated.

    Note

    • If you want to change the layout of a PDF file, change the layout of the drawing in AutoCAD and then click Print and Preview again.

  3. Check that PDF file created from AutoCAD design appears in Registered file list on Direct Print & Share main screen.

    The generated PDF files can be printed and uploaded to cloud storage.