The Space Manager requires several companion applications to support AutoCAD:
- uCAD
- AutoVue
uCAD
uCAD is a Unifier plug‐in that is installed on users’ desktops to work with AutoCAD—specifically, to invoke Unifier commands in the AutoCAD interface. uCAD is connected to Unifier through another application called the uClient Configurator, which is used to establish and maintain multiple connections between Unifier and an outside application. Through this connection, users can import and export level and space design drawings between AutoCAD and Unifier.
In operation, uCAD inserts a menu of Unifier commands into the AutoCAD interface, from which Unifier users can select a uClient connection, open a drawing file, and work on the drawing in Unifier. In Unifier, users can link a drawing with a level record, create new spaces, and link them to specific areas (polylines) on the drawing. When a user opens a level to view, Unifier displays a blueprint drawing of the level, showing the spaces that currently reside on that level.
The user can access all the spaces on this level from a list below the drawing. On this blueprint, they can highlight specific spaces (space records) and drill down to details that will show the properties of the level or space.
AutoVue
In order to view AutoCAD drawings, Unifier users need to install this application before they begin working in the Space Manager. AutoVue requires an active license.