uCAD enables you to integrate your AutoCAD® drawings with Unifier's Space Manager. In order to do this, you must first import Space Manager designs into uCAD. These designs include level type, space types, and the data elements on the Space Manager attribute forms that have been enabled for uCAD Integration in uDesigner.
This import process can be done manually, or you can choose the uCAD Auto Synchronization option. When this option is enabled, uCAD will check for any new space types that have been imported into Unifier from uDesigner, or any changes to the data elements enabled for uCAD Integration in existing level or space types.
With Auto Synchronization is enabled, uCAD tries to connect to Unifier when you open a drawing file that was previously set up with a connection to check if there have been any changes to the design. This is done in the background. If the application detects changes, you are asked if you want to import them into Unifier. If you ignore the message, you can continue working with the drawing file. If you accept the changes, close the drawing file so that uCAD can rebuild the menu structure and map data to the new imported design.
If you choose not to enable Auto Synchronization, you must manually import any new designs.
To enable auto synchronization of drawing file changes between AutoCAD® and Unifier follow these steps:
- Open the uCAD Configurator window, and select the Connections node.
- Click the Edit button.
- Select Auto Synchronize Design and click OK.
To manually import Space Manager design for the Levels and Space types follow these steps:
- Open the uCAD Configurator window.
- Click on a connection listed in the Connections node.
- Click the Import button.