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Autodesk Project Dragonfly - What’s New Feature Guide

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Autodesk Project Dragonfly has released new features and enhancements! Since its launch on March 9, 2009, the latest 2D / 3D web based application by Autodesk has offered sneak previews of the future of online floor planning and home improvement design. This May, Project Dragonfly is updating the tech preview with a whole slew of new features and enhancements in response to overwhelming feedback collected from people who used the online application during the initial phases of the preview period. This document describes just a few of the new features and enhancements we’ve added. 2D View New Features and Enhancements ...................................................................................... 2

1. New Resizable Content ............................................................................................................................. 2

2. New and Improved Design and Navigation Controls . ............................................................................... 3

3. New Item Detail Pop-up and “Nudge” Feature ........................................................................................... 4

4. New Alignment Feedback for Content ....................................................................................................... 4

5. New Scale Features with Integrated Grid and Improved Units Adjustment ............................................... 5

6. New Dimension Toggle Control ................................................................................................................. 5

7. New Export Design Feature ....................................................................................................................... 6

8. Other New Features and Enhancements for 2D ...................................................................................... 6

3D View New Features and Enhancements ...................................................................................... 8

1. New - Wall Transparency Control .............................................................................................................. 8

2. Expanded ability to move wall mounted items in 3D .................................................................................. 8

Gallery Enhancements ....................................................................................................................... 9

New “My Designs” Feature ................................................................................................................ 9


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2D View New Features and Enhancements

1. New Resizable Content–Resize furniture and other items in Project Dragonfly to match existing conditions or experiment with a new idea before making a purchase or modification. Simply select a resizable item from the Furnish & Decorate catalog, place it inside the design, and resize away!

lt and its impact on a living space.

Switch to the 3D view and instantly visualize the resu

Find resizable items with ease by:

• Choosing Resizable Items from the Show drop-down on the Furnish & Decorate tab of the Catalog or from the top of each category listing.

• Their appearance in the catalog and within a design.

• When the mouse hovers over a resizable item, the tooltip provides a brief description as well as the available size range.



2. New and Improved Design and Navigation Controls

The look and feel of the Designer has been overhauled to make it even easier to find what you need with minimal interruption.

Greater emphasis has been placed on key features

like design sharing, to allow you to quickly get feedback on design ideas from friends, family, or colleagues.

New capabilities from design exporting to account

preference editing have been added.

Context sensitive navigation controls provide easy access to the commands you need based on your view of the design (2D or 3D).

Quickly switch back and forth between 2D and 3D views of a design using the 2D / 3D toggle.

From either view, use the Pan control to navigate around a design and the Fit to Screen to reset the zoom and orientation by viewing the entire design within the Designer.

In a 3D View, rotate your design by clicking the left and right rotation buttons.

Finally, we’ve provided more screen real estate. Users can switch into Project Dragonfly’s full screen mode for a grander view of their designs.

2D View Navigation Controls

3D View Navigation Controls



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3. New Item Detail Pop-up and “Nudge” Feature

By selecting an item in a design, get immediate access to more information about the item and tability to turn behavioral rules on or off for that item. Items can be deleted or rotated into the correct position as needed. Fine-tune adjustments to object placement can be made by simply sit in the Designer and using the arrow keys to nudge it into position. To add more items like one already in a design, click the Duplicate button and an identical item wbe added to the design.

4. New Alignment Feedback for Content

Project Dragonfly now has alignment guidelines that save time when trying to align furniture. When positioning an item or moving it with the mouse or arrow keys, guidelines will automatically appear as edges and centerlines of various objects align with each other.

Alignment works in 3D too! In the 3D view, wpositioning or moving items attached to walls, guidelines will automatically appear to help yoquickly align artwork, cabinets, or other wall mounted items.



5. New Scale Features with Integrated Grid and Improved Units Adjustment

The grid and design scale automatically adjust for the zoom level being used to view a design. Each grid is either one foot or a half meter, depending on whether imperial or metric units are selected.

Change the units back and forth between imperial and metric at any time by simply using the Unit drop-down next to the scale bar in the lower left corner of the Designer. The selected units will be applied to both the Designer and

Catalog objects.

6. New Dimension Toggle Control

Need to verify the dimensions of windows, doors, or walls? Simply click the Show Dimensions button next to the Unit Type drop-down and this information is immediately available. Save valuable time when trying different remodeling scenarios that require varied wall, window, and door dimensions.

Dimensions can also be included when printing a design. Just select “Print with Dimensions” and the same information will appear in the printed version.



7. New Export Design Feature

Export favorite designs from Project Dragonfly and save them as JPEG, DWG, or RVT files. Whether saving an archive copy of a design, sharing it with family and friends, or providing a “pre-design” to a professional architect, engineer, or construction professional, Project Dragonfly now provides the tools to share your masterpiece.

8. Other New Features and Enhancements for 2D

a. New Catalog Search Capabilities - We have included even more options to quickly find items to add to a design. Project Dragonfly’s new catalog search option, powered by Autodesk Seek, helps you instantly find specific items for your design.

b. New User Preferences – Project Dragonfly’s new User Preferences can be used to set default choices for design units, background grid, or behavioral rules for items placed into a home improvement design. These preferences can be changed at any time.

c. Improved Print & Print Preview -

Several enhancements to Project Dragonfly’s print capabilities provide greater flexibility and quality when creating hard copies of a design.

Customize headers and footers, and instantly see the results in the print preview. Print with or without dimensions or the design grid.



d. Improved Catalog Layout and User Assistance – Content is organized into tabs within the Catalog saving valuable design time when browsing for design items. Structural and building elements are now located on their own Build tab within the Catalog. Each section within the Build tab has been labeled according to content use. Whether selecting a new room, a closet or wall inside an existing room, or dropping a wall opening or shaped wall add-on onto an existing wall, new labeling helps ensure clarity about the content’s behavior and placement restrictions.

e. Improved Room Wall Snapping (Alignment) Capabilities – Just as a set of building blocks snaps together, walls in Project Dragonfly snap together. When adding a new room to a design or a closet to an existing room, snapping is automatic.



3D View New Features and Enhancements

1. New - Wall Transparency Control As in real life, when viewing a home in 3D, it’s sometimes difficult to see items that are behind walls.

Project Dragonfly provides the ability to turn a specific wall transparency on and off. Now, items that may affect a remodeling decision can be seen from different perspectives.

2. Expanded ability to move wall mounted items in 3D Similar to the alignment guidelines displayed when moving items in the 2D view, Project Dragonfly provides alignment guidelines for moving wall attachments, like artwork and kitchen cabinets, in a 3D view.

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Gallery Enhancements Sort the Project Dragonfly Design Gallery to quickly find the “Most Recent”, “Most Viewed”, and “Most Used” designs. Use them to easily kick-start your own creation or to help you imagine the possibilities for creating the floor plan of your dreams.

New “My Designs” Feature Organize, edit, or remove your designs – All through one simple interface. You can also add or remove designs from the public gallery in a snap.

Autodesk Project Dragonfly - What’s New Feature Guide (August 2009)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly has released new features and enhancements! Since its launch on March 9, 2009, the latest 2D / 3D web based application by Autodesk has offered sneak previews of the future of online floor planning and home improvement design. This August, Project Dragonfly is updating the tech preview with several new features and enhancements in response to overwhelming feedback collected from people who used the online application during the initial phases of the preview period. This document describes just a few of the new features and enhancements we’ve added. New and Improved Features for Doors and Windows ..................................................................... 2 1. Resizable Doors and Windows .................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Doors and Windows Finish Options ............................................................................................................................ 2

3. Duplicate Doors and Windows .................................................................................................................................... 3

New and Improved Wall Features ...................................................................................................... 3 1. Expanded Paint Options for Wall Surfaces ................................................................................................................ 3

2. New Curved Walls Feature ......................................................................................................................................... 4

3. New Wall Treatment Options .................................................................................................................................... 5

4. New Accent Wall Feature . .......................................................................................................................................... 5

New and Improved Ways to Explore and Manage Designs ............................................................. 6 1. Featured Designs Filter in the Autodesk Project Dragonfly Gallery............................................................................ 6

2. New “Save As” Option for Existing Designs ................................................................................................................ 6

Performance and Ease of Use Improvements and New Features .................................................. 7 1. New and Improved User Assistance ........................................................................................................................... 7

2. More Performance and Ease of Use Improvements ................................................................................................... 7

More Ways to Learn About Autodesk Project Dragonfly ................................................................. 8



New and Improved Features for Doors and Windows

1. Resizable Doors and Windows – Resize doors and windows in Project Dragonfly to match existing conditions or experiment with a new idea before making a purchase or modification.

Simply drag and drop a “Custom” door or window from the Furnish & Decorate catalog onto a wall within a design, click on the new item detail Info pop up, and make quick adjustments to the width or height to match design requirements.

2. Doors and Windows Finish Options - The finish options for custom doors and windows can be modified easily to either match an existing space or facilitate rapid experimentation with design options for a remodel. After selecting a

custom door or window that has been placed in a design, use the Info pop up to make adjustments to trim and door finish options, mixing and matching as needed.



3. Duplicate Doors and Windows – Increase efficiency when creating a floor plan by using the new duplicate feature for doors and windows.

Doors and windows can be duplicated

and added to floor plans rapidly. Simply selecting any door or window in the floor plan and click on the Duplicate button in the item detail pop up. Select the new door or window and drag and drop it on the wall location where needed.

New and Improved Wall Features

1. Expanded Paint Options for Wall Surfaces The ability to experiment with different color options for rooms and walls has been improved significantly with the addition of close to 200 additional wall color options! Expand the catalog panel to quickly compare a wide range of color options before making your selection and applying them to designs while viewing them in 3D.



2. New Curved Walls Feature Use the new curved walls feature to add curved segments on walls in floor plans to better match an existing structure or to experiment with a wider range of remodeling options. Adding curves to a design is easy:

a. Select the Build tab of the Catalog

b. Drag and drop the Curved Wall add-on from the Wall add-on section of the tab onto an existing wall.

c. Make adjustments to the length or shape of the curved section by selecting the wall segment, then using the control points at the ends and middle of the curve to adjust the length and shape as needed. A subtle snap option is provided, making it easier to create symmetrical curved segments.

To remove a curved wall, select the curved segment as shown above and click the handy Demolish tool. The wall and any content attached to it will be removed from the design leaving a straight wall segment.



3. New Wall Treatment Options Get more creative with the look and feel of a design by taking advantage of the new Wall Treatment options available in the Catalog. Experiment with various wall treatments like wall paper, brick, stone, stucco, cement, tile, and wood panel to add more color and texture to a design. While viewing a design in 3D, simply select Wall Treatments in the Surfaces category of the Furnish and Decorate tab. Drag and drop your selection onto an existing wall or room and the new wall material will be applied.

4. New Accent Wall Feature Mix and match colors and materials within the same design or even in the same room using the new accent wall feature when applying paint or other wall treatments in 3D. Select the desired paint or wall treatment in the catalog and hold down the CTRL key while dragging your selection into a design. Individual wall segments will light up when placement is available. Release the depressed mouse button to apply the new surface treatment.



New and Improved Ways to Explore and Manage Designs

1. Featured Designs Filter in the Autodesk Project Dragonfly Gallery

Explore the creativity of the Project Dragonfly community by viewing Featured Designs. These designs represent a handpicked selection of the very best floor plans that people have created and shared in the Gallery. Select the “Most Recent”, “Most Viewed”, or “Most Used” options to see a sorted list of all designs in the Gallery.

Use these designs as an inspiration or a starting point for a new floor plan in Project Dragonfly.

2. New “Save As” Option for Existing Designs

Rapidly create multiple design scenarios by using the new Save As feature now available from the Designer.

Simply open a previously saved design from the My Design

tab or the Open Design dialogue, make the changes required for the new floor plan option, select the Save As button from the Designer toolbar, and name the new design to facilitate comparison of the various scenarios available.



Performance and Ease of Use Improvements and New Features

1. New and Improved User Assistance

Project Dragonfly now provides additional context sensitive feedback to clarify specific rules and constraints in the application.

By providing the feedback in context, Project Dragonfly makes it easier for people to spend more time focused on the creation process and less time focused on reading software manuals.

2. More Performance and Ease of Use Improvements

• Catalog loading time and performance when viewing complex designs in 3D have been improved in this update to increase efficiency during the design process

• Support for CTRL-Z (Undo) and CTRL-Y (Redo) shortcut keys

• Simplified Resizable Items interactions make it even easier to modify resizable items placed within floor plans

• More intuitive “Show Dimensions” Toggle makes it more apparent when all dimension are shown




More Ways to Learn About Autodesk Project Dragonfly More links to additional information related to Project Dragonfly are now available directly from within the application. Besides the existing “Help” link, new links to Project Dragonfly social media sites can be accessed from the bottom of the home page or directly underneath the “Feedback” and “Tell a Friend” links from the Designer, Gallery, or My Designs areas of the application.

• Project Dragonfly Playlist on YouTube -

Access the latest on demand videos related to Project Dragonfly directly from this playlist.

• Follow us on Twitter – Keep up with the latest trends and new Project Dragonfly technologies, by following us on Twitter. Read “Tweets” and other commentary directly from our development team as they engage with this active group.

• Become a Fan on Facebook – Another option for keeping up to date on Project Dragonfly, engaging with the team, and connecting with others with similar interests.

• View our Photostream on Flickr – A few of the new features in this update were posted here first. Or, become a Flickr “Contact” if you would like to connect with others that share a similar interest in making improvements to their living and working spaces.

Get the information that you need about Project Dragonfly when and where you prefer by taking advantage of these new educational avenues.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D2617D775224DEBF

http://twitter.com/PrjctDragonfly

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Autodesk-Project-Dragonfly/57171067047

http://www.flickr.com/photos/autodeskprojectdragonfly/

http://www.flickr.com/people/autodeskprojectdragonfly/contacts/

Autodesk Project Dragonfly - What’s New Feature Guide (November 2009)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly has released new features and enhancements! Since its launch in the spring of 2009, the latest 2D / 3D web based application by Autodesk has offered sneak previews of the future of online floor planning and home improvement design. In November, Project Dragonfly updated the tech preview with several new features and enhancements in response to overwhelming feedback collected from people who used the online application during the first eight months of the preview period. This document describes just a few of the new features and enhancements we’ve added. New Catalog “Brands” Tab with New Dacor Kitchen Appliances…………………………………………. 2

New Basic Landscaping Capabilities....………………………………………….…………………………….. 3

New Color Options for Resizable / Custom Furniture Items………………….…………………………….. 4

New Room / Area Label Feature…………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Streamlined Application Navigation and Task Bar Design…………………………………………………. 6

New Multi-Level / Multi-Scenario Feature……………………………………………………………………… 6

Improved Design Information Dialog plus New Design Titles and Description Area………………….. 7

Improved My Designs Features - Organize, Edit, and Tag Designs…………………….………………... 8

New Gallery Viewing and Filtering Features ……………………………………………………..…………... 9

New Community Based Design Ratings ………...…………………………………………………………….. 10

Enhanced Community Based Sharing and Bookmarking Features…………….………………………… 11



1. New Catalog “Brands” Tab with New Dacor Kitchen Appliances – Now Project Dragonfly provides the ability to include real manufactured items within designs, making it that much easier to experiment with options and gain confidence in your remodeling choices.

Enrich any kitchen design by adding appliances by Dacor, market leader in luxury kitchen appliance design, manufacturing and distribution. Dacor offers a complete line of American-made, luxury kitchen appliances, which includes wall ovens, ranges, cooktops, dishwashers, warming drawers,

microwaves, ventilation hoods, refrigerators, wine storage, and other items.

Dacor’s website and comprehensive product information pages are only a click away from Project Dragonfly’s new item detail dialogs, available by selecting the item in the product catalog or directly from within the design canvas by selecting the item Info option.

Where appropriate, product options are available as well, accelerating the ability to experiment with different product configurations in real time.

Click on the links below to see two featured kitchen designs contain Dacor appliances – Traditional Kitchen or Contemporary Kitchen Be sure to view in 3D to get the full affect.


http://www.dacor.com/

http://dragonfly.autodesk.com/designer/dacor/design1/aa896b94-df44-45b9-b19b-c3ce4cecdbf1

http://dragonfly.autodesk.com/designer/dacor/design2/2543101d-c29e-48cd-9198-09661b5e54b6


2. New Basic Landscaping Capabilities – By popular demand, basic landscaping features are now included in Project Dragonfly. Create a basic landscaping plan by quickly drawing external grass, asphalt, concrete, or other areas. Then draw pathways, decks, water, or other surface features on top of these areas before adding plants and trees to complete the external landscape concept.

Creating simple landscaping areas and other external surface features is easy and efficient with Dragonfly’s new landscape area drawing tools. Simply select the area material of your choice, click anywhere on the design canvas, and follow the intuitive user assistance pop-ups that follow the cursor as a guide until an individual area is completed. Modifying any outdoor surface is accomplished in the same fashion as modifying an interior floor area in Dragonfly. Simply select the outdoor surface of choice from the catalog and “drag and drop” it into the area being modified. To adjust the size, select and drag any edge or corner of the area until the required size is reached. Create curved edges (or straighten them) by selecting an edge and using the intuitive properties dialog to make the change. Finally, drag and drop plants and trees into the design to complete the basics of the desired landscaping features. Sample #1 with Landscaping Sample #2 with Landscaping


http://dragonfly.autodesk.com/designer/c3557c05-a85a-4c72-992d-340ae8c1b962

http://dragonfly.autodesk.com/designer/6a353e61-a0d1-4b3b-862e-258658ce8222


3. New Color Options for Resizable / Custom Furniture Items – Expand design options by using resizable items from the product catalog and then adding color to more closely match existing or desired conditions. Select any resizable item that has been placed in a room on the design canvas and open the Info option dialog as shown here. Choose a color option by either selecting it directly from the color picker or by entering in the specific Hex Color Code that matches the design requirements. There are many sources available on the internet that provide extensive information about Hex Color Codes, including: - W3Schools - http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_colornames.asp - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors - HTML Color Codes - http://html-color-codes.info/#HTML_Color_Picker When entering the Hex Color Code, do not include the “#” symbol. Only the six alphanumeric characters that accompany this symbol in the color code.


http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_colornames.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors

http://html-color-codes.info/#HTML_Color_Picker



4. New Room / Area Label Feature Use the room label feature to add meaning to a design by defining bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, dining rooms, and other living or working spaces.

Adding a room label is easy:

a. Select any room or closet that has been added to a design.

b. Select the Info pop-up and enter the required room label text.

Adding labels to exterior areas follows a similar process. Simply select the area and Info pop-up and enter the area label text.


5. Streamlined Application Navigation and Task Bar Design More space has been dedicated to the design canvas by relocating both the application navigation tabs (Designer, Gallery, My Designs) as well as the Dragonfly Designer task bar, providing a more streamlined and efficient design experience. Return to the home page at any time by clicking on “Autodesk Project Dragonfly”.

6. New Multi-Level / Multi-Scenario Feature Create designs with up to four levels using Project Dragonfly’s Add a Level task bar. The Add a Level dialog provides several options for customizing the new “design set”. Besides adding a basic title and description to the design, a default level can be chosen. The default level represents the thumbnail “view” of the design seen from My Designs or the public Gallery. It also represents the level that is opened in the Dragonfly Designer, by default, when selected from the Gallery, My Designs, or the Open design dialog. Options are available to either “clone” a previously created level in the design or to start from



scratch. Cloning a design creates an exact replica of the level chosen in the drop down (Walls, furniture, etc) in order to increase efficiency when creating multi-level designs in Project Dragonfly. Navigating between levels is accomplished by simply selecting the level that is required to be opened in the Dragonfly design canvas. To adjust the Level Properties or to delete a specific level, choose the appropriate option from the level drop down area. Finally, the new Multi-Levels feature is a flexible component of Dragonfly and can also be used to compare multiple scenarios or options for a design by simply using the Level Title and description fields to define the specific options being compared. In this way, up to four design scenarios can be compared quickly by simply clicking through each “level”.

7. Improved Design Information Dialog plus New Design Titles and Description Area

Now a design’s title and description will be displayed each time it is opened in Dragonfly’s Designer. Additionally, the design can be quickly categorized using the new design tags feature to identify the type and room areas that are included in the design. This information will enable easy filtering and retrieval from Project Dragonfly’s design gallery.

This information can be accessed and edited by a logged in user at any time from the My Designs tab or from by clicking on the information icon ( ) when the design is opened in the Dragonfly Designer tab.



8. Improved My Designs Features Make it Easier to Organize, Edit, and Tag Designs

The improved My Designs tab provides quicker access to information about a user’s designs and more flexible methods for sorting, filtering, and viewing larger numbers of saved designs.

First, use the primary Designs drop down on this page to quickly toggle the view between All Designs, only designs that are visible on the public gallery (Public Designs), or only private designs. Then, using the sort and pages drop downs, the order and number of designs in the view can be adjusted quickly. Also note the new Multi-page design icon ( ) that identifies designs that contain more than one level or page.



9. New Gallery Viewing and Filtering Features Make Design Exploration Easy and Fun

The new Design Gallery filter, sorting, and display options make it easier to create a personalized view into the thousands of designs that have been created and shared by the Project Dragonfly community.

Use the primary Designs drop down on this page to quickly toggle the view between all designs and “Featured Designs”, noting how the Featured Designs option contains a much smaller set of saved designs. Next, use the sort and pages drop downs to quickly adjust the order and number of designs in the view.

More complex queries can be created easily using the New “Filter by Tags” feature available from the Gallery tab. Select one or more “tags” to filter by within the Filter by Tags dialog to reduce the result set further. For example, selecting “Last 7 Days” as a creation date tag and combining this with “5 stars” under the community rating tag will display designs created during the last 7 days with five star ratings.

Clear active tags by simply clicking on “Clear All” or on a specific tag.



10. New Community Based Design Ratings Feature

The New Design Ratings feature provides an easy way to express opinions about designs viewed in the Gallery. Sorting by “Highest Ratings” provides a look at the community’s consensus opinion about the perceived quality of the various designs.

Rating a design in the Dragonfly Gallery is easy. Login and then, similar to other ratings sites, hover the mouse over the stars to record the ratings value.

Logged in users can rate as many designs as they wish. However, only the last rating for a particular design in counted (1 vote per user, per design).

The enhanced design information dialog now provides details related to these ratings, views, and tags. This dialog is available for any design in the Gallery.




11. Enhanced Community Based Sharing and Bookmarking Features

It’s easier than ever to share or bookmark a link to Project Dragonfly or a favorite design. The new community based sharing features leverage existing social media networks, in addition to the traditional email method, for sharing or bookmarking information about Project Dragonfly or a specific design.

• Tell a Friend – To tell a friend on Facebook, Twitter, or a number of other social outlet about Project Dragonfly, click on the “Tell a Friend” link near the login and application help links in upper right hand corner of the application widow. This link is always available, regardless of the location within the application.

• Share This Design – Sharing or bookmarking a favorite design couldn’t be easier. Simply save the design to an active user account and then click the “Share This Design” link located above the product catalog on the Designer tab. Just like “Tell a Friend”, the Share this Design feature is now integrated with the most popular social media outlets to streamline the sharing process.

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