To Work With Accessing DesignCenter Content

How to display and customize content displayed in DesignCenter.

Display and Hide the DesignCenter Tree View

  1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
  2. On the DesignCenter toolbar, click Tree View Toggle.

Change the Folder of the Home Button

  1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
  2. In the DesignCenter tree view, navigate to the folder that you want to set as home.
  3. Right-click on the folder. Click Set as Home.

    When you click the Home button, DesignCenter opens this folder.

Change the Source of the Displayed Content

  1. Click View tab Palettes panel DesignCenter. Find
  2. On the DesignCenter window, click one of the following tabs:
    • Folders. Lists your local and network drives.
    • Open Drawings. Lists the drawings that are currently open.
    • History. Lists the last 20 locations accessed through DesignCenter.
    • Autodesk Seek. BIMobject is an online source for product information that is directly accessible from your Autodesk software. From this service, you can access 2D drawings, 3D models, brochures, and product specifications uploaded by product manufacturers, suppliers, and aggregators.
    Note: As of January 2017, Autodesk Seek operations have been transferred to BIMobject AB.