The Content Browser lets you store, share, and exchange AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset content, tools, and tool palettes. The Content Browser runs independently of the software, allowing you to exchange tools and tool palettes with other Autodesk applications.
The Content Browser is a library of tool catalogs containing tools, tool palettes, and tool packages. You can publish catalogs so that multiple users have access to standard tools for projects.
AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset and content are shared in the Content Browser using tool catalogs and websites. A tool catalog can contain one or more of the following items:
A single copy of a tool catalog can be shared among users on your local area network. If tools in the catalog are updated, you have immediate access to the latest version of the tools.
Several tool catalogs are provided with AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset, and you can create additional catalogs of your own.
Tool catalogs are organized into catalog libraries, and each AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset user has a personal catalog library.
Tool catalog data is not stored in the catalog library. Rather, the catalog library contains pointers to the physical tool catalogs. It is like the card catalog in a real library—it tells you where to find a book, but it does not contain the book itself.
You can sort the catalogs in the library by Last Used, Publisher, Title, or Type. You can filter the list of catalogs by Type.
You cannot create additional catalog libraries, but you can open the personal catalog library of another user if you are authorized to do so.
| Catalog Name | Contents |
|---|---|
| Design Tool Catalog - Imperial | Content tools in imperial units for design and documentation of multi-view blocks and symbols. |
| Design Tool Catalog - Metric | Content tools in metric units for design and documentation of multi-view blocks and symbols. |
| Documentation Tool Catalog - Imperial | Content tools in imperial units for annotation and documentation. |
| Documentation Tool Catalog - Metric | Content tools in metric units for annotation and documentation. |
| My Tool Catalog | An empty tool catalog provided so that you can create your own tool set. |
| Visualization Catalog | A tool catalog containing render materials, lights, cameras and visual styles. |
| Sample Palette Catalog - Imperial | A sampling of tools in imperial units for objects such as doors, walls, and windows. |
| Sample Palette Catalog - Metric | A sampling of tools in metric units for objects such as doors, walls, and windows. |
| Stock Tool Catalog | A catalog that contains the standard stock tools in AutoCAD Architecture 2021 toolset. |
You cannot add or remove items from the Autodesk-supplied tool catalogs, but you can create your own tool catalogs. You can also copy other tool catalogs and website links into your catalog library using the Publish catalog feature.