To Open Drawings Stored Online

Open files from a variety of online locations, including FTP sites, URLs, and web folders.

Display the Open Dialog Box

Browse your files by doing one of the following:

• In the New Tab, click Open Files.
• Click Application menuOpenDrawing. Find

Open a Drawing from an FTP Site

1. In the Select File dialog box, click Tools Add/Modify FTP Locations.
2. In the Add/Modify FTP Locations dialog box, enter the site name for the FTP location (for example, ftp.autodesk.com).
3. Enter your user name and password, or choose Anonymous.
4. Click Add, and click OK.
5. In the Select File dialog box, select FTP from the Places list.
6. Double-click an FTP site, select a file, and click Open.

Open a Drawing by Entering a URL

1. In the Select File dialog box, in File Name, enter the URL, including the file name.

   You must enter the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure or File Transfer Protocol (for example, https:// or ftp://) and the extension (for example, .dwg or .dwt) of the file you want to open.

2. Click Open.

Open a Drawing by Browsing Web Folders

1. In the Select File dialog box, under Look In, select Web Folders (or My Network Places, depending on your version of Microsoft^® Windows^® ).
2. Double-click one of the web folders and select a file.

   You can create new web folders in File Explorer. Consult your system administrator or Windows Help for more information about web folders.

3. Click Open.