Autodesk ProductStream 2009, 1-year 244A1-000110-S004 User Manual

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Search and Reuse

The ability to quickly find and reuse design data can mean 

the difference between meeting project deadlines and 

incurring costly delays in the design process. Productstream 

delivers tools for efficient data reuse and selective copying 

of design data, which helps shorten product development 

time and avoid rework.

Quickly find and access design data. 
Productstream provides basic or advanced search 
options for greater search granularity.

Quickly search through design and related infor-
mation to find and reuse existing design informa-
tion. Productstream enables advanced searching 
by automatically extracting and indexing the 
contents of AutoCAD files and Microsoft

®

 Word, 

Excel,

®

 and PowerPoint

®

 files.

Expedite frequently used searches by saving the 
criteria of a search to create favorite searches and 
shortcuts. 

Save hours with powerful copy functionality that 
prevents users from having to re-create models and 
drawings. With Copy Design, users copy an entire 
design, including all related files. This process 
creates a new design from a proven design and pro-
vides the option to choose which files are copied 
and given new names, and which files are reused.