Appendix D: Additional Tools for Collaboration

In addition to the programming and customizing tools that are used by a single user at a computer workstation, there are numerous tools that are encountered only in collaborative environments, where the workspace extends beyond the individual and the individual computer. In this appendix, we introduce an array of these tools, so that readers may enter a collaborative environment with a roadmap to these processes. The tools presented here are not necessary for the completion of any independent drawing, but they quickly become necessary as you begin to share your work with others.

Block libraries and external references are two very powerful collaboration tools you have already encountered. You can ...

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