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TRACE (WHAT'S NEW IN 2023)

Building on the initial release of the Trace feature, you can now create traces
in desktop and contribute to traces created by others.


CREATE A TRACE

 1. Click Collaborate tab > Traces Panel > Traces Palette. Find
    
    The Traces palette opens.

 2. Click Create Trace on the palette.
    
    The new trace is added to the palette and becomes active.

 3. Right-click and select Rename to rename the trace.

Note: You can also use the new option in the TRACE command.


CONTRIBUTE TO A TRACE

 1. Click Collaborate tab > Traces Panel > Traces Palette. Find
    
    The Traces palette opens.

 2. Select the trace you want to contribute to.
 3. Click Trace Edit on the Trace toolbar.
 4. Use standard commands to add content to the trace.


REMOVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION

 1. Right-click the trace name on the Traces palette.
 2. Select Remove my Contribution.
    

Note: You can't remove contributions made by others.


VIEW CONTRIBUTIONS

Click the avatar on the toolbar to see who has contributed to the active trace.



If there are contributions from others, you can do the following:

 * Hover over the contributor's name on the toolbar's drop-down to highlight
   their contribution to the trace.
   
 * Click the icon next to the contributor's name to hide or display their
   contributions.
   


NEW COMMANDS

TRACEEDIT - Changes the active trace to edit mode so you can contribute to the
trace.

TRACEVIEW - Changes the active trace to view mode so you edit the parent
drawing.

RELATED CONCEPTS

 * What's New in AutoCAD 2023
 * New Features Overview (Video)
 * About Trace

RELATED TASKS

 * Working With Trace

RELATED REFERENCE

 * Commands for Working With Trace


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