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How to make a autoCAD to be a Screen Protection??

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The question from asked whether an AutoCAD drawing can be used as a "Screen Protection." correctly asked whether that means a screensaver or locking the PC, and suggested the AutoCAD forum for CAD-specific details.

Common, practical approaches (short overview):

  • Static image: render or export the desired view from AutoCAD to a high‑resolution PNG/JPEG (use Render or Plot to raster). That image can be set as the desktop background or saved into a folder used by Windows' Photos screensaver for a slideshow.
  • Animated screensaver: create a camera path/flythrough in AutoCAD and render either an AVI/MP4 or a numbered frame sequence. To become a Windows screensaver the animation must be wrapped into a proper .scr program (Windows screensaver files are executable and follow the screensaver API). Tools exist that convert video into a screensaver wrapper, or an animation can be recorded with a screen capture tool and then wrapped. Once built, an .scr placed in C:\Windows\System32 (administrator rights required) appears in Control Panel > Screen Saver.
  • Lock screen vs. screensaver: locking requires different handling (Windows lock screen/policy), not just an .scr.

Cautions and tips:

  • Use trusted wrapper tools and test on a spare system (screensavers are executables). Keep output resolution and file size matched to target displays. Exact AutoCAD menu names and commands depend on version; for step‑by‑step settings (camera, render engines, export options) the AutoCAD section of the forum will have version‑specific guidance.

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Member Avatar for MindSter

You could explain "Screen Protection" ??
{meaning, you LOCK the computer or what ?}

Member Avatar for avadhraj12

You should be on Autocad section...

Member Avatar for shiny521

Think you !!

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