AutoCAD 2008 |
"Innovative improvements to the AutoCAD
you know and trust"
Make efficiency a daily part of the job with AutoCAD 2008 software. The drafting, detailing, and conceptual design leader is showing the way once again. Meticulously refined with the drafter in mind, AutoCAD 2008 propels day-to-day drafting forward with features that increase speed and accuracy while saving time.
Annotation scaling and layer properties per viewport minimize workarounds, while text and table enhancements and multiple leaders help deliver an unmatched level of aesthetic precision and professionalism.
Always innovative, the existing AutoCAD tools for conceptual design and visualization work with a new toolset to deliver virtually instant productivity, making efficiency a daily part of the job. |
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New & Enhanced Features Include
- New Installation Wizard to simplify, installation, deployment and addition of tools and utilities
- Modified user interface to maximize drawing area and improve access to common tools
- Enhanced drawing management including DGN handling
- Many improved drawing annotation features
- Improved text handling
- Data and Table linking
- Microsoft Windows Vista support including 64 bit support
- and much more
For more on these features and others see below, and click above for either more product details or to register for an Excitech web seminar.
Managing Workspaces
The new 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace selects appropriate menus, toolbars, tool palettes and dashboard panels. |
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Working with DGN files
With AutoCAD 2008 you can attach Bentley MicroStation® V8 DGN files to your drawings and manage them as externally referenced underlays or import the data directly into a drawing. You can also export to V8 DGN format. |
Managing Layers
The Layer Properties Manager and new Layer panel in the dashboard offer many enhancements to simplify the process of creating and managing layers. |
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Annotation Scaling
AutoCAD 2008 introduces the concept of annoation scale as an object property. A new control enables you to set the current scale of a viewport or model space view then apply scale to each object as well as size, placement etc. |
Enhanced Tables
AutoCAD 2008 tables provide the option to combine drawing derived AutoCAD information with Excel information into a single table which can be dynamically linked making instant updating and reducing the risk of errors from manually entered data. |
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Working With Text
The MTEXT Editor has been updated to provide more flxibility and control over text and how it appears.
The new Text panel on the dashboard provides easy access to tools including Find, Spell Check, styles etc. and the Text Formatting toolbar allows wrapping across columns.
The Paragraph dialog box allows you to specify tabs and indents as well as alignment and spacing. |
Layer Properties per Viewport
In AutoCAD 2008 the layer manager has been enhanced to allow you to specify colour, line weight, line type etc. as an override for individual viewports. These can be easily turned on or off as viewports are added or removed.
Avoiding geometry duplication saves time and reduces a potential source of error. |
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AutoCAD 2008 adds yet more features making day-to-day drafting faster and more accurate.
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