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Streamline your day-to-day tasks with AutoCAD LT 2008 software, the world’s number-one-selling 2D drafting and detailing product.

For design professionals who require full DWG native file format compatibility without 3D capabilities or advanced customization, AutoCAD LT makes daily work simpler because it’s designed with the drafter in mind.

Minimize time-consuming workarounds with annotation scaling and layer properties per viewport while refining your aesthetic precision with text and table enhancements and multiple leaders.

You’ll also work smarter with existing features like dynamic blocks and express tools. Your work goes quicker. Your day goes smoother. And your tools just keep getting better.

Managing Workspaces

The new 2D Drafting and Annotation workspace selects appropriate menus, toolbars, tool palettes and dashboard panels.

Working with DGN files

With AutoCAD LT 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.

Annotation Scaling

AutoCAD LT 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 LT 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.

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 LT 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.