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AutoCAD® software lets you design,
visualize, and document your ideas
clearly and efficiently. Autodesk
redesigned the user interface of
AutoCAD® 2009 software to accelerate
tasks, allow commands to be easily
found, and help rapidly train new users.
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Design Your Ideas |
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The first step in realizing your ideas
is to create them! You need design tools
that enable you to transfer ideas from
your mind to the drawing with minimal
effort and disruption to your creative
process. You want tools that are easy to
find and access, with minimal picks and
maximum automation. You don’t want to
draw by trial and error. Instead, you
want dynamic visual feedback providing
assurance that the design in the drawing
matches the idea in your head. The
process for creating conceptual designs
should be intuitive, taking advantage of
your existing AutoCAD knowledge. |
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New
Features for AutoCAD 2009 |
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Take a
Tour of AutoCAD
See the new features and
enhancements in AutoCAD software
in this interactive demo. |
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Ribbon
With the ribbon interface,
overall drafting productivity is
increased as the number of steps
to reach a command is decreased.
The ribbon interface presents
command options in a concise
visual format, allowing you to
quickly select commands based on
the work you’re doing. Moving
between applications is now
quick and intuitive. The ribbon
is both customizable and
expandable so that it can be
optimized for each user and meet
each company’s standards. |
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ViewCube and
SteeringWheels
The ViewCube™ is an
interactive tool used to
rotate and orient any
solid or surface model
in AutoCAD. Selecting a
face, edge, or corner of
the cube brings the
model quickly to that
predefined orientation.
Clicking and holding the
ViewCube allows the
model to be freely
roated in any direction.
Since the cube is in a
fixed location on the
screen, it provides
at-a-glance orientation.
The ViewCube will be
introduced in all
Autodesk products as a
common tool for working
with 3D models.
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Menu Browser
Reviewing and
working with
several files is
no longer a
tedious and
time-consuming
process. The new
menu browser
interface allows
you to browse
files and
examine
thumbnail images
and provides
detailed
information
about file size
and file
creator. Plus,
you can organize
recently used
files by name,
date, or title.
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Action
Recorder
The new
action recorder
saves time and
increases
productivity by
automating
repetitive tasks
without
requiring the
skill or
assistance of a
professional CAD
manager. Users
can quickly
record a task,
add text
messages and
requests for
input, then
quickly select
and play back
recorded files.
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Quick Properties
The
easily customizable quick
properties menu increases
productivity by reducing the
steps to access properties
information, ensuring that
information presented is
optimized for that particular
user and project. |
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Quick View
The
quick view feature uses
thumbnails instead of file
names, making opening the
correct drawing file and layout
faster and decreasing the time
spent opening incorrect drawing
files.
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Layer
Dialog
The
new
layer
dialog
makes
creating
and
editing
layer
properties
faster
and less
prone to
error.
Changes
are
instantly
reflected
in the
drawing
as they
are made
in the
dialog.
The
manipulation
of the
dialog
box has
been
simplified,
and
columns
in the
dialog
can be
individually
resized
so the
contents
of that
column
or its
title
are not
truncated.
Individual
columns
can be
fixed in
place so
that the
rest of
the
columns
can be
scrolled
through
and
referenced
to a
fixed
column
such as
the
layer
name.
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Platform and System Requirements |
For
32-bit
AutoCAD
2009:
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Intel®
Pentium®
4
processor
or AMD
Athlon®,
2.2 GHz
or
greater
or
Intel or
AMD Dual
Core
processor,
1.6 GHz
or
greater
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Microsoft®
Windows
Vista™,
Windows®
XP SP2
operating
systems
For
Microsoft
Windows XP
SP2:
- 1 GB
RAM
- 750
MB free
disk
space
for
installation
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1024x768
VGA with
true
color
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Microsoft®
Internet
Explorer®
6.0 (SP1
or
higher)
For
Microsoft
Windows
Vista or 3D
modeling:
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Intel
Pentium
4
processor
or AMD
Athlon,
3.0 GHz
or
greater
or
Intel or
AMD Dual
Core
processor,
2.0 GHz
or
greater
- 2 GB
RAM or
greater
- 2 GB
free
hard
disk
available
not
including
installation
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1,280 x
1,024
32-bit
color
video
display
adapter
(true
color)
128 MB
or
greater,
OpenGL®,
or
Direct3D®
capable
workstation
class
graphics
card.
For
Windows
Vista, a
Direct3D
capable
workstation
class
graphics
card
with 128
MB or
greater
is
required.
For
64-bit
AutoCAD
2009:
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Windows
XP
Professional
x64
Edition
or
Windows
Vista
64-bit
- AMD®
64
or Intel
EM64T
processor
- 2 GB
RAM
- 750
MB free
disk
space
for
installation
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AutoCAD
64-bit
cannot
be
installed
on a
32-bit
Windows
operating
system
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