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nature didn't make it, someone using Autodesk design software probably
did.
No doubt AutoCAD® or an AutoCAD-based product was used in the design and maintenance of much of what you see around you—your computer, the desk, and lighting—and much of what you don’t see, including your building's HVAC and electrical systems, the surrounding landscaping and roads, and your telecommunication networks. AutoCAD is a powerful 2D and 3D design and drafting platform that automates your design tasks, and provides digital tools so you can focus on the design rather than the software itself. Architects, engineers, drafters, and design-related professionals use AutoCAD to create, view, manage, plot, share, and reuse accurate, information-rich drawings. It proveides native DWG compatibility, plus you can personalize or program the software or add a third party application to meet your specific design requirements. And now AutoCAD integrates new and enhanced productivity tools, presentation graphics, CAD standards, and more for faster, easier data creation and sharing. |
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| AutoCAD 2004, create design data faster and share it more easily than ever before. Create with Speed From opening and sending files to editing annotations and creating presentation drawings, speed is everything when it comes to everyday tasks. New and enhanced tools that accelerate the work process include Express Tools,
including layer management and dimensioning, which reduce the
number of steps required to perform a task Share with Ease Many perspectives. One goal. AutoCAD software makes the exchange of design data among project team members safer and more efficient, helping the team come together to achieve a common goal. New and improved data exchange features include The enhanced
multisheet DWF™ (Design Web Format™) file format for
securely transmitting drawings over the Internet for team members
who need to view and plot, but not edit, drawings. The DWF format
is lightweight and yields the same visual fidelity as a native
DWG file. |
Digital signatures
for validating the origin, authenticity, and unaltered state of
your drawings. Manage with Efficiency Efficiently track and manage software licenses with new software inventory tools that include The Autodesk
Product Manager, which tracks the version, serial, and PC numbers
of multiple software licenses from a single location |
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Easily
acquire, integrate, deploy, and manage your software assets Compatibility with scripts and custom applications—AutoCAD is backward compatible with most applications and scripts written for AutoCAD 2000/2000i. Almost all ARX, LISP, and VBA routines currently running on AutoCAD 2000/2000i will continue to run on AutoCAD 2002, preserving your existing application and configuration investments. World-class license management: Maximize your software assets with the market leader. FLEXlm® and SAMreport-lite offer increased reliability and better support, while protecting your existing network license management capabilities. The
Windows environment: AutoCAD 2002 is built for the Microsoft®
Windows® desktop environment, including Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows NT® 4.0 No matter which version of AutoCAD® software you’re using, upgrading helps you make the most of your designs—and your design data. Performance
just keeps getting better. Optimization of the DWG format results
in smaller files and faster file operations, especially over a network.
Your design productivity will improve too; commands and features
are finely tuned based on your feedback. |
AutoCAD 2004 is significantly faster than AutoCAD® 2002. Over a network, opening files is up to 30 percent* faster than AutoCAD 2002; saving files is up to 66 percent* faster. DWG file optimization results in files that are 52 percent* smaller, on average, than in AutoCAD 2002. For example, a 5.2MB file in AutoCAD 2002 is only 2.9MB when saved in AutoCAD 2004. Today, you can upgrade to AutoCAD 2004 from AutoCAD® 2002, AutoCAD® 2000i, and AutoCAD® 2000. If you own AutoCAD® Release 14, you are required to purchase a new full commercial product. Consider the benefits of the Autodesk® Subscription Program to make future upgrades automatic and easy to budget. Are
you using AutoCAD 2000 or 2000i? Here’s why you should upgrade AutoCAD 2004 improves on your everyday design activities with the inclusion of true associative dimensioning, tool palettes, in-place mtext editing, and Express Tools. Drafters immediately benefit from the new layer, text, and attribute tools. For
those who publish design data, an updated DWF™ AutoCAD
2004 is significantly faster, and DWG file optimization results
in files that are 52 percent* smaller, on average, than in AutoCAD®
2000 or AutoCAD® 2000i. For example, a 5.2MB file in AutoCAD
2000/2000i is only 2.9MB when saved in AutoCAD 2004. |
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| Productivity
and performance tools to power your designs - The Edit Attribute dialog box makes it easier to edit the properties, text, and general appearance of each attribute. - The Enhanced Attribute Editor offers a faster, more accurate way of managing individually selected block attributes. - The Enhanced Attribute Extract tool allows the easy extraction of block attribute data to comma-separated text (CSV), Microsoft® Excel (XLS), and Microsoft Access (MDB) formats. - The Layer Translator converts drawings from one layer standard or convention to another using an existing drawing, standards file, or drawing template. You can save and reuse translation information for quicker conversion of future drawings. - Layer Previous improves UNDO, ZOOM, and Layer operations. It operates much like the Zoom Previous command and restores the previously used layer state without undoing geometry edits or zoom operations. - Text Scaling improves the readability of your plot output and reduces the number of manual adjustments necessary. - Enhanced spell checking now includes annotation objects, resulting in less rework and fewer review cycles. Maintain
your standards, data flow, and data integrity - DesignXML is a web-specific way to create and share design data. Now you can more easily add real-world intelligence to your designs and extend that intelligence to external business processes and applications. - Enhanced Attribute Extraction is a faster and more accurate way of managing individually selected block attributes. |
Collaborate
to extend the value of your designs––and your design
data - Use Autodesk® i-drop technology to quickly add to your designs by dragging objects from the Web or your intranet and dropping them into your drawings. - Standards-aware eTransmit saves time and money by securely sending complete DWG files—including xrefs—via e-mail. The delivery is fast and virtually cost-free. eTransmit even includes the DWS standards file associated with the drawing, so everyone can use a single standard. - Host team-critical data and drawing files on the Bulletin Board in AutoCAD Today, accessible from inside AutoCAD. - Meet Now gives you a way to conference and collaborate in real time with colleagues and partners over the Internet or your intranet. - Using the File Navigation dialog box, you can collaborate, share, and store data via the Web. - With the new high-resolution DWF™ format, you not only get higher visual fidelity but also can plot DWF files with the same quality as native DWG. And DWF now supports additional raster image formats and offers various merge control refinements.
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