AutoCAD® 3D CAD development 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.
The redesigned interface and the new tools in AutoCAD 2009 will increase your productivity. These new tools will be incorporated into all Autodesk® software products, creating a familiar set of tools so transition from product to product and the overall learning curve will be significantly reduced.
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.
Autodesk® 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 view cube 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. Autodesk ViewCube will be introduced in all Autodesk products as a common tool for working with 3D models.
In addition to allowing quick access to the orbit command, the new SteeringWheel™ tool allows quick access to the pan, center, and zoom commands. The tool is highly customizable so you can add walk-through commands to help create and record a walk-through of your model.
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.
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.
The AutoCAD 2009 DWG™ file format is the same DWG file format as in AutoCAD 2008. This AutoCAD 2009 DWG format is also the same DWG file format that is used in the latest releases of Autodesk ‘s industry-specific products such as AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Civil 3D® , AutoCAD® Electrical, and AutoCAD® Mechanical software applications. Nonetheless, you can still easily share files between design teams using any previous version of AutoCAD. As in the past, this new AutoCAD version opens DWG™ files from all earlier DWG versions of the software created by any Autodesk product.
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