What’s New in AutoCAD 2008

AutoCAD 2008 software adds features to help make everyday tasks easier. Annotation scaling and control of layers by viewport minimise workarounds, while text enhancements, multiple leaders, and improved tables help deliver an unmatched level of aesthetic precision and professionalism.

• Annotation Scaling - AutoCAD 2008 software introduces the concept of annotation scale as an object property. Designers can set the current scale of a viewport or model space view, and then apply that scale to each object and specify its size, placement, and appearance based on the scale set for the viewport. In other words, annotation scale is now automated.
  
• Layers per Viewport - In AutoCAD 2008 the layer manager has been enhanced to allow users to specify color, line weight, linetype, or plot style as an override for an individual viewport. These overrides can be easily turned on or off as viewports are added or removed.
  
• Enhanced Tables - Enhanced tables now give users the option to combine AutoCAD and Excel tabular information into a single AutoCAD table. This table can be dynamically linked so that notifications appear in both AutoCAD and Excel as data is updated. Users can then select these notifications, allowing instant updating of information in either source document.
  
• Text & Table Enhancements - The enhanced MTEXT editor now provides the ability to specify the number of columns required and flows new text between those columns as users make edits. The space set between each column of text and the edge of the paper is also customisable. All of these variables can be adjusted to specific values in the dialog box, or adjusted interactively using the new multicolumn text grips.
  
• Multiple Leaders - The new multiple leader panel on the dashboard has enhanced tools that automate the creation of multiple leaders and the orientation of the leaders (tail or content first) with the notes.

System Requirements:

Windows

The system requirements for 32-bit AutoCAD:

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 2.2 GHz Recommended
  Microsoft® Windows Vista™, Windows® XP Home and Professional (SP2), Windows® 2000 (SP4)
  
• 512 MB RAM
  
• 750 MB free disk space for installation
  
• 1024x768 VGA with True Color
  
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 (SP1 or higher)
  
• Available on CD (Worldwide) and DVD (select countries and languages)

Additional System Requirements for 64-bit AutoCAD

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Vista 64-bit
  
• AMD64 or Intel EM64T processor
  
• 1GB RAM, 2GB for Windows Vista 64-bit
  
• 750 MB free disk space for installation
  

AutoCAD 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows Operating System.

The System requirements for Windows Vista or 3D modeling (32 and 64-bit AutoCAD)

• Intel® 3.0 GHz or greater
  
• 2 GB RAM or greater
  
• 2 GB free hard disk available not including installation
  
• 1280 x 1024 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.

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• New - AutoCAD Electrical 2009
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• New - InventorPro 2009
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• AutoCAD Architecture 2008
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• 3ds Max 2008
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