AutoCAD 2009 features Include:

AutoCAD® software lets you design, visualise 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.

• 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 customisable and expandable so that it can be optimised for each user and meet each company’s standards.
  
• 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 rotated 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. In addition to allowing quick access to the orbit command, the new SteeringWheels tool allows quick access to the pan centre and zoom commands. The SteeringWheels is highly customisable so you can add walk through commands to help create and record a walk through of your model.
• 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 organise recently used files by name, date or title.
• 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.
  
• 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.
• Quick Properties
  The easily customisable quick properties menu increases productivity by reducing the steps to access properties information, ensuring that information presented is optimised for that particular user and project.
  
• 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.
  
• Autodesk Design Review
  And, by using Autodesk® Design Review software, to electronically review, mark up and revise designs, you can give virtually anyone, anywhere the opportunity to participate in the review process.

Revit Architecture 2009 features Include:

• Bidirectional Associativity - A change anywhere is a change everywhere. In Revit® Architectue software, all model information is stored in one place. As a result, any information that gets changed is effectively changed throughout the model.
• Schedules - Schedules are just another view of the Revit Architecture model. Work in any appropriate view of the building, including schedules. A change to a schedule view is automatically reflected in every other view and vice versa. Functionality includes associative split-schedule sections and selectable design elements via schedule views, formulas, and filtering.
• Parametric Components - Parametric Components, also known as families, are the basis for all building components designed in Revit Architecture. They offer an open, graphical system for design thinking and form making as well as an opportunity to express design intent at increasingly detailed levels. Use Parametric Components for the most elaborate assemblies, such as cabinetry and equipment, as well as for the most elementary building parts, such as walls and columns. Best of all, no programming language or coding is required.
• Design Options - Develop and study multiple simultaneous design alternatives to make key design decisions. Present multiple schemes to your clients easily. Substitute each option into the model for visualization, quantification, and other data analysis to inform decision making.
• Detailing - Take advantage of the extensive detail library and detailing tools provided with Revit Architecture. Presorted to align with the CSI format, detail libraries can be tailored to accommodate your office standards. Create, manage, and share your own detail library.
• Material Takeoff - Calculate detailed material quantities with the new Material Takeoff tool. Appropriate for applications such as sustainable design, and checking material quantities in cost estimates, Material Takeoff simplifies the tracking of material quantities. As your project evolves, the Revit Building parametric change engine helps to ensure that your material takeoffs are always up-to-date and accurate.
• Revit Building Maker - Access a better workflow for common conceptual and schematic tasks. Easily create expressive forms to produce an overall massing study. Import conceptual massing from applications such as Form-Z, Rhino, Sketchup™, and AutoCAD® 2007, or other ACIS® or NURBS (nonuniform rational B-spline) based applications. Turn them into mass objects in Revit Architecture. Then select faces to design walls, roofs, floors, and curtain systems. You can even use tools to extract important information such as gross area per floor.
• Interference Check - Use interference checking to scan your model for collisions between elements.
• Import/Export Capabilities - Revit Architecture supports a wide range of industry standards and file formats, including DGN, DWG, DWF™, DXF™, IFC, SAT, SKP, AVI, ODBC, gbXML, BMP, JPG, TGA, and TIF. In addition to transferring standard lines, arcs, and circles, Revit Architecture can also transfer complex 3D model geometry for use in programs such as Autodesk® VIZ or Autodesk® 3ds Max® software. This capability provides opportunities to create stunning photorealistic interior and exterior renderings.
• Autodesk 2D and 3D DWF Integration - Revit Architecture supports complete round-tripping of markups with Autodesk® Design Review software. Because Autodesk Design Review software’s markup capabilities combine with Revit Architecture navigation and revision management capabilities, tracking changes is easy. There’s no need to reenter information. Revit Architecture supports publishing a model to 2D or 3D DWF format. This capability provides high-impact, dynamic communication of design information in a lightweight format. It’s great for including nontechnical participants in the project review process.

Minimum System Requirements:

Please see system requirements for AutoCAD 2009 here.

System Requirements Revit Architecture 2009

• Intel® Pentium 4 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
  
• Windows Vista® 32-bit (Business, Home Premium, and Ultimate), Windows Vista 64-bit (Business, Home Premium, and Ultimate), Windows XP Home, Professional and TabletPC SP1 or SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  
• 3 GB RAM. (1 GB RAM if no rendering is required.)
  
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor and display adapter capable of 24-bit color
  3 GB free disk space
  
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant
  
• Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later
  
• Download and Installation from DVD
  

System Recommendations Revit Architecture 2009

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
  Windows XP Professional SP2 or later, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  
• 4 GB RAM
  
• 5 GB free disk space. Dedicated video card with hardware support for OpenGL spec 1.3 or later
  
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor and display adapter capable of 24-bit color
  
• Dedicated video card with hardware support for OpenGL spec 1.3 or later
  
• 5 GB free disk space
  
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant

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