Lynn Allen

Autodesk Technical Evangelist

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AutoCAD:
25 Years of Continuous Change…

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AutoCAD® 2009
Autodesk has one goal: increasing your productivity.
The new user interface has been optimized to boost your
efficiency:
 More Streamlined UI
 New QuickView Tools
 Quick Properties
 Action Recorder
 Layer Properties Manager
 3D Navigation Tools
 Fit and Finish

AutoCAD 2009 will include Autodesk Impression

(Subscription Only)
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User Interface Enhancements
NewRibbon: task-based access to
commands
Quick Access Toolbar
New Menu Browser
Roll-over Help
Status Bar updates
Customizable
Quick Properties

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Layer Properties Manager
New Layer Properties Manager
 Changes are immediately
reflected in the drawing
 Layer manager stays active
when running other
commands
 Columns can be frozen when
scrolling

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Action Recorder
The new action recorder allows
AutoCAD® software users to
automate repetitive tasks:
 Anybody can use it
 No programming skills
required
 Graphically interactive
recording of commands
 Easily saved and shared

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New Viewing Capabilities
• Quick View Layouts
• Quick View Drawings
• View Cube
• Steering Wheel
• ShowMotion

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Fit and Finish
• MTEXT in-place spell checking
• MTEXT let’s use SAVE after hitting Escape
• eTransmit: Option to save or not save drawing before
packing (and Purge)
• Dynamically update Xclip frames
• Export layouts to model space
• Geographic location enabling
• Find and replace text in blocks and XREFs
• Display hidden items
• FIND now zooms in on the word

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Fit and Finish
• Array now supports zoom and pan during preview
• Nonrectangular viewport support in Properties palette
• Missing plotters are now prefixed with “Missing”
• Additional DGN support and Layer Control
• DGN translation enhancements (DGNMAPPING)
• VPSCALE now lets you hide XREF scales

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Autodesk Seek

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Autodesk Seek
www.autodesk.com/seek

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Autodesk Impression

Images courtesy of: Greg Bates - Hirsch Bedner Associates, Ged Trias - Larson and
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Darby, Jeremy K. Noftle, Bureau D’architectes Werner, and InsideOut Designs
Autodesk Impression

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Working with Impression

AutoCAD
AutoCAD Architecture
Existing CAD Linework and Data
 Layers
AutoCAD Civil 3D
 Blocks
AutoCAD Map 3D
 Line weights
AutCAD MEP
 Hatched areas

Styles and Entourage

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Autodesk Design Review
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Autodesk Design Review –
Drawing Version Compare Feature

Highlight
additions/
deletions
1. Select Tools >
Compare
2. Browse and load
the DWF files
3. Select sheets to
overlay and click
OK

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Introducing Autodesk Freewheel
Share designs online
- Free
1. Publish DWF
Autodesk University – Dec. 2-5
Upload & Email Link
2.
3. View
Las & Print 2D
Vegas, – Venetian Hotel
NV& 3D
designs online without
install software
4.
www.autodeskuniversity.com
Utilize for drawing catalogs
and archives

freewheel.autodesk.com

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