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Autodesk enhances AutoCAD software, latest core design solutions address evolving customer needs
At its February 2007 global press launch event, Autodesk introduced AutoCAD 2008 software - the latest version of their computer-aided design (CAD) software. The application's innovations continue to respond to customer needs and requests, driving Autodesk product development and alignment of the company's core applications to help customers redefine the design process, save costs and support continuous quality improvement.
"The market success of AutoCAD is a direct result of our effort to respond to customer needs and raise the standard for innovation to take our customers one step further," said Amar Hanspal, vice president, Autodesk Platform and Geospatial Solutions. "Since creating the design software market with the debut of AutoCAD software, Autodesk has remained focused on making the design process smoother and smarter. That's why we continue to integrate our core drafting, visualisation and collaboration technologies in order to accelerate the evolution of design - and ultimately, help our customers become more innovative, productive and competitive."
Together, improvements in AutoCAD and Autodesk Design Review software and the debut of the Autodesk Impression application deliver new tools for customers to solve the increasing complexities of the design process. Autodesk today also announced updates to its industry-specific portfolio of AutoCAD-based solutions for architecture, engineering and construction (see "Autodesk Releases Updated AutoCAD-based Architecture and Engineering Solutions," 13 February 2007).
AutoCAD 2008
The latest update to AutoCAD software focuses on improving designers' ability to quickly and easily document their designs, with a level of control that helps ensure that their drawings look as professional as they require. AutoCAD 2008 focuses on solving common customer problems in a way that respects current workflows, so that little or no retraining is required to obtain significant time savings.
"One of the most powerful aspects of AutoCAD software has been its support for designing and documentation in real-world scale," said Lucio A. Da Silva, CAD manager, Architectural Land Design, Inc. "But combining those elements with associated annotation has been difficult. AutoCAD 2008 makes it transparent for the designer - we think it's a must-have update that builds on the modeling and visualisation enhancements we got in AutoCAD 2007."
AutoCAD LT 2008
Autodesk also launched AutoCAD LT 2008 software, the latest version of their 2D drafting application. While AutoCAD software offers 3D conceptual deign tools, advanced rendering, network licensing and deployments and more, AutoCAD LT is wholly focused on 2D drafting productivity for individual users. AutoCAD LT 2008 features the improvements to drafting tasks that are found in AutoCAD 2008.
Autodesk Design Review 2008
Supporting the design process by enabling even more extensive collaboration on both 2D and model-based information, Autodesk Design Review software is now available free of charge as a download from the Autodesk website. The software speeds the design review process with viewing, measuring and markup tools that are intuitive and that do not require CAD software or expertise. Design Review enables all-digital collaboration and communication of design changes between designers and their team members, tracking changes to 2D and 3D designs and allowing easy integration of feedback into Autodesk manufacturing, AEC and geospatial applications, as well as word processing documents and spreadsheets.
Autodesk Impression 2008
Autodesk Impression software is Autodesk's response to thousands of customers who asked for a tool that would let them produce illustrations. Incorporating feedback from more than 30,000 Autodesk Labs beta testers, Impression is now available for purchase. The application enables users to create presentation-ready graphics directly from DWG and DWF files, boosting teams' productivity and allowing clients to experience ideas and explore design alternatives while a project is in development. With Impression, users can quickly produce high-quality illustrations and renderings that have a hand-drawn look, while leveraging the value of their CAD data.
Availability
AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 will be available in English, German and Japanese. |
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