The company Autodesk, a leader in design software, today announced the new version of AutoCAD 2010, the globally most widespread platform for design and documentation creation. Autodesk also announced a new series of AutoCAD product line that includes software specifically covering individual disciplines and the AutoCAD LT 2010 software for precise 2D drawing. The latest version of AutoCAD solutions introduces new functionalities that help users tackle even the most demanding design challenges, including tools for freeform design, parametric drawing, and innovative PDF support, which was one of the most important requests from the Autodesk user group (AUGI).
“For many years, we have relied on AutoCAD to increase our company's efficiency, and each new version brings us new features that allow us to work faster and faster,” said Jay Miller, director and CAD manager from BHB Consulting Engineers. “Among the very thoughtful innovations in AutoCAD 2010, we count parametric drawing tools and improved PDF support, which offer us real savings and make our work easier.”
AutoCAD 2010 provides further performance enhancements and levels of innovation that help users document, communicate, resolve, and modify their design ideas. With new freeform design tools, users can more easily evaluate new ideas within 3D models with the aim of creating any imaginable shape. New possibilities of importing and utilizing sources based on the PDF format, along with enhanced publishing tools, significantly improve bidirectional communication within design teams. Additionally, constraint-based parametric drawing tools empower users to define rigid relationships between objects, which accelerates critical phases of design revision. AutoCAD 2010 now supports 3D printing, simplifying the production of physical 3D models and prototypes through integration with on-demand 3D printing services or personal 3D printers.
“Equipping customers with powerful 3D design tools that allow them to push the boundaries of their creativity further has been our main priority in preparing the 2010 version of AutoCAD,” said Guri Stark, vice president of the AutoCAD and Platform Products business unit. “We have added highly requested functionalities by our customers to the AutoCAD product portfolio, such as innovative PDF support within AutoCAD and new 2D commands for AutoCAD LT. Overall, the new version provides our customers with the performance and flexibility they need for creating documentation and subsequent designs.”
Industry solutions for the AutoCAD 2010 product line The updated AutoCAD 2010 software portfolio includes the following industry-specific applications built on the AutoCAD platform:
AutoCAD Architecture 2010 offers a wide range of functional enhancements aimed at better workflow, user comfort, and collaboration, including new, more efficient user interfaces providing optimized workspace organization, larger drawing windows, and faster access to tools and commands.
AutoCAD Civil 2010 includes many new functional innovations that help infrastructure designers, planners, and surveyors execute projects faster, including more efficient user interfaces, more comprehensive workflow coverage, and modeling of road intersections.
AutoCAD Electrical 2010 has been enhanced in the new version primarily to accelerate the creation of electrical control systems. Now, with a more efficient design environment and a new, unified symbol library, it allows further increases in the productivity of electrical designers. Innovations in the powerful Circuit Builder tool allow designers to analyze circuit energy efficiency and make decisions based on energy savings.
AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 software is a leading design solution for creating and managing spatial data. AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 includes new mapping functionalities, better data analysis capabilities, and new workflow environments.
AutoCAD Mechanical 2010 enables mechanical designers and engineers to simplify complex design processes and deliver consistent results to manufacturing. The new version, with smarter drawing creation options and automation of routine steps, offers significant productivity increases and saves time. Innovations include more efficient design environments and improved parts lists.
AutoCAD MEP 2010 software provides a number of new features primarily for building, electrical, and plumbing professions with higher user comfort, richer content, and better construction documentation. Innovations include higher performance, availability of tools for sloped piping, and content enhancements offering better design options for piping systems.
AutoCAD P&ID 2010 enables users to create, modify, and manage piping and instrumentation diagrams. AutoCAD P&ID 2010 now includes improved user interfaces, functions for curved schematic lines, and a range of other elements.
The latest version of AutoCAD LT 2010, the professional 2D software for precise 2D drawing, includes support for importing and exporting PDF data, additional 2D drawing commands designed for viewing and editing drawings, and 2D drawing tools from AutoCAD that enhance productivity, including the ALIGN, Xref, and Block Attribute commands.
Users of any Autodesk products, including users of the AutoCAD 2010 product line, also have free access to download the Autodesk Design Review 2010 software. With review tools, Design Review allows team members to participate in all stages of digital design revision. The latest version streamlines the revision processes and includes improved features in viewing and commenting on PDF files.
Users of AutoCAD 2010 can design any shapes. By simply moving surfaces, edges, and vertices, complex shapes can be created, organic surfaces can be added, etc.
AutoCAD 2010 facilitates the production of physical 3D models by enabling direct connection to a 3D printer.
Parametric drawings in AutoCAD 2010 help maintain drawing alignment and save time and energy for much more important activities. By defining constraints between objects, for example, parallel lines remain parallel and concentric circles remain concentric, all automatically.
About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading provider of 2D and 3D design software for manufacturing, construction, media, and entertainment. Since the launch of AutoCAD in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of innovative digital prototyping solutions that help customers practically test ideas before they are realized. Fortune 1000 companies use Autodesk tools to visualize, simulate, and analyze the real-world performance of their designs at early stages of development, helping them save time and money, improve quality, and foster innovation. For more information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com or www.autodesk.cz.
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