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Take ControlAutoCAD LT sotware is known or its pro

ductivity, compatibility, and reliabilitywith

each release delivering drating enhance

ments that help improve your workow

and accuracy. Discover the competitive

advantage that comes rom using the

latest version o the industry-leading D

drating and detailing sotware.

Testing proves it: AutoCAD LT users can

work up to 6 percent* aster with AutoCAD

LT than with earlier versions. Now

AutoCAD LT builds on productivitygains with new tools that help make every

day tasks easier, as well as with new eatures

that provide exibility and help you manage

the appearance o drawings. The proes

sional choice in D drating sotware now

oers more ways to improve your drawing

productivity. Take control with AutoCAD LT

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Document

Get more done, with ewer steps required to

perorm daytoday drating tasks.

CollaborateIncrease your communication accuracy, with

greater control over a drawings onscreen

and plotted appearance.

Optimize

Make your sotware work the way you work,

with access to online help and support on all

available Microsot operating systems.

For more inormation about AutoCAD LT

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1 Improved Drating ToolsContinual enhancements to D tools in AutoCAD LTsotware help make drating easier and more productive.In AutoCAD LT , new grips or polyline and hatch edit

ing enable you to more easily add or remove vertices or

convert line segments to arcs, and vice versa. A new Hatch

contextual user interace enables you to change a hatchs

scale, angle, or origin on the y. Text in linetypes always

stays readable, regardless o the lines direction. When

rotating a viewport, you can use one command to choose

whether the view shown will maintain its original orienta

tion or rotate along with the viewport.

RESULT: Fewer steps needed to accomplish everyday drat-

ing tasks.

2 Better Communication o Design IntentPublish highquality PDFs directly rom AutoCAD LT toeasily share inormation. Objects and layers in AutoCAD

LT can be made transparent, so you can see through

them. Transparency aects both plotting and onscreen

appearance, giving you more options or identiying

phases o work, highlighting areas o a drawing, and more.

The new Hide and Isolate Objects tools enable you to

display only the objects you need, regardless o their layer.

RESULT: Greater control over a drawings on-screen and

plotted appearance and high-quality PDF output or more

eective communication and sharing.

3 Windows CertifcationAutoCAD LT is the rst AutoCAD LT version to beMicrosot Windows certied. Upgrade your hardware

and operating system with the knowledge that both

bit and 64bit versions o AutoCAD LT sotware

are compatible withand are supported onall avail

able Microsot operating systems, including Windows ,

Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

RESULT: Take advantage o the latest version o the popular

Windows operating system.

4Additional AutoCAD Functionality

Several tools previously available only in AutoCAD sotware are accessible in AutoCAD LT sotware. In AutoCAD

LT , the new Quick Dimension tool enables you to

more easily create a series o dimensions or selected

objects. Create irregular boundaries or trace over objects

with the Sketch command. Add colors and patterns to

your drawings with gradient lls. Use the Align command

to move, rotate, and scale objects to line up with other

objects. Nonrectangular viewports are also supported,

enabling you to create a viewport in any shape you need.

RESULT: More tools to enhance productivity.

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5 File Format CompatibilityAutoCAD LT sotware enables you to open DWG les received rom colleagues andclients, regardless o the version o AutoCAD sotware used to create them. Save your

own work to a variety o le ormats, as ar back as R4compatible DWG les and R

compatible DXF les.

RESULT: Reduced risk o object incompatibilities due to le ormat changes.

6 Powerul External Reerence ToolsThe External Reerences palette supports the use o PDF, DWF, DGN, and image les(JPG, TIF, etc.) as underlays in DWG les, in addition to the traditional DWG reerences.

Use object snaps with vectorbased PDF or DWG les to locate new objects relative togeometry in the underlay. Open externally reerenced les o any ormat with a simple

mouse click, or edit DWG reerences inplace to make changes while continuing to view

the host drawings geometry. Use the Clip External Reerence command to show only

the relevant portions o a reerenced le.

RESULT: Increased control and exibility when sharing les.

7 Dynamic BlocksThe exibility o Dynamic Blocks provides a powerul alternative to bloated block libraries containing multiple variations o similar block denitions. Dynamic Blocks enable

you to modiy a blocks geometry without editing the block denition or erasing it and

inserting a dierent block. With the Synchronize Attributes command, you can easily

add or remove attributes rom existing block denitions.

RESULT: More efcient block libraries, eaturing the advantages o regular blocks plus the

exibility o multiple shapes and sizes.

8 Flexible Annotation ToolsSignicant improvements in recent releases o AutoCAD LT to text, dimensions,multileader, and tables enable you to create and edit annotations aster and with more

exibility. Tables can be easily split into columns to t into the available space. Mis

spelled words are automatically indicated with a dashed red underline. Add jog lines to

dimensions, control the linetype o extension lines, and break extension lines around

objects. Use multileaders to align notes, group similar keynotes, and associate multiple

leader lines with one symbol or note. The Annotation Scaling eature automatically

calculates text and dimension sizes, as well as block and hatch pattern scales, based on

the drawing scale.

RESULT: Easier, more intuitive dimensioning and text editing, and greater control over the

display o annotations.

9 Better Layer ManagementModications you make in the Layer Properties Manager are instantly applied to thedrawing, enabling you to immediately see the eects o your changes. The same layer

can have dierent properties, such as color or linetype, in dierent viewports, so you

can easily highlight specic inormation in each viewport. Layer management tools also

let you select objects in the drawing in order to reeze, turn o, isolate, or lock their

layer.

RESULT: Faster viewing o layer properties changes and clearer drawings with ewer layers.

10 Streamlined User Interace and Online HelpThe AutoCAD LT user interace helps increase drating productivity by presenting commands in a concise visual ormat that responds to both active commands and object selection. Quick View Layouts and Quick View Drawings provide ast and visual methods

or activating a layout in an open drawing. The Quick Access toolbar provides constant

oneclick access to requently used tools and commands. The new Online Help system

in AutoCAD LT includes access to regularly updated content. You can link rom

a help topic directly to related inormation in the online AutoCAD Knowledge Base,

discussion groups, and the AutoCAD Exchange community site to save time searching

and navigating.

RESULT: Less time spent locating commands and switching between open drawings. Im-

proved access to the most up-to-date help and support inormation.

*Burke, Inc. AutoCAD LT Productivity Test, 9**Free products are subject to the terms and conditions o the enduser license agreement that accompanies download o the sotware.

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