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AutoCAD 2012
 Design and shape the world around you with the powerful, flexible features in AutoCAD® 2012 software, one of the world’s leading 2D and 3D CAD design tools. Maximize your productivity with updated tools for conceptual design, model documentation, and reality capture.With AutoCAD® 2012 for Mac® software, get the power of familiar design and drafting tools on the Mac OS® X platform.
Design and shape the world around you with AutoCAD® software, one of the world's leading CAD programs. Explore ideas more intuitively in 3D, speed documentation, share ideas seamlessly, and customize AutoCAD for your specific needs. With new and updated tools for 3D conceptual design, model documentation, and reality capture, AutoCAD 2012 helps design professionals maximize productivity.
Features
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Model Documentation Tools
Save
time by automatically generating intelligent documentation for AutoCAD,
Autodesk® Inventor® software, and other models. Import a wide variety
of other formats including SolidWorks®, Pro/ENGINEER®, CATIA®, Rhino,
and NX®. Drawing views, edge display, and location are instantly updated
when an engineering change is made.
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3D Free-Form Design Tools
You
now have the power to design ideas in almost any form you can imagine.
Simply push/pull faces, edges, and vertices to model complex shapes, add
smooth surfaces, and much more. With tools for surface, solid, and mesh
modeling, AutoCAD provides the utmost flexibility and control when
designing in 3D.
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Autodesk Inventor Fusion
Adds
to the 3D conceptual design capabilities of AutoCAD and sets a new
standard for professional 3D modeling ease of use. It enables you to
flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source, helping you
further experience the benefits of easy-to-use 3D in the native DWG
format.
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Parametric Drawing
Dramatically
slash your design revision time with parametric drawing. By defining
persistent relationships between objects, parallel lines remain parallel
and concentric circles remain centered, all automatically. And now, you
can infer geometric constraints in real time—as you draw—eliminating
the need to manually define all of your object relationships.
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Point Cloud Support
Bring
your 3D scans to life, streamlining time-consuming renovation and
restoration projects. With support for up to 2 billion points, you can
quickly visualize and snap to the surface of your scanned objects
directly within your modeling workspace.
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Associative Array Functionality
Save
valuable rework time by establishing and maintaining a set of
relationships between arrayed objects, such as windows on a building or
trusses on a bridge. Plus, you can now array objects along a specified
path (rather than just rectangular or polar options), saving even more
time when creating conceptual designs or finished documentation.
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PDF Support
Sharing
and reusing designs has never been easier thanks to robust PDF support
within AutoCAD. With TrueType font support, import and underlay
capabilities, and powerful publishing capabilities, AutoCAD helps
facilitate clear communication when using PDF.
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Multi-Function Grips
The
power of multi-function grips has been extended to more AutoCAD objects
including lines, arcs, elliptical arcs, dimensions, and mleaders as
well as 3D faces, edges, and vertices.
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Hatch & Gradient Enhancements
Save
time with hatch preview, gain more control with expanded object grip
functionality, and choose from more options for appearance of hatches
with the addition of background color. Easily send all hatches to the
back of the drawing with a single click.
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Object & Layer Transparency
Display drawing geometry with more flexibility by applying transparency to layers, blocks, or objects.
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Product Info
Model Documentation Tools
Video 1- Model Import |
Video 2- Model Documentation |
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Save time by automatically generating intelligent documentation for AutoCAD, Autodesk® Inventor® software, and other models. Import a wide variety of other formats including SolidWorks®, Pro/ENGINEER®, CATIA®, Rhino, and NX®. Drawing views, edge display, and location are instantly updated when an engineering change is made.
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Associative Array Functionality
Video 1- Rectangular Array |
Video 2- Polar Array |
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Save
valuable rework time by establishing and maintaining a set of
relationships between arrayed objects, such as windows on a building or
trusses on a bridge. Plus, you can now array objects along a specified
path (rather than just rectangular or polar options), saving even more
time when creating conceptual designs or finished documentation.
AutoCAD WS
Video 1- AutoCAD WS Upload Tools |
Video 2- AutoCAD WS Content |
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Video 3- AutoCAD WS Share |
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With
access directly from the AutoCAD 2012 interface, AutoCAD® WS web and
mobile application for AutoCAD® software allows you to stay connected to
your designs over the web or from your mobile device.
Multi-function Grips
The
power of multi-function grips has been extended to more AutoCAD objects
including lines, arcs, elliptical arcs, dimensions, and mleaders as
well as 3D faces, edges, and vertices.
Command Line Enhancements
AutoCAD
2012 now offers auto-complete options to help you access commands more
efficiently. As you type at the command prompt, AutoCAD automatically
completes the entry with an AutoCAD command or command alias. If you
pause, it displays a list of commands whose prefix matches what you’ve
typed enabling you to scroll and select from the list.
Autodesk Inventor Fusion
Adds
to the 3D conceptual design capabilities of AutoCAD and sets a new
standard for professional 3D modeling ease of use. It enables you
to flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source, helping you
further experience the benefits of easy-to-use 3D in the native DWG
format.
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Simplified Migration to AutoCAD 2012
New
and enhanced tools make it easier to migrate your custom settings or
reset AutoCAD to the default install settings. Improved handling
of tool palettes and new migration of custom materials help ease the
transition to AutoCAD 2012, and a new reset tool helps easily return to
default settings.
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In-Canvas Viewport Controls
New viewport controls enable you to change viewport settings, views, and visual styles directly on the viewport canvas.
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Editable UCS Icon
The
UCS has been updated to allow direct manipulation. Select the UCS icon
and use the multi-functional grips to change the UCS. Easily move
the origin, align the UCS with objects, and rotate it around the X, Y,
or Z axis without having to access the UCS command.
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Delete Duplicate Objects
Clean
up your drawings by removing duplicate or unneeded geometry. The Delete
Duplicates tool provides increased performance— especially when running
on drawings with many objects.
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Blend Tool
Create
spline objects with options for tangent or smooth continuity between
two curves with the new Blend tool, speeding documentation time.
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Autodesk Exchange for AutoCAD
With
connected access to tips and tutorials, getting started videos,
downloadable plug-ins, and help content, Autodesk Exchange brings the
content you need directly to your AutoCAD workspace.
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Autodesk Content Explorer
Video 1- Content Explorer |
Video 2- Autodesk Seek |
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Instantly
find your design content based on file objects or text attributes.
Autodesk Content Explorer creates an index of your data based on where
you instruct it to look, helping you quickly access files.
3D Associative Array
Use
the associative array functionality to more easily define arrayed
objects when designing in 3D. Each of the three types of associative
arrays (rectangular, polar, and path) include the ability to array
selected objects in 3D space.
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On Demand Access to AutoCAD
Citrix
Systems, Inc. and Autodesk have partnered to provide customers with
greater efficiency and flexibility in their use of AutoCAD. By
delivering software to AutoCAD users with Citrix XenApp™, your
organization can significantly reduce workstation costs while providing
the performance they need.
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