AutoCAD

® What’s New

Architecture 2013

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Top Features

AutoCAD ® Architecture 2013 Software

Design

Increased Design Productivity    Roombook Global Content Pack Display Component Enhancement

Documentation

Enhanced Documentation Capability    Schedule Table Enhancement Schedule Tag Enhancement Hatch Display Component Enhancement

Interoperability & Performance

Improved Product Quality     AutoCAD Architecture Exchange Content & Catalog Browser Migration Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Enhancements Regeneration Performance Enhancements © 2012 Autodesk

Design

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Design

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Roombook

 Calculate and export room quantities  Define and apply surface materials  Define global calculation settings

Helps create more accurate room documentation and scheduling

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Design

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Global Content Pack

 Same content globally  Reduce sets of content from previous release  Common reference point for Help, Tutorials and localized content

Providing flexibilities to download content based on your project needs

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Design

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Display Component Enhancement

 New overrides in Display Properties dialog  Layer Key per display component  Transparency control

More flexibility in creating drawing templates, giving more control over each component

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Documentation

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Documentation

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Schedule Table Enhancement

 Rows can be grouped and subtotaled

Schedule Tag Enhancement

  Increase control of tag and attribute rotation Option to rotate entire tag instead of individual attributes

Gain more flexibility, accuracy, and control over the appearance of schedule tables and tags

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Documentation

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Hatch Display Components Enhancements

 New Annotative property  Hatch pattern responds to annotation scale

Gain more control in defining the scale of hatch patterns

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Interoperability & Performance

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Interoperability & Performance

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AutoCAD Architecture Exchange

 Central location for add-in content  Review the apps  Rating options

Easily gain access to add-ins, apps, and other content.

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Interoperability & Performance

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Content & Catalog Browser Migration

 Migrate content catalog  Reset settings to default

More easily migrate content from a previous release

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Interoperability & Performance

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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Enhancements

 Recertified from buildingSMART version 2x3 IFC files  New IFC toolkit  Enhance support for IFC data type  UI improvements

Collaborate more effectively with third parties to support different workflows

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Interoperability & Performance

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Progressive Update

  Faster user interface response Progressively refines the regeneration of graphics 

Geometry Sharing

Optimizes regeneration by reusing the graphics for similar objects

Increases efficiency, enabling you to start working sooner

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AutoCAD Architecture 2013

 Increased Design Productivity  Enhanced Documentation Capability  Improved Product Quality © 2012 Autodesk

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