AutoCAD LT® 2008 .....
software is pushing drafting further than it’s ever been. The world’s number one–selling 2D drafting product is equipped with native DWG file format compatibility, Dynamic Blocks, integration of the popular layer management Express Tools, and powerful drafting enhancements. Day-to-day tasks are streamlined with just one thing in mind—boosting your productivity.

Efficient Everyday Drafting
Get more done in less time with productivity tools focused on the things you do every day:

• Dynamic Blocks—Access multiple variations on a single block, dramatically reduce cumbersome block libraries, and modify block geometry during and after insertion.
• Streamlined table creation and editing—Insert standard WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) tables with in-place editing, and save time and reduce errors by performing calculations in your tables.
• Layer Express Tools—Increase day-to-day productivity by using the popular AutoCAD Express Tools for layer management.
• Improved text manipulation—Create and edit text in exactly the same way it will appear in the drawing, and apply style, font, and other text properties to characters and words in the text object.
• Better hatching—Hatch multiple continuous boundaries with a single command and easily calculate both individual and cumulative hatch areas.
• Customised tool palettes—Store frequently used blocks and hatches in customised tool palettes, automatically apply preassigned tool properties as you insert content, and drag predefined content from your drawings
• Enhanced user interface—Launch commands, read prompts, and enter values right at the graphics cursor. Perform calculations and derive values from drawing entities with Quick Calc, and select objects easier with dynamic highlighting.
• Efficient dimensioning—Dimension the length of an arc and large radii curves, flip dimension arrows, and select varying dimension linetypes quickly and easily.

Simplified Data Exchange
Be more productive by efficiently sharing information electronically with team members for viewing, printing, marking up, or round-tripping design changes.

• Smart publishing—Publish intelligent design data to a single DWF™ file at 1/10th the size of other file formats.
• PDF creation—Export drawing files in Adobe® PDF format.
• DWF as an underlay—Import a DWF file and use it as a transparent “underlay” that serves as a starting point for adding new information.
• Read/write to past versions of AutoCAD—Collaborate and exchange data with users on older versions of AutoCAD software.

• Enhanced plot user interface—Access the most frequently used plot controls, with all page setup controls in a single dialog box, and preview current plot settings applied to your drawing before you plot.
• Background plotting—Don’t wait for plot jobs to finish before you get back to work. Publish DWF files or plot to paper while continuing to work in the drawing editor with background plotting.

Features

	AutoCAD LT 2008 Features and Benefits (pdf - 61 Kb)
	Compare LT 2008 with previous releases (pdf - 82 Kb)