1AutoCAD Mechanical 2006 – What’s New?

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006 – What’s New?

Advanced Micro Systems, Inc.

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What is AutoCAD Mechanical 2006?

Purpose built for associative 2D mechanical drafting and design Standards based, fully native DWG Intelligent and collaborative engineering tools Integrated data management

AutoCAD Mechanical accelerates mechanical design projects with tools that automate common tasks, saving you countless hours

of design and re-work

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006

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Associative Hidden Lines

Re-designed user interface Simple and straightforward Manage from one location

Visual workflow Send backwards, forwards Bring to front, move to back Dynamic highlighting

Improved performance

Save time, let hidden lines be drawn automatically

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Copy/Paste Mechanical Structure

Supports popular windows shortcuts Attribute & hidden line relationships maintained

Efficiently re-use existing designs

(Ctrl – C)

(Ctrl – V)

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Mechanical Structure Enhancements

Group & find associated browser items

Apply property over-rides across multiple folders, views and components

Systematically replace drawing views

Quickly manipulate & edit data

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Communicate and Manage Design Data

Increase Drafting Productivity

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006

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Autodesk Inventor Associativity

Visualize and document native Autodesk Inventor models

Changes to the 3D model are automatically updated in the 2D drawings

Create native AutoCAD Mechanical DWG files

Only Autodesk delivers cross platform 3D to 2D associativity

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Detailing Enhancements

New hole chart sorting options Updated Standards (DIN, JIS, GB…) Improved BOM workflow for

multiple borders

Effortlessly improve drawing documentation

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Standards-Based Dimensioning

New dimension types Arc Length Jogged Radii Initial Length

Flexible editing additions Flip Arrow Uniform Extension Lines

Increase productivity with consistent communication

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Dynamic Design

Command line moves with cursor Heads up on-screen editing

Built-in to AutoCAD Mechanical

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Ease of Use Tutorials

Learn the mechanical workflow Design parts & assemblies Create production ready drawings

Concise yet comprehensive topics “show me” animations

Jumpstart your understanding of the most popular features

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Communicate and Manage Design Data

Increase Drafting Productivity

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006

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Data Migration

Turn AutoCAD blocks into Mechanical Structure

Streamlined interface easier to customize

Written in simple and accessible VBA language

Re-use instead of Re-create

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Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Vault provides easy-to-use work-in-progress data management integrated with the design applications you use today

Manage Work-in-Progress

Easy to Use and Administer

Organize & Reuse

Protect and Secure

Centralize design storage and improve design reuse

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Collaboration and Viewing

Easily share designs with the extended manufacturing team

Publish 2D and 3D models to DWF

DWF publishing built-in

Auto-publishing with Autodesk Vault

Lightweight published data

Secures intellectual property

Autodesk DWF Viewer

Free download

Viewing and printing

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Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

AutoCAD Mechanical 2006 Helps You…

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AutoCAD Mechanical 2006

Purpose built for associative 2D mechanical drafting and design

Standards based, fully native DWG Intelligent and collaborative engineering tools Integrated data management

AutoCAD Mechanical accelerates mechanical design projects with tools that automate common tasks, saving you countless hours

of design and re-work