The New Standard in CAD Productivity
Use AutoCAD® 2006 software to realize your ideas with maximum speed, power, and efficiency. Beginning with dramatically smaller file sizes in AutoCAD® 2004, and continuing with the Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD® 2005, Autodesk is raising the bar on productivity once again with AutoCAD 2006. From the new dynamic blocks capability that allows you to quickly create, manipulate, and extract data from blocks, to heads-up design, which keeps your focus on your work rather than on the software, AutoCAD 2006 makes an impact on the way you work, every single day.

Dynamic Blocks
Blocks are a lot smarter in this release. As designs become more complex, block libraries grow. And as block libraries grow, data becomes difficult to manage. AutoCAD 2006 puts the control back where it belongs—with you. Dynamic blocks dramatically reduce cumbersome block libraries and enable you to modify block geometry during insertion with new grips and action features.

Annotating and Composing Drawings
Streamline the creation, placement, and editing of text and table information with the new AutoCAD 2006 Mtext command and enhanced table features. Now, text created in the Mtext Editor has exactly the same appearance in the editor as it does in the drawing. Positioning text is a snap, and you can create bulleted lists in the format that conforms to your drawing standards. You also can automatically update your table calculations as your designs and documentation progress. Hatching capabilities are greatly enhanced as well. Hatch multiple areas with a single command, add and remove hatch boundaries, and easily calculate the area of single or multiple hatches, with the value displayed as a field on the drawing.

Enhanced User Interface
With AutoCAD 2006, you no longer have to shift your focus between your drawing and the command line. In addition to the traditional method of entering information, AutoCAD 2006 puts the power of the command line at the graphics cursor, where you can enter dimensional and command option information as you work. Also new in this release are customizable tool palettes. Whether you want commands, blocks, macros, company standards, or LISP routines, you can have the content you use every day, organized the way you use it.

System Requirements:

• Intel® Pentium® III or later processor or compatible, 800 MHz or higher
• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with SP1 or SP2), Windows 2000 Professional with SP4
• 512 MB RAM
• 500 MB free disk space for installation
• 1024x768 VGA with true color
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later)
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device