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AutoCAD® Architecture
software is better for architects. Efficient creation of
construction documents is enhanced through easy-to-use
features for architectural drafting and design.
Immediate Productivity Designers
familiar with AutoCAD® software can begin using AutoCAD
Architecture immediately to create documentation, drawings,
and schedules faster, while automating tedious coordination
tasks and reducing errors.
Details Do documenting and
annotating designs consume too much time? Complete these
tasks faster with AutoCAD Architecture's robust library of
detail components and powerful keynoting tools. Automate the
creation of details and maintain consistent annotation. And
when your details are complete, generate keynote legends
with just a few clicks.
Walls, Doors, and Windows
Looking for a faster way to create and modify floor plans?
Take advantage of architectural objects, such as walls,
doors, and windows, that behave like their real-world
counterparts. Automatically insert a door or window into a
wall with complete placement control. Move a wall, and
connected walls and spaces automatically update. To describe
more complex design conditions, walls have improved
interaction with other objects, even enabling you to show
interference conditions with columns across external
references (xrefs).
Scheduling New graphic
display and calculation tools help ensure that your
schedules are accurate and adhere to company standards.
Whether you are customizing the appearance of out-of-the-box
schedule styles or creating completely new schedules from
scratch, complete with your required calculations, you can
do so with ease. Since schedules are linked directly to your
designs, you can update them to reflect any design changes
at the click of a button.
Spaces Looking for a more
efficient and productive way to tag floor plans with room
areas? With AutoCAD Architecture, you can now automatically
tag every room in a drawing, complete with room areas. In
addition, spaces update automatically if the bounding
elements are changed, saving you time and making
documentation more accurate. Space definitions can now also
include offsets from bounding elements based on preset or
user-defined rules, enabling area calculations based on
various industry standards, including BOMA, DIN, and SIS.
Dimensioning Does a change in
your design require manual updates to your dimensioning? Let
AutoCAD Architecture’s AEC Dimensions help. With even
greater flexibility, you can dimension any wall—and all its
components—according to your own dimensioning standards,
including wall stud centerlines and faces. And since the
dimensions are associative, they automatically update as
your designs change, eliminating the tedium of many manual
updates.
ntegrated Rendering Do you
find it challenging to accurately and effectively convey
design ideas and intent to clients? Bring designs to life
for impressive client presentations at any stage of the
design with integrated rendering. The streamlined
visualization capabilities are fully integrated into the
AutoCAD Architecture workflow. Make your presentations stand
out by visually communicating richer design information.
Drawing Compare (Autodesk
Subscription only) The new Drawing Compare feature enhances
collaboration by using color-coded displays to show items on
a drawing that have been changed, added, or deleted by other
members of the design team. Changes to items such as styles,
fire ratings, or other nongraphical properties are also
tracked. Combined with redlining features, such as revision
clouds, the Spaces and Drawing Compare features help make
communication across the design team clearer than ever.
Flexibility Because AutoCAD
Architecture is built on AutoCAD software, you can work the
way you do today, integrating more powerful
architectural-specific features at your own pace. This
phased approach helps to reduce the downtime often
associated with implementing new software. In addition,
AutoCAD Architecture software’s file-based approach is
consistent with the standards and practices of current
AutoCAD users.
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Hardware and software requirements |
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Hardware/Software |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating system |
(32-Bit)
Windows® XP Professional, Service Pack 2
Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2
Windows 2000, Service Pack 4
Windows Vista
Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Home
Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Starter
(64-Bit)
Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Home
Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic |
It is recommended that non-English language versions of AutoCAD be
installed on an operating system with a user interface language that
matches the code page of the AutoCAD language. A code page provides
support for character sets used in different languages.
Whether the Windows operating system is the 32-bit or the 64-bit version
is automatically detected when installing AutoCAD. The appropriate
version of AutoCAD will be installed. The 32-bit version of AutoCAD
cannot be installed on a 64-bit version of Windows. | |
Web browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Service Pack 1 (or later) |
You cannot install AutoCAD if Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with
Service Pack 1 (or later) is not installed on the installation
workstation. You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft
website:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ | |
Processor |
Pentium III or IV (Pentium IV recommended) 800 Mhz |
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RAM |
512 MB (recommended) |
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Graphics card |
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color (minimum)
Open GL®-compatible 3D video card (optional) |
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Requires a Windows-supported display adapter. -
For graphic
cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or better,
must be installed. -
Installing from the
ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or better. Manual
installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for
Hardware Acceleration to be configured.
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Hard disk |
Installation 750 MB |
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Pointing device |
Mouse, trackball, or other device |
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CD-ROM |
Any speed (for installation only) |
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Optional hardware |
Printer or plotter
Digitizer
Modem or access to an Internet connection
Network interface card |
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Additional recommendations for 3D use |
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Hardware/Software |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating system |
Windows® XP Professional, Service Pack 2 |
It is recommended that non-English language versions of AutoCAD be
installed on an operating system with a user interface language that
matches the code page of the AutoCAD language. A code page provides
support for character sets used in different languages. | |
Processor |
3.0 GHz or greater |
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RAM |
2 GB (or greater) |
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Graphics card |
128 MB or greater,
OpenGL-capable workstation-class |
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For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c,
or better, must be installed. -
Installing from the
ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or better. Manual
installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for
Hardware Acceleration to be configured.
For more information about tested and certified graphics cards, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard/. | |
Hard disk
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2 GB
(in addition to the 750 MB required for installation) |
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