1	AutoCAD 2008
2	AutoCAD: We’re continuously improving the AutoCAD software you know and trust.
3	AutoCAD 2008: Meticulously refined with the designer in mind, AutoCAD 2008 propels day-to-day drafting forward with: Annotation Scaling Layer Properties per Viewport Table and text enhancements Multiple leaders Operating system enhancements Fit and Finish
4	Annotation Scaling AutoCAD has no understanding of annotation scale Manual calculations Forced to duplicate information on multiple layers Size Placement Visibility Error prone and difficult to create and to update
5	Annotation Scaling Automated scaling of text, dimensions, blocks, hatches and linetypes Text height, hatch size etc. automatically calculated based on scale Position and visibility can be controlled based on scale selected Single source of information, no data redundancy
6	Layer Properties per Viewport Cannot set layer properties in a specific viewport Highlight info in viewport Must duplicate geometry in order accomplish affect today
7	Layer Properties per Viewport Layer properties per viewport Control of visual properties New columns in layer manager, easy to set one by one Easy reset to global properties
8	Table & Text enhancements Cannot wrap tables or text over multiple columns Must manually insert breaks Tedious reformatting Table and text formatting issues Limited table styles Problems with indents, alignment and line spacing
9	Table & Text enhancements Tables Tables wrap automatically over multiple columns Improved table styles Variable cell margins for title, header and data cell MTEXT Text wraps automatically over multiple columns Tab styles and alignment supported Paragraph line spacing control for selected lines
10	Multiple Leaders Customers need to create multiple leaders for a single note AutoCAD has limited creation ability for multiple leaders Need to align multiple leaders Need to edit leaders
11	Multiple Leaders Automated creation of multiple leaders Multiple segments Leading or trailing position on text Options for placement of leader with respect to text Automated alignment of notes and leaders as a group
12	Operating system Microsoft Vista and 64 bit support Installs and runs seamlessly under new Vista OS 64 bit port (not for AutoCAD LT) Improved performance and stability for large data sets Platforms: Intel EM64T (not Itanium), AMD64 Windows XP 64, Windows Vista 64
13	"Bi-directional data exchange with Excel" Bi-directional data exchange with Excel Table spanning enhancements Table formats: currency, excel formats Multi line attributes Autofill cells along rows or columns Insert blocks and text in same cell Spell check improvements Paragraph spacing in MTEXT Fade entities layer color except current layer Isolate command by dimming Independent LTScale per viewport Manipulating layouts Dynamic linetype Dimensions multi-line text and alternative units Hide crossing dimension lines Inverse Xclip Layer states and viewports – display differently Publish and plotting – homogenous plot file
14	AutoCAD 2008: Meticulously refined with the designer in mind, AutoCAD 2008 propels day-to-day drafting forward with: Annotation Scaling Layer Properties per Viewport Table and text enhancements Multiple leaders Operating system enhancements Fit and Finish