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2	Overview: Background Target Customers Key Features in AutoCAD^® LT 2008 Benefits of Moving to AutoCAD^® 2008 Resources
3	What is AutoCAD LT 2008 The world’s leading 2D design and drafting software . . . For design professionals, who require full DWG file format compatibility and.. …do not need to customize their software, through automation or third-party applications.
4	The DWG Advantage DWG file format compatibility is important to today’s design process. AutoCAD LT customers know that they will be able to share their drawings seamlessly, creating an efficient design process. Autodesk drives the development of the DWG file format. Many competitors cannot develop applications fast enough to maintain DWG compatibility. AutoCAD LT customers win with increased ROI.
5	What to tell your customers High level of quality in AutoCAD LT brings stability and efficiency to your day-to-day tasks. Cost effective way to buy into the design standard and Autodesk family of products. Match your technology to your team’s tasks with AutoCAD LT 2008 – designed with the drafter in mind. Collaborate with users of AutoCAD and other industry specific applications. Save your work in in true native DWG file format.
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7	AutoCAD LT 2008 Enhancements to core drafting functionality that improve aesthetic accuracy and minimize workarounds. Annotation scaling Layers per Viewport Table and text enhancements Multiple leaders Bi-directional table linking with Microsoft^® Excel^®
8	Annotation Scaling Problem: AutoCAD LT has no understanding of annotation scale Manual Calculations Organize Duplicate Information by Layers Size Placement Visibility Solution: 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
9	Layers per Viewport Problem: Limited control over plotstyles in layouts Highlight info in viewport Must duplicate geometry in order to accomplish affect today Solution: Layer properties per viewport Control of visual properties New columns in layer manager, easy to set one by one, or reset Layer lock can dim layers
10	Table & Text enhancements Problem: Cannot wrap tables or text over multiple columns Must manually insert breaks Tedious reformatting Table and text formatting problems Limited table styles Problems with indents, alignment and line spacing Solution: MTEXT Text wraps automatically over multiple columns Tab styles and alignment supported Paragraph line spacing control for selected lines Tables Tables wrap automatically over multiple columns Improved table styles Variable cell margins for title, header and data cell
11	Multiple Leaders Problem: Customers need to create multiple leaders for a single note AutoCAD LT only supports creation of a single leader Need to align multiple leaders Need to edit leaders Solution: Automated creation of multiple leaders One, two or three segments Leading or trailing position on text Options for placement of leader with respect to text Automated alignment of these notes and leaders as a group
12	Bidirectional Linking with Microsoft^® Excel^® Problem: Customers create and maintain tabular information in Excel A single spreadsheet can provide data for multiple drawings Tables in AutoCAD contain DWG and Excel information Information updated in Excel tables does not get updated in AutoCAD tables or vice versa Solution: Information in Excel tables and AutoCAD tables is now linked Notification bubbles appear in Excel and AutoCAD when data is changed Option to update or break link
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14	AutoCAD 2008 vs. AutoCAD LT 2008
15	Cross-grade Questions for Customers Top 6 questions Do you customize your software? Do you use conceptual design tools? Do you want to buy add-on applications to extend your software’s capabilities? Do you use CAD standard tools to help control consistency in your drawings? Do you use color graphics in your presentations? Do you work in a single or multiple sheet environment?
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17	AutoCAD LT 2008 Release Comparison Matrix Compares AutoCAD LT features added over multiple releases at a glance
18	AutoCAD LT 2008 Tools for an Informed Decision
19	AutoCAD LT 2008 Support & Training Information 30 to 90 days free support depending on region www.autodesk.com/support Additional phone support available for U.S. and Canadian customers Online resources including knowledge base and discussion groups Training courses available through our Autodes Training Center www.amsystems.com/training/
20	AutoCAD LT 2008 Learn More Order 30-day trial CD at www.autodesk.com/autocadlt-trial Learn more online at www.autodesk.com/autocadlt Purchase Official Courseware at www.autodesk.com/autocadlt Contact your local reseller at www.amsystems.com/contact/