1	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 – Top 10 Reasons to Move from AutoCAD
2	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 AutoCAD Mechanical is part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping and helps users: Build digital prototypes in a mixed 2D/3D environment Detail production drawings using the Autodesk^® Inventor^™ link Take full advantage of the skills and expertise of the 2D design team.
3	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 What is it? AutoCAD for Manufacturing AutoCAD plus more Purpose-built 2D mechanical drafting and design Standards-based parts libraries Intelligent and collaborative engineering tools Fully native DWG
4	Benefits of Mechanical-Specific CAD Significant Productivity Gains over Generic CAD Document designs more accurately in less time Reuse designs efficiently and reduce errors Ship your products on time with less manpower
5	Top 10 Reasons to Move from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Mechanical 700,000 Standard Parts and Features Extended Draw Toolbar for Manufacturing Powerful and Smart Dimensions Reusable Detailing Tools Support for International Drafting Standards Associative Balloons and Bills of Materials (BOMs) Layer Management Hidden Lines Machinery Generators and Calculators Data Exchange Between CAD Systems
6	Reason 1 700k Standard Parts and Features Customer Need Increase productivity by using pre-drawn, standards-based content AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers A machinery handbook at your fingertips Fasteners, bearings, holes, steel shapes… Screw calculations, recommended fits and sizes… Easy part insertion Surrounding geometry automatically redraws when parts are inserted
7	Reason 2 Manufacturing Draw Toolbars Customer Need Reduce repetitive drafting tasks AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers More than 30 options for rectangle, arc, and circle creation Automated centerline creation Specialty lines for break outs and sections Full suite of construction lines Manufacturing hatch patterns and sizes
8	Reason 3 Powerful and Smart Dimensioning Customer Need Faster ways to create, edit, and arrange dimensions AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Automatic dimensioning with baseline, ordinate, symmetric and shaft styles Dimensions arrange automatically based on standard spacing Align, join, break, check, rescale or edit multiple dimensions Integrated fits, tolerances, and symbols
9	Reason 4 Reusable Detailing Tools Customer Need Intelligent detailing that automatically updates with design changes AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Detail views – easily create linked views at different scales Chamfers and fillets – change the size with a simple double-click Hole charts – updated automatically for the shop floor Title blocks – a full set of English and metric versions
10	Reason 5 International Drafting Standards Customer Need Comply with international standards easily, accurately, and consistently AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Pre-packaged international standards (ANSI, BSI, CSN, DIN, GB, ISO, JIS) GD&T, welding, surface finishes, etc. Easily customized for your company
11	Reason 6 Associative Balloons & Bill of Materials Customer Need An accurate Bill of Materials that is easy to maintain and share AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers An accurate and complete BOM BOM automatically updates w/ changes Synchronized balloons and item numbers Link BOM to MRP and ERP systems Interoperability w/ Autodesk^® Productstream
12	Reason 7 Layer Management Customer Need Spend less time managing layers and object properties AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Automatic layer & property selection Pre-configured templates conform to international drafting standards Easily customized for your company
13	Reason 8 Hidden Lines Customer Need Easily create accurate hidden lines AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Automatic 2D hidden-line creation No need to re-draw parts Associative relationships are updated automatically Consistent part definitions
14	Reason 9 Machinery Generators and Calculators Customer Need Save time creating machinery with automated generators and calculators AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Machinery systems generators Springs Shafts Cams Chain/Belt Drives Engineering calculators Moment of inertia Deflection 2D FEA
15	Reason 10 Data Exchange Between CAD Systems Customer Need Share cross platform data efficiently between 2D and 3D AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Document digital prototypes created in Autodesk^® Inventor^™ Changes to the 3D model automatically update the 2D drawings Native AutoCAD Mechanical DWG files Reuse part attributes STEP and IGES Translators
16	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Proven Benefits Independent Productivity Study versus AutoCAD Drafting and annotation tasks are 55% faster Design and engineering tasks are 85% faster 60% reduction in number of commands used Go to www.autodesk.com/autocadmechanical for the entire study