1	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 – What’s New
2	What’s New in Enhanced Standards-Based Drafting and Parts Libraries New Design and Drafting Productivity Tools Ease-of-Use and Adoption
3	Standards-Based Drafting and Parts Libraries Produce accurate designs using a library of over 700,000 standard components AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Enhancements Standards-Based Symbols International Drafting Standards Standard Part Favorites
4	Standards-Based Symbols Reuse and edit manufacturing symbols with the same speed as generic blocks AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Symbol libraries for Welding Symbol Surface Texture Leader Note Features include: Display names and/or graphics Alphabetic sorting Default selection option Template filter
5	International Drafting Standards Improve global design communication with support for international drafting standards AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Addition of ESKD drafting standard BOM, Symbols, Borders, etc. Updated content library for GOST & GB standard parts Updated drafting standards for GB
6	Favorites with Tool Pallet Support Save time by setting up a list of favorite parts from the library of over 700,000 standard parts AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Drag and Drop to add favorites from Standard Library Vista-like explorer navigation bar
7	Design and Drafting Productivity Tools AutoCAD Mechanical provides immediate productivity gains by automating many tasks that must be done manually in basic AutoCAD AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Enhancements Associative Hide for Blocks Object Property Settings Power Dimensions
8	Associative Hide for Blocks Take advantage of Associative Hide features with standard AutoCAD blocks AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Full support outside of mechanical Structure New support for blocks ensures accurate updating Simplified user interface for new users
9	Object Property Settings Enhanced Object Properties Settings dialog AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Easier and more intuitive configuration of objects Show the associated objects from the information area and cross-highlighting of the categories Preview updates show the changes made
10	Power Dimensions Reduce learning time for designers with AutoCAD experience AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Revised command line with better access to different dimension types Similar Dimension toolbar to ACAD’s for most commonly-used commands
11	Ease-of-Use and Adoption Maintain existing workflows while adopting the enhanced functionality of AutoCAD Mechanical at your own pace AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Enhancements Native AutoCAD User Interface Mechanical Layer Management Property Pallets
12	Native AutoCAD User Interface AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Enhanced Tooltip Information Expands to provide more information Learn quickly without going into Help files
13	Mechanical Layer Manager Spend less time creating and managing layers and object properties AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Base AutoCAD Layer functionality Mechanical Layer Properties Configuration Familiar AutoCAD layout
14	Property Palettes Choose between AutoCAD Mechanical dialogs or the familiar AutoCAD Property Palette AutoCAD Mechanical Delivers Full Property Palette support for AutoCAD Mechanical symbols ByStandard layer classification supports compliance with drafting standards
15	AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 Highlights Review Standards-Based Drafting and Parts Libraries Standards-Based Symbols International Drafting Standards Standard Part Favorites Design and Drafting Productivity Tools Associative Hide for Blocks Object Property Settings Power Dimensions Ease-of-Use and Adoption Native AutoCAD User Interface Mechanical Layer Management Property Pallets