AutoCAD Architecture 2009

Collaborate and create without missing a beat, with purpose-built architectural drawing and design tools in a software environment you already know.

Immediate Productivity - tools that help you work faster and more efficiently  

Create Documentation Faster – If documenting and annotating designs take too much time, you can complete these tasks faster with the robust AutoCAD Architecture library of detail components and powerful keynoting tools. Automatically create details and maintain consistent annotation. You can work in plan, section, or elevation views, and when your details are complete, generate keynote legends with minimal effort.

Automate Tedious Drafting Tasks - Take advantage of architectural objects in AutoCAD Architecture, such as walls, doors, and windows. Automatically insert a door or window into a wall with complete placement control. Move a wall and connected walls and spaces automatically update. Object linework automatically cleans up at intersections, saving you the tedious task of correcting your drawings. Generate spaces and tag floor plans with room areas in a single click.

Reduce Errors - Designs in AutoCAD Architecture are coordinated with your construction documents. AutoCAD Architecture helps ensure that the work you do in design development is available for immediate use during the documentation process. Since your designs are linked to your construction documents, coordinating changes is easier, making the documentation process more efficient by helping to reduce errors and omissions.

Minimal Training Needs - Train users on the familiar AutoCAD platform, and on more powerful features such as purpose-built architectural drawings tools when appropriate. Transition to more advanced features at your own pace. AutoCAD software is taught in thousands of schools and training centers worldwide.

AutoCAD Functionality - AutoCAD Architecture software offers all of the AutoCAD software functionality, plus purpose-built tools for architectural design and documentation. The familiar AutoCAD workflow and interface enable you to start working—and realize productivity gains—immediately.

Familiar User Interface - The user interface for AutoCAD Architecture software will be quite familiar to AutoCAD users, but with the addition of improvements and features designed specifically for architects. Highly visual and more intuitive, the interface helps you increase productivity using process-focused tools that make the software easier to use. With less focus on dialog boxes and more emphasis on designing directly in the workspace, the design tools in the software are easily accessible.

Data Exchange - AutoCAD Architecture provides Industry Foundation Class (IFC) export and import based on the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) IFC 2x3 data exchange standard. Also supported are the gbXML (Green Building XML) and LandXML schemas.

DWG Technology - AutoCAD Architecture uses the industry-leading DWG file format so that you can easily share your design data with members of your project’s extended team. New for 2009, users of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system can view DWF files without requiring plug-ins or other downloads.  DWF files published to the XPS specification can be automatically opened and viewed using the XPS viewer built into Windows Vista.

Visualization - With AutoCAD Architecture rendering tools, you can bring your designs to life for client presentations at any stage of the design. These streamlined visualization capabilities are fully integrated into the AutoCAD Architecture workflow, so it’s easy to create impressive presentations to fully communicate your design ideas and intent.

AutoCAD Architecture @ Autodesk