AutoCAD 2008 Preview Guide

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AutoCAD?
2008
Preview Guide
www.autodesk.com/autocadAUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE
Contents
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Configuration…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Installing AutoCAD………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Participating in the Customer Involvement Program……………………………………………………………………………6
Specifying Hardware Acceleration……………………………………………………………………………………………………7
User Interface………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Managing Workspaces………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Using the Dashboard…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Working with Palettes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
Customizing the User Interface……………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Drawing Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Working with DGN files………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
Working with DWF Files………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
Working with Xref files…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Working with Blocks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Recovering drawing files………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Managing Layers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
Managing Layouts and Sheets………………………………………………………………………………………………………21
Drawing Annotation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….23
Controlling Annotation Scale…………………………………………………………………………………………………………23
Using Multiple Leaders………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29
Working with Text……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31
Creating Dimensions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..35
Working with Table Data………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38
Visualization………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45
Managing Materials…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45
Applying Photometric Data……………………………………………………………………………………………………………47
Previewing Autodesk Impression……………………………………………………………………………………………………48 2…