AutoCAD 2005

The New Standard in CAD Productivity
A new standard in CAD productivity began with the AutoCAD® 2004 platform, giving users measurable efficiency gains, like 52 percent smaller file sizes and up to 70 percent increased productivity.* AutoCAD 2005 and product based on AutoCAD 2005 build on the speed and power of the 2004 platform with new tools like the Sheet Set Manager that move beyond single drawing productivity to include the efficient creation, management, and sharing of entire sets of related drawings.

From Single Drawings to Entire Sets of Related Drawings
Design projects can require hundreds or even thousands of drawing files. And each file can have multiple layouts depicting different views or scales of project data. Manually managing sheet sets using a file or folder structure on a local disk drive or network server is time-consuming and error prone. Introducing the Sheet Set Manager for AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based software. It expands beyond single drawing productivity to the efficient creation, management, and sharing of entire sets of related drawings. How does it work? You can use the Sheet Set Manager to

• Easily collate drawing sheets into logical sets and subsets that you can define by company, project, or other industry standards
• Quickly assemble sheet sets using existing drawings, propagate sheet standards over multiple projects, and provide simultaneous access to sheet sets within your local area network
• Simply add or remove sheets from a sheet set or any subset by using the Sheet Set Manager tool palette or the context-sensitive menu

Screenshot of AutoCAD 2005 with the Sheet Set Manager

The New Features Workshop in AutoCAD 2005

Drawing by Lucio A. Da Silva extensively using Gradients
CAD Manager
Architectural Land Design, Inc
www.aldinc.net

New and Deleted Commands and System Variables are now documented in great detail by Lee Ambrosius of HyperPics http://www.hyperpics.com.

AutoCAD 2005 Reference Documents from Hyperpics.com:
AutoCAD Quick Guide Reference
System Variables Quick Guide
System Variables General Overview
Environment Variables Quick Guide
Environment Variables General Overview
Command Quick Guide

Related AutoCAD 2005 web sites:
JTB World - AutoCAD 2005 Preview
Vizdepot - AutoCAD & ADT 2005 Preview
Dotsoft - 2005 Preview
CADxp (French Site) - AutoCAD 2005 Information
Datec - AutoCAD 2005 Information
CAD Digest (upFront. ezine) - AutoCAD 2005 Focuses on Drafting
Ten Links - Autodesk Introduces AutoCAD 2005 Family of Products
Cadalyst Magazine - AutoCAD 2005 Preview
Cadalyst Magzaine - Autodesk DWF Composer Preview
Autodesk - AutoCAD 2005 Preview Site
Autodesk - AutoCAD 2005 Press Release
Autodesk - AutoCAD Page
Autodesk Blog - Between the Walls by Chris Yanchar - ADT 2005
Autodesk Blog - Between the Lines