AutoCAD Mechanical 2011

AutoCAD® Mechanical is AutoCAD® software for manufacturing, purpose-built to accelerate the mechanical design process.

Including all the functionality of AutoCAD, the world’s leading CAD software, plus comprehensive libraries of standards-based parts and tools for automating common design tasks, AutoCAD Mechanical offers significant productivity gains and helps save hours of design time.

Key Features in AutoCAD Mechanical 2011

• The Standard in 2d Mechanical Design - With comprehensive libraries of standards-based parts, and tools for automating common design tasks, AutoCAD Mechanical software accelerates the mechanical design process.
• Maximize Your Productivity - Since AutoCAD Mechanical provides a simplified drafting environment for manufacturing and automates many manual tasks, it improves the design experience and offers immediate efficiency gains.
• Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies - AutoCAD Mechanical includes libraries of more than 700,000 standard parts and supports international drafting standards, enabling users to consistently meet design requirements in the global marketplace.
• Manage Design Data More Effectively - To help your company prevent errors and costly delays, AutoCAD Mechanical is tightly integrated with Autodesk Data Management applications, enabling the efficient and secure exchange of design data and promoting earlier collaboration between design and manufacturing workgroups.

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	Standard Parts and Features Produce accurate designs faster with standards-based parts from the libraries in AutoCAD Mechanical, saving hours of design time.
	Extended Draw Toolbar for Manufacturing Create drawings more accurately with purpose-built tools.
	Powerful and Smart Dimensions Quickly change, edit, or delete dimensions, saving significant time and effort.
	Reusable Detailing Tools Update drawings quickly with powerful tools that enable users to edit previous operations, saving valuable design time.
	Support for International Drafting Standards Multiply productivity with tools that help users deliver consistent, standards-based design documentation.
	Associative Balloons and Bill of Materials Use standards-based balloons and parts lists and automatically update the BOM to seamlessly track any changes
	Layer Management The intelligent layer management system in AutoCAD Mechanical automatically places items on the correct layer, color, and linetype as you create your drawing.
	Hidden Lines Reduce drafting effort with automatically generated hidden lines that update to reflect drawing revisions.
	Machinery Generators and Calculators Cam Generator, Moment of Inertia, Deflection, and Load Calculations, 2d Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
	Data Exchange Between CAD Systems The intelligent file formats in AutoCAD Mechanical and tight integration with Autodesk® manufacturing products facilitate collaboration by enabling workgroups to share accurate design information reliably and securely.

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