Mechanical design

with muscle.

AutoCAD
®

Mechanical 2008
The AutoCAD Mechanical Advantage

To compete and win in today’s design marketplace,

engineers need to create and revise mechanical drawings
faster than ever before. AutoCAD Mechanical 2008 ®

software, a purpose-built design and drafting application,

offers significant productivity gains over basic AutoCAD ®

software by simplifying complex mechanical design work.

Facing these issues? With standards-based libraries of parts, and tools

for automating design tasks, AutoCAD Mechanical
Increase Your Productivity
Creating mechanical designs often requires
• Productivity is limited by software that is accelerates the mechanical design process. spending valuable time on manual workarounds
not built specifically for mechanical design. Designers gain a competitive edge by saving to get the job done. Since AutoCAD Mechanical
countless hours of design and rework, so they provides a simplified drafting environment for
• Frequent design changes are creating can spend time innovating rather than managing manufacturing, it improves the design experience
hours of manual rework. workflow issues. AutoCAD Mechanical provides by automating many manual tasks in AutoCAD—for
innovative design and drafting tools that are wholly immediate efficiency gains. AutoCAD Mechanical
• Design errors and incorrect bills of focused on ease of use for the AutoCAD user. delivers high-impact productivity tools to AutoCAD
materials (BOMs) and parts lists are users who are performing updates and iterative
keeping products from shipping on time. design changes, reducing the amount of rework
associated with these tasks. Users can easily
• Updating existing drawings is costing your organize, find, and reuse valuable data with
company valuable time. integrated data management in AutoCAD
Mechanical. In addition, powerful dimensioning
• Inconsistent use of drafting standards is tools make adding, deleting, and editing dimensions
slowing down shop-floor production. fast and easy.
• Inability to find and reuse designs is forcing
your teams to create too many drawings
from scratch.

Discover why so many designers

and drafters are switching to
AutoCAD Mechanical.

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Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies
When creating mechanical drawings, designers
sometimes inadvertently introduce errors and
design inconsistencies, which can waste time and
money. AutoCAD Mechanical provides libraries of
parts as well as support for local and international
drafting standards that enable users to produce
consistent design requirements in their drawings.
AutoCAD Mechanical also enables detailers to Image courtesy of
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the familiar AutoCAD drafting environment. This
associative workflow automatically synchronizes
drawings with the 3D model, which reduces errors Automate Design Tasks Ten Reasons to Move
and inconsistencies and saves hours of rework. Clear Once a design is complete, it is important to share from AutoCAD to AutoCAD
and consistent communication in the design and accurate design and part information with the Mechanical 2008
documentation process helps you avoid delays and teams responsible for ordering and manufacturing
errors on the shop floor, so your company can stay the product. Using software that is not purpose- 1. 700,000 Standard Parts and
ahead of the competition. built for these tasks often means creating crucial Features
parts lists and BOMs by hand. And, even with
the smallest design change, manual methods can
2. E
 xtended Draw Toolbar for
introduce errors, resulting in delivery delays to the
Manufacturing
customer. To help your company prevent errors 3. P
 owerful and
and costly delays, AutoCAD Mechanical provides Smart Dimensions
accurate information to manufacturing with a
seamless BOM tracking tool that automatically 4. Reusable Detailing Tools
updates the BOM to reflect design changes. 5. Support for International
Accurate data enables designers to work more Drafting Standards
efficiently with other departments and suppliers.
And, since AutoCAD Mechanical is part of the 6. Associative Balloons and Bills
AutoCAD family of products, designers can of Materials (BOMs)
accurately and efficiently share design data in the 7. Layer Management
native DWG format.
8. Hidden Lines
Now is the Time 9. Machinery Generators
Want to get unparalled productivity out of your 2D and Calculators
mechanical design process? Then now is the time
to take a look at AutoCAD Mechanical—providing 10. Data Exchange Between
innovative design and drafting tools that offer CAD Systems
immediate efficiency gains and ease of use for the
AutoCAD user. Visit www.autodesk.com/autocadmechanical-
productivity for more details.
Autodesk Manufacturing
Never before have design applications and data management
tools come together to simplify the way manufacturers design
products and drive them through the manufacturing process.
Autodesk provides a complete, interoperable line of industry-
leading software integrated with a worldwide network of
services and partners. Gain access to technical expertise for
implementation, and utilize training and support programs
direct from Autodesk to help use your design and data
management software more effectively. Software maintenance
programs allow you to stay up-to-date with the latest product
releases and upgrades for your software. Designed to be
deployed incrementally for minimal business disruption,
Autodesk tools for manufacturing provide the most effective
way to stay ahead of the competition and achieve maximum
return on your software investment.

Learn More or Purchase

Create and revise mechanical designs faster than ever with AutoCAD Mechanical.
For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/autocadmechanical.

For more information on extending the power of your design technology,

visit www.autodesk.com/subscription.

For more information on making the most of your software investment,

visit www.autodesk.com/consulting.

Purchase AutoCAD Mechanical through your Autodesk Authorized Reseller.

To locate the reseller nearest you, visit www.autodesk.com/reseller.

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