AutoCAD® Architecture 2009

Features

AutoCAD® Architecture 2009 software helps architects smoothly design and document their most complex projects.

Immediate Productivity
AutoCAD Architecture helps architects create documentation, drawings, and schedules faster, while automating tedious coordination tasks and reducing errors.

	Details Document and annotate faster with the robust library of detail components and powerful keynoting tools found in AutoCAD Architecture. Automate the creation of details and maintain consistent annotation. And when your details are complete, generate keynote legends with just a few clicks.
	Walls, Doors, and Windows Take advantage of architectural objects, such as walls, doors, and windows, that behave like their real-world counterparts. Automatically insert a door or window into a wall with complete placement control. Move a wall, and connected walls and spaces automatically update. To describe more complex design conditions, walls have improved interaction with other objects, even enabling you to show interference conditions with columns across external references (xrefs).
	Scheduling Easily customize the appearance of out-of-the-box schedule styles to adhere to company standards, or create new schedules from scratch, complete with your required calculations. Since schedules are linked directly to your designs, you can instantly update them to reflect any design changes.
	Spaces With AutoCAD Architecture, you can automatically tag every room and room area in drawings. Spaces update automatically if the bounding elements are changed, saving you time and making more accurate documentation. Space definitions can include offsets from bounding elements based on preset or user-defined rules, enabling area calculations based on various industry standards, including BOMA, DIN, and SIS.
	Dimensioning With AutoCAD Architecture’s AEC Dimensions, you can dimension any wall, and all its components, according to your own dimensioning standards, including wall stud centerlines and faces. Associative dimensions automatically update as your designs change, eliminating the need for manual updates.
	Integrated Rendering Bring designs to life for impressive client presentations at any stage of the design. Streamlined visualization capabilities are fully integrated into the AutoCAD Architecture workflow. Make your presentations stand out by visually communicating richer design information.
	Drawing Compare (Autodesk Subscription Only) Color-coded displays enhance collaboration, showing changed, added, or deleted items on a drawing. Changes to items such as styles, fire ratings, or other nongraphic properties are also tracked. Combined with redlining features, such as revision clouds, the spaces and drawing compare features help keep communications clear across the design team.