AutoCAD Architecture 2013
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What’s New
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Top Features
AutoCAD® Architecture 2013 Software
Design
Documentation
Interoperability & Performance
Increased Design Productivity
Enhanced Documentation Capability
Improved Product Quality
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Roombook
 Global Content Pack
 Display Component
Enhancement
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Schedule Table Enhancement
 Schedule Tag Enhancement
 Hatch Display Component
Enhancement
AutoCAD Architecture Exchange
 Content & Catalog Browser Migration
 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Enhancements
 Regeneration Performance Enhancements
Design
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Design
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Roombook
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Calculate and export room
quantities
 Define and apply surface materials
 Define global calculation settings
Helps create more accurate room
documentation and scheduling
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Design
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Global Content Pack
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Same content globally
 Reduce sets of content from
previous release
 Common reference point for
Help, Tutorials and localized
content
Providing flexibilities to download
content based on your project
needs
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Design
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Display Component Enhancement
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New overrides in Display Properties
dialog
 Layer Key per display component
 Transparency control
More flexibility in creating
drawing templates, giving more
control over each component
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Documentation
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Documentation
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Schedule Table Enhancement
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Rows can be grouped and
subtotaled
Schedule Tag Enhancement
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Increase control of tag and
attribute rotation
 Option to rotate entire tag instead
of individual attributes
Gain more flexibility, accuracy,
and control over the appearance
of schedule tables and tags
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Documentation
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Hatch Display Components
Enhancements
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New Annotative property
 Hatch pattern responds to
annotation scale
Gain more control in defining the
scale of hatch patterns
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Interoperability &
Performance
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Interoperability & Performance
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
AutoCAD Architecture Exchange
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Central location for add-in content
 Review the apps
 Rating options
Easily gain access to add-ins, apps,
and other content.
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Interoperability & Performance
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Content & Catalog Browser Migration
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Migrate content catalog
 Reset settings to default
More easily migrate content from
a previous release
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Interoperability & Performance
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Industry Foundation Classes
(IFC) Enhancements
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Recertified from buildingSMART
version 2x3 IFC files
 New IFC toolkit
 Enhance support for IFC data type
 UI improvements
Collaborate more effectively with
third parties to support different
workflows
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Interoperability & Performance
AutoCAD Architecture 2013
Progressive Update
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Faster user interface response
 Progressively refines the
regeneration of graphics
Geometry Sharing
 Optimizes regeneration by
reusing the graphics for similar
objects
Increases efficiency, enabling you to
start working sooner
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AutoCAD Architecture 2013
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Increased Design Productivity
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Enhanced Documentation Capability
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Improved Product Quality
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