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Features
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Files
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AutoCAD 2010 native file support
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Read / Write DWG versions R12 to 2010
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Support for Template Drawings (DWT files)
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DWGCODEPAGE Support
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Recovery of corrupted drawings
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External References Manager (Palette)
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In-Place-Editing of block definitions and external references
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Raster image support
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Images / References rectagular a and polygonal clipping
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OLE Support (Windows versions)
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Export to DWF
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User Interface
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Edit multiple drawings (MDI)
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Dockable Properties toolbar
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Dockable Properties palette
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Right-click context menus
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Command prompt area
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Industry standard AutoCAD command sequences
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Options Settings Manager
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Snapping, Tracking, Entity Selection
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Selection preview
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Filtered Selection
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Hot grips for multiple grip points modification
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Entity Snap
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Polar Tracking
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EntitySnap Tracking
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„From“-Snap
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Direct Offset Entry
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Apparent & extended intersection snap
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Viewing, Drafting, and Editing Functionalities
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Real time pan & zoom
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Non-rectangular viewports
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Layers toolbar
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Rectangle creation with support for area and dimension
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Layers toolbar
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Layer Tools
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Block units for insertion in different units
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Hatch editing
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Gradient hatch
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Associative dimensions
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Arc length dimensions
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Jogged radius dimensions
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Edit properties of multiple entities
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Lineweights (display and print)
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Masking Entities (Wipe out)
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Table support
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Multiline support
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True Colors support
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Redline and Markup Support
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Multi-language character set
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TrueType Fonts support
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Spell checking (Windows only)
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Find and Replace
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Internal WYSIWYG multiline text editor
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VoiceNotes (Windows only)
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3D
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3D surface commands
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ACIS 3D model viewing
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Full ACIS 3D modeling & editing
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Shading / Rendering
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Printing / Plotting / Layout Sheets
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Multiple layout sheet tabs (Multiple paper spaces)
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Lock layout viewports
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CTB color table support
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STB style table support
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PLOT / PRINT command
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PDF creation using print style tables
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JPEG print
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Customization
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CUI menus and toolbars
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Visual menu customization
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User Profiles Management
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CUI menu files support
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Menu Diesel expressions
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Programming
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LISP
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LISP vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support
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LISP encryption
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DCL support
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ADS-like C/C++ Development System
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FDT
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ARX-like Runtime eXtension (Windows only)
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DRX (DwgDirect) support
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Visual Studio 2005 compatible
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C/C++ Unicode support
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COM API (Windows only)
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ActiveX, including in-place editing (Windows only)
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VSTA Support (Windows only)
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Licensing
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Single
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Network
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Lease (time-limited)
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Academic
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OS Support
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Windows XP, Vista, 7 32-bit and 64-bit support
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MAC OS X Support
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Linux Support (Ubuntu et al.)
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Supported Languages
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English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Turkish
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