AutoCAD 2013

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Design and shape the world around you with the powerful, flexible features in AutoCAD® 2013 software, one of the world’s leading 2D and 3D CAD design tools. Maximize productivity by using powerful tools for design aggregation and documentation, connecting and streamlining your design and documentation workflows. AutoCAD 2013 is available on Windows® and Mac® OS, allowing you to work natively on your platform of choice. Extend the power of AutoCAD when you purchase as part of the AutoCAD Design Suite, providing easy-to-use visual communication workflows.

Explore your design ideas with the powerful new features of AutoCAD® 2013 software. Connect with Autodesk® 360, share your designs with your social world, and work more productively with model documentation enhancements.  And with AutoCAD Apps on Autodesk Exchange, it’s easier than ever to customize your AutoCAD experience.

   
Section and Details View
A new model documentation tab provides easier access to tools for creating Section and Details views. Choose from common section methods including Full, half, offset, and aligned. Specify circular or rectangular boundaries for detail views. Constrain section lines and detail boundaries to key points in the drawing views to help maintain fidelity even as the model or layout change. Maintain consistency across multiple section or detail views with customizable view styles.

Strike-Thru Text
A new strikethrough style is provided for Mtext, Mleaders, Dimensions, Tables and ArcText offering increased flexibility for representing text in your documents.

Autodesk 360 Connectivity
A tight connection with Autodesk® 360 allows you to synchronize files.  This includes syncing drawings and folders with your online account directly from within AutoCAD® software. You can export and attach files directly to your single sign-on account and share files with others via your Autodesk online account.

Customization and Support File Sync
You can easily share and access your AutoCAD customization preferences and support files to travel with you as you move from one machine to the next.

Social Media Sharing
Share your AutoCAD designs with your social world using built-in connections for Facebook and Twitter.

AutoCAD Apps on Autodesk Exchange
Easily extend the power of AutoCAD software using AutoCAD companion apps created by members of the Autodesk® Developer Network. Getting the add-ins you need has never been easier. Visit a single destination to select from hundreds of Autodesk approved extensions.

Context Sensitive PressPull
The PressPull tool is enhanced to be more flexible and context sensitive. Now you can use the PressPull tool to extrude and offset curves, creating surfaces and solids. A new Multiple option in the PressPull tool enables you to select multiple objects within a single PressPull operation.

Inventor File Import
Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion software adds to the 3D conceptual design capabilities of AutoCAD, enabling you to flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source.  Enhanced interoperability allows you to edit solids in CAD blocks without exploding them.

Surface Curve Extraction
The new Surface Curve Extraction tool extracts isoline curves through a specified point on a surface or face of a solid.

Modern User Interaction
The AutoCAD user interface has been enhanced to provide a more seamless interaction with the software. You’ll find a less intrusive, yet more flexible command line, additional contextual ribbon tabs, and more objects with multi-functional grips. This streamlined interaction with powerful tools, such as associative arrays and hatching help you save time and focus on your design.

Property Edit Preview
You can dynamically and instantaneously preview changes to object properties before applying them. For example, if you select objects and then use the Properties palette to change the color, the selected objects dynamically change color as you pass the cursor over each color in the list.

Simplified Migration to AutoCAD 2013
New and enhanced tools make it easier to migrate your custom settings or reset AutoCAD software to the default install settings.  Improved handling of tool palettes, a reset tool that returns you to the default settings, and a new migration of custom materials help ease the transition to AutoCAD 2013 from AutoCAD 2012 or previous versions.

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For 32-Bit AutoCAD 2013

•     Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later)
•     For Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
•     For Windows XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
•     2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
•     6 GB free disk space for installation
•     1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color (1,600 x 1,050 with true color recommended)
•     Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later web browser
•     Install from download or DVD

For 64-Bit AutoCAD 2013

•     Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium or Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
•     AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
•     2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
•     6 GB free space for installation
•     1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color (1,600 x 1,050 with true color recommended)
•     Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
•     Install from download or DVD

For AutoCAD 2013 for Mac

•     Apple® Mac OS® X v10.6.8, OS X v10.7.2 or later with 64-bit Intel processor
•     Apple® Mac® Pro 4.1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5.1 or later (MacBook Pro 6.1 or later recommended); iMac® 8.1 or later (iMac 11.1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3.1 or later (Mac mini 4.1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2.1 or later; MacBook® 5.1 or later (MacBook 7.1 or later recommended)
•     3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
•     2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
•     All graphics cards on supported hardware
•     1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended)
•     All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
•     Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse.
•     Mac OS X-compliant printer

Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling (All Configurations)

•     Pentium 4 or Athlon processor, 3 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2 GHz or greater
•     4 GB RAM or more
•     6 GB hard disk space available in addition to free space required for installation
•     1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card

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