User Guide

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Proven Benefits
An independent productivity study
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comparing
standard AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical concluded
that when using AutoCAD Electrical:
•Creationofnewdesignswas84%faster.
•Editingexistingdesignsare77%faster.
•Riskoferrorswasgreatlyreducedbecauseofa30%
reduction in number of commands used.
For the complete study, go to
www.autodesk.com/autocadelectrical-productivity.
Conclusion
We thank you for your continued support of AutoCAD
Electrical and hope you feel we are listening to
your needs. We developed the new and enhanced
functionality in AutoCAD Electrical 2010 to make
you more productive, make your company more
competitive, and return true value to your bottom line.
Stay Up to Date
Autodesk gives you more. Gain access to technical
expertise, utilize training and support programs direct
from Autodesk, stay up to date with the latest product
releases, and give us your feedback. Not only does
Autodesk want to help you use AutoCAD Electrical
more eectively—we want to make sure that AutoCAD
Electrical is working eectively for you.
Subscription
Log into the Subscription Center to receive product
updates, log and view support requests, or take
eLearning courses. A valuable component of Autodesk
®
Subscription, eLearning provides a continually
expanding curriculum of short training exercises.
Product Updates
If you experience an issue with AutoCAD Electrical
2010 that has been solved in a service pack or hotfix, a
dialog box will appear when you submit the problem to
Autodesk, enabling you to immediately install the new
service pack or hotfix.
Feedback
AutoCAD Electrical customers can provide feedback
to the AutoCAD Electrical development team through
several avenues:
•Providetipsorjoinnewsgroupsat
www.autodesk.com/autocadelectrical.
•Keepuptodateonwhat’shappeninginyourindustry,
stay in touch with other industry professionals, and
take advantage of a host of online resources at the
Manufacturing Community Portal, at mfgcommunity.
autodesk.com.
•TalkwithyourAutodeskAuthorizedResellerand
support sta.
Your input is crucial to our success, and we look
forward to receiving your suggestions.
Technical What’s New
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Designed by Autodesk and commissioned to an independent consultant, this study explores 10 common design challenges and
shows direct comparisons of the time and eort required to accomplish each specific task in AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical
software. Read the complete study at www.autodesk.com/autocadelectrical-productivity