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AutoCAD 2000 Preview Guide Page 4 00000-005000-5513
Introducing AutoCAD
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2000…Where Design Connects.
By every objective measure, AutoCAD
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Release 14 has been one of the most successful products in
the history of design software with a customer base of nearly one million users. Developing and
delivering a new release that delights even the most satisfied AutoCAD customer is the challenge that
AutoCAD 2000 is designed to meet.
With this release we wanted to connect better with you, our customers, to deliver the design software
tools and features needed to elevate you to the next level of design productivity. AutoCAD 2000 does
just that, and is designed to help you connect better to your designs, to your team and to the world
around you.
Since the beginning, the design has been driven by you, our customers. What you are about to
experience is the result of extensive customer research based upon information and feedback from
customer visits, comments from AutoCAD 2000 alpha/beta sites, written customer requests, and the
AUGI
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wishlist. Customer interviews, usability testing and surveys were carried out throughout the
entire development process, and our marketing team regularly reviewed the AUGI wishlist to ensure
that the software we were producing was the software our customers expected. We are confident
AutoCAD 2000 accomplishes that goal.
With this release, we worked to meet these overarching customer needs:
1. Improve productivity, connecting you to your design through our Heads-Up Design
Environment™.
2. Clearing obstacles in your path towards design, through the improved Access and Usability of
the software.
3. Connecting design to documentation, by providing Streamlined Output.
4. Helping you connect to your team and to your data, through a set of features designed for
Expanded Reach.
5. Connecting the software to your exact needs, by enabling Greater Customization and
Extensibility.
Best of all AutoCAD 2000 is based on a powerful technology framework and philosophy of open
architecture. AutoCAD 2000 also marks the completion of the technology transition that began in
Release 13. Including a fully object-oriented database and architecture, a modern 3D graphics pipeline,
and full optimization for the 32 bit Windows environment.
AutoCAD 2000 more smoothly connects you with your design information, your colleagues, and the
world by integrating the most sought after features into a cleaner, smarter design environment. AutoCAD
2000 is where design connects....