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What can the new AutoCAD 2004 do for you? It can't shorten your work day, but it might make your work easier. Text improvements, external reference (xref) advancements, and most importantly, smaller file sizes, are just three advantages we found in reviewing the latest release from Autodesk.
File size and type
Regardless of whether you work on your hard drive or on a network, file size is important. Autodesk has addressed this issue. When tested with existing drawings, improvements in the software decreased file sizes from 25% to 65%.
This decrease in file size means, however, a new drawing format. AutoCAD 2004 maintains compatibility back to AutoCAD 2000 of the DWG format. Saving back as far as AutoCAD R12 is possible, but only in...