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Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer 2012
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Software getting in the way of producing fresh, new concepts?
Need an illustration tool that delivers professional results, but doesn’t impede your creativity?
Need an image creation and manipulation tool focused on design workflow?
Creative Challenges
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Autodesk SketchBook Designer 2012
Explore concepts and produce stunning artwork with Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer illustration software.
With a hybrid paint and vector workflow, SketchBook Designer provides the functionality creative professionals need to quickly transform ideas into compelling design iterations.
Especially powerful for: Concept design and iterationAssembling and composing imagesGraphic communication
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Creative Interactions
SketchBook Designer is designed around creativity, providing a new approach to digital sketching and illustration.
Highly discoverable interface
Easy to use, yet fully powered
Equally optimized for freehand pen-based and mouse interaction
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Hybrid Raster/Vector Environment
Whether creating freehand sketches or tight technical linework, or assembling photos and image assets to compose new image content, the hybrid raster/vector environment enables users to more easily edit and modify artwork, helping to provide a high degree of control and flexibility.
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Powerful Explorative Tools
Dynamic and responsive tools put you in control of your creation.
Transform image and vector layers to create numerous variations
Explore mirrored or radial concepts with dynamic symmetry
Explore color with interactive Fill tools
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SketchBook Designer 2012 for AutoCAD*
Enrich your AutoCAD® workflows with integrated illustration and graphic workflows.
Dynamically move geometry and image content across AutoCAD and SketchBook Designer
Produce rich presentation content throughout the design process
Manipulate existing images to quickly express new concepts
* Available in the Enterprise version of SketchBook Designer.
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System Requirements
Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ processor, 3.0 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD® Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or greaterDirectX 9.0-capable graphics card with 256 MB or greater dedicated video memory2 GB RAM minimum. 4 GB or more is highly recommended1280 x 1024 display with True Color5 GB free disk space
Mac OS® X 10.6Intel® Core™, 2.33 GHz or greater CPU2GB RAM minimum. 4 GB or more is highly recommendedGraphics card with 256 MB or greater dedicated video memory1280 x 1024 display with True Color5 GB free disk space
AutoCAD Add-inAutodesk SketchBook Designer 2012 for AutoCAD is compatible with AutoCAD 2010 and higher as well as AutoCAD® Mechanical 2012, AutoCAD® Architecture 2012, and AutoCAD® MEP 2012 software SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD 2012 is currently available on Windows only
Freehand sketchingFor an optimal freehand sketching experience, a tablet device, like Wacom® Intuos®3 or later, is recommended but not required
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The Autodesk SketchBook Family
SketchBook® Mobile software Designed specifically for the iPhone® & iPod® touch Sketching on the go… You can always be ready to capture a
napkin sketch or produce artwork anywhere, anytime
SketchBook® Pro for iPad® software Designed specifically for the iPad experience SketchBook Pro is the premium sketching app on the iPad
SketchBook® Pro software for Mac and Windows Transform your laptop, desktop computer, or tablet PC into a
digital sketchbook Ideal for freehand sketching and illustration
SketchBook Designer software A combined paint and vector environment, SketchBook
Designer delivers both precision and flexibility to boost the creative process
Optimized for both freehand and mouse-based illustration
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Feature Matrix
Better BestGood
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What’s New in 2012
Preset Shapes Quickly create rectangles, ellipses, and lines
Custom Palette Increase your productivity by customizing a palette with your
preferred tools and colors
Increased productivity and customizability…
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What’s New in 2012
Vector enhancements deliver more power to curve creation and modification…
Snapping and stickers Curve snapping increases precision Stickers allow covers to “stick” together during modification
Grip handles Curve remembers the number of grips you’ve assigned Easy to arbitrarily add or remove controls
Vector fills Dynamic visual feedback to help identify closed regions Import images to produce custom fill textures
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What’s New in 2012
Mask layers Create and manage mask layers Help isolate regions for precision coloring and illustration techniques
Preserve transparency Use Layer mode to apply paint only where paint already exists
Layer Hide options Any layer can act like an alpha channel
Flexible techniques for masking…
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What’s New in 2012
Text tool Adjust font, size, spacing, and position
Expanded communication capabilities…
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What’s New in 2012
Directly open image files Now you can use the Open command for all supported formats Open recent files more quickly
Drag and drop Drag and drop image files into SBD automatically creates a new
layer and imports the image
SVG export Export your vector layers to an SVG file
Import and export capabilities…
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Autodesk SubscriptionDiscover the Subscription Advantage
Autodesk® Subscription allows customers to extend the value of their software investment with access to the latest releases, powerful web services, and expedited technical support.
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Learning and Education
Authorized Training Center (ATC®) Enhance your productivity Increase your competitive edge Get hands-on, instructor-led classes Choose from over 2,000 ATC sites in more
than 90 countries
Learning Tools Use your software to its full potential Perform ahead of the curve Access a wide range of skill levels and topics Choose from Autodesk® Official Training
Courseware, books, e-books, e-learning, and training videos
More information at www.autodesk.com/learning
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Next Steps
• For more Information about Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer 2012 software, visit www.autodesk.com/sketchbookdesigner
• For more information on extending the power of your design technology, visit www.autodesk.com/subscription.
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