AutoCAD 2007 vs 2008 1

[IFRs]

What are the big differences between R2007 and R2008? Is one more or less stable? Is one more or less of a resource hog? Are there any really cool features? I can use either but have no way to choose. What do you think?

 

[TerryScan]

Autodesk provides a comparison matix:

http://tinyurl.com/24bre9

(a PDF)

The features that are new that are important vary by user. For me, the "layer properties by viewport" alone is a hands-down reson to use 2008.

 

[fishon]

As far as I'm concerned 2007 was far more stable. 2008 may have many new Trick features for Architects and such, in the Electrical end of things, I don't use any of them, and some new Standards cause me much grief.

 

[TerryScan]

One feature that is HUGE for us in 2008 is layer properties by viewport (color, linetype, etc).