Supported operating systems for the Auto Cad 2010

System Requirements

For 32-bit AutoCAD 2011

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP1 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
• For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1.8 GB free disk space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
• 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later 
• Install from download or DVD

For 64-bit AutoCAD 2011

• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate (SP1 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
• AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 2 GB free space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
• 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later 
• Install from download or DVD

Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling (All Configurations)

• Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3 GHz or greater; or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2 GHz or greater
• 2 GB RAM or more
• 2 GB hard disk space available in addition to free space required for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card

Modify Object Properties by Layers

you learn to change the default and assigned properties of a
layer. You change the color, linetype, and lineweight of layers.
To change the linetype assigned to a layer
1 Ensure that the Layer Properties Manager is open. Click in the Linetype
column of the Green Gas layer.
2 In the Select Linetype dialog box, select a linetype from the listed options.
If the linetype you need is not listed, click Load.

3 Select the HOT_WATER_SUPPLY linetype and click OK.
The selected linetypes are loaded.

4 Select the HOT_WATER_SUPPLY linetype and click OK.
Objects on the layer are updated to the HOT_WATER_SUPPLY linetype.

You have learned to change the linetype for a layer.

To change the color assigned to a layer

1 Ensure that the Layer Properties Manager is open. Click in the Color
column of the Green Gas layer.

2 In the Select Color dialog box, the Index Color tab, select the Red color
swatch and click OK. The object in the layer is updated to red color.
Objects on the layer are updated to the color red.

You have learned to change the color for a layer.

To change the lineweight of a layer

1 Ensure that the Layer Properties Manager is open. Click in the Lineweight
column of the Green Gas layer.

2 In the Lineweight dialog box, Lineweight list, select the lineweight 0.70
mm and click OK.
Objects on the layer are updated to the lineweight 0.70 mm.

You have learned to change the lineweight of a layer.