AutoCAD LT 2008 is the only professional 2D CAD program that delivers communication and collaboration tools, timesaving drawing productivity tools, and 100 percent DWG compatibility with AutoCAD 2009-based products. It is an all-in-one affordable package designed to help you:   Learn and use the product with intuitive ease Collaborate with colleagues in real time Confidently exchange drawing files - knowing that compatibility is never a concern Finish design projects faster Features of AutoCAD LT 2009 include: Digital signatures for validating the origin, authenticity, and unaltered state of your drawings. Password protection for determining who can open your drawings. AutoCAD® DesignCenter™ and DesignCenter Online for sharing predrawn content with team members. The CAD Standards Manager for ensuring that the entire team works from and conforms to the same standards.

Differences between AutoCAD LT2009 and the student version of AutoCAD LT2009:   The Autodesk Student Portfolio is an education version of the software. Though it is functionally identical to AutoCAD LT2009, the student version of AutoCAD LT2009 has been specifically designed for education use, making it unsuitable for a professional production environment by Including an education banner that will plot in the margin of printed drawings. A dialog box opens up every time a file created with the educational version is accessed that says "Created with an educational version of AutoCAD. Do you want to continue?"

System Requirements: The recommended operating system for AutoCAD® LT2009 is   Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 2.2 GHz Microsoft® Windows® Vista™, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (SP2), Windows 2000 (SP4) 512 MB RAM 550 MB free disk space for Installation 1024x768 with VGA display with true color Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or higher) CD-ROM drive DWG files created in any 2000-, 2000i-, 2002-,2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 based product work together seamlessly. Additionally, the "Save As" function allows backward compatibility with earlier versions of AutoCAD.