1. Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer 2012

2. Creative Challenges
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?

3. 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 iteration
Assembling and composing images
Graphic communication

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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 greater
DirectX 9.0-capable graphics card with 256 MB or greater dedicated video memory
2 GB RAM minimum. 4 GB or more is highly recommended
1280 x 1024 display with True Color
5 GB free disk space
Mac OS® X 10.6
Intel® Core™, 2.33 GHz or greater CPU
2GB RAM minimum. 4 GB or more is highly recommended
Graphics card with 256 MB or greater dedicated video memory
AutoCAD Add-in
Autodesk SketchBook Designer 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 sketching
For an optimal freehand sketching experience, a tablet device, like Wacom® Intuos®3 or later, is recommended but not required

9. 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

10. Feature Matrix Good Better Best Streamlined UI High-Quality Brushes
Customizable Brushes
Layer Controls
Transform Image
Design-Specific Tools
Editable Vectors
Import & Export Curves
AutoCAD Add-in
SketchBook Mobile
SketchBook Pro for iPad
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Designer

11. What’s New in 2012 Increased productivity and customizability…
Preset Shapes
Quickly create rectangles, ellipses, and lines
Custom Palette
Increase your productivity by customizing a palette with your preferred tools and colors

12. 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

13. What’s New in 2012 Flexible techniques for masking… 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

14. What’s New in 2012 Expanded communication capabilities… Text tool
Adjust font, size, spacing, and position

15. What’s New in 2012 Import and export capabilities…
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

16. Autodesk Subscription Discover 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.
Autodesk Subscription allows customers to extend the value of their software investment with access to the latest releases and web services that can help improve design workflows.
Additional benefits that enhance productivity include expedited technical support and flexible licensing options.
New web services help customers compete more effectively by using the power of cloud computing technology for design analysis and optimization.
Flexible licensing enables design teams to allocate and distribute previous and current versions of software releases across multiple territories or for home use.
Technical support responses delivered by Autodesk resources provide a high-quality service experience.

17. 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
Use your Autodesk software to its full potential. Whether you are a novice or advanced user, Autodesk offers a robust portfolio of learning tools to help you perform ahead of the curve and get up to speed on the new releases fast!
Hit the ground running with the format that best suits your learning style: from instructor-led or self-paced classes to online training or education resources.
Authorized Training Centers (ATC)
Attend classes at an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) site and get hands-on, instructor-led training.
ATCs have dedicated classrooms and equipment to inspire focused learning without the daily distractions of home or office.
Chances are, there’s an ATC near you – with over 2,000 ATC sites in more than 90 countries.
You can promote your software expertise by passing certification exams at Autodesk Authorized Certification Centers (where available—not applicable in all countries and not available for all products).
Learning Tools
If you’re looking for self-paced learning, get hands-on experience with job-related exercises based on industry scenarios from Autodesk Official Training Courseware books, e-books, e-learning, and training videos.
All materials are developed by Autodesk subject-matter experts.
Get exactly the training you need with learning tools designed to fit a wide range of skill levels and subject matters—from basic essentials to specialized, in-depth training on the capabilities of the latest Autodesk products.
Access the most comprehensive set of Autodesk learning tools available anywhere: from your authorized partner, online, or at your local bookstore.
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18. Next Steps
For more Information about Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer software, visit
For more information on extending the power of your design technology, visit
Other suggested next steps:
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