As far as 2D drafting goes,
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Standard & Professional Edition Features

View comparison of features between the Standard and Professional Editions
Learn how to migrate to the Professional Edition from the Standard Edition or earlier versions of 2D DESIGNER.
Download the Migration Guide PDF document
View a tutorial demonstrating how the Professional Edition can be used with your existing file strucutre
Observe existing project information such as borders, scale factors and layers be imported into the Professional Project Manager
Watch how easily specifications can be imported into the V2004 Professional Specification Manager

How to Choose the Right Edition for Your Company

2D DESIGNER V2007 is only available in the Professional Edition.

2D DESIGNER V2004 software comes in two different editions: the Professional Edition and the Standard Edition. The two editions are included in the price of the software, and user may choose to install both editions on the same system. During installation, you may select the software version most suitable for your company.

The Professional Edition offers robust project management tools to allow you to configure each customer or project with its own specific settings such as piping specifications, drafting standards and layering schemes. You can also customize the material output formats for the project. This edition is suitable for consulting firms involved with many customers and projects.

Choose the Professional Edition when:
- You wish to benefit from the comprehensive new project management tools
- You wish to benefit from the new material management system which allows you to generate customized material reports and BOMs
- You are a new 2D DESIGNER user and are not used to the way the software operated in the past versions
The Standard Edition includes basic project management tools, flexibility to change layering and drafting standards, and a predefined bill of material output format. This edition is suitable when project settings are not changed frequently.

Choose the Standard Edition when:
- You accustomed to the previous versions of 2D DESIGNER and are quite satisfied with its functionality
- You are upgrading from a previous 2D DESIGNER version in the middle of a project to ensure minimal downtime
- You do not wish to retrain staff on the new features of the Professional Edition
- You don’t wish to use the new project management and material management tools in the Professional Edition

Important Note: Both editions utilize the same license which allows customers to choose the edition most suitable for their immediate needs. Customers can switch from one edition to the other without any additional cost.

Comparison of Features

V2004 Standard Edition	V2004 & V2007 Professional Edition
Must be installed on each computer	Can be installed on a server for easy maintenance and upgrading
Has few organization tools	Software is Client and Project driven allowing better organization
Uses cascading dialogs	Many user interfaces have been redesigned for easy use
Settings must be edited using each CAD application	Editing settings is done all in the Project Manager application
Each user could have their own settings (limited group control)	Only those users that have access to the Project Manager can edit settings
Could not have any new settings added	More settings are available
Requires specific files to be manually copied	Settings can easily be exported from one system to another
Each drawing has to be opened and line numbers renamed	Line numbers are renamed in one location, ie. The Project Manager
If a spec is renamed, the change is not made in the drawing	Specs are renamed in one location, ie. The Spec Generator
All specs are available except with difficult settings editing	Specs can be organized and filtered per Client and Project
Difficult to edit and the changes only applied to new drawings	Layers can be easily edited in one location and the drawings update automatically
Only one spec can be edited at a time	Spec Generator allows multiple specs to be displayed and edited at a time
After opening a project, users have to browse network to find drawings	Drawing location can be set for each project allowing quick access to drawings
User is responsible for using the right settings for a drawing	Settings are linked to drawings to prevent the wrong settings from being used
Has only one layout with only standard and wide formats	BOM layout is editable with many format options
Only placed BOM in drawing or use AutoDATA for a database	BOM supports different outputs for use in other applications
Uses only the current drawing and has no filtering options	BOM can be generated across multiple drawings and filtered by line and size