AutoCAD 2008 Changed Commands

Below is the list of Changed or Removed commands in AutoCAD 2008.

3DCONFIG Added plot emulation and texture compression options
-3DCONFIG Added plot emulation and texture compression options (Command prompt version)
ATTDEF Added support for annotative scaling
-ATTDEF Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version)
ATTEDIT Multiple-line attribute support
BATTMAN Added support for annotative scaling
BLOCK Added support for annotative scaling
-BLOCK Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version)
CHPROP Added support for annotative scaling
CUI Added dashboard panel customization and some enhancements for customizing toolbars
DASHBOARD Added access to the Customize User Interface from the shortcut menu
DIMANGULAR Added the Quadrant option
DIMDIAMETER Added the Extension line option
DIMJOGGED Added the Extension line option
DIMRADIUS Added the Extension line option
DIMSTYLE Added new tolerance alignment option, size option for linear jog, and break spacing
-DIMSTYLE Command prompt version of DIMSTYLE (Command prompt version)
DISTANTLIGHT Modified to support entering photometric properties
EATTEXT Now activates the DATAEXTRACTION command rather than the Attribute Extraction wizard
-EATTEXT Command prompt version of the EATTEXT command (Command prompt version)
ETRANSMIT Added support for visual fidelity
HATCH Added support for annotative scaling
-HATCH Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version) HATCHEDIT  Added support for annotative scaling
-HATCHEDIT Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version) 
INSERT Added support for annotative scaling
-INSERT Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version)
-LAYER Added option to import layer states from drawings, the Edit option now includes Material and Description suboptions, the Import option now includes DWG/DWS/DWT formats, and the Export option includes the LAY file format (Command prompt version)
MATCHCELL Added support for double line borders, border linetypes, and new cell formats
MTEXT Added support for annotative scaling
-MTEXT Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version) MVIEW When used on a layout, a new option, Layer, removes all layer property override values and resets them back to their corresponding global properties
OPTIONS Added the Maintain Visual Fidelity check box to the Open and Save tab as well as the Display Drawing Status Bar check box to the Display tab
PASTESPEC Enhanced for pasting Microsoft Excel data from the clipboard to create a data link to this information immediately
PLOT Affected by the hardware configuration settings Plot Emulation and Texture Compression
POINTLIGHT Start and end limits for attenuation are supported with the Direct 3D driver; also added prompting for area-sampled shadow options and photometric prompting
QSELECT Added support for annotative scaling
SPELL Now checks words in dimensions, zooms into words being corrected; added option to ignore words with numbers or words with special characters
SPOTLIGHT Start and end limits for attenuation are supported with the Direct 3D driver; also added prompting for area-sampled shadow options and photometric prompting
STYLE Added support for annotative scaling
-STYLE Added support for annotative scaling (Command prompt version)
TABLE Added From Style and Data Link branches
-TABLE Added From Style and Data Link branches (Command prompt version)
TABLESTYLE Defines a new table style
TEXT Added support for annotative scaling
VIEW Modified to support the new sky background option, when applicable
-VPORTS Added option, Layer, removes all layer property override values and resets them back to their corresponding global properties (Command prompt version)
XCLIP Added the Invert option

Removed or Obsolete Commands

ASSIST Opens Quick Help in the Info palette, which provides context-sensitive information
ASSISTCLOSE Closes Quick Help and the Info palette