Create stunning designs and speed up documentation work with productivity tools in AutoCAD® software.

• Share your work with TrustedDWG™ technology
• Work across integrated desktop, cloud and mobile solutions
• Get AutoCAD for Windows or AutoCAD for Mac

Features

Documentation

• Enhanced PDFs: PDFs are smaller, smarter and more searchable.
• Smart Dimensioning: Create measurements based on your drawing context
• Ribbon galleries: Access drawing content directly from the ribbon.
• New Tab page: Quickly open new and existing drawings.
• Help window: Easily find where tools are located.
• Command preview: Preview the outcomes of frequently used commands.
• Intelligent command line: Get AutoCorrect and Adaptive Suggestions.
  
  

Design

• Stunning Visual Experience: See the details in your drawings more clearly.
• Co-ordination Model: Design within the context of existing BIM models
• Reality computing (enhanced): Orient your work more precisely with the point cloud.
• Online maps: Capture online maps as static images and print them.
• Surface Curve Extraction tool: Extract isoline curves.
• Context-sensitive PressPull tool: Extrude and offset curves.
• 3D free-form design tools: Generate design ideas in almost any form.
• Surface analysis: Analyse the continuity between different surfaces.
• In-canvas viewport controls: Change viewport settings, views, visual styles.
  
  

Connectivity

• Design feed: Work on an intranet, Internet or cloud connection.
• Connected design solutions: Integrate your desktop, cloud and mobile workflow.
• TrustedDWG™ technology: Help ensure the fidelity of your AutoCAD drawings.
• A360 connectivity: Synchronise your files and custom settings.
• Inventor file import: Import Inventor models.
• Social media sharing: Use built-in connections for Facebook, Twitter.
• PDF support: Share and re-use CAD files easily with PDF support.
• AutoCAD 360 app: Stay connected via the web or your mobile device.
• Materials library: Select and edit pre-defined surface materials.
  
  

Customisation

• Sysvar monitor: Prevent unwanted changes to your system settings.
• Exchange Apps: Customise your software with Exchange Apps.
• Customisation and support file sync: Share and access customisation preferences.
• Programming UI for specialised applications: Take advantage of our flexible development platform.
• Customisable and expandable ribbon UI: Customise the user interface to suit your needs.
• Development support: Integrate AutoCAD software into your workflow.

Mac highlights

• Dynamic blocks: Add flexibility and intelligence to block references.
• Retina display support: View high-resolution graphics on a Retina display.
• Data links: Embed a live link in an Excel spreadsheet.
• Layer state manager: Save layer settings to share with others.
• Quick select: Use the Object Query tool to find what you need.
• Specialised Mac features: Use a specialised Mac CAD software interface.