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AutoCAD
The world's most trusted CAD software — design, draft, and annotate with precision on any device.
The world-leading 2D and 3D CAD design, drafting, modeling, and engineering software used by designers in over 75 countries.
Core Capabilities
Key Features
Everything included in your AutoCAD subscription.
2D Drafting & Annotation
Create detailed technical drawings with a comprehensive set of drafting tools, dimensions, and annotation objects.
3D Modeling & Visualization
Design and visualize concepts in 3D. Render photorealistic images and create parametric solid, surface, and mesh models.
7 Industry Toolsets Included
Architecture, Mechanical, Electrical, Plant 3D, Map 3D, Raster Design, and MEP toolsets — all included at no extra cost.
Web & Mobile Access
Edit and share DWG files anywhere using AutoCAD web and mobile apps. Full drawing functionality from any browser or phone.
PDF & Data Import
Import geometry, fills, raster images, and text from PDFs directly into your drawings.
Automation & Customization
Automate repetitive tasks with macros, scripts, and AutoLISP. Customize the interface to your workflow.
Smart Blocks
AutoCAD learns from your insertion history and suggests the most likely block match — intelligent placement at speed.
Count Tool
Quickly count blocks or geometry in your drawing and export results directly to a linked data table.
Latest Release
New in AutoCAD 2027
Autodesk releases major updates annually. Here are the highlights.
Geometry Cleanup
A palette that scans selected objects for gaps, overshoots, undershoots and misaligned angles, marks each error in the drawing, and offers fixes you can preview before applying. Start it from Manage tab > Cleanup panel or GEOMETRYCLEANUPOPEN; tolerance settings can be exported and reused across drawings.
Checkout
A second user can check out selected objects in a drawing someone else has open, edit them in a new trace, and submit the changes for the read-write user to review and merge. Works only with drawings saved in Forma Data Management.
Connected References
The External References palette adds a Missing view that lists only unresolved xrefs, where you can detach them, browse to a new path, or accept a suggested path. Suggested paths for renamed or moved files require the references to be stored in Forma Data Management.
Forma Data Management Essentials
AutoCAD subscriptions now include Forma Data Management Essentials: a cloud project location with permission-controlled access, file versioning, sharing and review tools. It requires the latest Desktop Connector, and availability depends on subscription and region.
Autodesk Assistant
An in-product AI chat that can check the current drawing against a standards file, select objects from a plain-language prompt, and report drawing information such as layer lists and block usage. Autodesk notes that responses can contain mistakes and should be checked.
Connected Support Files: Tool Palettes and CUIx
Project administrators can attach tool palette, block authoring palette and partial customization (CUIx) files to a Forma Data Management project. They load automatically when a drawing from that project is opened.
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Connected Support Files
All drawings and collaborators in an Autodesk Docs project can share one set of support files, such as fonts, plot styles and templates, kept in a project .autodesk.support folder. AutoCAD finds them without per-installation setup.
Smart Blocks: Search and Convert finds text variations
BSEARCH (formerly BCONVERT) finds repeated geometry for conversion to blocks, and now also finds text variations such as room numbers and converts them to block attributes.
Smart Blocks: Detect and Convert
BDETECT uses Autodesk AI to find and group similar loose geometry, such as doors and plumbing fixtures, for conversion to blocks, and lets you change the primary instance before converting. It shipped as a Tech Preview and became a full feature in update 2026.1.1.
Connected Sheet Set Manager (2026.1.1)
The Sheet Set Manager palette opens cloud sheet sets directly and lets several users edit the same sheet set at once, with full publish and eTransmit options. It replaces Sheet Set Manager for Web.
Layer settings for new annotation objects
CENTERLAYER sets the layer for new centerlines and center marks. Update 2026.1 adds REVCLOUDLAYER, TABLELAYER and VIEWPORTLAYER, which put new revision clouds, tables and layout viewports on a specified layer regardless of the current layer.
Graphics and drawing-open performance
FASTSHADEDMODE now supports the Hidden and Conceptual visual styles, GPU text selection display was improved, and raster images load in the background while a drawing opens.
Included Toolsets
7 Specialized Toolsets
Included with AutoCAD at no extra cost; one install, switch anytime.
AutoCAD Architecture
Architectural drawing and documentation tools including walls, doors, windows, and room schedules.
AutoCAD MEP
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design tools for building systems layout and documentation.
AutoCAD Electrical
Electrical controls design tools with automated reporting, ladder diagrams, and panel layout.
AutoCAD Plant 3D
Plant design and engineering tools including piping, equipment, structural, and isometric drawings.
AutoCAD Map 3D
GIS and mapping tools for infrastructure design with direct access to GIS data and analysis.
AutoCAD Mechanical
Mechanical engineering drafting tools with an extensive parts library and automated standards compliance.
AutoCAD Raster Design
Raster-to-vector conversion and image editing for cleaning up scanned drawings and aerial imagery.
Learn More
Resources & Documentation
Videos, guides, and official documentation to help you get the most out of your software.
Guide
What's New in AutoCAD 2027
Autodesk's list of new, changed and removed features in AutoCAD 2027 and the 2027.1 update.
Data Sheet
System Requirements for AutoCAD 2027
Operating system, CPU, memory, graphics and disk requirements for AutoCAD 2027 and its specialized toolsets.
Data Sheet
AutoCAD vs. AutoCAD LT
Autodesk's side-by-side feature comparison of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
Video
Geometry Cleanup Workflow | AutoCAD 2027
Seven-minute walkthrough from Autodesk's AutoCAD channel: scanning a drawing, reviewing suggested fixes and applying corrections.
Guide
AutoCAD Foundations
Autodesk's lesson series for new users: the interface, creating and modifying objects, annotation, blocks and plotting, with hands-on exercises.
Guide
AutoCAD 2027 Release Notes
Known issues, installation requirements, scheduled updates and toolset release notes for AutoCAD 2027.
CAD Masters Training
AutoCAD Courses
Instructor-led courses for all skill levels. Live sessions, hands-on exercises, certified instructors.
AutoCAD Level 1
A comprehensive introduction to AutoCAD covering the essential drawing, editing, and output skills needed for professional 2D drafting.
24h course
AutoCAD Level 1 — Weekly Series
AutoCAD Level 1 content spread across four Thursdays (one session per week). Ideal for working professionals who prefer a slower pace. Online only.
32h course
AutoCAD Level 2
Intermediate to advanced AutoCAD topics including external references, sheet sets, advanced annotation, and productivity tools.
16h course
AutoCAD Level 3 — Special Topics
One-day deep dives into advanced AutoCAD topics: dynamic blocks, advanced customization, CAD standards, and workflow automation. Online only.
8h course
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