AutoCAD
Features
What’s new in AutoCAD 2020
AutoCAD® 2020 software includes industry-specific toolsets; improved workflows across desktop, web, and mobile; and new features such as the Blocks palette.
What’s new in AutoCAD 2020
AutoCAD® 2020 software includes industry-specific toolsets; improved workflows across desktop, web, and mobile; and new features such as the Blocks palette.
More features
AutoCAD on any device
View, edit, and create drawings in AutoCAD on virtually any device–desktop, web, or mobile.
Cloud storage connectivity
Access any DWG file in AutoCAD with Autodesk’s cloud, as well as with leading cloud storage providers.
Blocks palette
Insert blocks efficiently from a most recently used list with visual galleries. (video: 1:07 min.)
Quick measure
Display all nearby measurements in a drawing simply by hovering your mouse. (video: 37 sec.)
New dark theme
Reduce eye strain with contrast improvements, sharper icons, and a modern blue interface.
Enhanced DWG compare
Compare two versions of a drawing without leaving your current window. (video 1:05 min.)
Purge redesign
Remove multiple unneeded objects at once with easy selection and object preview. (video 1:11 min.)
Performance improvements
Experience improvements in speed with faster save time and 50% faster install time for solid state hard drives.
Extended Workflows
AutoCAD web app
Create, edit, and view CAD drawings from any device through the browser. (video: 1:10 min.)
AutoCAD mobile app
Create, edit, and view CAD drawings on your mobile device. (video: 39 sec.)
Save to web and mobile
Save drawings from your desktop to view and edit on the AutoCAD web and mobile apps, Xrefs included. (video: 2:13 min.)
Shared views
Publish design views of your drawing in a web browser for viewing and commenting. (video: 1:07 min.)
2D drafting, drawing, and annotation
Text settings
Create single or multiline text (mtext) as a single text object. Format the text, columns, and boundaries.
Dimensions
Create dimensions automatically. Pass the cursor over selected objects to get a preview before you create it.
Leaders
Create leaders with a variety of content, including text or blocks. Easily format leader lines, and define styles.
Centerlines & center marks
Create and edit centerlines and center marks that automatically move when you move the associated objects.
Tables
Create tables with data and symbols in rows and columns, apply formulas, and link to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Revision clouds
Draw revision clouds around new changes in a drawing to quickly identify your updates.
Views
Save views by name to easily return to a specific view for quick reference or for applying to layout viewports.
Layouts
Specify the size of your drawing sheet, add a title block, and display multiple views of your model.
Fields
Use fields in text objects to display text that can be updated automatically as the field value changes.
Data linking
Enable simultaneous updates by creating a live link between a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and a table in your drawing
Data extraction
Extract information from objects, blocks, and attributes, including drawing information.
Dynamic blocks
Add flexibility and intelligence to your block references, including changing the shape, size, or configuration.
Arrays
Create and modify objects in circular or rectangular patterns, or along a path.
Parametric constraints
Apply geometric and dimensional constraints to maintain relationships between drawing geometry.
Express tools
Extend the power of AutoCAD with a collection of productivity tools.
3D modeling and visualisation
Solid, surface, and mesh modeling
Create realistic 3D models of your design using a combination of solid, surface, and mesh modeling tools.
3D navigation (orbit, ViewCube, wheel)
Use 3D viewing and navigation tools to orbit, swivel, walk, and fly around a 3D model to showcase your design.
Visual styles
Apply visual styles to control the display of edges, lighting, and shading of your 3D model.
Section planes
Create section planes to display cross-sectional views through solids, surfaces, meshes, or regions.
Rendering
Apply lighting and materials to give your 3D models a realistic appearance and to help communicate your designs.
Cloud rendering
Render 3D models online without consuming processing power or disk space on your local computer.
Point clouds
Attach point cloud files acquired by 3D laser scanners or other technologies to use as a starting point for your designs.
Model documentation
Generate 2D drawings including base, projected, section, and detail views from 3D models.
Collaboration
PDF files
Share and reuse data from PDF files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
DGN Files
Share and reuse data from DGN files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
DWG references
Attach DWG files to your current drawing as externally referenced files.
Image references
Attach image files to your current drawing as externally referenced files.
Sheet sets
View, access, manage, and plot multiple drawings as sheet sets.
Model references and import
Attach Navisworks models as underlays to your drawings, and import models from other applications.
Geographic location and online maps
Insert geographic location information into a drawing, and display a map in the drawing from an online map service.
Installation and customisation
TrustedDWG technology
TrustedDWG™ technology alerts you to a possible incompatibility when a file was not last saved by Autodesk software.
CUI customisation
Customize the user interface to improve accessibility and reduce the number of steps for frequent tasks.
Secure load
Specify security restrictions for running executables in AutoCAD to help protect against malicious executable code.
Action recorder
Record commands and input values that can be played back as an action macro.
Multi-user (network) license sharing
Pool licenses on a server to reduce costs when not all licenses are in use at the same time.
System variable monitor
Monitor current system variables against a preferred list of values. Notification balloons alert you of deviations.
CAD standards checker
Define and monitor CAD standards to maintain consistent styles for layers, linetypes, text, and dimensions.
Application Programming Interface (API)
Control drawings and databases with ActiveX, VBS, AutoLisp, Visual LISP, ObjectARX, JavaScript, and .NET.
Autodesk App Store
Customise your software with Autodesk-approved extensions.
Autodesk desktop app
Get alerts and install software updates without disrupting your workflow. View tutorials about new features.
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