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+2D-3D Drafting and ModelingCreate and edit 2D drawings, design and visualize 3D models
+Layer ManagementOrganize drawings using layers
+Annotation ToolsAdd text, dimensions, and tables
+Block LibraryStore and reuse drawing components
+Dynamic BlocksCreate blocks with adjustable properties
+Xref ManagementAttach and manage external references to allow different parts of a project can be developed independently
+PDF ImportImport and edit PDF files
+DWG CompareCompare differences between drawing versions
+Sheet Set ManagerManage drawing sheets in a project
+Parametric ConstraintsApply geometric and dimensional constraints
-Steep Learning CurveRequires significant time and effort to master. Can be overwhelming for new users.
-Resource IntensiveCan slow down older systems. Needs a powerful computer to run smoothly.

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System Requirements

#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5-2.9 GHz processor with 8 logical cores (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
3
8 GB
32 GB
4
10.0 GB (suggested SSD)
16 GB (suggested SSD)
5
2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
  • 12 GB VRAM or greater
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 8
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Sonoma v14
  • Apple macOS Ventura v13
  • Apple macOS Monterey v12
2
Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or above
Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU
4
8 GB
16 GB
5
8 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
Mac native installed graphics cards
7
1280 x 800 display
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
8
  • Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) disk format
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency: Database & FDO
  • RAM: 32 GB
2
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency:
    • Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later, unless Microsoft Office 2016 (x64) or later is already installed.
    • Installation on systems with 32-bit Microsoft Office/365 applications is not supported.
  • RAM: 32 GB
3
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20GB
  • RAM: 32 GB
4
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 21GB
  • RAM: 32 GB
5
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • Disk Space: 12GB
6
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 12GB
  • RAM: 32 GB
7
  • Disk Space: 1 GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5-2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
3
8 GB
32 GB
4
10.0 GB (suggested SSD)
16 GB (suggested SSD)
5
2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
  • 12 GB VRAM or greater
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.8
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Sonoma v14 (requires Update 2024.1)
  • Apple macOS Ventura v13
  • Apple macOS Monterey v12
  • Apple macOS Big Sur v11
2
Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or above
Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU
4
4 GB
8 GB
5
6 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
Mac native installed graphics cards
7
1280 x 800 display
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
8
  • Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) disk format
#Minimum
1
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency: Database & FDO
2
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency:
    • Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later, unless Microsoft Office 2016 (x64) or later is already installed.
    • Installation on systems with 32-bit Microsoft Office/365 applications is not supported.
3
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20GB
4
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 21GB
5
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • Disk Space: 12GB
6
  • Disk Space: 12GB
7
  • Disk Space: 1 GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5-2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
3
8 GB
16 GB
4
10.0 GB (suggested SSD)
16 GB (suggested SSD)
5
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
  • 8 GB VRAM or greater
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.8
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Sonoma v14 (requires Update 2023.3)
  • Apple macOS Ventura v13 (requires Update 2023.2)
  • Apple macOS Monterey v12
  • Apple macOS Big Sur v11
  • Apple macOS Catalina v10.15
2
Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or above
  • Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
  • Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Apple M series CPU
4
4 GB
8 GB
5
5 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
Mac native installed graphics cards
7
1280 x 800 display
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
8
  • Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) disk format
#Minimum
1
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency: Database & FDO
2
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency:
    • Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later, unless Microsoft Office 2016 (x64) or later is already installed.
    • Installation on systems with 32-bit Microsoft Office/365 applications is not supported.
3
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20GB
4
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 21GB
5
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • Disk Space: 12GB
6
  • Disk Space: 12GB
7
  • Disk Space: 1 GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5-2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
3
8 GB
16 GB
4
10.0 GB
16 GB
5
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant
  • 4 GB VRAM or greater
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.8
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Sonoma v14 (requires Update 2022.4)
  • Apple macOS Ventura v13 (requires Update 2022.3)
  • Apple macOS Monterey v12
  • Apple macOS Big Sur v11
  • Apple macOS Catalina v10.15
  • Apple macOS Mojave v10.14
2
Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or above
  • Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
  • Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Intel Core i7 or higher
4
4 GB
8 GB
5
4 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
Mac native installed graphics cards
7
1280 x 800 display
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
8
  • Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) disk format
#Minimum
1
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency: Database & FDO
2
  • Disk Space: 20 GB
  • Dependency:
    • Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) (16.0.5044.1000) or later, unless Microsoft Office 2016 (x64) or later is already installed.
    • Installation on systems with 32-bit Microsoft Office/365 applications is not supported.
3
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 20GB
4
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 21GB
5
  • Disk Space: 12GB
6
  • Disk Space: 12GB
7
  • Disk Space: 1 GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11, Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5-2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
3
8 GB
16 GB
4
7 GB
16 GB
5
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.8
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Monterey v12 (requires Update 2021.2)
  • Apple macOS Big Sur v11 (requires Update 2021.1)
  • Apple macOS Catalina v10.15
  • Apple macOS Mojave v10.14
  • Apple macOS High Sierra v10.13
2
Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or above
  • Apple Mac models supporting Metal Graphics Engine
  • Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Intel Core i7 or higher
4
4 GB
8 GB
5
3 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
Mac native installed graphics cards
7
1280 x 800 display
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
8
  • Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) disk format
#Minimum
1
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Disk Space: 16 GB
  • Dependency: Database & FDO
2
  • Disk Space: 12 GB
  • Dependency: Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64)
3
  • Disk Space: 12GB
4
  • Disk Space: 12GB
5
  • Disk Space: 10GB
6
  • Disk Space: 7GB
7
  • Disk Space: 1 GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with Update KB4019990 (64-bit only)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (64-bit only)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only) (version 1803 or higher)
  • See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
3
8 GB
16 GB
4
6.0 GB
16 GB
5
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.7
8
Stable internet connection
9
MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Monterey v12 (requires Update 2020.3)
  • Apple macOS Big Sur v11 (requires Update 2020.2)
  • Apple macOS Catalina v10.15 (requires Update 2020.1)
  • Apple macOS Mojave v10.14
  • Apple macOS High Sierra v10.13
2
  • Apple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later;
  • MacBook Pro® 5,1 or later;
  • iMac® 8.1 or later;
  • Mac mini® 3.1 or later;
  • MacBook Air® 2.1 or later;
  • MacBook® 5.1 or later;
  • Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode.
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster
4
4 GB
8 GB
5
3 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
1280 x 800 display with true color
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
7
  • Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • Apple Safari® 5.0 or later, Google Chrome™ (for AutoCAD Web)
  • All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
#Minimum
1
  • Disk Space: 8GB
  • .NET Framework Version 4.7.2
  • MS SQL Server (Express, Standard, or Enterprise edition) 2008 SP1 or newer
2
  • Disk Space: 16GB
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Database & FDO Requirements
3
  • Disk Space: 10GB
4
  • Disk Space: 12GB
5
  • Disk Space: 12GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with Update KB4019990 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update (64-bit only) (version 1607 or higher).
  • See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
2
2.5–2.9 GHz processor
3+ GHz processor
3
8 GB
16 GB
4
6.0 GB
16 GB
5
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.7
8
Stable internet connection
9
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • Google Chrome™ (for AutoCAD Web)
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Apple® macOS® Big Sur v11 (requires Update 2019.2)
  • Apple® macOS® Mojave v10.14 or later
  • High Sierra v10.13 or later
  • Apple macOS Sierra v10.12 or later
2
  • Apple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later;
  • MacBook Pro® 5,1 or later;
  • iMac® 8.1 or later;
  • Mac mini® 3.1 or later;
  • MacBook Air® 2.1 or later;
  • MacBook® 5.1 or later;
  • Apple Mac models with M series chip are not supported
3
64-bit Intel CPU
Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster
4
3 GB
4 GB
5
3 GB free disk space for download and installation
6
1280 x 800 display with true color
2880 x 1800 with Retina Display
7
  • Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse
  • Mac OS X-compliant printer
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • Apple Safari® 5.0 or later
  • All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
#Minimum
1
  • Disk Space: 8GB
  • 64-Bit OS Only
2
  • Disk Space: 16GB
  • Memory: 16GB
  • 64-Bit OS Only
  • Database & FDO Requirements
3
  • Disk Space: 10GB
4
  • Disk Space: 12GB
5
  • Disk Space: 12GB
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB291935 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only) (version 1607 and up)
2
  • 32-bit: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) processor
  • 64-bit: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
3
  • 32-bit: 2 GB
  • 64-bit: 4 GB
  • 32-bit: 4 GB
  • 64-bit: 8 GB
4
Installation 4.0 GB
10 GB
5
Windows display adapter capable of 1360 x 768 with True Color capabilities and DirectX® 9
DirectX 11 compliant card
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1360 x 768 with True Color
1920 x 1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
7
.NET 4.6
8
Stable internet connection
9
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • Download or installation from DVD
  • WINTAB support
  • Adobe Flash Player v10 or up
  • Windows Internet Explorer® 11 or later
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 (desktop OS)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
2
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
3
  • 32-Bit: 2 GB
  • 64-Bit: 4 GB
  • 32-Bit: 3 GB
  • 64-Bit: 8 GB
4
Installation 6.0 GB
12 GB
5
Windows display adapter capable of 1920x1080 with True Color capabilities and DirectX 9
DirectX 11 compliant card
  • Windows display adapter capable of resolutions up to 3840x2160 with True Color capabilities
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
6
1360x768 with True Color
1920x1080 with True Color
Resolutions up to 3840x2160 (4K) supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems
7
.NET 4.6
8
Stable internet connection
9
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • WINTAB support
  • Adobe Flash Player v10 or up
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 (requires AutoCAD 2016 SP1)
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 7
2
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
3
  • 32-Bit: 2 GB
  • 64-Bit: 4 GB
  • 32-Bit: 3 GB
  • 64-Bit: 8 GB
4
Installation 6.0 GB
12 GB
5
Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities
DirectX® 9 or DirectX 11 compliant card
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1024x768 with True Color
1600x1050 or higher with True Color
7
.NET 4.5
8
Stable internet connection
9
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
2
  • 64-Bit:
    • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
    • AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology
    • Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
    • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
8 GB
4
Installation 6.0 GB
12 GB
5
Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities
DirectX® 9 or DirectX 11 compliant card
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1024x768 with True Color
1600x1050 or higher with True Color
7
.NET 4.5
8
Stable internet connection
9
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • WINTAB support
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Windows® 8 and Windows® 8.1 Standard, Enterprise, or Professional edition
  • Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition
  • Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
2
  • Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron™ processor with SSE2 technology
  • Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4 GB
4
6 GB free space for installation
12 GB
5
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1,024 x 768 display resolution with True Color
1,600 x 1,050 with True Color
7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Windows® 8 Standard, Enterprise, or Professional edition
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
2
  • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology
  • Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4 GB
4
6 GB free space for installation
12 GB
5
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
1,600 x 1,050 with true color
7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#MinimumRecommendedOptimal
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP2 or later)
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later)
2
  • For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
  • for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4
2 GB free disk space for installation
4 GB
5
  • 128 MB VRAM or greater;
  • Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater;
  • Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
6
1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#Minimum
1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP2 or later)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
2
  • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology
  • Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4
2 GB free space for installation
5
1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
6
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP1 or later)
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
2
  • For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
  • For Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4
1.8 GB free disk space for installation
3.8 GB
5
  • 128 MB or greater
  • Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
6
1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter
7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate (SP1 or later)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
2
  • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology
  • Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4
2 GB free space for installation
4 GB
5
  • 128 MB or greater
  • Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
6
1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter
7
Internet Explorer 7 or later
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium
  • Windows Vista (SP1)
  • Windows XP (SP2 or later)
2
  • Windows Vista – Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
  • Windows XP – Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
3
2 GB
4
1 GB free disk space for installation
3 GB
5
  • 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color)
  • 128 MB or greater,
  • Direct3D -capable workstation class graphics card
6
1024 x 768 display with True Color
7
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
#MinimumRecommended
1
  • Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium
  • Windows Vista(SP1)
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later)
2
  • AMD Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology
  • Intel Pentium 4 or Xeon with Intel EM64T support & SSE2 technology
3
  • Windows Vista – 2 GB
  • Windows XP – 2 GB
4
1.5 GB free disk space for installation
3.5 GB
5
  • 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color)
  • 128 MB or greater,
  • Direct3D -capable workstation class graphics card
6
1024 x 768 with True Color
7
  • MS-Mouse compliant pointing device
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Media (CD ROM vs. DVD)

Ratings

4.14
5
Apple App Store
4.4
5
based on 6200 reviews
G2
4.4
5
based on 1424 reviews
Google Play
3.7
5
based on 173000 reviews
Softonic
3.5
5
based on 7871 reviews
SoftwareAdvice
4.7
5
based on 3051 reviews

Developer

Autodesk Inc

Written in

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Initial Release

December 1989

Repository

AutoCAD being a proprietary software, its source code is not publicly hosted.

License

Proprietary, Commercial

Categories

Computer Aided Design, 3D Modeler

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