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Design and drafting software trusted by millions
2D and 3D CAD tools built to accelerate your creativity
Overview
Summary
Autodesk AutoCAD equips mechanical engineers, electrical designers, and manufacturing professionals with precision tools to:
- Design and annotate 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects
- Automate drafting tasks to place objects with AI, compare drawings, create schedules, publish layouts, and more
- Maximize productivity with customized workspaces, AutoLISP, APIs, and apps
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What's New in AutoCAD
Explore features that unlock insights and automations with the help of Autodesk AI and tools designed to enhance collaborative workflows.
File open and startup speeds
Experience the fastest release of AutoCAD yet. Benefit from significant performance enhancements and innovative capabilities that save you time with every DWG file. On average, experience up to 11x faster file open and 4x faster startup times in AutoCAD 2026 vs. AutoCAD 2025.
Connected Support Files
CAD managers can now define one set of project-aware support files and settings for an Autodesk Docs project. This feature gives teams the ability to view and edit DWG files with the intended support files without requiring additional steps to configure individual users or AutoCAD installations.
Markup Import and Markup Assist with Autodesk Docs
You can now import and connect JPG, PNG, and PDF markups from Autodesk Docs. Once synced, markups made in Autodesk Docs will continue to update in a Trace layer in AutoCAD so you can review and incorporate feedback with Markup Assist and view Autodesk Docs issues.
Smart Blocks: Detect and Convert Tech Preview
Improve design efficiency and save time when cleaning up drawings by automatically recognizing objects to convert into blocks with the help of Autodesk AI. This feature is a technology preview which is still under development and will continue to evolve and improve with time.
Smart Blocks: Search and Convert
Quickly search your drawings for objects, matching text, and variable text to convert into instances of a newly defined block, an existing or recently used block, or a suggested block from your Block Libraries with the help of Autodesk AI.
Activity Insights
Stay informed with access to essential design data with detailed multi-user event logs—tracking for over 35 activity types including version history, file comparison tools, and new “What’s Changed” insights. Supported for files managed on Autodesk Docs, stored locally, or hosted on third-party cloud storage.
Multi-User Markup for AutoCAD on the web (Early Access)
Help streamline collaboration on Autodesk Docs projects with Multi-User Markups. Collect and share feedback directly on drawings using intuitive Autodesk Docs markup tools—now available in early access with AutoCAD on the web. Create markup links to provide simultaneous access to designs without duplicating or locking files.
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Why use AutoCAD?
Build, customize, and run discipline-specific routines for productive workflows.
Collaborate on the web and mobile to capture, share, and review ideas on the go.
Extend functionality with industry toolsets
AutoCAD includes industry-specific tools for product and electrical design, engineering, and manufacturing with enhanced functionality, intelligent objects, and features designed to help you save time.*
What you can do with Autodesk AutoCAD
AutoCAD enhances your 2D and 3D design experience by giving you the tools to unlock insights and automations with the help of Autodesk AI.
Work the way you want. Stay connected to projects with AutoCAD 2D and 3D DWG files on desktop, web, and mobile to capture, share, and review ideas on the go.
Reliably streamline document review and approval workflows with Autodesk Docs, our cloud-based document management and common data environment available in the AEC Collection.
Bring your designs to life with precision and efficiency
Try Autodesk AutoCAD today and experience faster workflows, better collaboration, and flawless results.
Start creating with confidence!
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The AEC Collection provides designers, engineers, and contractors a set of BIM and CAD tools supported by a cloud-based common data environment that facilitates project delivery from early-stage design through to construction.
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The Product Design & Manufacturing Collection helps engineers tackle their most ambitious projects with a powerful set of applications that extend the capabilities of AutoCAD and Inventor for end-to-end product development and facility layout.
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