AutoCAD Changelog

What's new in AutoCAD 2023

Mar 31, 2022
  • Save time implementing feedback with Markup Import and Markup Assist:
  • Markup Import and Markup Assist will help you rapidly send and incorporate feedback into your designs. With Markup Import, you can take feedback from the field on printed paper or a PDF and import them as a trace layer in AutoCAD. AutoCAD detects the markup and converts it to an object. Markup Assist then allows you to add the text or object to your drawing automatically with a click of a button. Markup Import and Markup Assist makes collaboration and revisions simple.
  • Get curated tips to increase your productivity with the My Insights: Macro Advisor:
  • My Insights, the advisory engine that helps you work faster using machine learning algorithms to deliver you curated insights, now provides insights while you work in the form of recommended macros that automate your most frequently repeated workflows. In addition to the dashboard in the start tab where you can view a variety of personalized usage insights, macro insights will appear as a notification at the bottom of the screen as you are working. Clicking on these macro suggestions will take you to a new Command Macro Palette where you can learn more, save a suggested macro, and even tailor the macro to your needs. The My Insights: Macro Advisor is a frictionless guide to provide valuable information to you at the right time and in the right context.
  • Customize and automate your workflows anywhere with the LISP API for AutoCAD web
  • Whether you are on the go, at a job site, or anywhere you decide to work, create your own customizations to automate sequences of steps with LISP in the AutoCAD web app. Load or manage LISP files and type in LISP commands just as you would with AutoCAD on your desktop to save time and complete designs faster. This feature is only available to AutoCAD subscribers.
  • Enhancements and improved performance:
  • AutoCAD 2023 also includes several enhanced features to improve the user experience. Many users wanted floating windows to have their own command lines. Now they have them! The command line is available in any active window.
  • Trace is enhanced so you can create trace layers from AutoCAD desktop in addition to the web and mobile apps. In addition, you can now add to Traces that were created by others further enhancing your ability to collaborate. Safely add design change notes and markups to a drawing directly in AutoCAD without altering the existing drawing.
  • Count is also enhanced to further automate counting objects, including within an area you select. The Count toolbar’s added functions allow you to select counted objects; use the arrow keys to move to the previous or next counted object; and directly insert a count field to a table or text.
  • AutoCAD 2023 includes updated graphics for rendering 3D objects up to 10 times faster than before when using the shaded, shaded with edges, and wireframe visual styles.

New in AutoCAD 2022.0.1 (Nov 4, 2021)

  • Fixed Issues:
  • Autodesk Trust Center:
  • For the latest information regarding the security fixes in this Update, refer to the Security Advisory.
  • Problems Reported Through the Customer Error Reporting Utility
  • As a result of the detailed information that we received from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, we were able to identify and fix several defects including the following:
  • General:
  • Occasional crashes when using EXPORTC3DDRAWING to export drawings from Autodesk Civil 3D.
  • The following defects have been fixed:
  • Plot and Print PDF:
  • Publishing multi-sheet PDF files in the background now works without any error.
  • Display:
  • The crosshairs correctly display in a transparent zoom window.

New in AutoCAD 2022 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • AutoCAD® 2022 software includes industry-specific toolsets, an improved connected experience across platforms and Autodesk products, and new automations such as count.
  • What's new:
  • Trace:
  • Safely review and add feedback directly to a DWG file without altering the existing drawing.
  • Count:
  • Automate counting blocks or geometry with the COUNT command.
  • Share:
  • Send a controlled copy of your drawing to teammates and colleagues to access wherever they are.
  • Push to Autodesk Docs:
  • Push your CAD drawing sheets as PDFs to Autodesk Docs from AutoCAD.
  • Floating windows:
  • Pull away drawing windows to display side by side or on multiple monitors, in the same instance of AutoCAD.
  • Performance enhancements:
  • Experience faster performance, including when plotting and for 3D graphics.
  • Recent enhancements:
  • Drawing history:
  • Compare past and present versions of a drawing and see the evolution of your work.
  • Xref compare:
  • Compare two versions of a DWG including from external references (Xrefs).
  • Blocks palette:
  • View and access your blocks content from AutoCAD on desktop or within the AutoCAD web app.
  • Quick measure:
  • Display all nearby measurements in a drawing simply by hovering your mouse.
  • Cloud storage connectivity:
  • Access any DWG™ file in AutoCAD with Autodesk’s cloud, as well as with leading cloud storage providers.
  • AutoCAD anytime, anywhere:
  • Create, edit, and view CAD drawings through the browser using the AutoCAD web app or through the AutoCAD mobile app.

New in AutoCAD 2020.1 (Sep 23, 2019)

  • New Feature and Feature Enhancement Summary:
  • Blocks Palette:
  • Drag and drop actions now apply the settings for Scale and Rotation
  • The display of thumbnail images is improved
  • Tooltips can now be suppressed with the TOOLTIP system variable
  • Text on Layer:
  • Sets a default layer for text and multiline text objects with the TEXTLAYER system variable.
  • Standards for Multileaders:
  • Extends the Standards feature to support multileader styles
  • Security:
  • The SECUREREMOTEACCESS system variable has been expanded to control whether ObjectARX programs are restricted from uploading to internet locations or remote servers.
  • 3D Translators:
  • The translators used for importing several external 3D formats have been updated. These include Creo and Granite, SolidEdge, NX, Parasolid, JT, and Rhino.
  • Problems Reported Through the Customer Error Reporting UtilityL:
  • As a result of the detailed information that we received from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, we were able to identify and fix several defects including the following:
  • Blocks:
  • Occasional crashes when using the BLOCKNAVIGATE system variable to specify paths and file names for blocks and drawings.
  • Occasional crashes when inserting DXF files from the Blocks palette.
  • Occasional crashes when using WBLOCK and selecting a field in some drawings.
  • Occasional crashes when launching AutoCAD if the Blocks palette displays a corrupted drawing in the Other Drawing tab.
  • Plot and print PDF:
  • Occasional crashes when plotting to a PDF file when an included font name is more than 31 characters long.
  • General:
  • Occasional crashes when changing the visual style in the Model Documentation mode.
  • Occasional crashes when grip editing multiple objects.
  • Occasional crashes when opening drawings that contain corrupted linetypes.
  • Occasional crashes when opening certain drawings and then switching from model to a paper space layout.
  • Occasional crashes when opening DXF files that do not include any layouts.
  • Occasional crashes when with the SHAREVIEW command for drawings containing zero-length objects.
  • Occasional crashes when switching to different layouts in drawings that contain geographic location information.
  • General Update Content:
  • The following defects have been fixed:
  • Dimension:
  • A preview might not display in the Dimension Style dialog box for the Annotative dimension style.
  • Display:
  • The objects might not display after editing a block and switching from paper space to model space.
  • Performance:
  • Opening some drawings takes longer than in previous versions.
  • Plotting some drawings to PDF is slower than expected.
  • Quick Measure:
  • Quick Measure does not support rotated UCS orientations even when the XY plane of the UCS is parallel to the XY plane of the WCS.
  • Quick Measure doesn't work on some AutoCAD Mechanical custom objects.
  • Quick Measure results are partly hidden if the current layer is turned off.
  • Share View:
  • With the SHAREVIEW command, drawings can be clipped incorrectly on the right side.
  • Underlays:
  • External references cannot be detached when inserted multiple times.
  • PDF and DWF files might not display in the block editor.
  • General:
  • The results might be incorrect when using PASTESPEC to insert a table.
  • Changes to the Default Scale List in the Options dialog box, User Preferences tab, aren't retained.

New in AutoCAD 2019.1.2 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • Feature Enhancements:
  • Drawing Compare:
  • Drawing Compare has been improved to support objects that were created with the AutoCAD Architecture specialized toolset, such as wall objects
  • Icon Refresh:
  • The new and remaining icons on the Ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar have been updated in the new style The Command window now supports the light and dark themes
  • Crashes fixed (AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based products):
  • General:
  • Crashes when repeatedly loading and unloading the Standards ARX files
  • Crashes when pasting from the clipboard as an OLE object
  • Defects fixed:
  • These defects have been fixed:
  • Display:
  • Arcs and circles within dynamic blocks display correctly at large coordinates
  • The Unisolate operation on layers is faster
  • Xref:
  • Xref highlight works when using the arrow keys to select the Xref from within the External References palette
  • General:
  • Object selection completes when the mouse is still moving

New in AutoCAD 2019.0.1 Hotfix (Jul 6, 2018)

  • This Hotfix addresses an issue with Draw Order not functioning correctly after switching layouts.

New in AutoCAD 2019 (Mar 23, 2018)

  • DWG compare
  • Compare and document the differences between 2 versions of a drawing or xref. (video: 2:43 min.)
  • Video: View and edit drawings from the web and mobile apps
  • Save to web and mobile
  • Save drawings from your desktop to view and edit on the AutoCAD web and mobile apps. (video: 2:13 min.)
  • Take advantage of 2D graphics enhancements
  • 2D graphics
  • Enjoy 2X faster zoom, pan, and change draw orders and layer properties.
  • Video: Create shareable link for viewing and commenting on a drawing from a web browser
  • Shared views
  • Publish design views of your drawing in a web browser for viewing and commenting. (video: 1:07 min.)
  • Video: Create, edit, view, and share CAD drawings from any device through a web browser
  • AutoCAD web app
  • Create, edit, view, and share CAD drawings from any device through the browser. (video: 1:16 min.)
  • Video: View, create, edit, and share CAD drawings on your mobile device
  • AutoCAD mobile app
  • View, create, edit, and share CAD drawings on your mobile device. (video: 44 sec.)
  • Enjoy new flat-design icons and 4K enhancements in AutoCAD 2019
  • User interface
  • Experience improved visuals with new flat-design icons and 4K enhancements.
  • Video: Import geometry, including SHX text, fills, raster images, and TrueType text, into a drawing from a PDF
  • PDF import
  • Import geometry, including SHX font files, fills, raster images, and TrueType text, into a drawing from a PDF. (video: 2:45 min.)
  • More features
  • User interaction
  • Access your favorite tools when you need them with the AutoCAD ribbon
  • Ribbon
  • Access your favorite tools—when you need them—with the AutoCAD ribbon.
  • Access frequently used content and tools with customizable tool palettes
  • Tool palettes
  • Easily access frequently used content and tools with customizable tool palettes.
  • Launch commands and respond to prompts quickly with simple keystrokes, right at the command line
  • Command window
  • Launch commands and respond to prompts via simple keystrokes, right at the command line.
  • Reshape, move, or manipulate geometry with grip editing
  • Object grips
  • Easily reshape, move, or manipulate geometry with grip editing.
  • Workspaces
  • Save and restore workspaces with customized menus, toolbars, palettes, and ribbons.
  • Shortcut menus
  • Display a shortcut menu for quick access to commands that are relevant to your current activity.
  • Object and layer transparency
  • Control the transparency for selected objects or for all objects on a layer.
  • Object selection and isolation
  • Find and select all objects that match the properties of an object. Hide or unhide the selected objects.
  • 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 and 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 visualization
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Print Studio
  • Print Studio provides the tools needed to prepare models for supported 3D printers and materials.
  • 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 customization
  • TrustedDWG technology
  • TrustedDWG™ technology alerts you to a possible incompatibility when a file was not last saved by Autodesk software.
  • CUI customization
  • 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
  • Customize your software with Autodesk-approved extensions.
  • Autodesk desktop app
  • Get alerts and install software updates without disrupting your workflow. View tutorials about new features.

New in AutoCAD 2018 (Mar 24, 2017)

  • AutoCAD® 2018 software includes enhancements and new features such as external reference path repair and recognition of SHX font files.
  • KEY FEATURES:
  • PDF import:
  • Import geometry, including SHX font files, fills, raster images, and TrueType text into a drawing from a PDF
  • External file references:
  • Save time and minimize frustration with tools to fix broken paths for externally referenced files.
  • Object selection:
  • Selected objects stay in the selection set, even if you pan or zoom off screen.
  • Text to Mtext:
  • Convert combinations of text and Mtext objects to a single Mtext object.
  • User interface:
  • Work intuitively with common dialog boxes and toolbars.
  • Share design views:
  • Publishes design views of your drawing to a secure location for viewing and sharing in a web browser.
  • High-resolution monitor support:
  • Enjoy the best possible viewing experience ever, even on 4K and higher resolution displays.
  • AutoCAD mobile app:
  • View, create, edit, and share CAD drawings on your mobile device with the AutoCAD mobile app.
  • USER INTERACTION:
  • Ribbon tabs and panels:
  • Access your favorite tools easily when you need them with the AutoCAD ribbon.
  • Tool palettes:
  • Easily access your most frequently used content and tools with customizable tool palettes.
  • Command line:
  • Launch commands and respond to prompts quickly using simple keystrokes, right at the command line.
  • Multifunctional grips:
  • Easily reshape, move, or manipulate geometry with grip editing.
  • Object and layer transparency:
  • Control the transparency for selected objects or for all objects on a layer.
  • Dynamic blocks:
  • Add flexibility and intelligence to your block references, including changing the shape, size, or configuration.
  • Associative arrays:
  • Create and modify objects in circular or rectangular patterns, or along a path.
  • Object selection and isolation:
  • Find and select all objects that match the properties of an object. Hide or unhide the selected objects.
  • 2D DRAFTING, DRAWING, AND ANNOTATION:
  • Text settings:
  • Create single or multiline text (mtext) as a single text object. Format the text, columns, and boundaries.
  • Smart dimensioning:
  • 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.
  • Smart centerlines and 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.
  • Layouts:
  • Specify the size of your drawing sheet, add a title block, and display multiple views of your model.
  • Layout viewports:
  • Create layout viewports to display different elements of your design at varying scales.
  • 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.
  • 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 VISUALIZATION:
  • 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.
  • Photorealistic rendering:
  • Apply lighting and materials to give your 3D models a realistic appearance and to help communicate your designs.
  • 3D scanning and point clouds:
  • Attach point cloud files acquired by 3D laser scanners or other technologies to create 3D representations.
  • Base, projected, and section views:
  • Generate 2D drawings including base, projected, section, and detail views from 3D models.
  • Print Studio:
  • Print Studio provides the tools needed to prepare models for supported 3D printers and materials.
  • COLLABORATION:
  • PDF and DGN import/export/underlay
  • Share and reuse data from PDF and DGN files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
  • DWG and image references:
  • Attach drawings and images to your current drawing as externally referenced files.
  • Sheet set manager:
  • View, access, manage, and plot multiple drawings as sheet sets.
  • Reference Navisworks models:
  • Attach and view Navisworks models as underlays to your AutoCAD drawings.
  • Import 3D models:
  • Import maps, parts, and assemblies from applications including CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, and others.
  • 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 CUSTOMIZATION:
  • TrustedDWG technology:
  • TrustedDWG™ technology lets you know of a possible incompatibility when a file was not last saved by an Autodesk software.
  • Migration tool:
  • Migrate your custom settings and files from previous releases.
  • CUI customization:
  • 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.
  • Sysvar monitor:
  • Monitor current system variables against a preferred list of values. Notification balloons alert you of deviations.
  • Tools for managing CAD standards:
  • 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
  • Customize your software with Autodesk-approved extensions from the Autodesk App Store.
  • Autodesk desktop app:
  • Get alerts and install software updates without disrupting your workflow. View tutorials about new features.

New in AutoCAD 2017 SP1 (Jul 28, 2016)

  • CHANGES TO SERVICE PACK RELEASES FROM AUTODESK:
  • AutoCAD service packs are now separate and independent of the service packs for AutoCAD-based vertical products. From now on, you will need to install the AutoCAD service pack in addition to any applicable service pack for your vertical products.
  • This change enables Autodesk to release service packs in a more timely fashion.
  • PRIMARY ISSUES RESOLVED BY THIS SERVICE PACK:
  • Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility
  • GENERAL SERVICE PACK UPDATES:
  • PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE CUSTOMER ERROR REPORTING UTILITY:
  • As a result of the detailed information that we received from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, we were able to identify and fix the problems listed below:
  • Blocks:
  • There were occasional crashes when inserting some blocks a second time.
  • Graphics:
  • There were occasional crashes when zooming out of a drawing following the 3D orbit command.
  • Purge:
  • There were occasional crashes when purging DXF drawing files.
  • Web and Cloud:
  • There were occasional crashes when modifying the Online Options settings and signing in to Autodesk A360 from InfoCenter.
  • General:
  • There were occasional crashes when launching AutoCAD in Windows 10.
  • There were occasional crashes when inputting the system time in long string format, and then using the DIM command.
  • There were occasional crashes when switching layouts.
  • There were occasional crashes when performing a 3D rotate in drawings containing a point cloud.
  • There were occasional crashes when plotting to PDF using AccoreConsole.exe.
  • There were occasional crashes when performing an Undo after detaching a reference using the External References palette.
  • There were occasional crashes when PNG images were specified in a CUI resource file.
  • GENERAL SERVICE PACK UPDATES:
  • The following defects have been fixed:
  • Display:
  • Xrefs on a frozen viewport layer would still be plotted.
  • AutoCAD in Citrix might not default to the primary display adapter.
  • Open and Save:
  • Opening a drawing file using an Excel hyperlink was repositioning the AutoCAD application window.
  • PDF Import:
  • Importing a PDF Underlay that was attached with relative path could fail.
  • Xref:
  • The Xref status incorrectly displays the "Needs reloading" message when the dataset is opened from a UNC path to a shared folder.
  • General:
  • When opening drawings created with AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD might crash if the drawing was saved again.
  • Plotting with certain visual styles might produce incorrect results.
  • Migrating custom settings might fail.

New in AutoCAD 2017 Hotfix 3 (May 16, 2016)

  • The following issues are addressed by this hotfix:
  • 3DROTATE Command freezes when used for point clouds in some instances.
  • Migration tool may crash importing customized settings from previous releases.

New in AutoCAD 2017 Hotfix 2 (May 16, 2016)

  • The following issues are addressed by this hotfix:
  • PDFIMPORT fails on an underlay with a relative path for some PDF files.
  • May crash on opening a file when STARTUP setting is changed.
  • May crash if the region and language settings contain long character strings.
  • Layers of Xrefs that are frozen in viewports are plotting ellipses.
  • In some languages the model documentation commands are not working.
  • The number of hits for GetLineContainment is incorrectly counted.
  • Xrefs show as needing reloading when opened from a network path to a shared folder.

New in AutoCAD 2016 Hotfix 2 (Jul 27, 2015)

  • Miscellaneous crash issues in DWG files containing attached images
  • Miscellaneous issues with DGN Export functionality

New in AutoCAD 2016 Hotfix 1 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • The following issues are addressed by this Hotfix:
  • A display issue with the design feed palette, Geographic Location dialog, Help window browser, and Start page for Windows 8.1 operating systems at high DPI settings;
  • A performance issue with the Publish command;
  • A plotting issue where text formatted right-to-left plots upside down.

New in AutoCAD 2015 SP 1 (Jun 17, 2014)

  • Fixed Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility:
  • DB Connect
  • Occasional crashes when using DB Connect feature on 64-bit machines with 4GB and more RAM.
  • Status Bar
  • Occasional crashes when opening drawing file when a bubble notification is still displayed.
  • New Tab
  • Occasional crashes when clicking New in the Quick Access Toolbar or the Start Drawing tile on the New Tab page.
  • Occasional crashes when clicking the New Tab Plus button after adding LayerFilterComboControl or Filter in the CUI dialog box.
  • Design Center
  • Occasional crashes when inserting a block from Design Center on the second time.
  • General
  • Occasional crashes when selecting the "Fully open the drawing file" option that displays when opening a drawing that was saved in the partial open state.
  • Occasional crashes when exiting AutoCAD.
  • General Service Pack Updates:
  • 3D Modeling
  • Using the ViewCube dropdown for selecting a saved UCS will not accept UCS names that contain a space.
  • The SCALE command is not applied correctly for scale factors less than 1/100th.
  • Display
  • Cursor trails will display on the screen for users with Optimus or Dynamic Switchable Graphics technology.
  • Hatch
  • Lineweight is applied and displayed for solid hatch objects.
  • Additional lines display in the selection highlighting for a solid hatch object.
  • Hatch objects do not apply LAYLOCKFADECTL or XDWGFADECTL.
  • The angle of a gradient changes the appearance of that gradient.
  • Solid hatch objects display the edge color.
  • Plot
  • ViewCube will appear on plots under certain conditions.
  • VBA
  • Unable to execute SendCommand API in multiple drawings.
  • General
  • The number of recently used files accepts a maximum of 10. The maximum has been restored to 50.
  • Security Hotfix
  • This Service Pack includes the Autodesk AutoCAD Security Hotfix. This Service Pack can be applied whether that security hotfix was originally applied to your system or not.
  • If you have Autodesk ReCap 2015 installed together with AutoCAD 2015, please install Autodesk ReCap 2015 Hotfix 1 via Autodesk Application Manager.

New in AutoCAD 2014 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • Connect and streamline your design workflow with new social collaboration tools, time-saving enhancements, live maps, and powerful reality capture capabilities.
  • With Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 3D CAD software, you can now:
  • Connect your designs to the real world around you with live maps. A coordinate system library introduces real environments directly inside the AutoCAD canvas.
  • Produce more precise, true-to-life designs with powerful new reality capture capabilities. Point cloud functionality is enhanced to support the ability to attach point cloud project or scan files, including RCP and RCS formats.
  • Improve client communication and project workflows with new design feed social collaboration tools. Keep clients and team members up-to-date with new sharing capabilities. Streamline feedback and project management to keep projects on track.
  • Share your designs with your social world using built-in connections for Facebook and Twitter.
  • Spend more time being productive and less time on common repetitive tasks with enhanced intelligent command lines that minimise interruptions throughout the design process with AutoCorrect, adaptive suggestions, and synonym suggestions and Autocomplete support during mid-string searches.
  • Improve design speed with new file tabs that provide a visual, faster way to switch between open drawings or create and open additional drawings.
  • Customise AutoCAD to help meet your design needs with an integrated connection to Autodesk Exchange Apps. Extend the power of your software using AutoCAD companion apps created by members of the Autodesk Developer Network.
  • Design more intuitively with an enhanced user interface, now available on the Windows 8 operating system.

New in AutoCAD 2013 (Mar 29, 2012)

  • Section and Details View:
  • A new model documentation tab provides easier access to tools for creating Section and Details views. Choose from common section methods including Full, half, offset, and aligned. Specify circular or rectangular boundaries for detail views. Constrain section lines and detail boundaries to key points in the drawing views to help maintain fidelity even as the model or layout change. Maintain consistency across multiple section or detail views with customizable view styles.
  • Strike-Thru Text:
  • A new strikethrough style is provided for Mtext, Mleaders, Dimensions, Tables and ArcText offering increased flexibility for representing text in your documents.
  • Autodesk Cloud Connectivity:
  • A tight connection with Autodesk Cloud allows you to synchronize files. This includes syncing drawings and folders with your online account directly from within AutoCAD software. You can export and attach files directly to your single sign-on account and share files with others via your Autodesk online account.
  • Customization and Support File Sync:
  • You can easily share and access your AutoCAD customization preferences and support files to travel with you as you move from one machine to the next.
  • Social Media Sharing:
  • Share your AutoCAD designs with your social world using built-in connections for Facebook and Twitter.
  • AutoCAD Apps on Autodesk Exchange:
  • Easily extend the power of AutoCAD software using AutoCAD companion apps created by members of the Autodesk Developer Network. Getting the add-ins you need has never been easier. Visit a single destination to select from hundreds of Autodesk approved extensions.
  • Context Sensitive PressPull:
  • The PressPull tool is enhanced to be more flexible and context sensitive. Now you can use the PressPull tool to extrude and offset curves, creating surfaces and solids. A new Multiple option in the PressPull tool enables you to select multiple objects within a single PressPull operation.
  • Inventor File Import:
  • Autodesk Inventor Fusion software adds to the 3D conceptual design capabilities of AutoCAD, enabling you to flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source. Enhanced interoperability allows you to edit solids in CAD blocks without exploding them.
  • Surface Curve Extraction:
  • The new Surface Curve Extraction tool extracts isoline curves through a specified point on a surface or face of a solid.
  • Modern User Interaction:
  • The AutoCAD user interface has been enhanced to provide a more seamless interaction with the software. You’ll find a less intrusive, yet more flexible command line, additional contextual ribbon tabs, and more objects with multi-functional grips. This streamlined interaction with powerful tools, such as associative arrays and hatching help you save time and focus on your design.
  • Property Edit Preview:
  • You can dynamically and instantaneously preview changes to object properties before applying them. For example, if you select objects and then use the Properties palette to change the color, the selected objects dynamically change color as you pass the cursor over each color in the list.
  • Simplified Migration to AutoCAD 2013:
  • New and enhanced tools make it easier to migrate your custom settings or reset AutoCAD software to the default install settings. Improved handling of tool palettes, a reset tool that returns you to the default settings, and a new migration of custom materials help ease the transition to AutoCAD 2013 from AutoCAD 2012 or previous versions.

New in AutoCAD 2012 (Mar 29, 2011)

  • Model Documentation Tools:
  • Save time by automatically generating intelligent documentation for AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor software, and other models. Import a wide variety of other formats including SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, Rhino, and NX. Drawing views, edge display, and location are instantly updated when an engineering change is made.
  • Associative Array Functionality:
  • Save valuable rework time by establishing and maintaining a set of relationships between arrayed objects, such as windows on a building or trusses on a bridge. Plus, you can now array objects along a specified path (rather than just rectangular or polar options), saving even more time when creating conceptual designs or finished documentation.
  • AutoCAD WS:
  • With access directly from the AutoCAD 2012 interface, AutoCAD WS web and mobile application for AutoCAD software allows you to stay connected to your designs over the web or from your mobile device.
  • Multi-function Grips:
  • The power of multi-function grips has been extended to more AutoCAD objects including lines, arcs, elliptical arcs, dimensions, and mleaders as well as 3D faces, edges, and vertices.
  • Command Line Enhancements:
  • AutoCAD 2012 now offers auto-complete options to help you access commands more efficiently. As you type at the command prompt, AutoCAD automatically completes the entry with an AutoCAD command or command alias. If you pause, it displays a list of commands whose prefix matches what you’ve typed enabling you to scroll and select from the list.
  • Autodesk Inventor Fusion:
  • Adds to the 3D conceptual design capabilities of AutoCAD and sets a new standard for professional 3D modeling ease of use. It enables you to flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source, helping you further experience the benefits of easy-to-use 3D in the native DWG format.
  • Simplified Migration to AutoCAD 2012:
  • New and enhanced tools make it easier to migrate your custom settings or reset AutoCAD to the default install settings. Improved handling of tool palettes and new migration of custom materials help ease the transition to AutoCAD 2012, and a new reset tool helps easily return to default settings.
  • In-Canvas Viewport Controls:
  • New viewport controls enable you to change viewport settings, views, and visual styles directly on the viewport canvas.
  • Editable UCS Icon:
  • The UCS has been updated to allow direct manipulation. Select the UCS icon and use the multi-functional grips to change the UCS. Easily move the origin, align the UCS with objects, and rotate it around the X, Y, or Z axis without having to access the UCS command.
  • Delete Duplicate Objects:
  • Clean up your drawings by removing duplicate or unneeded geometry. The Delete Duplicates tool provides increased performance— especially when running on drawings with many objects.
  • Blend Tool:
  • Create spline objects with options for tangent or smooth continuity between two curves with the new Blend tool, speeding documentation time.
  • Autodesk Exchange for AutoCAD:
  • With connected access to tips and tutorials, getting started videos, downloadable plug-ins, and help content, Autodesk Exchange brings the content you need directly to your AutoCAD workspace.
  • Autodesk Content Explorer:
  • Instantly find your design content based on file objects or text attributes. Autodesk Content Explorer creates an index of your data based on where you instruct it to look, helping you quickly access files.
  • 3D Associative Array:
  • Use the associative array functionality to more easily define arrayed objects when designing in 3D. Each of the three types of associative arrays (rectangular, polar, and path) include the ability to array selected objects in 3D space.