AutoCAD Features
What are the features of AutoCAD?
Design
- Visualizing
- Drawing
- Editing
- Drawing
- Modeling
- Visualize
Collaboration
- File Import/Export
- Annotating
- Annotate
- Documentation
- Data Extract
Edit
- File Import
- Push/Pull
- Views
- Grips
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Design
Visualizing | Based on 399 AutoCAD reviews. Design your project in 3D | 84% (Based on 399 reviews) | |
Rendering | As reported in 367 AutoCAD reviews. Produce 3D visualizations without any integrating hardware. | 74% (Based on 367 reviews) | |
Drawing | Ability to create 2D and 3D drawings of your structure. This feature was mentioned in 405 AutoCAD reviews. | 92% (Based on 405 reviews) | |
Editing | Ability to edit designs with a WYSIWYG editor 396 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 396 reviews) | |
Sequence Steps | As reported in 361 AutoCAD reviews. Create and animate the sequences of steps, materials and building crews needed to construct your building. | 82% (Based on 361 reviews) | |
Dynamic Updating | Based on 185 AutoCAD reviews. Allows users to create relationships between objects so design changes are dynamically updated | 83% (Based on 185 reviews) | |
Drawing | Access to basic tools for drawing, such as line, cirlce and polygon. 460 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 94% (Based on 460 reviews) | |
Modeling | Create realistic 3D models of your design This feature was mentioned in 437 AutoCAD reviews. | 81% (Based on 437 reviews) | |
Visualize | As reported in 440 AutoCAD reviews. Design your structure in 3D. | 82% (Based on 440 reviews) | |
Rendering | Based on 394 AutoCAD reviews. Produce 3D visualizations without any integrating hardware. | 74% (Based on 394 reviews) |
Collaboration
Multi User | Allows users to save and share work in one project 353 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 79% (Based on 353 reviews) | |
File Import/Export | Based on 406 AutoCAD reviews. Ability to import and export 2D and 3D files to the platform so your team can update designs and collaborate as needed. | 89% (Based on 406 reviews) | |
Annotating | Add keynotes, tags, dimensions and more to your document. This feature was mentioned in 400 AutoCAD reviews. | 87% (Based on 400 reviews) | |
Document Storage | Store various types of documents within this platform. This feature was mentioned in 384 AutoCAD reviews. | 87% (Based on 384 reviews) | |
Annotate | Annotate your designs with various notes and tags. This feature was mentioned in 443 AutoCAD reviews. | 86% (Based on 443 reviews) | |
Documentation | As reported in 428 AutoCAD reviews. Generate 2D drawings of your 3D models. | 86% (Based on 428 reviews) | |
Data Extract | Based on 411 AutoCAD reviews. Extract information from objects, such as attributes and properties. | 84% (Based on 411 reviews) |
Construction
Fabrication | Ability to create models of various systems that need to be integrated into the structure. 356 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 84% (Based on 356 reviews) | |
Reinforcement Tools | Based on 347 AutoCAD reviews. Add reinforcement to vital points in the model of your structure. | 82% (Based on 347 reviews) | |
Clash Detection | Ability to detect clashing elements, such as electrical conduit or ductwork that run into a beam. This feature was mentioned in 327 AutoCAD reviews. | 75% (Based on 327 reviews) | |
Grading | Allows users to utilize grading tools to design finished ground surfaces This feature was mentioned in 176 AutoCAD reviews. | 81% (Based on 176 reviews) | |
Earthwork | Allows users to calculate cut and fill earthwork quantities between two surfaces. This feature was mentioned in 170 AutoCAD reviews. | 79% (Based on 170 reviews) |
Edit
File Import | Based on 453 AutoCAD reviews. Import and export files in a number of different formats. | 87% (Based on 453 reviews) | |
Push/Pull | As reported in 406 AutoCAD reviews. Ability to push or pull the surface of your model in order to get the desired shape. | 82% (Based on 406 reviews) | |
Views | Based on 450 AutoCAD reviews. View your model from any angle while you design and edit. | 84% (Based on 450 reviews) | |
Grips | Tools that enable users to reshape, move or manipulate geometry. This feature was mentioned in 425 AutoCAD reviews. | 84% (Based on 425 reviews) |
Data Management
Data Capture | Ability to input geographic data into GIS. This feature was mentioned in 35 AutoCAD reviews. | 85% (Based on 35 reviews) | |
Data Storage | As reported in 34 AutoCAD reviews. Store vast amounts of data in a variety of ways, such as individual files, databases, geodatabases, or the cloud. | 87% (Based on 34 reviews) | |
Data Manipulation | Ability to make edits to data as the landscape changes. 33 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 33 reviews) | |
Data Visualization | Bring data to life in a 2D or 3D format. This feature was mentioned in 35 AutoCAD reviews. | 88% (Based on 35 reviews) |
Map Creation
Geocoding | Assign locations to significant addresses so they may placed as points on the map. This feature was mentioned in 35 AutoCAD reviews. | 83% (Based on 35 reviews) | |
Buffer Zone Query | Based on 30 AutoCAD reviews. Select a point on the map and display data within a certain radius. | 79% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
Overlaying | As reported in 34 AutoCAD reviews. Visualize different forms of data in one single image. | 87% (Based on 34 reviews) | |
Publishing | Ability to take all of the collected data and publish it into one map. 32 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 32 reviews) |
Analysis
Spatial Analysis | Ability to read data to make informed decisions and predict patterns. 32 reviewers of AutoCAD have provided feedback on this feature. | 84% (Based on 32 reviews) | |
Reporting | As reported in 32 AutoCAD reviews. Export information on a specific data in the map. | 78% (Based on 32 reviews) | |
Real-Time Streaming | As reported in 27 AutoCAD reviews. Study data in live time to analyze any changes happening in the location. | 80% (Based on 27 reviews) |
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
3D/solid modeling Tools | Offers the ability to modify 3D primitives, including parametric editing tools, free-form editing tools, and symmetrical editing processes | Not enough data | |
Rendering Tools | Offers ease of use when accessing rendering tools such as lighting tools, texture mapping, and custom material creation | Not enough data | |
Drawing Tools | Provides ease of use when accessing basic drawing tools such as lines, circles, polygons, and other fundamental geometric shapes. | Not enough data | |
Editing Tools | Offers ease of use when accessing basic editing tools like erase, trim, extend, undo, and more. | Not enough data | |
Text Editing Tools | Provides ease of use when accessing basic text creation and modification tools such as font style, multi-line text, wrap-around text, justification, spell checker, etc. | Not enough data |
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Export Files | Supports exporting designs to a variety of file formats, facilitating compatibility with other software and workflows. | Not enough data | |
Import Files | Supports a variety of file formats for import, enabling users to incorporate external data into their designs. | Not enough data | |
File Interoperability | Maintains compatibility with a variety of advanced design and imaging applications, ensuring integration and interoperability across different software platforms. | Not enough data | |
Backwards compatibility | Maintains compatibility between current and previous versions of their file formats, allowing users to open and work with files created in older versions without issues. | Not enough data | |
File size | Supports a range of file sizes, ensuring smooth performance even when working with large or complex designs. | Not enough data |
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Custom Commands | Offers the ability to create custom commands or command aliases, change the active customization file, and configure command properties according to user preferences and workflow requirements. | Not enough data | |
Custom Scripts | Ability to create custom scripts to automate tasks, such as add standard layers or styles to a drawing, update the title block, or automate plotting tasks. | Not enough data | |
Custom Menus | Ability to create custom menus, sub-menus, and contextual menus. Can create new toolbars and arrange menus in workspace. | Not enough data | |
Custom Interface | Offers the ability to customize the user interface and tailor the workspace according to the users' specific needs and preferences. | Not enough data |
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Hardware support | Supports hardware developers by default or through the use of custom drivers, ensuring compatibility with various hardware configurations commonly used by designers and engineers. | Not enough data | |
Task-based interfaces | Offers tailored interfaces for common tasks by default or through user customization, accommodating individuals' workflow needs and preferences. | Not enough data | |
Manage Multiple Profiles | Supports multiple user interface customizations, allowing users to store and recall interfaces as needed without closing the application or requiring scripting knowledge. | Not enough data | |
Command Clarity | Basic commands have clear names and on-cursor documentation, like tooltips and pop-up descriptions, offers clarification of icons and other user interface elements. | Not enough data |
