Features

2D and 3D CAD tools for design and documentation

Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 software connects your design workflow like never before. New design feed social collaboration tools drive project stakeholder involvement. Dozens of time-saving enhancements speed up your everyday workflow. And with live maps and powerful new reality-capture abilities, AutoCAD connects your design ideas to the world around you.

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Connectivity

New
Design feed

Design feed drives social collaboration. (video: 1:35 min.)
Autodesk 360 connectivity

Synchronise your files and custom settings. (video: 1.26 min.)
Inventor file import

Import Autodesk® Inventor® models. (video: 2.16 min.)
Social media sharing (enhanced)

Use built-in connections for Facebook, Twitter. (video: 1.35 min.)
PDF support

Share and reuse designs easily with PDF support. (video: 1.45 min.)
AutoCAD WS app

Stay connected via the web or your mobile device. (video: 1.52 min.)
DWG convert

Convert DWG files from AutoCAD-based applications.
Materials library

Select and edit predefined surface materials. (video: 1.31 min.)
Save and share CAD files with DWG

Confirm compatibility using DWG technology.
Send an AutoCAD model to a 3D printer

Create a physical prototype from your model. (video: 1.24 min.)

Customisation

Autodesk Exchange Apps (enhanced)

Customise your software with companion apps. (video: 1:16 min.)
New
Windows 8 support

AutoCAD 2014 supports Windows 8.
Customisation and support file sync

Share and access customisation preferences. (video: 2.06 min.)
Programming UI for specialised applications

Take advantage of our flexible development platform.
Customisable and expandable ribbon UI

The UI can be optimised for each user.
Development support

Integrate AutoCAD software into your workflow.
Enhancements through Autodesk partners

Get a range of integrated solutions.
Action recorder automates repetitive tasks

Automate repetitive tasks without a CAD manager.

Design

New
Live maps

Connect your design to real-world environments. (video: 1:25 min.)
Reality capture (enhanced)

Attach point cloud project or scan files. (video: 1:30 min.)
Surface curve extraction

Extract isoline curves. (video: 0.54 min.)
Context-sensitive PressPull

Extrude and offset curves. (video: 0.54 min.)
Autodesk SketchBook Designer for AutoCAD

Enhance workflow with integrated abilities. (video: 3.15 min.)
3D free-form design tools

Generate design ideas in almost any form. (video: 2.04 min.)
Introductory 3D workspace

Quickly access the most essential tools.
Surface analysis

Understand continuity between different surfaces. (video: 1.11 min.)
In-canvas viewport controls

Change viewport settings, views, visual styles. (video: 2.22 min.)
3D associative array

Define arrayed objects when designing in 3D. (video: 4.21 min.)
Editable UCS icon

Use multi-functional grips to change the UCS. (video: 1.56 min.)
Autodesk Inventor Fusion

Flexibly edit, validate models from many sources. (video: 2.34 min.)

Documentation

Intelligent command line (enhanced)

Get AutoCorrect and Adaptive Suggestions. (video: 1:45 min.)
New
File tabs

Quickly switch between open drawings. (video: 1:45 min.)
Section and detail views

Access tools for creating Section, Detail views. (video: 5.47 min.)
Strikethrough text

Get increased flexibility for representing text. (video: 1.18 min.)
Property edit preview

Preview changes to object properties. (video: 0.47 min.)
Autodesk Content Explorer

Access data files faster. (video: 3.24 min.)
Documentation tools

Import models, generate intelligent documentation. (video: 4.08 min.)
Associative array functionality

Maintain relationships between arrayed objects. (video: 2.25 min.)
Blend tool

Speed documentation time with the blend tool.
Copy array

Quickly create a linear non-associative array.
Delete duplicate objects

Clean up your drawings.
Multi-function grips

Learn more about multi-function grips.
Autodesk Exchange for AutoCAD

Bring content directly to your AutoCAD workspace.
Slash design revision time with parametic drawing

Define persistent relationships between objects. (video: 3.29 min.)
Hatch and slope enhancements

Save time with hatch preview. (video: 1.48 min.)
Object and layer transparency

Apply transparency to layers, blocks, or objects. (video: 1.33 min.)
Spline updates

Learn more about spline updates. (video: 1.48 min.)
Annotation scaling

Create an object that automatically resizes.
Organise sheet sets

Organise drawings, reduce steps to publish.
Create and edit multiple leaders

Define multileader styles, add lines to an object.