AutoCAD 2024
Overview
Power your teams’ creativity with automation, collaboration, and machine-learning features of AutoCAD® software. Architects, engineers, and construction professionals use AutoCAD to:
- Design and annotate 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects
- Automate tasks such as comparing drawings, counting objects, adding blocks, creating schedules, and more
- Create a customized workspace to maximize productivity with add-on apps and APIs
ToolSets
Power your productivity with seven included toolsets
Across seven studies, customers increased productivity by 63% on average for tasks completed using a specialized toolset in AutoCAD.*
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Architecture toolset | Mechanical toolset | Map 3D toolset | MEP toolset | Electrical toolset | Plant 3D toolset | Raster Design toolset |
What you can do
• 2024 Automatically place blocks based on where you’ve previously placed them
• 2024 Find and replace blocks based on other blocks in your drawing
• 2024 Stay informed of relevant file changes with details of multi-user activities in a DWG file
• Utilize AutoLISP programs to automate repetitive tasks and enhance workflows
• Extend AutoLISP programs with third-party automation libraries, and utilize specialized editors to write and debug programs
• Create and edit 2D geometry
• Annotate drawings with traces, text, dimensions, leaders & tables
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes
• Attach and import data from PDF files
• Share and use data from DGN files, Navisworks, & Bing Maps
• Create and edit 3D models with solids, surfaces, & mesh objects
• Customize with add-on apps and APIs
• Extract object data to tables
• Create renderings with lighting, materials, & visual styles
• Apply and monitor CAD standards
• Automate counting objects and blocks
• Share drawings with colleagues directly from AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT
• Import feedback and incorporate changes with a click of a button
• Learn new features and workflows to work faster with My Insights
System Requirements
System requirements for AutoCAD 2024 (Windows) | |
Operating System | Microsoft® Windows® 11 or Windows 10 version 1809 or above. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
Processor | Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported. |
Memory | Basic: 8 GB |
Display Resolution | Conventional Displays: |
Display Card | Basic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0 is required for Shaded(Fast) and Shaded with edges(Fast) visual styles. |
Disk Space | 10.0 GB (suggested SSD) |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse compliant |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later |
System requirements for AutoCAD 2024 for Mac | |
Operating System | Apple® macOS® Monterey v12 |
Model | Basic: Apple Mac Pro® 4.1, MacBook Pro® 5.1, iMac® 8.1, Mac mini® 3.1, MacBook Air®, MacBook® 5.1 |
CPU Type | 64-bit Intel CPU |
Memory | Basic: 4GB |
Display Resolution | Basic: 1280 x 800 display |
Disk Space | 5 GB free disk space for download and installation |
Pointing Device | Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse |
Display Card | Recommended: Mac native installed graphics cards |
Disk Format | APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) |