AutoCAD Product Comparison

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AutoCAD
Shape the world around you with AutoCAD software for general design, including:

• Drawing and annotation tools to create 2D documentation drawings.
• Modeling and visualization tools to create 3D models
• Customization and programming tools to create workflows

AutoCAD industry versions (Download the Comparison Matrix):

AutoCAD industry versions have the AutoCAD general design software features, plus:

• Automate the creation of industry-specific annotations.
• Easily create industry-specific details and views from 3D models.
• Continuously update associated views, tables, and other relevant content as designs change.
• Automatically create layers and properties for industry-specific content.
• Enforce industry-specific standards throughout the design process through rules-driven workflows.
• Generate industry-specific schedules, lists and tables.

AutoCAD Architecture:
Streamline architectural design and drafting. Design and document more efficiently with tools created specifically for architects, plus:

• Create floorplans, sections, elevations, and other drawings for building design using specialized tools.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Use 8,000+ intelligent architectural objects and styles to support AIA 2nd Edition, BS1192 DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format, ISYBAU Short Format and STLB layer standards.

AutoCAD Mechanical:
Automate mechanical engineering tasks, such as generating machine components, dimensioning, and creating bills of material, plus:

• Create parts, assemblies, and other drawings for product design using specialized tools.
• Use 700,000+ intelligent manufacturing parts, features, and symbols to support ISO, ANSI, DIN, JIS, BSI, CSN and GB standards.

AutoCAD Electrical:
Create and modify electrical control systems with electrical design software built for controls designers. Includes a complete set of electrical design CAD features, plus:

• Create panel layouts, schematic diagrams, and other electrical drawings using specialized tools.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Library of 65,000+ intelligent electrical symbols to support AS, GB, IEC, IEC-60617, JIS, NFPA and IEEE standards.

AutoCAD MEP:
Design and construction documentation software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) professionals, plus:

• Task-based tools to create mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings for building systems.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Leverage 10,500+ intelligent mechanical, electrical, and plumbing objects to support AIA 2nd Edition, BS1192 Descriptive, and BS1192 - AUG Version 2 standards and DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format, ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB layer standards.

AutoCAD P&ID:
Create, modify, and manage piping and instrumentation diagrams. Includes simple reporting, editing, sharing and validation of information, plus:

• Special tools to develop schematic diagrams and other drawings for piping and instrumentation design.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Library of more than 15,800 intelligent piping & instrumentation design objects to support 320 standards including PIP, DIN, ISA, ISO and JIS-ISO.

AutoCAD Plant 3D:
Bring modern 3D plant design to designers and engineers who model and document process plants. Generate and share isometrics, orthographics, and materials reports, plus:

• Create schematic diagrams, plant layouts, and other drawings for plant design using specialized tools.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Library of 400+ intelligent plant objects such as equipment templates, support templates, and structural members to support 40 standards including ANSI and DIN.

AutoCAD Map 3D:
Create, maintain, and communicate mapping and GIS information within the AutoCAD drawing environment. AutoCAD Map incorporate GIS topology with AutoCAD, plus:

• Task-based tools to manage GIS data and aggregate GIS data with design data.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Access spatial data stored in files, databases and web services.
• Standard data schema, automated business workflows, and report templates for Electric North America, Electric Europe, Water, Wastewater, Gas industry.

AutoCAD Civil 3D:
Civil engineering design and documentation software that supports Building Information Modeling workflows, plus:

• Task-based tools to manage GIS data and aggregate GIS data with design data.
• Create plans, profiles, and cross-sections for roads, land development, and other civil designs.
• Consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure.
• Access spatial data stored in files, databases and web services.
• Standard data schema, automated business workflows, and report templates for Electric North America, Electric Europe, Water, Wastewater, Gas industry.
• Intelligent civil objects that interact to create interconnected designs along with configurable styles that enable Civil 3D to automatically conform to nearly any graphical standards.