AutoCAD version history

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AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application by Autodesk. The first release of the software started with version 1.0 in December 1982. [1] The software has been continuously updated since its initial release.

AutoCAD opens documents with DWG compatibility as a "DWG file format version code" where the specific version code can be found by opening the .dwg file in Windows Notepad or any text editor program. The file format version code is dependent on the AutoCAD version. [2]

History

The following table summarizes the version history of the AutoCAD software application.

Release nameVersionDate of releaseDWG tag [2] ReleaseOS supportComments
Version 1.01.0December 1982MC0.01DWG R1.0 file format
Version 1.21.2April 1983AC1.22DWG R1.2 file format
Version 1.31.3August 19833DWG R1.3 file format
Version 1.41.4October 1983AC1.404DWG R1.4 file format
Version 2.02.0October 1984AC1.50 [3] 5DWG R2.05 file format
Version 2.12.1May 1985AC2.106DWG R2.1 file format
Version 2.52.5June 1986AC10027DWG R2.5 file format
Version 2.62.6April 1987AC10038DWG R2.6 file format. Last version to run without a math co-processor.
Release 99.0September 1987AC10049DWG R9 file format
Release 1010.0October 1988AC100610MS-DOSDWG R10 file format. Sole release for System 6, Xenix and OS/2 1.x. [4]
Release 1111.0October 1990AC100911
  • MS-DOS 3.3 [5]
DWG R11 file format, the first version to incorporate basic 3D solid modeling via the Advanced Modeling Extension (AME). Last release for DOS 286.
March 1992 Mac OS 7
Release 1212.0June 199212
  • MS-DOS 3.3 [6]
  • Mac OS 7
DWG R11/R12 file format. Last release for SunOS 4.1 and Ultrix.
February 1993 Windows 3.1 [7]
Release 1313.0November 1994AC101213
DWG R13 file format. Sole release for Windows NT Alpha. Last release for AIX, Solaris, IRIX and HP-UX.
Release 1414.0February 1997AC101414DWG R14 file format
200015.0March 1999AC101515
DWG 2000 file format. Multi-Document Interface.
2000i15.1July 200016
  • Windows 95
  • 98
  • NT 4.0
  • 2000
200215.2June 200117
200416.0March 2003AC101818
DWG 2004 file format
200516.1March 200419
  • Windows 2000
  • XP
200616.2March 200520Dynamic Block
200717.0March 2006AC102121DWG 2007 file format
200817.1March 200722Annotative objects introduced. AutoCAD 2008 and higher (including AutoCAD LT) can directly import and underlay DGN V8 files.
200917.2March 200823
Revisions to the user interface including the introduction of the Ribbon
201018.0March 24, 2009AC102424
DWG 2010 file format introduced. Parametrics introduced. Mesh 3D solid modeling was introduced. PDF underlays. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 are compatible with and supported under Microsoft Windows 7.
201118.1March 25, 201025Surface modeling, surface analysis, and object transparency introduced. Intel-only on Mac OS X.
October 15, 2010
201218.2March 22, 201126
  • Windows XP
  • Vista
  • 7 [16]
Associative array, model documentation, DGN editing. Support for complex line types in DGN files is improved in AutoCAD 2012.
August 19, 2011
201319.0March 27, 2012AC102727
DWG 2013 file format (AC1027)
201419.1March 26, 201328File tabs, design feed, reality capture, live maps
201520.0March 27, 201429
Line smoothing (anti-aliasing)
201620.1March 23, 201530
More comprehensive canvas, richer design context, and intelligent new tools such as smart dimensioning, coordination model, and enhanced PDFs
201721.0March 21, 201631PDF import, associative center marks, and centerlines, DirectX 11 graphics
201822.0March 21, 2017AC103232DWG 2018 file format and Mac. "Off-screen" selection. [26]
201923.0March 22, 201833Specialized toolsets (electrical, architecture, MEP, etc.) with One AutoCAD, Shared Views, DWG Compare, Save To AutoCAD Web & Mobile
202023.1March 27, 201934New dark theme, quick measurements, blocks palette, Microsoft OneDrive and Box.com integration, dropped support for 32bit Windows [27]
202124.0March 25, 202035
  • Vendor dependent [28]
  • Windows 8.1
  • 10
Drawing history, Xref compare, Google Drive integration, offline activation removed, [29] Quick Trim & Extend Mode [30]
202224.1March 23, 202136
  • Vendor dependent
  • Windows 10
  • 11 [31]
Trace, Count, Floating Drawing
202324.2March 28, 202237
 Count, Floating Windows, Trace Markup Import and Markup Assist with text recognition, improved 3D Graphics [33]
202424.3March 27, 202338
202525.0March 26, 202439ObjectArx .Net plugin model changed from .Net Framework to .Net Core [34]

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