What are the features of AutoCAD?
Compatibility
with other software
·
AutoCAD
Advance Steel
Since AutoCAD 2019 several verticals are included with AutoCAD subscription as Industry-Specific Toolset.
ESRI ArcMap 10 permits export as AutoCAD drawing
files. Civil 3D permits export as AutoCAD objects and as LandXML. Third-party file converters exist for
specific formats such as Bentley MX GENIO Extension, PISTE Extension (France),
ISYBAU (Germany), OKSTRA and Micro-drainage (UK) also,
conversion of .pdf files is feasible, however, the accuracy of the results
may be unpredictable or distorted. For example, jagged edges may appear.
Several vendors provide online conversions for free such as Comet-docs.
Language
Auto CAD and AutoCAD LT are available for English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian, Albanian (also through additional language
packs). The extent of localization varies from full translation of the
product to documentation only. The AutoCAD command set is localized as a part
of the software localization.
Extensions
AutoCAD
supports a number of APIs for customization and
automation. These include AutoLISP, Visual LISP, VBA, .NET and ObjectARX.
ObjectARX is a C++ class
library, which was also the base for:
· Products
extending AutoCAD functionality to specific fields
·
Creating
products such as AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical,
AutoCAD Civil 3D
·
Third-party
AutoCAD-based application
There are
a large number of AutoCAD plugins (add-on applications) available on the
application store Autodesk Exchange Apps. AutoCAD's DXF, drawing exchange
format, allows importing and exporting drawing information.
Vertical integration
Autodesk
has also developed a few vertical programs for discipline-specific enhancements
such as:
·
AutoCAD
Advance Steel
·
AutoCAD Architecture
·
AutoCAD
CIVIL 3D
·
AutoCAD
Electrical
·
AutoCAD
ecscad
·
AutoCAD
Map 3D
·
AutoCAD
Mech
·
AutoCAD
MEP
·
AutoCAD
Structural Detailing
·
AutoCAD
Utility Design
·
AutoCAD
P&ID
·
AutoCAD
Plant 3D
Since AutoCAD 2019 several verticals are included with AutoCAD subscription as Industry-Specific Toolset.
For
example, AutoCAD Architecture (formerly
Architectural Desktop) permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects, such
as walls, doors, and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them
rather than simple objects, such as lines and circles. The data can be
programmed to represent specific architectural products sold in the
construction industry, or extracted into a data file for pricing, materials estimation,
and other values related to the objects represented.
Additional
tools generate standard 2D drawings, such as elevations and sections, from a 3D
architectural model. Similarly, Civil Design, Civil Design 3D, and Civil Design
Professional support data-specific objects facilitating easy standard civil
engineering calculations and representations.
Softdesk
Civil was developed as an AutoCAD add-on by a company in New Hampshire called
Softdesk (originally DCA). Softdesk was acquired by Autodesk, and Civil became
Land Development Desktop (LDD), later renamed Land Desktop. Civil 3D was later
developed and Land Desktop was retired.
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