Design & CAD 
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2018
In stock Operating Systems: WindowsMac
Languages:
English, čeština, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, magyar, polski, português, русский, 中文, 한국어
Terms of Use:
One license per user
CAD features for design and documentation
Stay at the forefront of design with AutoCAD® software. Share precise drawings using simplified documentation tools. Work across connected desktop and mobile solutions with TrustedDWG™ technology.
Stay at the forefront of design with AutoCAD® software. Share precise drawings using simplified documentation tools. Work across connected desktop and mobile solutions with TrustedDWG™ technology.
What's new
PDF import
Import geometry, including SHX font files, fills, raster images, and TrueType text into a drawing from a PDF.
External file references
Save time and minimize frustration with tools to fix broken paths for externally referenced files.
Object selection
Selected objects stay in the selection set, even if you pan or zoom off screen.
Text to Mtext
Convert combinations of text and Mtext objects to a single Mtext object.
User interface
Work intuitively with common dialog boxes and toolbars.
Share design views
Publishes design views of your drawing to a secure location for viewing and sharing in a web browser.
High-resolution monitor support
Enjoy the best possible viewing experience ever, even on 4K and higher resolution displays.
Simplified
Smart centerlines and center marks
Create and edit them quickly and more intuitively.
Resizable dialog boxes
View more information with less scrolling.
Enhanced PDFs
PDFs are smaller, smarter, and more searchable. (video: 2:05 min.)
Smart Dimensioning
Create measurements based on your drawing context.
Revision clouds
Create and modify revision clouds more easily.
Refined interface
The darker interface helps reduce eyestrain.
Innovative
Stunning Visual Experience
See the details in your drawings more clearly.
Reality computing
Orient your work more precisely with the point cloud.
Online maps
Capture online maps as static images and print them.
Surface Curve Extraction tool
Extract isoline curves.
Context-sensitive PressPull tool
Extrude and offset curves.
3D free-form design tools
Generate design ideas in almost any form.
Surface analysis
Analyze the continuity between different surfaces.
In-canvas viewport controls
Change viewport settings, views, visual styles.
Connected
Coordination model (enhanced)
Design within the context of existing BIM models.
Import PDFs
PDFs have been added to the Import File formats.
3D printing (enhanced)
Send 3D models to a 3D print service, or use Print Studio.
Design feed
Work on an intranet, Internet, or cloud connection.
Connected design solutions
Integrate your desktop, cloud, and mobile workflow.
TrustedDWG™ technology
Help ensure the fidelity of your AutoCAD drawings.
Inventor file import
Import Inventor models.
Personalized
Migration tools (enhanced)
Easily migrate your custom settings and files.
Sysvar monitor
Prevent unwanted changes to your system settings.
Exchange Apps
Customize your software with Exchange Apps.
Customization and support file sync
Share and access customization preferences.
Programming UI for specialized applications
Take advantage of our flexible development platform.
Customizable and expandable ribbon UI
Customize the user interface to suit your needs.
Development support
Integrate AutoCAD software into your workflow.
Windows
- Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 10 (desktop OS)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 - CPU Type 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- Memory For 32-bit AutoCAD 2018:
2 GB (3 GB recommended)
For 64-bit AutoCAD 2018:
4 GB (8 GB recommended) - Display Resolution 1360x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color.
125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less recommended. - Display Card Windows display adapter capable of 1360x768 with True Color capabilities and DirectX® 9 ¹. DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.
- Disk Space Installation 10.0 GB
- Pointing Device MS-Mouse compliant
- Digitizer WINTAB support
- Media Download via Internet
- Browser Windows Internet Explorer® 11.0 (or later)
- .NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.6
Mac
- Operating System Apple® macOS™ Sierra v10.12 or later
Mac® OS® X v10.11 or later (El Capitan)
Mac OS X v10.10 or later (Yosemite) - Model !!! Macs with Apple M1 chip are NOT supported yet !!!
Apple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later
MacBook® Pro 5,1 or later
iMac® 8.1 or later
Mac Mini® 3.1 or later
MacBook Air® 2.1 or later
MacBook 5.1 or later - CPU Type 64-bit Intel CPU (Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster recommended)
- Memory 3 GB of RAM (4 GB or above recommended)
- Display Resolution 1280 x 800 display with true color
(2880 x 1800 with Retina Display recommended) - Disk Space 3 GB free disk space for download and installation
- Pointing Device Apple® Mouse
Apple Magic Mouse
Magic Trackpad
MacBook® Pro trackpad
Microsoft-compliant mouse - Printer Mac OS X-compliant printer
- Other Apple Safari 5.0 or later
OS Language All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
Superiority in quality and effectiveness for digital 2d drawing of projects.
I recommend having devices and work equipment of medium and high renidmiento since it is a heavy software that requires good equipment to work smoothly and that does not throw errors during the work processes.
All of my 2d design work for architectural projects in medical areas is done in this software since it has wide superiority in the market with respect to its operation and resources available in a professional workspace and that has a large user community. which allows me to share a file in dwg format and that other colleagues can open and read it on other devices without problems.
Pros
Wide utility and functionality of the software to respond to the technical needs of the professional user, it has many commands and tools that facilitate the tasks of large-scale complex 2d drawing which generates benefits in reducing working times and improving quality and precision in designs , it is the most efficient software to make 2d plans precisely and extract the technical information is very simple since exporting the DWG file will be enough to take advantage of the work done.
Cons
Being a professional technical software it is necessary to implement long training times and it is necessary to be updating every year since each new version includes improvements and innovations that must be learned to deploy to get the most out of the software, its printing options continue being very limited and more complicated than the user expects what a nuisance means when executing the printing options tools.
The best software for architects
The recommendation that can be given from AutoCAD is to have a computer with good capacity and space so that at the time of performing a grade work the program does not slow down and cause a fatal error in the system losing its work done.
This program helped me a lot since I save a lot of time when drawing since before I had to do it, in addition with its diverse toolbar it gives me the necessary technique so that each project is excellent, more precise and easy to understand for the clients. Since our goal is to create things and bring them to reality on a scale scale by printing them on 3D printers, the export capacity of this platform is very diverse and thanks to that we can move from this platform to make the designs and print them.
Pros
When using this program in architectural projects, I have considered several sales that AutoCAD offers me at the time of design, since in each design I need precision when expressing it, this platform gives me the accuracy I need, it also saves a lot of time And it is also simple to use. In addition to architecture, it is used in many branches such as electromechanics, which is part of the work we manage to perform with 3D printing.
Cons
Since its cost is very high due to its license it becomes difficult when investing as a company in the platform, it also requires a lot of time to know how to fully use its software because it has many commands and of which some are of little application because it is very specific. Another disadvantage is that you have to have a computer with very good capacity because it takes up a lot of space on the hard disk.
AutoCAD professional plans
AutoCAD is one of the greatest software for designs and plans and I recommend that before using it in professional fields, get a course that teaches how to handle this software correctly because in this way your future work will be carried out with much more ease and techniques that allow Give a better finish to your design.
Despite being a computer engineer AutoCAD helps me to make plans and designs for the electrical installation guide in a very simple way, as well as identification of plans for firefighter tests, although the investment was made by my company helps me have a little broader my professional knowledge.
Pros
AutoCAD is a CAD tool that is to say computer-assisted tool in order to make designs and plans at the architectural and engineering level to obtain the precision and accuracy requirement. Since it works in a professional way since it provides high standards of code quality. AutoCAD is so useful that it is not only aimed at professionals, but also for academic assistance teaching beginners drawing techniques, drawing plans and part designs. Due to its function, it allows to make plans and designs in 2D and 3D for better focus and measurement.
AutoCAD works by using vector images, but it is also able to import files of other types such as bitmaps, which allows the professional to achieve better dynamism and deepen their work.
AutoCAD uses the layer system, which allows a unique freedom of work for its operator, since through its use, the different elements that make up the part or plan that the user is developing can be well organized.
Cons
Although autocad is the pioneer in engineering and architecture design programs, this program has a high cost of itself for its license and even so the full useful information of the program is not provided as this has an endless number of application that still is not usually used for its unknown function. AutoCAD not only invests a lot of money but also a lot of time to master it and additionally it is clear that to expedite you must make extra payments for courses that can teach you to use the software.