AutoCAD version history

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 having a DWG version which matches the version of AutoCAD being used or any prior DWG version.

History

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

Official name Version DWG

tag[2]

 Release OS

support

 Date of release Comments
AutoCAD Version 1.0 1.0 MC0.0 1 1982, December DWG R1.0 file format
AutoCAD Version 1.2 1.2 AC1.2 2 1983, April DWG R1.2 file format
AutoCAD Version 1.3 1.3 3 1983, August DWG R1.3 file format
AutoCAD Version 1.4 1.4 AC1.40 4 1983, October DWG R1.4 file format
AutoCAD Version 2.0 2.0 AC1.50[3] 5 1984, October DWG R2.05 file format
AutoCAD Version 2.1 2.1 AC2.10 6 1985, May DWG R2.1 file format
AutoCAD Version 2.5 2.5 AC1002 7 1986, June DWG R2.5 file format
AutoCAD Version 2.6 2.6 AC1003 8 1987, April DWG R2.6 file format. Last version to run without a math co-processor.
AutoCAD Release 9 9.0 AC1004 9 1987, September DWG R9 file format
AutoCAD Release 10 10.0 AC1006 10 1988, October DWG R10 file format
AutoCAD Release 11 11.0 AC1009 11 MS-DOS 3.3[4] 1990, October DWG R11 file format, the first version to incorporate basic 3D solid modeling via the Advanced Modeling Extension (AME)
AutoCAD Release 12 12.0 12 MS-DOS 3.3[5] 1992, June DWG R11/R12 file format. Last release for Apple Macintosh till 2010.
AutoCAD Release 13 13.0 AC1012 13 MS-DOS 5.0

Windows 3.1[6]

 1994, November DWG R13 file format. Sole release for Windows NT Alpha. Last release for AIX, Solaris, IRIX, HP-UX, MS-DOS and Windows 3.1.
AutoCAD Release 14 14.0 AC1014 14 Windows 95

Windows NT 3.51

Windows NT 4.0

 1997, February DWG R14 file format
AutoCAD 2000 15.0 AC1015 15 Windows 95[7]

Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0

 1999, March DWG 2000 file format. Multi-Document Interface.
AutoCAD 2000i 15.1 16 Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0

Windows 2000

 2000, July
AutoCAD 2002 15.2 17 Windows 98[8]

Windows ME

Windows NT 4.0

Windows 2000

 2001, June
AutoCAD 2004 16.0 AC1018 18 Windows NT 4.0[9]

Windows 2000

Windows XP

 2003, March DWG 2004 file format
AutoCAD 2005 16.1 19 Windows 2000

Windows XP

 2004, March
AutoCAD 2006 16.2 20 2005, March Dynamic Block
AutoCAD 2007 17.0 AC1021 21 2006, March DWG 2007 file format
AutoCAD 2008 17.1 22 2007, March Annotative objects introduced. AutoCAD 2008 and higher (including AutoCAD LT) can directly import and underlay DGN V8 files.
AutoCAD 2009 17.2 23 Windows XP

Windows Vista[10]

 2008, March Revisions to the user interface including the introduction of the Ribbon
AutoCAD 2010 18.0 AC1024 24 Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

[11][12][13]

 2009, March 24 DWG 2010 file format introduced. Parametrics introduced. Mesh 3D solid modeling 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.
AutoCAD 2011 18.1 25 2010, March 25 Surface modeling, surface analysis and object transparency introduced. October 15, 2010[14] AutoCAD 2011 for Mac was released. Are compatible with and supported under Microsoft Windows 7
AutoCAD 2012 18.2 26 2011, March 22 Associative array, model documentation, DGN editing. Support for complex line types in DGN files is improved in AutoCAD 2012.
AutoCAD 2013 19.0 AC1027 27 Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Windows 8[15][16]

 2012, March 27 DWG 2013 file format (AC1027)
AutoCAD 2014 19.1 28 2013, March 26 File tabs, design feed, reality capture, live maps
AutoCAD 2015 20.0 29 Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1[17]

 2014, March 27 Line smoothing (anti-aliasing)
AutoCAD 2016 20.1 30 Windows 7 SP1

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

[18][19][20][21]

 2015, March 23 More comprehensive canvas, richer design context, and intelligent new tools such as smart dimensioning, coordination model, and enhanced PDFs
AutoCAD 2017 21.0 31 2016, March 21 PDF import, associative center marks, and centerlines, DirectX 11 graphics
AutoCAD 2018 22.0 AC1032 32 2017, March 21 DWG 2018 file format and Mac
AutoCAD 2019 23.0 33 2018, March 22 Specialized toolsets (electrical, architecture, MEP, etc.) with One AutoCAD, Shared Views, DWG Compare, Save To AutoCAD Web & Mobile
AutoCAD 2020 23.1 34 Windows 7 SP1 64

Windows 8 64

Windows 10 64[22]

 2019, March 27 New dark theme, quick measurements, blocks palette, Microsoft OneDrive and Box.com integration, dropped support for 32bit Windows[23]
AutoCAD 2021 24.0 35 Vendor dependent[24]

Windows 8.1 64

Windows 10 64

 2020, March 25 Drawing history, Xref compare, Google Drive integration, offline activation removed[25]
AutoCAD 2022 24.1 36 Vendor dependent

Windows 10 64

Windows 11 64[26]

 2021, March 23 Trace, Count, Floating Drawing
AutoCAD 2023 24.2 37 Windows 10 64 version 1809

Windows 11 64[27]

 2022, March 28 Count, Floating Windows, Trace Markup Import and Markup Assist with text recognition, improved 3D Graphics[28]
AutoCAD 2024 24.3 38 Windows 10 64

Windows 11 64

 2023

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