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Features
What's new in AutoCAD 2019
AutoCAD® 2019 software includes industry-specific toolsets; improved workflows across desktop, web, and mobile; and new features such as DWG™ compare.
See specialized toolsets
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DWG compare
Compare and document the differences between 2 versions of a drawing or xref. (video: 2:43 min.)
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Save to web and mobile
Save drawings from your desktop to view and edit on the AutoCAD web and mobile apps. (video: 2:13 min.)
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Enhanced
2D graphics
Enjoy 2X faster zoom, pan, and change draw orders and layer properties.
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Enhanced
Shared views
Publish design views of your drawing in a web browser for viewing and commenting. (video: 1:07 min.)
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AutoCAD web app
Create, edit, view, and share CAD drawings from any device through the browser. (video: 1:16 min.)
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AutoCAD mobile app
View, create, edit, and share CAD drawings on your mobile device. (video: 44 sec.)
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Enhanced
User interface
Experience improved visuals with new flat-design icons and 4K enhancements.
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PDF import
Import geometry, including SHX font files, fills, raster images, and TrueType text, into a drawing from a PDF. (video: 2:45 min.)
More features
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Tool palettes
Easily access frequently used content and tools with customizable tool palettes.
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Command window
Launch commands and respond to prompts via simple keystrokes, right at the command line.
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Workspaces
Save and restore workspaces with customized menus, toolbars, palettes, and ribbons.
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Shortcut menus
Display a shortcut menu for quick access to commands that are relevant to your current activity.
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Object and layer transparency
Control the transparency for selected objects or for all objects on a layer.
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Object selection and isolation
Find and select all objects that match the properties of an object. Hide or unhide the selected objects.
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Text settings
Create single or multiline text (mtext) as a single text object. Format the text, columns, and boundaries.
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Dimensions
Create dimensions automatically. Pass the cursor over selected objects to get a preview before you create it.
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Leaders
Create leaders with a variety of content, including text or blocks. Easily format leader lines, and define styles.
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Centerlines and center marks
Create and edit centerlines and center marks that automatically move when you move the associated objects.
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Tables
Create tables with data and symbols in rows and columns, apply formulas, and link to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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Revision clouds
Draw revision clouds around new changes in a drawing to quickly identify your updates.
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Views
Save views by name to easily return to a specific view for quick reference or for applying to layout viewports.
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Layouts
Specify the size of your drawing sheet, add a title block, and display multiple views of your model.
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Fields
Use fields in text objects to display text that can be updated automatically as the field value changes.
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Data linking
Enable simultaneous updates by creating a live link between a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and a table in your drawing.
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Data extraction
Extract information from objects, blocks, and attributes, including drawing information.
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Dynamic blocks
Add flexibility and intelligence to your block references, including changing the shape, size, or configuration.
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Parametric constraints
Apply geometric and dimensional constraints to maintain relationships between drawing geometry.
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Solid, surface, and mesh modeling
Create realistic 3D models of your design using a combination of solid, surface, and mesh modeling tools.
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3D navigation (orbit, ViewCube, wheel)
Use 3D viewing and navigation tools to orbit, swivel, walk, and fly around a 3D model to showcase your design.
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Visual styles
Apply visual styles to control the display of edges, lighting, and shading of your 3D model.
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Section planes
Create section planes to display cross-sectional views through solids, surfaces, meshes, or regions.
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Rendering
Apply lighting and materials to give your 3D models a realistic appearance and to help communicate your designs.
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Point clouds
Attach point cloud files acquired by 3D laser scanners or other technologies to use as a starting point for your designs.
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Model documentation
Generate 2D drawings including base, projected, section, and detail views from 3D models.
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Print Studio
Print Studio provides the tools needed to prepare models for supported 3D printers and materials.
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PDF files
Share and reuse data from PDF files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
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DGN Files
Share and reuse data from DGN files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
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Image references
Attach image files to your current drawing as externally referenced files.
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Model references and import
Attach Navisworks models as underlays to your drawings, and import models from other applications.
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Geographic location and online maps
Insert geographic location information into a drawing, and display a map in the drawing from an online map service.
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TrustedDWG technology
TrustedDWG™ technology alerts you to a possible incompatibility when a file was not last saved by Autodesk software.
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CUI customization
Customize the user interface to improve accessibility and reduce the number of steps for frequent tasks.
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Secure load
Specify security restrictions for running executables in AutoCAD to help protect against malicious executable code.
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Action recorder
Record commands and input values that can be played back as an action macro.
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Multi-user (network) license sharing
Pool licenses on a server to reduce costs when not all licenses are in use at the same time.
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System variable monitor
Monitor current system variables against a preferred list of values. Notification balloons alert you of deviations.
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CAD standards checker
Define and monitor CAD standards to maintain consistent styles for layers, linetypes, text, and dimensions.
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Application Programming Interface (API)
Control drawings and databases with ActiveX, VBS, AutoLisp, Visual LISP, ObjectARX, JavaScript, and .NET.
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Autodesk desktop app
Get alerts and install software updates without disrupting your workflow. View tutorials about new features.
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