What New in AutoCAD?
New features for each version of AutoCAD
Monday, May 22, 2023
Apple Silicon Support - AutoCAD 2024 for Mac
AutoCAD for Mac 2024 runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures. The performance is improved significantly when running natively on Apple Silicon machines.
Note: You may be prompted to install Rosetta 2 when you install AutoCAD on an Apple Silicon machine. Because the installer is built to run Intel architectures, Rosetta 2 is required to run the AutoCAD installer on Apple Silicon. Once you install Rosetta 2 you will not be prompted to install Rosetta 2 again.
3Dconnexion Device Support - AutoCAD 2024
You can use a 3Dconnexion device to reorient and navigate a model's view.
Note: The 3Dconnexion device only works in a 3D visual style.
Install the latest device driver for macOS found at 3Dconnexion.com to use the buttons on the device.
Smart Blocks Placement - AutoCAD 2024
The block placement engine learns how the existing block instances are placed in your drawing to infer the next placement of the same block.
As you insert a block, the engine gives placement suggestions close to a similar geometry where you've placed that block before.
For example, if you've already placed a chair block close to the corner of a wall, when inserting another instance of that same chair block, AutoCAD automatically positions the chair as you move it close to a similar corner.
Trace Update - AutoCAD for Mac
The Trace environment continues to improve and now includes the new COPYFROMTRACE command and new settings controls on the toolbar.
New Trace Settings
Markup Import and Markup Assist - AutoCAD 2024
Markup Import
Use Markup Import to place a marked-up version of your drawing on top of the original file to make it easier to view and incorporate changes to your drawing. For example, if you have a PDF version of your drawing that has text and revision notes added, use Markup Import to overlay the revised drawing on top of the original. Or, if you have a printed version of your drawing that contains hand-written revision notes, you can take a photograph of the printed version and then import it as a JPG or PNG.
The imported file is automatically placed and aligned on top the drawing file in a new trace.
If the imported file is not aligned correctly, you can manually align, move, scale, or rotate the imported file.
Markup Assist
3D Color Background Application Preference Updates AutoCAD 2024
- 3D Parallel Background. Specifies the background color of the drawing area when a 3D visual style and the parallel view is active.
- 3D Top Sky. Specifies the color of the sky top when a 3D visual style and the perspective view is active.
- 3D Sky Horizon. Specifies the color of the sky horizon when a 3D visual style and the perspective view is active.
- 3D Ground Origin. Specifies the color of the ground origin when a 3D visual style and the perspective view is active.
- 3D Ground Horizon. Specifies the color of the ground horizon when a 3D visual style and the perspective view is active.