Free Resources AutoCAD 2016

Free Trail 30 days
Free Software for Students 3 years

System Requirements AutoCAD 2016

Start tab AutoCAD 2016

New tab change to Start tab from AutoCAD 2015 to AutoCAD 2016

Model Space Viewport AutoCAD 2016

Model space viewports are easier to identify and resize

Improved Graphic AutoCAD 2016

Hardware acceleration must be On

Tick "High quality geometry"

Lines slanted or with lineweight appear smooth

Selecting Objects AutoCAD 2016

When selecting objects, the geometry appears  thicker and darker or lighter (depending on the background color).

Command Preview AutoCAD 2016

Preview the results of modify commands like Rotate and Scale, Erase, Stretch, Blend.

Moving objects will be clearer with the faded deletion effect

Both Move and Copy preview are faster
Complex linetypes display true to form as drawing and editing

Geometric Center Object Snap AutoCAD 2016

Find the geometric enter of rectangles, polygons and closed polylines

Badges AutoCAD 2016

Handy ans relevant badges that provide you with contextual feedback right next to the crosshairs during selection, inquiring and editing.

Rotate badge display next to the crosshairs

Isometric Drafting Environment AutoCAD 2016

Use the isodraft tool on the Status bar to switch the Snap style to isometric and move from one isometric plane to another

Xref Enhnacement AutoCAD 2016

Control the display of layers from xref drawings, even they're not set to ByLayer in the host drawing

Xref layers no longer display in Properties 

Xref layers are grayed out in the layer drop-down list

PDF Enhancement AutoCAD 2016

Export to DWF and Export to PDF has been split

New PDF export options for hyperlinks and bookmarks has been added

4 different predefined PDF options can be found when plotting

Annotation AutoCAD 2016

Single Line Text

Remember the last justify setting

Multiline Text

Automatic bullets or numbering by being a line with a symbol, latter or number.

Corner Resizer

Modify the height and width of column at the same time with the corner-resizer

AutoStack

Put a forward slash between number (1/4)

Text Alignment

Aligns text with existing text

You can control the spacing and alignment direction

Smart Dimension AutoCAD 2016

The updated DIM command is smart enough to detect objects and provide various visual dimension options

You can even specify a default Dimension layer to override the current layer

Turn Off Object Snap to detect the dimension easily

Hover over circle, diameter dimension display automatically.

Hover over arc, radius dimension display automatically.

Rendering AutoCAD 2016

The new updated Render panel includes a Render to Size drop-down list

You can specify the image size, resolution and format in easily understood terms

Render Preset

Use render preset list to control the render quality 

The tooltips provide more helpful details

Render Envronment

The new image-based lighting IBL environment
Automatically apply lighting effects and 360 degrees background image
* The viewport or model needs to be in perspective view

Render Window AutoCAD 2016

Save a snapshot, zoom while rendering and print the image in the new render window.

Expand window to view the render history

AutoCAD 360

AutoCAD 360 let you view, edit and share drawings through the web or mobile device.

Collaborate with others on the same drawing in real time
Use basic editing features to markup a drawing file
Use the Timeline tool for a detailed design history

TrustedDWG Technology ACAD 2016

Not all DWG files are created equal
TrustedDWG is the original and most accurate way to store and share DWG files
There are created using a complete technology that matains each element in a drawing, and the relationship between elements, with data fidelity.