AutoCAD 2022 - Single User Subscription

AutoCAD is computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings. 

• Draft, annotate, and design 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects   
• Automate tasks such as comparing drawings, addings blocks, creating schedules, and more
• Customize with add-on apps and APIs

AutoCAD now includes industry-specific features and intelligent objects for architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical design, and more.

• Automate floor plans, sections, and elevations
• Draw piping, ducting, and circuiting quickly with parts libraries
• Auto-generate annotations, layers, schedules, lists, and tables
• Use a rules-driven workflow to accurately enforce industry standards

Work faster and more precisely with the following AutoCAD specialized toolsets:

Architecture toolset Adds features for architectural drawing, documentation, and schedules, and for automating drafting tasks. Create floor plans, sections, elevations, and other building design drawings using specialized tools. Additional features include walls, doors, and windows. Use 8,500+ intelligent architectural objects and styles to support AIA 2nd edition, BS1192 DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format, ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB layer standards.	Mechanical toolset Adds a library of standards-based parts and tools to help you create, modify, and document mechanical designs for manufacturing. Automate mechanical engineering tasks, such as generating machine components, dimensioning, and creating bills of material. Create parts, assemblies, and other drawings for product design using specialized tools. Use 700,000+ intelligent manufacturing parts, features, and symbols to support ISO, ANSI, DIN, JIS, BSI, CSN, and GB standards.	Map 3D toolset Incorporate GIS topology with AutoCAD so you can use and maintain CAD and GIS data for planning, design, and data management. Create, maintain, and communicate mapping and GIS information within the AutoCAD drawing environment. Use task-based tools to manage GIS data and aggregate it with design data. Access spatial data stored in files, databases, and web services. Use standard data schema, automated business workflows, and report templates for Electric North America, Electric Europe, Water, Wastewater, and Gas industries.
Electrical toolset Adds electrical design features to help you create, modify, and document electrical controls systems. Create panel layouts, schematic diagrams, and other electrical drawings using specialized tools. Use consistent project standards with drawings organized in a project-based structure. Includes a library of 65,000+ intelligent electrical symbols to support AS, GB, IEC, IEC-60617, JIC, JIS, NFPA, and IEEE standards.	MEP toolset Adds features to help you draft, design, and document MEP building systems in an AutoCAD environment. Create accurate construction documentation of MEP systems design. Use task-based tools to create MEP drawings for building systems. Use 10,500+ intelligent MEP objects to support AIA 2nd edition, BS1192 Descriptive, and BS1192 – AUG Version 2 standards, and DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format, ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB layer standards.	Plant 3D toolset Adds features to help you produce P&IDs, and then integrate them into a 3D plant design model. Generate and share isometrics, orthographics, and materials reports. Create schematic diagrams, plant layouts, and other drawings for plant design using specialized tools. Includes a library of 400+ intelligent plant objects such as equipment templates, support templates, and structural members to support 40 standards, including ANSI and DIN.
Raster Design toolset Adds raster-to-vector tools to help you convert raster images into DWG™ objects. Edit scanned drawings in a familiar AutoCAD environment. Despeckle, bias, mirror, and touch up your images. Use standard AutoCAD commands on raster regions and primitives. Easily erase raster images, lines, arcs, and circles. Create lines and polylines from raster images, and convert raster files into vector drawings. Show and analyze geo images in Civil 3D civil engineering software and the Map 3D toolset.	AutoCAD mobile app Take the power of AutoCAD wherever you go. View, create, edit, and share AutoCAD drawings on mobile devices—anytime, anywhere. Work on the latest drawings right at the jobsite. Access updates in real time. Modify DWG™ files in real time and collaborate.	AutoCAD web app Access AutoCAD from any computer. View, create, and edit AutoCAD drawings. Work on the latest drawings from anywhere. Access updates in real time. Use familiar AutoCAD® drafting tools online in a simplified interface. Access and update DWG™ files from anywhere.

Features

Trace Safely review and add feedback directly to a DWG file without altering the existing drawing.	Count Automate counting blocks or geometry with the COUNT command.	Share Send a controlled copy of your drawing to teammates and colleagues to access wherever they are.
Push to Autodesk Docs Push your CAD drawing sheets as PDFs to Autodesk Docs from AutoCAD.	Floating windows Pull away drawing windows to display side by side or on multiple monitors, in the same instance of AutoCAD.	Performance enhancements Experience faster performance, including when plotting and for 3D graphics.
Drawing history Compare past and present versions of a drawing and see the evolution of your work.	Xref compare Compare two versions of a DWG including from external references (Xrefs).	Blocks palette View and access your blocks content from AutoCAD on desktop or within the AutoCAD web app.
Quick measure Display all nearby measurements in a drawing simply by hovering your mouse.	Cloud storage connectivity Access any DWG™ file in AutoCAD with Autodesk’s cloud, as well as with leading cloud storage providers.	AutoCAD anytime, anywhere Create, edit, and view CAD drawings through the browser using the AutoCAD web app or through the AutoCAD mobile app.

2D drafting, drawing, and annotation

• Text settings - Create single or multiline text (mtext) as a single text object. Format the text, columns, and boundaries.
• Dimensions - Create dimensions automatically. Pass the cursor over selected objects to get a preview before you create it.
• Leaders - Create leaders with a variety of content, including text or blocks. Easily format leader lines and define styles.
• Centerlines and center marks - Create and edit centerlines and center marks that automatically move when you move the associated objects.
• Tables - Create tables with data and symbols in rows and columns, apply formulas, and link to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
• Revision clouds - Draw revision clouds around new changes in a drawing to quickly identify your updates.
• Views - Save views by name to easily return to a specific view for quick reference or for applying to layout viewports.
• Layouts - Specify the size of your drawing sheet, add a title block, and display multiple views of your model.
• Fields - Use fields in text objects to display text that can be updated automatically as the field value changes.
• Data linking - Enable simultaneous updates by creating a live link between a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and a table in your drawing.
• Data extraction - Extract information from objects, blocks, and attributes, including drawing information.
• Dynamic blocks - Add flexibility and intelligence to your block references, including changing the shape, size, or configuration.
• Arrays - Create and modify objects in circular or rectangular patterns, or along a path.
• Parametric constraints - Apply geometric and dimensional constraints to maintain relationships between drawing geometry.
• Purge - Remove multiple unneeded objects at once with easy selection and object preview.

3D modeling and visualization

• Solid, surface, and mesh modeling - Create realistic 3D models of your design using a combination of solid, surface, and mesh modeling tools.
• 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.
• Visual styles - Apply visual styles to control the display of edges, lighting, and shading of your 3D model.
• Section planes - Create section planes to display cross-sectional views through solids, surfaces, meshes, or regions.
• Rendering - Apply lighting and materials to give your 3D models a realistic appearance and to help communicate your designs.
• Cloud rendering - Render 3D models online without consuming processing power or disk space on your local computer.
• Point clouds - Attach point cloud files acquired by 3D laser scanners or other technologies to use as a starting point for your designs.
• Model documentation - Generate 2D drawings including base, projected, section, and detail views from 3D models.

Collaboration

• PDF files - Share and reuse data from PDF files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
• DGN Files - Share and reuse data from DGN files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlays.
• DWG compare - Compare two versions of a drawing without leaving your current window.
• Sheet sets - View, access, manage, and plot multiple drawings as sheet sets.
• Model references and import - Attach Navisworks models as underlays to your drawings, and import models from other applications.
• Geographic location and online maps - Insert geographic location information into a drawing, and display a map in the drawing from an online map service.

Installation and customization

• Simplified installer - Reduce the amount of time you spend setting up AutoCAD with faster and customizable installations.
• Start tab - The new AutoCAD Start tab lets you easily access files and other helpful content directly from the home screen.
• TrustedDWG technology - TrustedDWG™ technology alerts you to a possible incompatibility when a file was not last saved by Autodesk software.
• CUI customization - Customize the user interface to improve accessibility and reduce the number of steps for frequent tasks.
• Secure load - Specify security restrictions for running executables in AutoCAD to help protect against malicious executable code.
• Action recorder - Record commands and input values that can be played back as an action macro.
• System variable monitor - Monitor current system variables against a preferred list of values. Notification balloons alert you to deviations.
• CAD standards checker - Define and monitor CAD standards to maintain consistent styles for layers, linetypes, text, and dimensions.
• Application Programming Interface (API) - Control drawings and databases with ActiveX, VBS, AutoLisp, Visual LISP, ObjectARX, JavaScript, and .NET.
  
  

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HW Specs

Recommended System Specification

Manufacturer's system requirements are generally the bare minimum that you need to run the software and insufficient for effective and productive operation of the product. 

Our suggested "real world" mid-range desktop system key specifications to properly run AutoCAD are as follows:

• CPU: Intel Core i5
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA QUADRO P620
• Hard Drive: 500GB NVMe
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro

Novedge, in partnership with High Speed Computing, can also provide the perfect hardware for your design needs, pre-installed with your software, at a very competitive price. Contact us to discuss custom-configured workstations and laptops.

Suggested Workstation

Silver 3D Workstation CPU: Intel Core i7 Memory: 16GB Hard Drive: 500GB NVMe Graphics Card: NVIDIA QUADRO P1000