Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer [OLD VERSION]

Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer [OLD VERSION] Review

Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer [OLD VERSION] Feature

• Powerful, easy-to-use interior home design software
• Includes interior design, remodeling, decorating, and floor/space planning
• Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets
• Choose colors, place furniture, and create kitchens and baths
• Design and visualize with realistic 3D models and virtual tours

Interior Designer is loaded with tools for decorating, remodeling, interior design, kitchens & baths, space planning and more. You can quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors, place furniture, create kitchens and baths. The exclusive Design Planning Center offers expert "how-to" Design Advice. Change colors and textures for walls, floors, countertops, and more with Material Painter. Point-and-click to choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own with Color Chooser. Design and visualize your home with 3D Models and Virtual Tours.

Overview of features:

• Inspire your designs with the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center
• Create a Virtual Walk-Through of your home design
• Design and visualize in 3D
• Choose from a Library of more than 3,000 items for your designs
• Generate an Automatic Material List for project cost estimating
• Includes over 30 How-To training videos

3D Models and Virtual Tours:

See dramatic 3D Dollhouse Views of your designs.

• Produce realistic images of your designs and remodeling projects
• The Glass House View provides a full translucent view of the interior and exterior, simulatenously
• Doll House View, a 3D view without the roof,provides a very effective overview tool for space planning to determine room size, furniture placement and traffic flow
• Create and take a Virtual Walk-Through of your house
• Take individual pictures (renders) of your design that can be saved in any image format
• Visualize your home with day and night views
• Print and assemble a scale model of your design with Model Maker
• Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views

Design Tools: Use the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center to help guide your designs with decorating guidelines, tips and advice Over 500 sample plans to inspire your design Create a virtual look and feel of the design before it is built with actual colors, wallpaper, flooring, furniture, windows and window treatments Material Painter allows you to apply materials to individual items. For example, change the counter top to Granite, change the cabinets to Cherry Wood, or paint the walls with your favorite color Define your own lighting and electrical plan

Advanced, precise, and easy enough for anyone to use.

Building Tools: Choose from 6 Better Homes and Gardens style templates The Build House Wizard provides a quick way to layout adjoining rooms to help create your design or remodeling project Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets and architectural objects from a library of over 3,000 items to create a 3D model in minutes Automatically generate a Materials List into a spreadsheet for complete project estimating Complete automatic building tools for roof generation, framing, dimensioning, and foundations Easily design kitchens with plans and 3D layouts Create complete customized cabinets with drag-and-drop Detail cabinets with color, wood type, countertop material, door/drawer styles, open shelving, backsplash, crown molding, millwork, and cabinet hardware including hinges, handles and pulls Plan Check - automatically validates the design against standard building principles

Tools to take you from conception to reality.

Plan it, see it, make it happen.

What's in the box:
Design software on CD-ROM, instruction booklet.

Learning SolidWorks 2011 for Mac [Download]

Learning SolidWorks 2011 for Mac [Download] Review

Learning SolidWorks 2011 for Mac [Download] Feature

• Reduce learning time by 80%. Learn Solidworks 2011 from a professional trainer from your own desk.
• Visual training method, offering users increased retention and accelerated learning.
• Breaks even the most complex applications down into simplistic steps
• Ideal for users who prefer to learn visually
• Easy to follow step-by-step lessons, ideal for all

Number of Videos: 96 Lessons - 11.5 Hours Duration User Level: Beginners In this SolidWorks 2011 training video, author and expert trainer Alex Ruiz introduces you to the 3D CAD software, SolidWorks 2011. This computer based training tutorial for SolidWorks 2011 starts you off assuming that you have no prior knowledge of SolidWorks, and teaches you what you need to know to create solid 3D models. You will start with the installation of SolidWorks 2011, and move to a quick tour of the interface. Alex then jumps right into sketching, parts, and assemblies. With each lesson building on the one before, you will learn in bite sized chunks that you will remember from lesson to lesson. You will learn how to learn sketching tools such as Circles and Arcs, learn about dimensioning, relations, and creating planes. With parts, you will learn about extruded, lofted and revolved Boss features, holes, patterning, and more. With assemblies, you will learn to create complete assemblies, as well as explode and select individual components. Finally you learn how to create drawings of your models, including part lists, and pack it all up for printing or distribution. By the conclusion of this video tutorial for SolidWorks 2011, you will be fully capable of sketching a model, creating 3D views of that model, and producing line drawings for distribution of your model. Working files are included to allow you to work alongside the author as he teaches you to use this powerful and popular 3D CAD software.

TurboCAD Deluxe V16

TurboCAD Deluxe V16 Review

TurboCAD Deluxe V16 Feature

• System Requirements ,512MB RAM
• Windows 2000 (SP4)/XP/Vista
• Pentium IV Processor
• 300 MB of free hard disk space, 64 MB of swap space

TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D gives you unlimited design options. Packed with hundreds of professional drafting tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols, TurboCAD Deluxe delivers everything you need. Create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, artistic illustrations, crafts, school projects and more. TurboCAD¿s LightWorks photorealistic rendering allows you to create stunning, life-like visualizations of your designs. Previous CAD experience is not required. TurboCAD Deluxe is backed by an extensive support network of user forums, newsletters, training materials and online resources. TurboCAD Deluxe is the smart choice for consumers looking for a high-quality, all purpose CAD application.

Home Designer Suite 2012 [Download]

Home Designer Suite 2012 [Download] Review

Home Designer Suite 2012 [Download] Feature

• Design or visualize your dream home with advanced design tools that are fun and easy to use. Visualize what your home, remodeling or interior design project will look like with 3D models and Virtual tours.
• Home Designer can help you plan, visualize, and estimate the costs before you begin your project! Create a new room or addition to your home, remodel your kitchen or bath, and visualize floor and space planning.
• Creating your dream kitchen is fun and easy with Home Designer Suite. Create thousands of cabinet combinations, change your countertop material, add appliances and fixtures, create custom colors and materials, and more!

Take on any home design or remodeling project with Home Designer Suite. Take a virtual tour and or use 3D views to know exactly what your project will look like before you build! Perfect for Home Design, Remodeling, Interior Design, Kitchens and Baths, Decks and Landscaping, and Cost Estimation. Save time and money and start designing your dream home today!

2D / 3D CAD

2D / 3D CAD Review

2D / 3D CAD Feature

• Snap to Grid
• Dimension Line Options
• Object Flipping
• Smoothing & Grouping
• Varied Zooms Levels, Cut Copy & Paste

2D/3D CAD Create Your Own Floorplans, Charts, Graphs and More Instantly Computer aided drawing has never been easier! Design and print buildings, floor plans, diagrams, flowcharts and more in minutes. Powerful features include: cut, copy and paste, a variety of zoom levels, dimension line options, snap to grid, choice of background colors, object flipping, smoothing and grouping, plus much more! Also features a complete library of professional symbols.

Autodesk AutoCAD Student Portfolio 2004

Autodesk AutoCAD Student Portfolio 2004 Review

Autodesk AutoCAD Student Portfolio 2004 Feature

• * 2D architectural plans and construction documents
• * 3D building design models
• * Mechanical designs
• * Civil survey drawings
• * Map or terrain models

AutoCAD 2004 from the Autodesk Student Portfolio is the latest version of the collaboration driven AutoCAD general design platform. This is the 2D drafting and detailing and 3D design software that professionals worldwide use to create digital design data. New features make data sharing faster and easier than ever before. Expand your horizons and develop your skills to a professional level with this invaluable, student-priced design tool. (from box)

Home Designer Architectural 2012 [Download]

Home Designer Architectural 2012 [Download] Review

Home Designer Architectural 2012 [Download] Feature

• Home Designer Architectural is your all in one home design tool with all the features of Home Designer Suite, Home Designer Interiors, and Home Designer Landscape & Deck and more!
• What will my remodeling project look like and how much will it cost? Home Designer Architectural knows! Save Time and Money Before You Remodel
• Experiment with your interior design ideas using 3D models, virtual tours and advanced design tools. Choose from a variety of furniture, appliance, and cabinet style. Easily change the size, color and fabric to create just the look and feel you desire

Start your new remodeling or home project today with Home Designer Architectural! The program offers advanced yet easy to use tools to help you complete any design project including home design, remodeling, interior design, kitchen design, bath design, landscaping, decks and patios, and cost estimation

CAD Precision 32-Bit 3D Solid Modeling

CAD Precision 32-Bit 3D Solid Modeling Review

CAD Precision 32-Bit 3D Solid Modeling Feature

• ACIS-based 3D modeling
• Extrude or sweep 2D objects
• edge fillets and chamfers
• realistic customizable material
• Network support

"CorelCAD is a 32-bit design tool that allows easy, accurate modeling of real world objects in 3D.

CAD Creations - Computer Aided Design Software

CAD Creations - Computer Aided Design Software Review

CAD Creations - Computer Aided Design Software Feature

• CD Rom for DOS

Whether you are an inventor, a hobbyest, craftsman, electrician, architect or contractor CAD Creations takes you step=by=step from conception to realization/

TurboCAD Pro 16 CAD Software - Platinum Edition

TurboCAD Pro 16 CAD Software - Platinum Edition Review

TurboCAD Pro 16 Platinum Edition is the ultimate solution for design experts. Built on the complete 2D drafting and 3D surface and solid modeling toolset of TurboCAD Pro, it includes many of the most advanced technologies in the industry-ACIS® solid modeling, D-Cubed constraints, and Lightworks® photorealistic rendering-plus all of the advanced tools of TurboCAD Pro 16 Architectural Edition and TurboCAD Pro 16 Mechanical Edition.

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 [OLD VERSION] [Download]

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 [OLD VERSION] [Download] Review

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 [OLD VERSION] [Download] Feature

• Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, line weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns
• Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots
• Cabinet Designer lets you create unlimited cabinet styles; choose colors, countertops and door styles
• Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs
• Generate various styles of Automatic roofs or manually design any custom roof including curved roofs

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 is professional home design software for the serious home enthusiast. Enjoy the same tools that the professionals use for home design, remodeling, interior design, decks, landscaping and cost estimation.

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro has all the same great features as Architectural Home Designer, Interior Designer, Landscaping and Deck Designer plus advanced CAD tools, advanced building and CAD tools, the ability to create blueprints, manual framing and roofing and much more.

Designing like a professional has never been so easy!

Enjoy the same tools that the professionals use for home design, remodeling, interior design, decks, landscaping and cost estimation. View Product Demo

Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, beams, posts and more.

Design the kitchen of your dreams--move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances.

Glass House View provides a full translucent view of your design.

Professional Home Design and Landscaping Software
Create accurately scaled floor plans that automatically generate 3D models in minutes. Create any detailed view of your design using advanced 3D camera tools like Glass House, Doll House, Framing, Elevation and Cross-Sections. Create the virtual look and feel before you build!

Home Design Software by Chief Architect

• Exclusive Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center for expert design advice
• Choose from over 5,000 Sample Plans
• Design Inspiration Gallery contains photos by type for design and inspiration design ideas
• Choose from built-in style templates or create your own custom home design, or use the House Wizard
• Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing and foundations

Integrated Design Tools
Home Designer Pro makes it easy to design and visualize your ideas on your next home or remodeling project with over 8,000 powerful integrated tools. In addition, the Design Planning Center provides advice, decorating guidelines, tips and techniques from the editors of the Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

Get Started Quickly and Easily

• The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project
• Use the House Wizard for quick and easy layout of your rooms
• Select from the pre-designed Home Design and Landscaping Style Templates complete with colors, cabinets, decks and more
• Exclusive Design Planning Center for up-to-date How-To and Design Tips from the experts to help in your design process
• Includes Step-by-Step Tutorial DVD Packed with over 70 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project

3D Design Tools

• Design in 2D and 3D. 3D Views are automatic with a point-and-click of the camera tool.
• Glass House View provides a full translucent view of your design
• Doll House View, a 3D overview without the roof, is an effective tool for space planning of furniture placement and traffic flow
• Create a Virtual Tour--draw your record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements
• Visualize your home with day and night views
• Assemble a scale model of your design with Model Maker
• Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views
• Point-and-click to remove wall surfaces, or use 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider to quickly create a 3D slice of your desired view

Automated and Manual Building Tools

• Design roofs and walls in 3D
• Generate various styles of Automatic roofs or manually design any custom roof including curved roofs
• Use the Automatic Dormer tool to quick place dormers--shed, gable, eyebrow and barrel
• Automatic Structural Dormers
• Unblock and manually edit Automatic Dormers
• Create any custom roof or ceiling plan with the Roof Design Tools. Edit and create roof planes to create a roof of any pitch and shape. Start with an automatic roof and then add custom details, or create the entire roof manually.
• Automatic framing tools
• Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, beams, posts and more
• Choose from several built-in wall styles with individual wall layers or define your own wall style
• Ability to read and edit files by Chief Architect Full Professional Software
• ICC Residential Design Checklist will allow you to check your plan against national building codes

Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs.

Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain.

Powerful CAD tools to detail cross-section views with insulation, cross-boxes and more.

Identify the exact placement of framing components, specify wall layers, floor structure platform height, mudsills and more.

Kitchen and Bath Design

• Design the Kitchen of your dreams--move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances--Design your perfect workspace!
• Design your new kitchen or bath using the Cabinet Designer tools
• Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and garden tubs. It's easy to visualize your ideas in 3D.
• Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles and more
• Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create unlimited cabinet styles. Choose your own colors, countertops and door styles.
• Design and edit custom countertop shapes and styles

Interior Design

• Use the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center to help guide your designs with guidelines, tips and expert advice
• Design Inspiration Gallery--Our gallery of photos will help you to jump start your design and decorating style ideas with inspirational photos by rooms
• Material Painter lets you apply colors and materials quickly and easily
• Choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own materials using a digital photograph
• Design for your lifestyle and personality--change colors, add lighting and choose furniture to accent your new room
• Import your own symbols from Sketchup or 3D Studio

Decks and Landscaping

• Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs
• Design single or multi-level decks complete with automatic deck framing and an advanced deck framing option for more complicated deck designs
• Quickly lay out your deck with stairs and arrange furniture
• Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots
• Exclusive Better Homes and Gardens Plant Encyclopedia
• Choose from over 3,700 plants with the Plant Chooser
• Plant Hardiness Zone reference maps
• See what your plants will look like in 0-20 years
• Pathways--Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks--line with trees, shrubs, flowers and more

Site Planning & Estimating

• Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots--use a GPS to import or enter elevation data
• Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain
• Export Material List to spreadsheet programs including Microsoft Excel
• Save snapshot Material Lists for different stages of the project
• Add detail to each individual component in the material list for a comprehensive cost estimate breakdown
• Master Materials List allows you to store and manage commonly used material prices
• Sprinkler Designer tools to easily layout sprinkler zones
• Fences and Driveways--With the Fencing tools you can choose a variety of fencing styles and custom gates. You will also find driveway, sidewalk and curbing tools
• Hill and Valley tools make it easy to add gardens, beds and slopes that automatically appear in 3D views. Choose from landscaping style templates or create your own.
• Define Terrain Elevation lines, Elevation Regions and Terrain Breaks

CAD Tools

• Powerful CAD tools to detail cross-section views with insulation, cross-boxes and more
• Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, line weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns and more (Compatible with AutoCAD patterns)
• CAD-to-Walls allows you to convert CAD lines from DXF file format to walls
• Layers can be used to separate key building components such as electrical or framing. Display or hide features of your design, set colors, lock layers and use reference layers for precise editing.
• Create Back-Clipped Cross Section/Elevation Views to limit your view to relevant details for precise plan editing

Building Tools

• Customize construction methods for walls, floors, ceilings and foundations. Identify the exact placement of framing components, specify wall layers, floor structure platform height, mudsills and more.
• Advanced stair tools allow control of shape, starter treads, flaring, tread width and more
• Create pony walls and edit wall shape or create a stepped foundation in cross-section view
• Multiple-select editing. For example, select all your cabinets and change them all with one command.
• Use callouts to reference between details, plans and cross-sections in a blueprint layout
• Create blueprint layouts (up to Architectural C drawings 18" x 24") with 3D, CAD, Cross-Section/Elevation and Plan Views
• Rotate and Flip Plan
• Advanced dimensioning tools include angular, end-to-end and interior dimensions
• Fully editable dimension lines and configurable dimension editing allow you to change where dimensions locate walls, windows, doors and other objects

Design your dream home like the professionals with Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 which is professional home design software for the serious home enthusiast. Developed by Chief Architect, this new product includes exclusive design advice by the experts at Better Homes and Gardens magazines. It is perfect for Home Design, Remodeling, Interior Design, Kitchens, Baths, and Deck and Landscaping projects. Some of the features include Advanced CAD tools, it enables you to create blueprints, includes manual framing tools, it contains over 9,000 items to create a 3D model of your home and more.

Instant Cad Symbols

Instant Cad Symbols Review

Pre-drawn 2D & 3D Symbols for Your DesignsProduct InformationYou'll get over 10000 detailed 2D & 3D symbols that are compatible withmost popular CAD systems supporting DWG DXF and DC file formats. Not only willyou save time but you can create designs just like the professionals! You'll beable to create customized drawings in less time. Just browse through the symbolslibrary choose the appropriate symbol and insert it directly into your projectmaking you more productive. Now you can create designs quicker & easier withthis library of 2D & 3D symbols.Categories2D SymbolsArchitectural - Over 2500 AEC electrical Bathroom design Doors Fences Home furnishingsIndustrial - Over 3700 Appliances Automotive outlines Electrical schematics Geological Telephony circuitIsometric - Over 1000 Cabinets Fixtures House Plants Human VanitiesMedieval - Over 50Model - Over 145 Airfoils Bridges Buildings Piers Train tracksSafety - Over 1100 Safety signsMusic - Over 160 Music related symbolsBusiness and Travel - Over 1000 Business and travel related symbolsGD & T Symbols - Over 40 GD & T related symbols3D SymbolsAntiques - Over 10 Chairs Beds Tables Chests MirrorsBaths - 20 Basins Faucets Showers Toilets FixturesCabinets - 100 Various types PartsCountertops - Over 20 Various stylesDecor - Over 70 Books House wares Small appliances Lamps DrapesExterior - Over 15 Vents WellsFurniture - Over 55 Dining room Living room Bedroom BabyLandscape - Over 40 Trees Shrubs Flowers Fences Outdoor furnitureOffice - 50 Furniture EquipmentMisc. - Over 50 Appliances Faucets FixturesProduct Features Includes both 2D and 3D symbols Over 10000 pre-drawn symbols DWG DXF and DC for any CAD system Easy to use and easy to modify Web page symbols key includedSystem Requirements Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me NT (4.0 or later) 2000 XP Pentium or equivalent proce

AutoCAD LT 2012 - 10 User Pack

AutoCAD LT 2012 - 10 User Pack Review

AutoCAD LT 2012 - 10 User Pack Feature

• Software built for professional drafting, delivering genuine DWG compatibility
• Comprehensive set of 2D drafting and detailing tools for accurately documenting ideas and designs
• Create in the genuine DWG file format to share work seamlessly with colleagues and clients
• Improved PDF and DGN input and output tools; new AutoCAD WS for web and mobile sharing
• Fully integrated with other Autodesk software products
• Autodesk software purchased in North America can only be registered and used in North America.

AutoCAD LT 2012

AutoCAD LT software is built for professional drafting, delivering genuine DWG compatibility, reliability, and powerful 2D drawing tools designed to boost your productivity.

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Experience Productivity

AutoCAD LT drafting and detailing software is the professional choice for data compatibility, reliability, and productivity.

With AutoCAD LT 2012, incremental improvements add up to bigger productivity gains. New and enhanced 2D tools like associative array, multifunctional grips, and transparency and gradient hatch patterns provide greater control and efficiency. Improved PDF and DGN input and output tools, along with new AutoCAD WS for web and mobile sharing, enable powerful collaboration. The addition of AutoCAD features such as the Sheet Set Manager, Quick Dimension tool, Sketch and Align gives you more tools to enhance your productivity. Improved interface responsiveness and faster performance bring it all together in AutoCAD LT 2012.

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Use a complete set of 2D drafting and detailing tools to produce precise technical drawings--accurately and efficiently.

Document in 2D

Create simple or complex drawings from standard shapes such as lines, arcs, and circles. Modify existing geometry with commands such as stretch, copy, rotate, and scale. Add annotations--including text, dimensions, and tables--to help convey your ideas.

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Be More Productive

AutoCAD LT is designed with one goal in mind: increasing your productivity. Each release of AutoCAD LT includes feature enhancements and additions that introduce new ways to promote drafting efficiency.

Collaborate

Work easily and effectively with clients and colleagues.

Get Industry-Leading Reliability and Stability

Create drawings in the genuine DWG file format and have confidence in data integrity when sharing your work. Maximize productivity by reducing time lost tackling corrupted or incompatible data.

Enjoy AutoCAD Compatibility

AutoCAD LT is fully integrated with other Autodesk software products, making it easy for you to share data with others or expand your capabilities.

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Mobile Access

The AutoCAD WS web and mobile application enables you to edit online, share and collaborate and stay connected to your designs through a web browser or from your mobile device. www.AutoCADWS.com

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Incorporate External Files

Reuse data and create richer documents by referencing external information from colleagues or clients--such as DWG files, JPG and TIF images, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and DWF and PDF underlays--in your drawings.

Share Files Electronically

Electronically publish and distribute drawing sets in a single DWF or PDF file for fast, secure collaboration.

Optimize

Improve efficiency by making AutoCAD LT work the way you do with a variety of user interface options.

Standardize Drawings

Save time and standardize drawings by using blocks, adding dynamic properties to accommodate multiple sizes or views in a single block. Get quick access to frequently used content, such as blocks, hatches, and commands with tool palettes.

Tailor Your Environment

Quickly find your way around the screen with tools to locate commands, view all open drawings, and navigate between different areas in an open drawing. Optimize your work environment by tailoring the location and appearance of commands to meet your needs and company standards.

Extend Your Competitive Advantage

Create drawings in the genuine DWG file format for enhanced compatibility and stability when communicating with clients and colleagues. And get even better performance by optimizing your software for the way you work. Packed with powerful features, AutoCAD LT is built for professional drafting.

AutoCAD LT software is built for professional drafting, delivering genuine DWG compatibility, reliability, and powerful 2D drawing tools designed to boost your productivity.