
In AutoCAD 2018, you can begin a selection window in one part of your drawing and then pan and zoom to another part while maintaining selection of the off-screen objects!ĪutoCAD 2018 supports high-resolution monitors to ensure the best possible viewing experience on 4K displays and higher. We do ‘repeat’ projects and this will cut relinking time in half if not by more.” Senior drafter at BHB Engineers, Larrissa Anderton, explained, “I am so excited for this feature. Integrated tools enable you to easily replace the paths of one or more missing references with a new path.ĭon’t just take our word for it. Add to that the enhanced Text to Mtext tool, enabling you to convert a combination of single- and multi- line text objects to a one multi-line text object, automatically inferring formatting.Įnhancements in AutoCAD 2018 help reduce the problems created by broken reference paths by saving time and minimizing frustration. With AutoCAD 2018, you can use the SHX text recognition tool to quickly convert imported PDF geometry to text and Mtext objects. The team has continued to make enhancements to this feature. “The fact that PDF import has come to be something that I feel that I can trust saved me several hundred dollars this week,” Tidball elaborated. With this release, there are a host of new features that I’ve outlined in detail in the AutoCAD 2018 Preview Guide.

Just accept the update, and you’ll be up and running with the new features immediately. If you’re on an AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT 2017 subscription license or maintenance plan, you’ll get all your updates as they become available, right in the Autodesk Desktop App. Take the power of AutoCAD with you wherever you go with an easy-to-use mobile app (included when you subscribe to any AutoCAD product).See significant improvements in the performance of AutoCAD-including in 3D navigation when zooming and panning.Use the SHX text recognition tool to quickly convert imported PDF geometry to text objects.Save time and minimize frustration with simple tools to fix broken paths for externally referenced files.Create and share precise drawings with innovative productivity tools.


In this latest release of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2018, you’re able to: Another year has gone by, and Autodesk has worked hard to bring you innovative CAD features to help you design the next aerodynamic bike, energy-efficient building, high-speed railway, or anything else you can dream up.
