AutoCAD-AutoDesk

Summary: What's new in AutoCAD 2013 compared to other versions

This table summarizes the news that AutoCAD 2013 has in relation to the changes reported by AutoDesk in the latest versions (AutoCAD 2012, 2011 and 2010)

Autocad 2013 free It is clear that these are the significant news that AutoDesk reports, some of these have been modified or improved in other versions and also some had slight functionalities in previous versions but that AutoDesk made them official until they were fully operational.

As you can see, as of AutoCAD 2009 when the great interface change was made, 2010 only meant 7 substantial improvements. From there a balance is maintained between three other versions with a slight increase in AutoCAD 2012.

The case of the Mac version is not the same, which started in 2011 and the implementation of functionalities is slower, in 2012 a good number of features were seen (17 in total) although in a great majority of debts that were pending of the version 2011. In 2013 only 7 were reported although with the advantage that these are already properties of the 2013 version for PC.

Feature	AutoCAD 2013	AutoCAD 2012	AutoCAD 2011	AutoCAD 2010
User Interaction
Multiple grips			X
Hide and isolate objects			X
Create and select similar objects			X
Auto complete on the command line		X
Delete Duplicate Items		X
Content explorer		X
Associative Arrays		X
Click Command-Line Options	X
Preview of change of properties	X
Preview of changes in viewport	X
Design and Scan Features
Solid modeling				X
Mesh modeling				X
Support for point clouds			X
Material bookstore			X
Associative Surface Modeling			X
UCS editable icon		X
In-view viewport controls		X
Fusion with Inventor		X
Curved Surface Extraction	X
Context Sensitive PressPull	X
Documentation Features
Geometric measurement tools				X
Parameterizable constraints				X
Transparency of objects and layers			X
Shadow preview			X
Send shadows back			X
Accept Restrictions			X
Projected Views		X
Blend Curves		X
Simultaneous Copy and Array		X
Section view and detail	X
Strike Thru text	X
Modern insoles	X
Connectivity Technologies
Import, export, DGN V8 reference call				X
Call reference and publish PDF				X
Import and export FBX			X
DWG Convert		X
Import IGES, CATIA, Rhiino, Pro / Engineer and STEP		X
AutoCAD WS		X
Import Inventor Format	X
Connectivity with AutoCAD Cloud	X
Connectivity with social networks	X
Customization Features
Engraving Activity				X
Import CUIx format			X
Online license transfer			X
Migration Reset		X
Multiple Plotting Route		X
Sync Support	X
AutoCAD Apps on AutoDesk Exchange	X
Total	13	15	13	7