Release name |
Version |
Date of release |
DWG tag[2] |
Release |
OS support |
Comments |
Version 1.0 |
1.0 |
December 1982 |
MC0.0 |
1 |
|
DWG R1.0 file format |
Version 1.2 |
1.2 |
April 1983 |
AC1.2 |
2 |
|
DWG R1.2 file format |
Version 1.3 |
1.3 |
August 1983 |
|
3 |
|
DWG R1.3 file format |
Version 1.4 |
1.4 |
October 1983 |
AC1.40 |
4 |
|
DWG R1.4 file format |
Version 2.0 |
2.0 |
October 1984 |
AC1.50[3] |
5 |
|
DWG R2.05 file format |
Version 2.1 |
2.1 |
May 1985 |
AC2.10 |
6 |
|
DWG R2.1 file format |
Version 2.5 |
2.5 |
June 1986 |
AC1002 |
7 |
|
DWG R2.5 file format |
Version 2.6 |
2.6 |
April 1987 |
AC1003 |
8 |
|
DWG R2.6 file format. Last version to run without a math co-processor. (autocad 9/10 ran on 286/386/486sx without math co-processor 486dx which had built in math co-processor was released in 1989) |
Release 9 |
9.0 |
September 1987 |
AC1004 |
9 |
|
DWG R9 file format |
Release 10 |
10.0 |
October 1988 |
AC1006 |
10 |
MS-DOS |
DWG R10 file format. Sole release for System 6, Xenix and OS/2 1.x.[4] |
Release 11 |
11.0 |
October 1990 |
AC1009 |
11 |
|
DWG R11 file format, the first version to incorporate basic 3D solid modeling via the Advanced Modeling Extension (AME). Last release for DOS 286. |
March 1992 |
Mac OS 7 |
Release 12 |
12.0 |
June 1992 |
12 |
|
DWG R11/R12 file format. Last release for SunOS 4.1 and Ultrix. |
February 1993 |
Windows 3.1[7] |
Release 13 |
13.0 |
November 1994 |
AC1012 |
13 |
|
DWG R13 file format. Sole release for Windows NT Alpha. Last release for AIX, Solaris, IRIX and HP-UX. |
Release 14 |
14.0 |
February 1997 |
AC1014 |
14 |
|
DWG R14 file format |
2000 |
15.0 |
March 1999 |
AC1015 |
15 |
|
DWG 2000 file format. Multi-Document Interface. |
2000i |
15.1 |
July 2000 |
16 |
|
|
2002 |
15.2 |
June 2001 |
17 |
|
|
2004 |
16.0 |
March 2003 |
AC1018 |
18 |
|
DWG 2004 file format |
2005 |
16.1 |
March 2004 |
19 |
|
|
2006 |
16.2 |
March 2005 |
20 |
Dynamic Block |
2007 |
17.0 |
March 2006 |
AC1021 |
21 |
DWG 2007 file format |
2008 |
17.1 |
March 2007 |
22 |
Annotative objects introduced. AutoCAD 2008 and higher (including AutoCAD LT) can directly import and underlay DGN V8 files. |
2009 |
17.2 |
March 2008 |
23 |
|
Revisions to the user interface including the introduction of the Ribbon |
2010 |
18.0 |
March 24, 2009 |
AC1024 |
24 |
|
DWG 2010 file format introduced. Parametrics introduced. Mesh 3D solid modeling was introduced. PDF underlays. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 are compatible with and supported under Microsoft Windows 7. |
2011 |
18.1 |
March 25, 2010 |
25 |
Surface modeling, surface analysis, and object transparency introduced. Intel-only on Mac OS X. |
October 15, 2010 |
|
2012 |
18.2 |
March 22, 2011 |
26 |
|
Associative array, model documentation, DGN editing. Support for complex line types in DGN files is improved in AutoCAD 2012. |
August 19, 2011 |
|
2013 |
19.0 |
March 27, 2012 |
AC1027 |
27 |
|
DWG 2013 file format (AC1027) |
2014 |
19.1 |
March 26, 2013 |
28 |
File tabs, design feed, reality capture, live maps |
2015 |
20.0 |
March 27, 2014 |
29 |
|
Line smoothing (anti-aliasing) |
2016 |
20.1 |
March 23, 2015 |
30 |
|
More comprehensive canvas, richer design context, and intelligent new tools such as smart dimensioning, coordination model, and enhanced PDFs |
2017 |
21.0 |
March 21, 2016 |
31 |
PDF import, associative center marks, and centerlines, DirectX 11 graphics |
2018 |
22.0 |
March 21, 2017 |
AC1032 |
32 |
DWG 2018 file format and Mac. "Off-screen" selection.[26] |
2019 |
23.0 |
March 22, 2018 |
33 |
Specialized toolsets (electrical, architecture, MEP, etc.) with One AutoCAD, Shared Views, DWG Compare, Save To AutoCAD Web & Mobile |
2020 |
23.1 |
March 27, 2019 |
34 |
New dark theme, quick measurements, blocks palette, Microsoft OneDrive and Box.com integration, dropped support for 32bit Windows[27] |
2021 |
24.0 |
March 25, 2020 |
35 |
- Vendor dependent[28]
- Windows 8.1
- 10
|
Drawing history, Xref compare, Google Drive integration, offline activation removed,[29] Quick Trim & Extend Mode[30] |
2022 |
24.1 |
March 23, 2021 |
36 |
- Vendor dependent
- Windows 10
- 11[31]
|
Trace, Count, Floating Drawing |
2023 |
24.2 |
March 28, 2022 |
37 |
|
Count, Floating Windows, Trace Markup Import and Markup Assist with text recognition, improved 3D Graphics[33] |
2024 |
24.3 |
March 27, 2023 |
38 |
|
2025 |
25.0 |
March 26, 2024 |
39 |
ObjectArx .Net plugin model changed from .Net Framework to .Net Core[34] |
2026 |
25.1 |
March 25, 2025 |
40 |
|