Discover AutoCAD 2025: What’s New and What You Need to Know

AutoCAD 2025 brings enhanced performance, AI-powered automation, and smarter workflows to streamline your design process. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or designer, this latest version offers powerful new features to boost productivity and efficiency. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about AutoCAD 2025, from key updates to how it can transform your workflow.

Key features of AutoCAD 2025

Discover the latest advancements in AutoCAD 2025, featuring industry-specific toolsets, enhanced automation, and valuable insights.

AutoLISP

Build and run AutoLISP with Visual LISP IDE to streamline workflows through automation.

Smart Blocks

Automatically place blocks based on previous placements or quickly find and replace existing blocks.

Autodesk Assistant

Use conversational AI to quickly access helpful AI-generated support and solutions related to AutoCAD.

My Insights

Complete projects faster with helpful features, macros, and tips personalized for you.

Activity Insights

Access and track essential design data using detailed multi-user event logs with version history.

Markup Import and Markup Assist

Consolidate revisions and feedback captured on paper or PDFs to compare, review, and automate updates.

Push to Autodesk Docs

Publish your CAD drawing sheets as PDFs directly from AutoCAD to Autodesk Docs.

AutoCAD anytime, anywhere

Capture, share, and review ideas on the go with AutoCAD 2D and 3D DWG files on desktop, web, and mobile..

Trace

Safely review and add feedback directly to a DWG file without altering the existing drawing.

Specialized toolsets

Gain access to thousands of parts and additional features with industry-specific toolsets.

Autodesk App Store and APIs

Customize AutoCAD with APIs to build custom automations and access 1,000+ third-party apps.

Conceptualize in 2D and 3D

Design with 2D drafting tools and model in 3D with realistic lighting and materials to render your ideas.

 

What’s New in AutoCAD 2025

Discover features powered by Autodesk AI that provide valuable insights, automate tasks, and improve collaborative workflows.

Smart Blocks: Search and Convert

Quickly search your drawings for objects to convert into instances of a newly defined block, an existing or recently used block, or a suggested block from your Block Libraries with the help of Autodesk AI. Learn more

Smart Blocks: Object Detection Tech Preview

Improve design efficiency and save time when cleaning up drawings by automatically recognizing objects to convert into blocks with the help of Autodesk AI. This feature is a technology preview which is still under development and will continue to evolve and improve with time. Learn more

Activity Insights

Stay informed with access to essential design data with detailed multi-user event logs—tracking for over 35 activity types including version history and file comparison tools—with support for files managed on Autodesk Docs, stored locally, or hosted on third-party cloud storage. Learn more

Markup Import from Autodesk Docs

You can now import and connect PDF markups from Autodesk Docs. Once synced, markups made in Autodesk Docs will continue to update in a Trace layer in AutoCAD so you can review and incorporate feedback without having to switch between applications. Learn more

Hatch

Bring clarity to your designs with convenient updates to the familiar HATCH command. Add texture to your drawings through patterns, fills, and paths—without pre-defined shapes or enclosed boundaries. Learn more

Autodesk Assistant

Quickly access helpful support and solutions through the conversational interface powered by Autodesk AI. Elaborate on questions related to features and design challenges without leaving AutoCAD. Autodesk Assistant can generate guidance with summarized responses and provide learning resources to help. Learn more

ArcGIS® Basemaps

Ground your site plans with real-world geographical information using Esri’s ArcGIS® Basemaps. Access five Basemaps in the form of high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, OpenStreetMaps and Streets, along with light and dark gray monochrome map styles. Learn more

 

AutoCAD 2025 vs. Previous Versions

Compare the latest AutoCAD with past releases—featuring trusted 2D and 3D CAD drafting, documentation, and collaboration tools. Experience new AI-powered insights and automation for enhanced productivity.

AutoCAD 2025

What’s included

• Access to industry-specific toolsets, including:
  • Architecture
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Map 3D
  • MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing)
  • Plant 3D, including P&ID functionality
  • Raster Design
• AutoCAD on the web: View, create, and edit AutoCAD drawings from any computer with no software install required. *
• AutoCAD on mobile: View, create, and edit AutoCAD drawings via iOS and Android devices.
• Integrated workflows: Work smoothly across desktop, web, and mobile devices. *
• Cloud storage connectivity: Access any DWG file in AutoCAD with Autodesk’s cloud, as well as with leading cloud storage providers.

Unlock the Full Potential of AutoCAD 2025

AutoCAD 2025 takes design and collaboration to the next level with AI-driven automation, enhanced workflows, and powerful new tools. Whether you’re streamlining 2D drafting or advancing 3D modeling, this latest release is built to boost efficiency and precision. Stay ahead of the curve and experience the future of CAD with AutoCAD 2025.