Overview

System Requirements

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Features

CAD features for design and documentation

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Smart centerlines and center marks

It's easy to create and edit centerlines and center marks. When you move associated objects, the centerlines and center marks automatically move with your object.

Resizable dialog boxes

Many dialog boxes have been made larger. You can resize other dialog boxes, and AutoCAD will remember your last setting. View more information with less scrolling, and make edits in dialog boxes more comfortably.

Enhanced PDFs

Produce documents more quickly with smarter, smaller, and more powerful files. All text is searchable, and you can attach PDF files to your drawings for better performance.

Smart Dimensioning

Automatically create appropriate measurements based on your drawing context. Pass the cursor over selected objects to get a preview of the dimension—before you create it.

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® 10 (desktop OS)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

CPU Type1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

MemoryFor 32-bit AutoCAD 2017:

2 GB (3 GB recommended)

For 64-bit AutoCAD 2017:

4 GB (8 GB recommended)

Display Resolution1360x768 (1600x1050 or higher recommended) with True Color. 125% Desktop Scaling (120 DPI) or less recommended.

Display CardWindows display adapter capable of 1360x768 with True Color capabilities and DirectX® 9 ¹. DirectX 11 compliant card recommended.

Disk SpaceInstallation 6.0 GB
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
DigitizerWINTAB support
Media (DVD)Download and installation from DVD
BrowserWindows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.6
ToolClips Media PlayerAdobe Flash Player v10 or up
NetworkDeployment via Deployment Wizard.

The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.

Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.

In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.

Citrix® XenApp™ 6.5 FP1, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 5.6.

¹ DirectX 9 recommended by supported OS.

Additional Requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling

Memory8 GB RAM or greater
Disk Space6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
Display Card1600x1050 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
Note: 64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling and required if you are using the Model Documentation feature of AutoCAD.