Functionality AutoCAD

File Tabs Yes

Dynamic Input Yes
Draw Yes
Modify Commands Yes
Power Trim No
Path Array Yes
Edit Spline Yes
Dimensions Yes
Layers Yes
Annotation Yes
Blocks Yes
Block Attributes Yes
Dynamic Blocks Yes
Groups / Entity Groups Yes
Drawing Utilities Yes
Printing Yes
References [Drawing, Image, PDF] Yes
Field Yes
Leaders Yes
Tables Yes
Markup (Wipeout Revision Cloud) Yes
Annotative Scaling Yes
CAD Standards Yes
Views Yes
Tool Palettes Yes
Sheet Set Manager Yes
Design Center Yes
Hardware Acceleration (Status bar) Yes
Associative centerlines and center marks [Acad 2017] Yes
Express Tools Yes
Dimension Offset Distances No
Pre-defined layers No
Heads up display No
Insert Centerline Yes
Dimension Break Yes
Edit Polyline Yes
In-place text editing of OLE Yes
Enhanced Attribute Edit Yes
Export Tables (BOM & REV) to Excel Yes
Dynamic Print Preview No

User Interface AutoCAD 2017

Ribbon Based UI Yes
View Cube Yes
Navigation Bar Yes
New Feature Highlighting Yes
Auto Hide Palettes Yes
In Canvas View Control [Acad 2012] Yes
Command line Auto Completion Yes

Import & Export AutoCAD 2017

PDF Import [Acad2017] Yes
ACIS (.sat) Yes
Metafile (.wmf) Yes
Microstation DGN (.dgn) Yes
NX (.prt) Yes
DWF (.dwf) Yes
DWFx (.dwfx) Yes
3D DWFx (.dwfx) Yes
PDF (.pdf) Yes
Metafile (.wmf) Yes
Lithography (.stl) Yes
Encapsulated PS (.eps) Yes
DXX Extract (.dxx) Yes
Bitmap (.bmp) Yes
Block (.dwg) Yes
DGN Underlay/Attach (.dgn) Yes
DGN Import (.dgn) Yes

Customization AutoCAD 2017

Customizable Ribbon Tabs and Panels Yes
Migrate custom settings Yes
LISP , Script Yes
Customizable Status Bar Yes
QAT Yes
Commands Yes
Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts Yes
Workspaces Yes
Menus and Toolbars Yes
Edit Aliases Yes
System Variables Yes

Automation AutoCAD 2017

API Yes
API for Ribbon Yes
Macro Recorder Yes
Load Application Yes
Connectivity AutoCAD 2017
Archive Yes
eTransmit Yes
Email Yes
Publish eDrawings No
Autodesk Desktop App[Acad 2017] Yes
Network licensing Yes

3D Tools AutoCAD 2017

Polysolid Yes
Box Yes
Wedge Yes
Cone Yes
Sphere Yes
Cylinder Yes
Torus Yes
Pyramid Yes
Extrude Yes
Revolve Yes
Sweep Yes
Loft Yes

SECTIONPLANE Yes
SECTIONPLANE TO BLOCK No
SECTION SETTINGS No
CLIP DISPLAY No

PLAINSURF Yes
SURFNETWORK Yes
SURFBLEND Yes
SURFPATCH Yes
SURFOFFSET Yes
SURFFILLET Yes
SURFACEEXTRUDE No
SURFACEREVOLVE No

MESH > BOX Yes

MESH > WEDGE Yes
MESH > CONE Yes
MESH > SPHERE Yes
MESH > CYLINDER Yes
MESH > TORUS Yes
MESH > PYRAMID Yes
MESH>SMOOTH Yes
MESH>POLYFACE No
MESH>3DFACE No
MESH>POLYGON No
MESH>REVOLVED SURFACE No
MESH>RULED SURFACE No
MESH>EXTRUDED SURFACE No
MESH>COONS SURFACE No

3DFACE Yes
REVSURF Yes
TABSURF Yes
RULESURF Yes
EDGESURF Yes
SOLDRAW Yes
SOLVIEW Yes
SOLPROF Yes
3DMOVE Yes
3DROTATE Yes
3DALIGN Yes
MIRROR3D Yes
3DARRAY Yes
INTERFERE Yes
SLICE Yes
THICKEN Yes
CONVTOSOLID Yes
CONVTOSURFACE Yes
SURFEXTRACTCURVE Yes
XEDGES Yes
UNION Yes
SUBTRACT Yes
INTERSECT Yes
IMPRINT Yes
FILLETEDGE Yes
CHAMFEREDGE Yes

SOLIDEDIT > EDGE > COLOR Yes

SOLIDEDIT > EDGE > COPY Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > EXTRUDE Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > MOVE Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > OFFSET Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > DELETE Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > ROTATE Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > TAPER Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > COLOR Yes
SOLIDEDIT > FACE > COPY Yes
SOLIDEDIT > BODY > CLEAN Yes
SOLIDEDIT > BODY > SEPARATE Yes
SOLIDEDIT > BODY > SHELL Yes
SOLIDEDIT > BODY > CHECK Yes
SURFTRIM Yes
SURFUNTRIM Yes
SURFEXTEND Yes
SURFSCULPT Yes
CONVTONURBS Yes
MESHSMOOTH Yes
CVSHOW Yes
CVHIDE Yes
CVADD Yes
CVREMOVE Yes
CVREBUILD Yes
MESHSMOOTHMORE Yes
MESHSMOOTHLESS Yes
MESHREFINE Yes
MESHCREASE Yes
MESHUNCREASE Yes
MESHSPLIT Yes
MESHEXTRUDE Yes
MESHMERGE Yes
MESHSPIN Yes
MESHCAP Yes
MESHCOLLAPSE Yes
CONVTOSOLID Yes
CONVTOSURFACE Yes
CONVTOSOLID Yes
CONVTOSURFACE Yes
Presspull Yes
Helix Yes
3Dscale Yes
Blend Yes
Visual Style Manger Yes
Culling Yes
GIZMO Yes
OFFSETEDGE Yes
Livesection Yes
Sectionplanejog Yes
sectionplantoblock Yes
Surfaceassociativity Yes
SURFACEMODELLINGMODE Yes
3DEDITBAR Yes
converttonurbs Yes
SURFEXTRACTCURVE Yes
Blend Yes
SurfaceAutoTrim Yes
PROJECTGEOMETRY > UCS Yes
PROJECTGEOMETRY > View Yes
PROJECTGEOMETRY > Point Yes
ANALYSISOPTIONS Yes
ANALYSISZEBRA Yes
ANALYSISCURVATURE Yes
ANALYSISDRAFT Yes
smoothmeshconvert Yes
3dmesh Yes
DVIEW Yes
Camera Yes
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