AutoCAD 2014 vs. previous versions

AutoCAD 2014 vs. previous versions

Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 connects and streamlines your design workflow like never before. New design feed social collaboration tools drive project stakeholders involvement. Dozens of time-saving enhancements speed your everyday workflow. And with live maps and powerful new reality capture capabilities, AutoCAD connects your design ideas to real world around you.

	Autodesk AutoCAD 2014	Autodesk AutoCAD 2013	Autodesk AutoCAD 2012	Autodesk AutoCAD 2011
Features
User interaction
Multi-functional grips	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hide and isolate objects	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create and select similar objects	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delete duplicate objects	✓	✓	✓
Content explorer	✓	✓	✓
Associative arrays	✓	✓	✓
Clickable command line options	✓	✓
Property edit preview	✓	✓
Viewport change preview	✓	✓
Intelligent command line	✓
File tabs	✓
Design
Solid, surface, and mesh modelling	✓	✓	✓	✓
Autodesk materials library	✓	✓	✓	✓
Editable UCS icon	✓	✓	✓
In-canvas viewport controls	✓	✓	✓
Surface curve extraction	✓	✓
Context-sensitive press-pull	✓	✓
Import sketchup files (SKP)	✓
Autodesk ReCap point cloud tool	✓
Documentation
Geometry measurement tools	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parametric constraints	✓	✓	✓	✓
Object and layer transparency	✓	✓	✓	✓
Base and projected views	✓	✓	✓
Blend curves	✓	✓	✓
Copy array	✓	✓	✓
Section and detail views	✓	✓
Strike-thru text	✓	✓
Text align	✓
Connectivity
DGN 8 import/export/underlay	✓	✓	✓	✓
PDF publish/underlay	✓	✓	✓	✓
FBX import/export	✓	✓	✓	✓
DWG convert	✓	✓	✓
IGES, CATIA, Rhino, pro/engineer, and step import	✓	✓	✓
Inventor file import	✓	✓
Autodesk 360 connectivity	✓	✓
Design feed	✓
Share on Facebook	✓
Geolocation coordinate system and live maps	✓
Customization
Action recorder	✓	✓	✓	✓
CUIx file format	✓	✓	✓	✓
Online license transfer	✓	✓	✓	✓
Migration reset	✓	✓	✓
Multiple plot file search paths	✓	✓	✓
Customization and support file sync	✓	✓
Exchange app manager	✓
Featured apps ribbon tab	✓
Secure load	✓