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Last December we spoke to Micah Dickerson, Product Manager for Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac product line about AutoCAD for Mac 2015. Autodesk typically introduces the new Mac version of AutoCAD in the fall, as they did last year.

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Certainly, any technology that enables crunching down on PDF output into smaller files would be useful on the Mac version as well. Looking forward to what new features may come to the Mac version of AutoCAD, based on what is released here, it isn’t so obvious. Architosh Commentary-Looking Forward to Mac Release

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Autodesk RECAP™ workflows can drive captured real world data to AutoCAD 2016.ĪutoCAD licensing largely remains similar to the past, users can still get a perpetual license for the moment, with options for Maintenance Subscription or Desktop Subscription with “pay-as-you-go” monthly, quarterly and annual options. Improved Smart Dimensioning - AutoCAD 2016 automatically creates appropriate measurements based on the type of objects selectedĪutoCAD 2016 can now be used with other Autodesk technologies for what the company calls “Reality Computing” or what might be a superset of Augmented Reality (AR) computing.PDFs are now fully searchable, maintain all hyperlinks and can be attached to drawings faster Smaller PDF Output Files - AutoCAD 2016 outputs enhanced PDFs that are significantly smaller than previous versions of the software, while retaining visual fidelity.Users can also predict more results and minimize the need to “undo” a command with expanded Command Preview functionality, also driven by GPU-based enhancements. (see image 01) In essence, AutoCAD 2016 now taps the power of the GPU for the first time in this way with 2D representation. Users will now see smooth curves and arcs rather than jagged line segments, all a benefit of improvements to the drawing canvas technologies. This is a feature we expect to see on the Mac version released later this year.Ī key new area of improvement in AutoCAD 2016 is the new visual improvements. “Our customers will also appreciate productivity boosts like enhanced PDF output and tighter coordination with Building Information Modeling (BIM).”Ġ1 – GPU-based visual enhancements in AutoCAD 2016 mean circles, arcs and curved lines are smoothed rather than left jaggy, and yet visual speed is maintained within the UX (user-experience). “AutoCAD 2016 makes detailing and documentation work faster, while stunning visual enhancements bring a new level of clarity and depth to every aspect of a design,” said Amy Bunszel, vice president of AutoCAD products, Autodesk. This has impact, of course, within the AEC space and BIM environment. In this release Autodesk is pushing the notion of the importance of “trust” with regards to file interoperability and therefore have incorporated TrustedDWG™ technology, the original and most accurate way to store and exchange design data. In terms of what is new in AutoCAD 2016 for Windows, the press release notes are a bit thin this year.

Hence, the Mac version of AutoCAD is now being timed for the fall, if history is our guide.

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As explained in this executive level discussion about the Mac version, the company is more interested in syncing its Mac version development with Apple’s OS X release cycle development.Īpple typically introduces OS X releases at WWDC around the June time-frame and shipping version of the the Mac OS at around the fall. Autodesk no longer tries to sync its Windows and Mac releases of its venerable AutoCAD computer-aided design software.