Editing AutoCAD (section)

==Variants==
===AutoCAD LT===
AutoCAD LT is the lower-cost version of AutoCAD, with reduced capabilities, first released in November 1993. Autodesk developed AutoCAD LT to have an entry-level CAD package to compete in the lower price level. Priced at $495, it became the first AutoCAD product priced below $1000. It was sold directly by Autodesk and in computer stores unlike the full version of AutoCAD, which must be purchased from official Autodesk dealers. AutoCAD LT 2015 introduced ''Desktop Subscription'' service from $360 per year; as of 2018, three subscription plans were available, from $50 a month to a 3-year, $1170 license. Since AutoCAD LT 2024, AutoCAD LT support LISP customization.

While there are hundreds of small differences between the full AutoCAD package and AutoCAD LT, there are a few recognized major differences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad_lt_2011_faq.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad_lt_2011_faq.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Questions and Answers |website=Images.autodesk.com |access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref> in the software's features:

* 3D capabilities: AutoCAD LT lacks the ability to create, visualize and render 3D models as well as 3D printing.
* Network licensing: AutoCAD LT cannot be used on multiple machines over a network.
* Customization: AutoCAD LT does not support customization with LISP, ARX, .NET and VBA (Feature introduced with release 2024)
* Management and automation capabilities with ''Sheet Set Manager'' and ''Action Recorder''.
* CAD standards management tools.

===AutoCAD Mobile and AutoCAD Web===
AutoCAD Mobile and AutoCAD Web (formerly AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD 360)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmarq.co.uk/blog/goodbye-autocad-360-hello-autocad-mobile/ |title=Goodbye AutoCAD 360, Hello AutoCAD Mobile! |date=20 February 2017 |website=benchmarq }}</ref> is an account-based mobile and web application enabling registered users to view, edit, and share AutoCAD files via mobile device and web<ref name=iTgunes>{{cite web|last=Autodesk|title=AutoCAD WS|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autocad-ws/id393149734|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> using a limited AutoCAD feature set — and using cloud-stored drawing files.  The program, which is an evolution and combination of previous products, uses a [[freemium]] business model with a free plan and two paid levels, including various amounts of storage, tools, and online access to drawings. 360 includes new features such as a "Smart Pen" mode and linking to third-party cloud-based storage such as [[Dropbox]]. Having evolved from Flash-based software, AutoCAD Web uses [[HTML5]] browser technology available in newer browsers including Firefox and Google Chrome.

AutoCAD WS began with a version for the [[iPhone]] and subsequently expanded to include versions for the [[iPod Touch]], [[iPad]], Android phones, and Android tablets.<ref name=OzlerMaciPadiPhone>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS application for iPad and iPhone|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/21266|work=Dexigner|date=September 2010 |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> Autodesk released the [[iOS]] version in September 2010,<ref name=OzlerBuiltForMac>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD for Mac 2012: Built for Mac OS X Lion|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/23640|work=Dexigner|date=17 August 2011 |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> following with the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] version on April 20, 2011.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD WS for Android|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/22874|work=Dexigner|date=13 April 2011 |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> The program is available via download at no cost from the [[App Store (Apple)|App Store]] ([[iOS]]), [[Google Play]] ([[Android (operating system)|Android]]) and [[Amazon Appstore]] (Android).

In its initial iOS version, AutoCAD WS supported drawing of lines, circles, and other shapes; creation of text and comment boxes; and management of color, layer, and measurements — in both landscape and portrait modes. Version 1.3, released August 17, 2011, added support for unit typing, layer visibility, area measurement and file management.<ref name="iTgunes" /> The Android variant includes the iOS feature set along with such unique features as the ability to insert text or captions by voice command as well as manually.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid/> Both Android and iOS versions allow the user to save files on-line — or off-line in the absence of an Internet connection.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid/>

In 2011, Autodesk announced plans to migrate the majority of its software to "[[cloud computing|the cloud]]", starting with the AutoCAD WS mobile application.<ref name=Cloud>{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Iain|title=Autodesk Shifts Design Apps to the Cloud|url=https://www.theregister.com/2011/09/22/design_reshaped_by_cloud_autodesk_claims|work=The A Register|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>

According to a 2013 interview with Ilai Rotbaein, an AutoCAD WS product manager for Autodesk, the name ''AutoCAD WS'' had no definitive meaning, and was interpreted variously as ''Autodesk Web Service'', ''White Sheet'' or ''Work Space.''<ref name=forward>{{cite web
|title=AutoCAD WS: Moving Forward
|url=http://www.augi.com/library/autocad-ws-moving-forward
|publisher=Augi Autodesk Users Group International, January 29th, 2013
|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, ''AutoCAD WS'' was renamed to ''AutoCAD 360''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2013/05/autocad-ws-is-now-autocad-360.html |title=AutoCAD WS is now AutoCAD 360 |date=21 May 2013 |website=Between the Lines |author=Shaan Hurley |publisher=Autodesk }}</ref> Later, it was renamed to ''AutoCAD Web App''.

===Student versions===
AutoCAD is licensed, for free, to students, educators, and educational institutions, with a 12-month renewable license available. Licenses acquired before March 25, 2020, were a 36-month license, with its last renovation on March 24, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Term length for Educational Licenses {{!}} Search {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/simplecontent/content/term-length-for-educational-licenses.html|access-date=2020-07-18|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719014928/https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/simplecontent/content/term-length-for-educational-licenses.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The student version of AutoCAD is functionally identical to the full commercial version, with one exception: DWG files created or edited by a student version have an internal bit-flag set (the "educational flag"). When such a DWG file is printed by any version of AutoCAD (commercial or student) older than AutoCAD 2014 SP1 or AutoCAD 2019 and newer, the output includes a plot stamp/banner on all four sides. Objects created in the Student Version cannot be used for commercial use. Student Version objects "infect" a commercial version DWG file if they are imported in versions older than AutoCAD 2015 or newer than AutoCAD 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2011/ENU/filesAUG/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-6050.htm|title=Overview of Plotting|access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>