AutoCAD 2012 for Win

Autodesk has been bringing efficiencies to your design process for more than 28 years. Used by millions of people globally, AutoCAD 2012 for Win software is a world-leading design and documentation solution. Offering robust 3D free-form design tools and powerful drafting and documentation capabilities, AutoCAD 2012 for Win drives design innovation for companies of all sizes in almost all industries.

Explore Your Design Ideas

Create the previously unimaginable. AutoCAD 2012 for Win gives you the flexibility you need to explore design ideas in both 2D and 3D. A powerful set of intuitive tools helps you visualize and shape your ideas, bringing innovative concepts to life.

• Autodesk Inventor Fusion: An easy-to-use tool for direct modeling, helping you flexibly edit and validate models from almost any source.
• 3D Free-Form Design: Use robust surface, mesh, and solid modeling tools in AutoCAD 2012 for Win software to investigate and refine your ideas.
• Point Cloud Support: Bring your 3D scans to life, streamlining time-consuming renovation and restoration projects.
• Powerful Visualization Tools: Add impact to your designs.
• 3D Navigation Tools: Quickly and intuitively walk or fly through a model.

AutoCAD 2012 for Win delivers the flexibility and power needed to help bring your design ideas to life.

Accelerate Documentation

Speed projects from concept to completion with the powerful documentation tools in AutoCAD 2012 for Win. Import 3D models directly into AutoCAD 2012 for Win and instantly create intelligent 2D views. Minimize repetitive tasks and accelerate your workflow. No matter your project’s size or scope, you can meet the challenge with AutoCAD 2012 for Win.
AutoCAD 2012 for Win offers a broad toolset that helps you drive efficiencies throughout the drafting and documentation process, no matter what industry you are in.

• Model Documentation: Automatically generate intelligent documentation for AutoCAD 2012 for Win, Autodesk Inventor, and other models. You can import and document designs from a wide variety of software applications including SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, Rhino 3D, and Siemens NX.
• Parametric Drawing: Define relationships between objects, minimizing the time needed to edit or rework drawings.
• Associative Array: Easily create arrayed objects, like windows on a building or trusses on a bridge. Plus, you can now array objects in 3D or along a specified path.
• Sheet Sets: Organize and manage your drawing sheets efficiently
• Dynamic Blocks: Save time when using standard, repetitive components.
• Multifunction Grips: Maximize productivity with context-aware, object-specific menus.

Don’t settle for second best. Rely on the drafting and documentation tools in AutoCAD 2012 for Win to exceed expectations.

Communicate Seamlessly

Share critical design data securely, efficiently, and accurately with AutoCAD 2012 for Win (or online with AutoCAD WS web and mobile service). Native support for DWG, one of the world’s most widely used design data formats, helps you keep everyone informed at all times. With presentation-ready graphics, rendering tools, and robust plotting and 3D printing capabilities, AutoCAD 2012 for Win helps to bring clarity and impact to all of your design communications.

• AutoCAD WS: Enables you to stay connected to your designs over the web or from your mobile device.
• Native DWG Support: Demand native DWG support, not a conversion or a translation.
• PDF Import/Export: Share and reuse designs easily. Import PDF files as an underlay within your workspace
• Autodesk Exchange: With connected access to tips and tutorials, getting started videos, and help content, Autodesk Exchange brings the content you need directly to your AutoCAD 2012 for Win workspace.
• Photorealistic Rendering: Create stunning, visually rich images.
• 3D Printing: Connect online to service providers or print from AutoCAD 2012 for Win to a local machine.

AutoCAD 2012 for Win is communication at its best.

Customize in Ways You Never Thought Possible

Your job is unique. Your software should be as well. With deep APIs, thousands of available add-ons, and a broad developer community,AutoCAD 2012 for Win software can be customized for your particular requirements. Whether you simply want to arrange tools to match how you work or tailor the software for your industry, AutoCAD 2012 for Win is flexible enough to fit your needs—perfectly.

• Simplified Migration Tools: New and enhanced tools make it easier to migrate your custom settings.
• Customizable User Interface: Get the tools you want, at your fingertips.
• Programming Interface: Create specialized design and drafting applications.
• Partner Products and Services: Extend AutoCAD 2012 for Win software to suit all your needs.

Don’t choose between flexibility and power. With AutoCAD 2012 for Win, you can have both.