Ports [ edit ]

Windows [ edit ]

AutoCADisasoftwarepackagecreatedforWindowsandusuallyanynewAutoCADversionsupportsthe
currentWindowsversionandsomeolderones.AutoCAD2016and2017supportsWindows7uptoWindows
10.[29]

Mac [ edit ]

AutodeskstoppedsupportingApple'sMacintoshcomputersin1994.Overthenextseveralyears,no
compatibleversionsfortheMacwerereleased.In2010Autodeskannouncedthatitwouldonceagainsupport
Apple'sMacOSXsoftwareinthefuture.[30]Mostofthefeaturesfoundinthe2012Windowsversioncanbe
foundinthe2012Macversion.Themaindifferenceistheuserinterfaceandlayoutoftheprogram.The
interfaceisdesignedsothatuserswhoarealreadyfamiliarwithApple'smacOSsoftwarewillfinditsimilarto
otherMacapplications.[24]AutodeskhasalsobuiltinvariousfeaturesinordertotakefulladvantageofApple's
TrackpadcapabilitiesaswellasthefullscreenmodeinApple'sOSXLion.[23][24]AutoCAD2012forMac
supportsboththeeditingandsavingoffilesinDWGformattingthatwillallowthefiletobecompatiblewith
otherplatformsbesidestheOSX.[23]AutoCAD2014forMacsupportsAppleOSXv10.9.0orlater(Mavericks),
OSXv10.8.0orlater(MountainLion)with64bitIntelprocessor.
AutoCADLT2013isnowavailablethroughtheMacAppStorefor$899.99.Thefullfeaturedversionof
AutoCAD2013forMac,however,isnotavailablethroughtheMacAppStoreduetothepricelimitof$999set
byApple.AutoCAD2014forMacisavailableforpurchasefromAutodesk'sWebsitefor$4,195andAutoCAD
LT2014forMacfor$1,200,orfromanAutodeskAuthorizedReseller.[30]ThelatestversionavailableforMac
isAutoCAD2016asofOctober2016.