AutoCAD LT 2025

Autodesk AutoCAD LT: Advanced design and 2D drawing tools incorporating automation.

What is Autodesk AutoCAD LT?

Discover innovative documentation features with high precision for your 2D designs. Architects, engineers, and construction professionals use AutoCAD LT® to perform various tasks, including:

• Designing, drawing, and documenting models with precise 2D geometry.
• Leveraging a comprehensive range of design, editing, and annotation tools.
• Optimizing workflows through interface customization and automating repetitive processes via AutoLISP.

Why use Autodesk AutoCAD LT?

The best in 2D design

Benefit from exceptional accuracy with 2D geometry and access a comprehensive set of documentation features to design, create, and modify your drawings efficiently.

Collaboration between teams and devices

Share and annotate your drawings securely from any device, whether it's a computer, mobile, or web browser.

Guaranteed fidelity and compatibility

Ensure the integrity and compatibility of your files with Autodesk's exclusive TrustedDWG® technology, preserving the quality of your data.

What You Can Do with Autodesk AutoCAD LT

Create High-Precision Drawings in Record Time

With the user-friendly tools in AutoCAD LT, create accurate 2D drawings faster. Optimize your productivity by automating common tasks and streamlining workflows using tools written with AutoLISP.

Work Anywhere with AutoCAD on the Web (Included)

View, edit, annotate, and share CAD drawings through a simple user interface accessible from any computer. Just log in to start working. No software installation is required.

Harness the Power of AutoCAD Anywhere, Even Without an Internet Connection

View, edit, comment on, and create CAD drawings in real-time.

Features of AutoCAD LT 2025

Essential and reliable 2D design and documentation features to save time and increase efficiency.

New Features and Improvements in AutoCAD LT 2025

NEW Smart Blocks: Search and Convert

With the help of Autodesk AI, quickly search your drawings for objects based on selected geometry to convert them into instances of a newly defined block, an existing block, or a recently used block (video: 50 s).

NEW Activity Insights

Access version history data and track it in detailed multi-user event logs with file comparison tools, supported for files stored on third-party cloud storage.

IMPROVEMENT Hatches

Bring clarity to your designs with practical updates to the familiar HATCH command. Add texture to your drawings using patterns, fills, and paths without predefined shapes or closed boundaries.

NEW ArcGIS® Basemaps

Establish your site plans with real geographic information by using Esri's ArcGIS® basemaps. Access five basemaps in the form of high-resolution satellite and aerial images, OpenStreetMaps, and Streets, as well as light gray and dark gray monochrome maps.

Enhanced Features

Count

Automate the counting of occurrences of blocks or objects in a selected area or throughout the drawing. Navigate, filter, and review based on properties, and create fields and tables to display numbers on the drawing.

Floating Windows

Detach drawing windows to display them side by side or on multiple screens, within the same instance of AutoCAD LT.

Markup

Just like the web and mobile versions of AutoCAD LT, the desktop version now allows you to add revision notes and annotations to your designs without modifying the original drawing.

Sheet Set Manager

Open your sheet sets in a flash. Autodesk's cloud platform speeds up and secures the sending of sheet sets and the opening of those sent to you by colleagues.

Extended Workflows

Web and Mobile Backup

Save drawings from your desktop to view and edit (Xrefs included) in the AutoCAD Web and mobile apps.

Shared Views

Publish design views of your drawing in a web browser for display and commenting purposes.

Xref Comparison

Observe changes made to your current drawing from modified external references.

Complete 2D Documentation

Produce documentation and 2D drawings with a complete set of drawing, editing, and annotation tools.

Intuitive User Interface

Access tools when you need them – contextual ribbon tabs, multifunction grips, customizable tool palettes, and an intelligent command line.

User Interaction

Start Tab

The new Start tab in AutoCAD LT allows you to easily access files and other helpful content directly from the home screen.

Ribbon Tabs and Function Groups

Access your favorite tools effortlessly and whenever you need them with the AutoCAD LT ribbon.

Tool Palettes

Easily access your content and frequently used tools with customizable tool palettes.

Command Line

Launch commands and respond to prompts quickly using simple keys, directly on the command line.

Multifunction Grips

Easily modify, move, or manipulate geometry through stretching with grips.

Object and Layer Transparency

Control the transparency of selected objects or all objects on a layer.

Associative Arrays

Create and modify objects in rectangular or circular patterns, or along a path.

Object Selection and Isolation

Find and select all objects that match the properties of an object. Hide or display selected objects.

2D Drafting, Drawing, and Annotation

Text Formatting

Create single or multiline text (textmult) as a single text object. Format text, columns, and outlines.

Smart Dimensioning

Automatically create the appropriate dimensions. Hover over selected objects for a preview before creating them.

Markers

Create marker lines with a wide range of content, including text or blocks. Easily format marker lines and define styles.

Intelligent Centerlines and Center Marks

Create and modify centerlines and center marks that automatically move when you move the associated objects.

Tables

Create tables with data and symbols in rows and columns, apply formulas, and link to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Revision Clouds

Draw revision clouds around new changes in a drawing and quickly identify your updates.

Presentations

Define the format of your drawing sheet, add a title block, and display multiple views of your model.

Viewport

Create viewports to display different elements of your design at different scales.

Fields

Use fields in text objects to display text that can be automatically updated when the field value changes.

Data Linking

Enable simultaneous updates by creating a direct link between a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and a table in your drawing.

Collaboration

Import/Export/Underlay to PDF and DGN Formats

Share and reuse data from PDF and DGN files by importing, exporting, or attaching them as underlay layers.

DWG and Image References

Attach drawings and images to your current drawing as external reference files.

Geographic Location and Online Maps

Insert geographic location information into a drawing and display a map in the drawing from an online mapping service.

Installation and Customization

AutoLISP

Use AutoLISP in AutoCAD LT to streamline workflows and enforce CAD standards through automation. Supports LSP, FAS, and VLX file types

TrustedDWG Technology

TrustedDWG technology alerts you to potential incompatibility when a file has been last saved in software not owned by Autodesk.

Migration Tool

Migrate your settings and custom files from previous versions.

Custom User Interface (CUI)

Customize the user interface to enhance accessibility and reduce steps for frequent tasks.

Sysvar Monitor

Control current system variables against a preferred values list. Notification bubbles alert you to deviations.

Autodesk Access

Receive alerts and install software updates without disrupting your workflow. Access tutorials on new features.

System Requirements for AutoCAD LT 2025

For Windows

Operating System:

• Microsoft® Windows® 11 64-bit or
• Windows 10 version 1809 or later.
• For more information on support, see the Autodesk product support lifecycle article.

Processor:

• Minimum: ARM base processors 2.5 to 2.9 GHz are not supported.
• Recommended: Minimum 3 GHz processor (base), minimum 4 GHz (Turbo).

Memory:

• Minimum: 8 GB.
• Recommended: 16 GB.

Display Resolution:

• Standard Screens: 1920 x 1080 with true colors.
• High-resolution and 4K Screens: Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (with compatible graphics card).

Graphics Card:

• Minimum: 1 GB graphics processor with 29 GB/s bandwidth, compatible with DirectX 11.
• Recommended: 4 GB graphics processor with 106 GB/s bandwidth, compatible with DirectX 12.
  DirectX 12 with feature level 12_0 is required for the Shaded (fast), Shaded with Edges (fast), and Wireframe (fast) visual styles. It is advisable to use the latest video card drivers available on the manufacturer's website.
• Disk Space: 10 GB (SSD recommended).
• Pointing Device: Compatible with Microsoft mice.
• .NET Framework: .NET 8.

For Mac

Operating System:

• Apple® macOS® Sonoma v14
• Apple macOS Ventura v13
• Apple macOS Monterey 12.
• Modeling: Apple Mac® computers compatible with macOS Monterey or later.
• Recommended: Apple Mac models supporting the Metal graphics engine.

CPU Type:

• Intel 64-bit processor.
• Apple M series processor.

Memory:

• Minimum: 8 GB.
• Recommended: 16 GB or more.

Display Resolution:

• Minimum: 1280 x 800 display.
• High Resolution: 2880 x 1800 with Retina display.
• Disk Space: 8 GB of available disk space for download and installation.
• Pointing Device: Compatible Apple mouse, compatible Apple trackpad, compatible Microsoft mouse.
• Graphics Card: Recommendation: Native graphics cards installed on Mac.
• Disk Format: APFS, APFS (encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted).

Frequently Asked Questions about Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2025

• What is Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2025?

  Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2025 is a 2D drafting and design software that allows users to create, edit, and share technical drawings.

• What are the system requirements for AutoCAD LT 2025?

  AutoCAD LT 2025 requires Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or macOS Ventura (v13) for optimal performance, along with a compatible graphics card.

• Can I use AutoCAD LT on a Mac?

  Yes, AutoCAD LT is compatible with macOS, specifically with versions Sonoma (v14), Ventura (v13), and Monterey (v12).

• What new features are included in AutoCAD LT 2025?

  New features include Smart Blocks for quick searching, Activity Insights for version tracking, improved HATCH tools, and access to ArcGIS basemaps.

• Is cloud storage supported in AutoCAD LT 2025?

  Yes, AutoCAD LT 2025 supports cloud storage, allowing users to save and access their drawings from Autodesk's cloud platform.

• What file formats can I import into AutoCAD LT?

  AutoCAD LT supports the import of various file formats, including PDF and DGN, as well as DWG and image references.

• How does AutoCAD LT facilitate collaboration?

  AutoCAD LT allows for collaboration through features like shared views, Xref comparison, and the ability to publish design views for comments.