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Compare AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT - what are the key differences?

Both AutoCAD and its limited version, AutoCAD LT share the same technology, the file format - DWG - and the publishing format - DWF.

The function set of AutoCAD LT is limited in these key areas:

3D functionality (editing, solids)
Sheet set management
Dynamic blocks authoring (some versions)
Data links
Customization (AutoLISP, ARX, VBA, .NET)
Presentation graphics (truecolor, rendering)
CAD standards management
Network licensing and CAD manager tools
Express Tools
Database connectivity
User profiles
Performance (some operations and not accelerated)
Advanced features (attaching images, nonrectangular viewports, xref clipping, align, sketch, extended attribute export, layer translator, DWG encryption, macro recording, autotrace, regions, gradients, undefine...)

And of course there is a price difference - LT costs about 25% of the full AutoCAD. But rather compare AutoCAD LT to the more advanced "vertical" versions of the full AutoCAD - AutoCAD Mechanical, Architecture, Electrical, MEP, Map, Civil 3D, P&ID.

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31.5.2005 48935× FAQ

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See also:
Tip 14686:	Environment variables in AutoCAD.
Tip 14630:	Extended ASCPOINT - import coordinates from CSV file, including blocks with attributes, GPS coordinates, etc.
Tip 14618:	Easy copying of DWG entities with rotation.
Tip 14361:	Extended ATTOUT/ATTIN for block attribute management in Excel (also for LT).
Tip 14359:	Automatic macro execution when opening a CAD file (AutoCAD, Inventor, Max, PowerMill)

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