Recently introduced AutoCAD 2017 for Mac, the seventh release of the native Macintosh version of its flagship CAD software. The new release includes many of the same features found in the Windows version of, which began shipping in the spring of 2016. For example, AutoCAD 2017 for Mac includes the same new tools for creating and editing centerlines and center marks and the ability to import and convert geometry and TrueType text from vector PDF files. But the biggest changes in this new Mac release are updates to the program’s user interface. AutoCAD 2017 for the Mac features a more organized interface, with a toolbar across the top of the drawing area, panels anchored on the left and right, and the Command window and Status Bar anchored at the bottom. File tabs let you easily switch between multiple open drawings.

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Back in 1989, Autodesk released its first native Mac version of AutoCAD. Although it made good use of the Macintosh interface and proved to be a valuable precursor to future Windows versions of the software, it was deemed not Mac-like enough to satisfy Apple purists. After one more Mac release, it wasn’t until 2010 that Autodesk once again offered a native Mac version of AutoCAD. Since then, the Mac version has followed about nine months behind each Windows release.

Content Palette. Allows you to access and insert your blocks stored in libraries. CONTENT (Command) Tool Set: Drafting tab > Block panel > Content. List of Options. The following options are displayed. Libraries List. Displays the available libraries. New AutoCAD Block for Mac. 2 complete libraries contains nearly 1400 symbols which are made available through the AutoCAD® content palette within. AutoCAD for Mac is a CAD (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting) software application for 2D and 3D design and drafting on the Mac OS X platform. And because it’s AutoCAD, you’re working natively in DWG™ format, so you can easily share files with clients, suppliers, and partners around the world, regardless of platform.

That’s not to say that plenty of people weren’t running AutoCAD on their Macs. Ever since Apple switched from Motorola to Intel processors, plenty of users have been running Windows-based versions of AutoCAD using virtual machine software.

That practice still remains popular, largely because the Mac version looks so different than the Windows version and the fact that the Mac version still lacks features found in the Windows release. But with AutoCAD 2017 for Mac, more of those objections have disappeared.

Users can open multiple AutoCAD sessions and arrange windows to compare drawings side by side. Switching to the mini toolset provides more space for the drawing window.

Welcome UI Improvements Although AutoCAD 2017 for Mac still looks much different than its Windows counterpart, the new release should appear more familiar to those making the switch. Instead of the ribbon interface, AutoCAD 2017 for Mac still puts many tools where Mac users expect to find them—in the Apple menu bar. But AutoCAD 2017 for Mac now has many more similarities to AutoCAD for Windows. For example, instead of displaying each open drawing in its own floating window, everything is now contained within the program frame. More Info AutoCAD 2017 for Mac and AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac are only available by subscription. Upgrade pricing and perpetual licenses are no longer available. AutoCAD LT for Mac 2017 As it has done since the 2012 release of its native Mac version, Autodesk has released a Mac version of its lower-cost sibling.

AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac addresses the needs of those who require only 2D drafting and detailing tools. It shares the same Macintosh interface as AutoCAD 2017 for Mac, while providing a feature set almost identical to that found in the Windows version of AutoCAD LT 2017. For example, AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac has a single drawing panel with file tabs across the top and model and layout tabs at the bottom. It also has the same Status Bar, Command window and toolsets, all anchored in place within a single program frame. Because AutoCAD LT is strictly 2D, the area on the left has just a Drafting tab, but it offers the same capabilities to customize that tab as found in AutoCAD 2017 for Mac.

AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac also includes the same new centerline and center mark commands and PDF import and export capabilities found in AutoCAD 2017. Users can also have more than one AutoCAD LT session open at a time and toggle between full screen and normal display modes. Again, because AutoCAD LT is strictly a 2D program, it lacks the 3D modeling tools found in AutoCAD as well as support for AutoLISP and other customization capabilities.

But it does include the same Express Tools found in AutoCAD 2017 for Mac. Because AutoCAD LT is also now sold only on a subscription basis, AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac is also only available by subscription.

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You can download a free 30-day trial and license it on a monthly, annual or multi-year basis, with pricing identical to that of the Windows version. If your drawing needs are limited to 2D, AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac is now an even better solution.

Hi Maxim, ` Thank you for your quick reply. About layouts, I not only mean page setup.

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I'd like to copy the whole thing. For example, for an architecture plan, it would be the page setup with the viewport in it and anything that is in the layout (blocks for example). About page setupds, I see the way you can import them, but when I try I have an error: '/Users/clement/Desktop/file.dwg' is not a valid AutoCAD drawing file. Import operation canceled. About blocks: I see I can redefine blocks using the insert block dialog, but this means everytime I create a block, I'll have to export it as a dwg, but I have thousands of them and autocad for windows (through the design center) enables you to see all the blocks that are used in each of your opened drawings and insert or redefine the one you want. That is much easier than importing dwg as blocks or copying-pasting the content of a block fron a drawing to another.