What is AutoCAD
AutoCAD® is computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.
- Draft, annotate, and design 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects
- Automate tasks such as comparing drawings, counting, adding blocks, creating schedules, and more
- Customize with add-on apps and APIs
AutoCAD 2022 – New Features
Specialized Toolsets

How the Architecture toolset saves time through features including:
- Huge library of thousands of predefined building objects such as wall styles, windows, doors, etc.
- Generate elevations and building sections without the need to project lines from the floor plan, saving tedious 2D editing time.
- Automatically creating outlines for rooms that also allow for the automatic creation of ceiling grids.
- Additional sheet set tools that improve productivity and save time on sheet set creation.

How the Mechanical toolset saves time through features including:
- Intelligent layer management system places items on the correct layer and linetype as the drawing is created.
- More than 30 options for rectangle, arc, and circle creation.
- Recognizing identical parts in 2D, even when they’re hidden.
- More calculation functions for analyzing 2D geometries subject to static loads.

How the Electrical toolset saves time through features including:
- A simple icon-menu-driven system which includes over 2,000 standards-based schematic symbols.
- Placing sequential or reference-based numbers on wires and components based on the chosen configuration with automatic ID tag generation.
- Setting up parent/child relations between electrical component symbols.
- Commands specifically designed for electrical schematic drawings.

How the MEP toolset saves time through features including:
- Providing a huge library of MEP components, which allow for more productivity
- Electrical workspace and Electrical design configurations allowing for the full wiring circuit to be created for scheduling.
- Extensive content library of HVAC MvParts
- Piping plans which can easily be set up using the MEP templates and the MEP Display Manager.
- MvParts providing an extensive library of plumbing fixtures and drainage items, allowing for quick routing of plumbing lines.

How the Map 3D toolset saves time through:
- Offering three mapping/GIS workspaces: Planning and Analysis Workspace, Maintenance Workspace, or 2D Drafting Workspace.
- Providing coordinate geometry commands that can use bearings, azimuth, and deflection, combined with distances, to create geometry and parcels
- Linking database data to block attributes to display correct, up-to-date information.
- The Map Explorer tab providing a full visual breakdown of the database and the tables linked to the drawing.
- Using the MAPIMPORT command to be able to use the ESRI® ArcView™ ShapeFile in its native format.
- Any mapping/GIS drawings including objects created with the FDO features stylization engine.

How the Plant 3D toolset saves time through:
- Creation and modification of a P&ID (including reporting)
- Creation and modification of spec-driven 3D piping, equipment, and structures
- Engineering data management, including querying, modifying, and adding of engineering data. Creation of bill of materials (BOM), including calculations
- Creation of piping isometric drawings
- Creation of 2D piping orthographic drawings
- Piping specifications and catalog management

How the Raster Design toolset saves time through features including:
- Tools to execute the correlation/scaling and coordinate values of a raster image in one workflow.
- The Raster Design palette provides comprehensive image data including image properties, image colors, and image file location.
- Specialized tools that give the same results as basic AutoCAD with quicker, more efficient workflows.
- Define regions of varying shapes in the raster image and manipulate them individually.
- The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools which convert raster text entities to Multiline Text (MText)
AutoCAD 2022 Web App & Mobile App
AutoCAD 2022 Web App
Edit, create, share, and view CAD drawings in a web browser on any computer. Just sign in and get to work—no software installation needed.
- Use familiar AutoCAD® drafting tools online in a simplified interface.
- Access and update DWG™ files from anywhere.
- Get the app included with an AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT subscription.




AutoCAD 2022 Mobile App
The AutoCAD® mobile app has core design and drafting tools. Work on your CAD drawings anytime, anywhere—even offline.
- Modify DWG™ files in real time and collaborate
- Access CAD drawings with your smartphone or tablet
- Get the app included with an AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT subscription or purchase separately