User interface and basic technologies

User interface

classic

classic

ribbon+classic

ribbon+classic

Multiple document mode

yes

yes

yes

yes

File tabs

yes

yes

yes

yes

Layer, block and linetype managers

yes

yes

yes

yes

Object snap, object tracking and polar snap

yes

yes

yes

yes

AutoCAD command syntax

yes

yes

yes

yes

Command line: autohide mode, changing parameters
(font, color and height)

yes

yes

yes

yes

Clickable command line options

yes

yes

yes

yes

Autocomplete of entered commands

yes

yes

yes

yes

SHX and TTF fonts

yes

yes

yes

yes

Autorecover of drawings

yes

yes

yes

yes

Unlimited Undo/Redo

yes

yes

yes

yes

Aliases, menu and toolbars settings

yes

yes

yes

yes

Select similar objects

yes

yes

yes

yes

Select overlapped and superimposed objects

yes

yes

yes

yes

User coordinate systems

yes

yes

yes

yes

External references

yes

yes

yes

yes

Linetype editor

yes

yes

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–

Creation of viewport from model space

yes

yes

–

–

Dynamic blocks

–

–

yes

yes

Dynamic input

–

yes

yes

yes

2D-drawing

Display properties of object under cursor

yes

yes

yes

yes

Notepad for text data exchange

yes

yes

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–

Calculator

yes

yes

yes

yes

Multifunctional grips

yes

yes

yes

yes

Associative dimensions

yes

yes

yes

yes

Associative hatches

–

–

yes

yes

Additional commands for layers

–

yes

yes

–

AutoCAD-style tables

yes

yes

yes

yes

Excel-style table editor

yes

yes

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–

Data extraction to tables

yes

yes

yes

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Table data sources

MS-SQL, MS-Access,
Excel, txt, xml

MS-SQL, MS-Access,
Excel, txt, xml

Excel

Excel

Additional tools

Parametric 2D-design

–

Pro version

yes

–

Library objects with behavioral properties

–

–

Dynamic blocks

–

Adding dialogs to control object behavior

–

Using external
programming

Using external
programming

–

Editing of external references

partial

yes

yes

yes

Display of 3D-drawings

yes

yes

yes

yes

Creation of mesh objects

yes

yes

yes

–

Switching of visual styles

yes

yes

yes

–

3D-views

yes

yes

yes

–

Orbit command

yes

yes

yes

–

Operations with solid 3D-objects

–

Pro version

yes

–

Model space and paper space

yes

yes

yes

yes

Viewports

yes

yes

yes

yes

Tool palettes

-

yes

yes

yes

Object transparency

yes

yes

yes

yes

Color dependent printing (CTB)

yes

yes

yes

yes

Batch plot

–

yes

yes

–

Print to PDF

using external
PDF-printers

yes

yes

yes

Print to PLT

yes

yes

yes

yes

Sheet sets

–

yes

yes

yes

IFC import

–

yes

–

–

PDF underlay

–

yes

yes

yes

Operations with raster images

yes

yes

yes

yes

Raster mirror/rotate/deskew/crop

–

yes

–

–

Raster four-point calibration

–

yes

–

–

Raster clean-up (draw/erase)

–

yes

–

–

Raster object snap

–

yes

–

–

Customization

OLE Automation (Visual Basic Script/Javascript)

yes

yes

yes

–

Visual Basic for Applications

–

–

yes

–

LISP (with DCL)

yes

yes

yes

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C++

NRX

NRX

ARX

–

.NET

yes

yes

yes

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Support for multiple profiles

yes

yes

yes

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Network Licensing

–

yes

yes

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