AutoCAD 2011

Design and shape the world around you with AutoCAD® design and documentation software, one of the world’s leading CAD programs. Explore ideas more intuitively in 3D, speed documentation, share ideas seamlessly, and customize AutoCAD for your specific needs.

AutoCAD gives you the power to draft and document your designs quickly and easily.
- Keep everything connected with the new parametric drawing capabilities, now with automatically inferred constraints
- Save time with new hatch enhancements, object transparency, and a variety of new timesaving tools
Use AutoCAD to explore design ideas more powerfully and efficiently in 3D.
- Discover what happens when you have the power to create designs in any shape imaginable.
- Surface, solid, and mesh modeling tools provide the power and flexibility you need for creating innovative conceptual designs.
- Explore design alternatives with rendering and lighting tools as well as intuitive walk-through capabilities.
Designs don’t live in a vacuum. Communicate quickly and easily, with robust presentation and collaboration tools.
- Now you can more easily work with PDF and DWF files in AutoCAD and share your designs seamlessly with customers, vendors, and partners like never before.
- With 3D printing capabilities, you can display the power of your idea right in the palm of your hand.
- Create compelling, presentation-ready graphics with a hand-drawn look with Autodesk® Impression software, the fast and easy way to present designs with an impact. (subscription customers only)
Customize and configure AutoCAD to meet your needs.
- Take advantage of the flexible AutoCAD development platform to boost your productivity. With direct access to database structures, the graphics system, and native command definitions, you can develop specialized design and drafting applications to perfectly fit your needs.
- Save time and increase productivity by automating repetitive tasks without requiring the assistance of a CAD manager. Record tasks, add text messages, and request input, then quickly select and play back recorded macros.

System requirements
For 32-bit AutoCAD 2011
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP1 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
- For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
- 2 GB RAM
- 1.8 GB free disk space for installation
- 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later 
- Install from download or DVD

For 64-bit AutoCAD 2011
- Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate (SP1 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
- AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 GB free space for installation
- 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or later 
- Install from download or DVD