Drawing History only works if the DWG is saved to a supported cloud provider (OneDrive, Dropbox, Autodesk Docs). It does NOT work on local network drives or USB drives.
command now includes a "Quick" option that displays dimensions, distances, and angles in real-time as you move your mouse over the drawing. Trim and Extend
Origins and Character
: The Blocks palette now allows you to sync recent blocks to cloud storage, making them accessible from any device (desktop or web app). A new Libraries tab
Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 arrives like a seasoned drafter stepping into a new studio: familiar tools at hand, a few refined instruments, and a workspace subtly reconfigured to let ideas breathe. Beneath the ribbon and command line lies a long cultural history of precision—an apparatus engineered to translate thought into measured linework—and the 2021 release is both continuation and quiet correction of that lineage. Autodesk Autocad 2021
: Uses standard colors (typically red for old, green for new) to distinguish differences. ⚡ Performance & Workflow Improvements
: These are now treated as a specific object type rather than a series of polylines, making them much easier to resize and edit. Performance and Compatibility Design Better – the New Features in Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 Drawing History only works if the DWG is
: The Blocks palette was updated with a "Libraries" tab, making it much easier to access and insert recently used blocks or custom block libraries across different drawings. Performance and Technical Specifications