Editing AutoCAD (section)

==Features==
=== Compatibility with other software ===
Many software applications such as Autodesk Civil 3D and [[ArcMap|ESRI ArcMap 10]] permits export as AutoCAD drawing files. Third-party [[file converter]]s exist for specific formats such as Bentley MX GENIO Extension, PISTE Extension (France), ISYBAU (Germany), OKSTRA and [[Microdrainage]] (UK);<ref name="autodesk civil3d ug 2011">{{cite web | url=http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/civil_users_guide0.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/civil_users_guide0.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live | title=AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Drawing Compatibility | publisher=[[Autodesk]] | work=AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 User's Guide | date=April 2010 | access-date=January 29, 2013 | pages=141{{ndash}}142}}</ref> also, conversion of [[.pdf]] files is feasible, however, the accuracy of the results may be unpredictable or distorted. For example, jagged edges may appear. Several vendors provide online conversions for free such as Cometdocs.

===Language===
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are available for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Chinese Simplified]], [[Chinese Traditional]], [[Brazilian Portuguese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Czech language|Czech]], [[Polish language|Polish]] and [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] (also through additional language packs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autocad-2020-language-packs.html|title=AutoCAD 2020 Language Packs {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> The extent of localization varies from full translation of the product to documentation only. The AutoCAD command set is localized as a part of the software localization.

===Extensions===
AutoCAD supports a number of [[API]]s for customization and automation. These include [[AutoLISP]], [[Visual LISP]], [[Visual Basic for Applications|VBA]], [[Microsoft .NET|.NET]], [[JavaScript]], and [[ObjectARX]]. ObjectARX is a [[C++]] class library, which was also the base for:
* products extending AutoCAD functionality to specific fields
* creating products such as [[AutoCAD Architecture]], AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D
* third-party AutoCAD-based application
There are a large number of AutoCAD plugins (add-on applications) available on the application store Autodesk Exchange Apps.<ref>{{cite web|title=AutoCAD Exchange Apps|url=http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/|publisher=Autodesk|access-date=11 August 2013}}</ref>
AutoCAD's [[DXF]], drawing exchange format, allows importing and exporting drawing information.

===Vertical integration===
Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs for discipline-specific enhancements such as:

* Advance Steel
* [[AutoCAD Architecture]]
* AutoCAD Electrical
* AutoCAD Map 3D
* AutoCAD Mechanical
* AutoCAD MEP
* AutoCAD Plant 3D
* Autodesk Civil 3D

Since AutoCAD 2019 several verticals are included with AutoCAD subscription as Industry-Specific Toolset.

For example, AutoCAD Architecture (formerly Architectural Desktop) permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects, such as walls, doors, and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them rather than simple objects, such as lines and circles. The data can be programmed to represent specific architectural products sold in the construction industry, or extracted into a data file for pricing, materials estimation, and other values related to the objects represented.

Additional tools generate standard 2D drawings, such as elevations and sections, from a 3D architectural model. Similarly, Civil Design, Civil Design 3D, and Civil Design Professional support data-specific objects facilitating easy standard civil engineering calculations and representations.

Softdesk Civil was developed as an AutoCAD add-on by a company in New Hampshire called Softdesk (originally DCA).  Softdesk was acquired by Autodesk, and Civil became Land Development Desktop (LDD), later renamed Land Desktop. Civil 3D was later developed and Land Desktop was retired.