Communicate Designs Quickly and Easily with AutoCAD LT

AutoCAD LT® 2D CAD software gives you the tools for fast and secure collaboration with colleagues and clients in all phases of the design process. Review, edit, and share information easily and accurately with AutoCAD LT.

The Power of DWG

Save and share files with DWG™ technology from Autodesk. With billions of DWG files circulating throughout every design industry, it’s one of the most commonly used design data formats. With the AutoCAD LT native DWG file format, you can have complete confidence in the integrity and reliability of your data.

Seamless Data Sharing Across AutoCAD Products

Because AutoCAD LT 2D CAD software is built with the same technology as AutoCAD® software, sharing data between products is seamless. AutoCAD LT is interoperable with AutoCAD, Autodesk® Design Review, and DWG TrueView™ software. AutoCAD LT is also compatible with industry-specific AutoCAD-based products, including the AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, AutoCAD® Electrical, and AutoCAD® Mechanical applications.

Reference Information in Other Files and File Formats

AutoCAD LT enables you to reference data in other files and a variety of formats into your CAD drawings, including:

• DWG
• Images 
• DWF™ 
• PDF
• Excel - Create AutoCAD LT tables directly from Microsoft® Excel spreadsheets, and use Data Links to update information without retyping

Output Your CAD Drawings to Noneditable Formats

• Publish and plot - Save page setups to easily reuse settings from previous plots. Use the Publish command to quickly plot multiple drawings or layouts to a plotter or to a DWF file. With background plotting, you can continue working in the drawing editor while AutoCAD LT software plots behind the scenes.
• DWF - With DWF technology you can publish intelligent design data and save time by simplifying collaboration with your design team. With files as small as one-tenth the size of other file formats, DWF is a fast and easy way to communicate design information and provide secure and efficient sharing at every stage of the project lifecycle.
• Read and write to older versions of AutoCAD LT - Increase collaboration and the exchange of data with users of older versions of AutoCAD LT software.
• Design review - Easily coordinate projects during the design review stage by replacing the paper process with a digital one. Review and round-tripping functionality are free* with Autodesk Design Review software. Mark up drawings with comments, sketches, dimensions, text, and stamps before sending them. Workflows are streamlined, fidelity is increased, and jobs are finished faster.
• PDF output - Publish high-quality PDFs directly from AutoCAD LT drawings. Text in a drawing is exported as TrueType font, enabling you to highlight, search, and copy text in the PDF viewer. Select the appropriate font files to embed when you specify the PDF plotter properties. Once plotting is complete, the PDF automatically appears.

Share Drawing Files with Consultants and Clients

Protect the authenticity of your DWG files with digital signatures. Package all files related to a drawing into one zip file with eTransmit. Save drawings in earlier file formats to exchange data with users of older versions of AutoCAD LT software. Save DWG files in the DXF™ file format to exchange data with users of other design or CAD software.

*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user licence agreement that accompanies download of the software.