AutoCAD LT Functionality

AutoCAD LT has experienced many improvements over the years and if you’re using an older release of AutoCAD LT, you might want to consider upgrading. For example, the following functionality was added in AutoCAD LT 2006, 2007, and 2008:

AutoCAD LT 2006:

Dynamic Input

Dynamic Dimensioning

Quick Calculator

AutoCAD LT 2007:

Layer Express Tools

Create, edit and view dynamic block definitions

Save as AutoCAD Release 14 format DWG files

Attach DWF files as underlays

Publish to PDF

AutoCAD LT 2008:

Annotation Scaling

Layer properties per viewport

Multiline leaders

Multiline block attributes

Table breaking

Table linking with Excel

Mtext columns and paragraph spacing

2D customizable dashboard

Windows Vista support

In addition to the new functionality in each release, many enhancements have been made to existing functionality. For a list of changes from AutoCAD LT 2005 thru AutoCAD LT 2008, download the Release Comparison Matrix. You might also want to take a look at the AutoCAD LT Screencast!