
If you don’t need Internet connectivity or collaborative features, you won’t much care either.If you use AutoCAD as a standalone application on a workstation, you simply won’t see much difference. Desktop users won’t notice any big changes.One AutoCAD includes a variety of vertical extensions Civil 3D, however, will become Autodesk Civil 3D and be offered as a separate product.Īlthough it was just released, we can make several conclusions about One AutoCAD already. As you can see in the illustration below, One AutoCAD comprises almost all the AutoCAD verticals, except Civil 3D. Given the limited set of new features in AutoCAD 2019, it appears the meat of the new One AutoCAD is the inclusion of what used to be called “verticals” and are now called “toolsets.” For example, what used to be a separate product called AutoCAD Architecture is now known as One AutoCAD’s Architecture Toolset.

One AutoCAD Rolls Many Verticals into One Product If you didn’t get a chance to read that yet you may want to do so now, so the remainder of this newsletter will make more sense. In my article published on the day of One AutoCAD’s release, I provided an overview of the new features, as well as my take on their usefulness. After all, you know your boss is going to ask you about this, so the time understand it all is now.

In this edition of the CAD Manager’s Newsletter, we’ll take a deeper look at the launch of One AutoCAD, and consider how Autodesk’s approach to licensing and software delivery may affect our companies.


Dubbed “One AutoCAD,” the new release seeks to provide more functionality than a vanilla seat of AutoCAD, but at a higher cost than AutoCAD 2018. The new AutoCAD 2019 release hit the streets last week, bearing a limited list of new features but accompanied by significant licensing changes that may make you rethink how you handle your AutoCAD purchases. How Will AutoCAD 2019 and Autodesk's New Licensing Approach Affect CAD Managers? 27 Mar, 2018 By: Robert Green CAD Manager Column: Although the "One AutoCAD" release may not feature big changes to the application itself, it does include major changes to what’s included with AutoCAD, and how the software is licensed.
