| Technology | nanoCAD 4.5 www.nanocad.com | AutoCAD 2012 www.autodesk.com | AutoCAD 2012 LT www.autodesk.com |
User interface and basic technologies
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User interface
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classic
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ribbon+classic
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ribbon+classic
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Multiple document mode
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Layer, block and linetype managers
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Object snap, object tracking and polar snap
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yes
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yes
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yes
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AutoCAD commands syntax
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Command line: autohide mode, changing parameters
(font, color and height)
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Command line: hyperlinks for command options
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yes
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–
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–
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Autocomplete of entered commands
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yes
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yes
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yes
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SHX and TTF fonts
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Autorecover of drawings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Unlimited Undo/Redo commands
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Aliases, menu and toolbars settings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Selection of similar objects
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Selection of overlapped and superimposed objects
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yes
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yes
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yes
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User coordinate systems
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yes
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yes
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yes
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External references, XREF
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Operations with raster images
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yes
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yes
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yes
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| Linetype editor | yes | – | – |
| Creation of viewport from model space | yes | – | – |
Dynamic blocks
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Dynamic input
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–
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yes
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yes
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2D-drawing
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Information about object’s properties
when the cursor goes over it
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Notepad for text data exchange
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yes
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–
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–
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Calculator
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Multifunctional grips
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Associative dimensions
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Associative hatches
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–
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yes
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yes
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Additional commands for layers
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–
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yes
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–
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AutoCAD tables
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Excel-style table editor
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yes
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–
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–
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Additional tools
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Parametric 2D-design
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–
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Using dependencies
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–
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Creation of user libraries consisting of objects with
geometric, descriptive and behavioral properties
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–
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Dynamic blocks
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–
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Adding dialogs to control objects behavior
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–
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Using external
programming |
–
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Editing of external references
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partly
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yes
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yes
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Display of 3D-drawings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Creation of mesh objects
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yes
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yes
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–
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Switching of visual styles
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yes
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yes
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–
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3D-views
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yes
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yes
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–
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Orbit command
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yes
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yes
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–
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Operations with solid 3D-objects
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–
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yes
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–
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Printing
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Working with model space and paper space
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Viewports
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Objects transparency
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Color dependent printing (CTB)
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Batch plot
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yes
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yes
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–
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Printing in PDF
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using external
PDF-printers |
yes
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yes
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Printing in PLT
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yes
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yes
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yes
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PDF as a background
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–
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yes
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yes
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Programming, development
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OLE Automation (Visual Basic Script/Java Script)
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yes
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yes
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–
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Visual Basic for Applications
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–
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yes
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–
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AutoLISP (with DCL)
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yes
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yes
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–
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C++
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NRX
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ARX
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–
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.NET
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yes
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yes
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–
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