About Managed .NET Compatibility

Managed .NET applications are often associated with corporate and third-party applications that extend the behavior and capabilities of the AutoCAD-based product.

When migrating to the latest release, not all .NET applications might work. Compatibility for .NET applications is subject to change between releases to take advantage of the latest .NET Framework and additions to the AutoCAD Managed .NET API.

The following table lists the Managed .NET SDK versions that are supported by AutoCAD-based product release and the .NET Framework that is supported.

Release Release Number Supported .NET SDK .NET Framework
AutoCAD 2015 20.0 AutoCAD 2015 4.5
AutoCAD 2014 19.1 AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2014 4.0
AutoCAD 2013 19.0 AutoCAD 2013 4.0
AutoCAD 2012 18.2 AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2011, AutoCAD 2012 3.51 SP1
AutoCAD 2011 18.1 AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2011 3.51 SP1
AutoCAD 2010 18.0 AutoCAD 2010 3.51 SP1
AutoCAD 2009 17.2 AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2009 3.0
AutoCAD 2008 17.1 AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2008 2.0
AutoCAD 2007 17.0 AutoCAD 2007 2.0
AutoCAD 2006 16.2 AutoCAD 2005, AutoCAD 2006 1.1 SP1
AutoCAD 2005 16.1 AutoCAD 2005 1.1

Changes to the Managed .NET SDK can be found in the What’s New and Migration Guide section of the Managed .NET Reference Guide (<drive>:\<objectarx install folder>\docs\arxmgd.chm).

Note: Starting with AutoCAD 2014-based products, custom applications must work under secure mode; when the SECURELOAD system variable is set to 1 or 2. When operating under secure mode, the AutoCAD-based product is restricted to loading and executing files that contain code from trusted locations; trusted locations are specified by the TRUSTEDPATHS system variable. For more information, see About Protecting Against Malicious Code.