What's New in AutoCAD LT 2025

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD LT 2025. For technical details, see the release notes.

Updates

2025.1.4 Highlights

Important: Due to potential compatibility issues introduced by .NET 10.0 in AutoCAD LT 2025.1.4, you might need to update object enablers installed for AutoCAD LT 2025 when working with drawings created in Autodesk Civil 3D.

Download the updated object enabler from the Autodesk Account portal under Products and services > Available downloads > Plug-ins. If you use third-party object enablers, contact the application vendor for updated versions.

Change from .NET 8.0 and 10.0: Microsoft will stop providing updates for .NET 8.0 after November 10, 2026. For this reason, Autodesk and other software developers are encouraged to transition to .NET 10.0.

2025.1 Highlights

Share a link to an Autodesk Docs drawing: For drawing files saved in Autodesk Docs, Share URL (SHARE command) now creates a link that allows recipients to make changes to the actual drawing file, instead of creating a new copy of the drawing. Anyone with access to the Autodesk Docs project can open the link using AutoCAD on the web (web.autocad.com) or AutoCAD on mobile. For more information, see the Share a link (URL) to an Autodesk Docs drawing topic in Cross Platform.

Activity Insights: The palette has a new refresh button, as well as improved search capability. Xrefs are now linked in the palette, and Shared activities also appear in the palette.

Multileaders: The new MLEADERLAYER system variable assigns new multileaders to the specified layer, overriding the current layer.

Block convert: BCONVERT command now zooms to selected objects. The Convert dialog box also includes the option to assign blocks to layers. Additionally, the new BCONVERTINCLUDEEXISTINGBLOCKS system variable determines whether existing block instances are selected by the BCONVERT command by default.

Sheet Set Manager for Web: The following are recent enhancements to the Sheet Set Manager for Web.

• Configuration of the page setup overrides file and publishing with these overrides.
• Supports publishing using custom linetypes that reference SHP and SHX files.
• Displays detailed publish information including job errors and warnings.
• Allows multi-selection for moving and removing sheets.
• Prevents importing of sheets from locked drawing files.
• Removal of sheets does not unlock initially locked drawing files to avoid conflict.

Accelerated font display: A new option in the Graphics Performance dialog box now provides improved control over the display of TrueType fonts in drawings while leveraging GPU acceleration.

2025 Highlights

New Features Overview (Video)

This video shows the key enhancements in this release.

Activity Insights

Track the evolution of your drawings and compare drawing history using Activity Insights.

Smart Blocks: Search and Convert

Convert repetitive geometry into blocks for improved efficiency and organization.

Hatch Improvements

The HATCH command now makes drawing hatches easier and more convenient with new and improved options.

Esri Maps

There are five new Esri maps available to assign geographic location information to drawings.

Trace Updates

Updates to Trace include an improved toolbar and editing xrefs while in Edit Drawing mode.

Additional enhancements

2D Graphics:

• Font display improvements.
• The Graphics Performance dialog box includes a new "Diagnosis" tab specifically designed to diagnose common graphics card issues.

File Open Performance: Improvements have been made to reduce the amount of time it takes to open 2D drawing files.