What's New in AutoCAD for Mac 2027

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD for Mac 2027 release. For technical details, see the release notes.

2027.1 Highlights

General Enhancements

Installer Improvement: Starting with the 2027.1 Update, you can install product updates within the same release without first uninstalling the existing version. The installer detects your existing installation, updates it in place, and preserves your settings.

This streamlined upgrade process applies only to updates within the same release (for example, 2027 to 2027.1). Upgrading between major releases (for example, 2026 to 2027) still requires a separate installation.

Customer Delighters

Polyline Grip Editing: Items on the dynamic menu displayed when you hover over a grip have been revised to make their functions easier to understand. Additionally, a new Lengthen option has been added to the dynamic menu for start and endpoint grips.

In-Place Array Editing Performance: The visual style no longer switches from 2D Wireframe to Wireframe (Fast) when you edit an associative array in place.

SAVEAS Command: Now performs a full save instead of an incremental save.

2027 Highlights

Geometry Cleanup

Geometry Cleanup scans drawings to fix common geometry errors.

Smart Blocks: Detect and Convert

AutoCAD for Mac 2027 includes a technology that uses Autodesk AI to scan a drawing for objects that can be converted into blocks.

Autodesk Assistant

The AI-guided assistant is now available in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac.

Shortcut Menu Customization

Ability to customize several shortcut menus has been added to this release.

Improved Palette Migration

Palettes now migrate by default for a smoother workspace transition.

Shortcut Key Support for Dynamic Grips Menus

Dynamic grip menus now support shortcut keys in all localized versions, enabling faster access to common grip actions.

Additional enhancements and changes

Layout Tab Switching Performance: Improvements were made to reduce the amount of time it takes to switch layout tabs.

Crosshair Color Options for Layouts: You can now customize the crosshair color in paper space. In the Application Preferences dialog box, Cursor and Selection panel, you can assign a specific crosshair color for layouts. Switch the space type from Model to Layout to choose a color. A preview of the selected color displays in the dialog box.

Enhanced Graphics Performance: AutoCAD for Mac 2027 delivers smoother and faster 3D navigation through the cross-platform 3D graphics system (FASTSHADEDMODE), which improves the handling of occluded edges across key visual styles. It also integrates large coordinate scene optimization, which enhances visual precision while reducing processor (CPU) or graphics (GPU) load for complex, large-scale drawings. Together, these enhancements support a more responsive and efficient 3D viewing and editing experience.

Removal of OpenGL: Beginning with AutoCAD for Mac 2027, OpenGL is no longer supported. Metal is now the sole graphics engine.