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Get the best of both worlds: the 2D and 3D design tools of AutoCAD® and the Mac® environment you love. AutoCAD for Mac software offers the power, flexibility, and accuracy you need to create almost any shape imaginable—and take your design further.

Work Your Way
No more tough choices. Now you can use the design software you want on your platform of choice. The user interface of AutoCAD for Mac software has been purposefully designed with a familiar Mac look and feel, and takes full advantage of the Mac OS® X features you rely on every day. Pan and zoom intuitively with Multi-Touch operation, and find designs quickly using Cover Flow navigation to flip through graphical previews of your files.

And it's AutoCAD at its heart, the AutoCAD tools and commands you know work the same way in AutoCAD for Mac. Even if it's been a while since you used AutoCAD, the intuitive interface and context-sensitive help function in AutoCAD for Mac can help smooth out your learning curve. Regardless of your background, you can spend less time on the software and more time on design.

Explore Your Ideas
If you can imagine it, you can create it in AutoCAD for Mac. Simply push and pull faces, edges, and vertices to model complex shapes. Then refine mesh surfaces, create precise NURBS surfaces, and much more. Whether you need to produce design documentation for a regulatory review or deliver high-impact renderings to pitch a cool new concept, AutoCAD for Mac gives you the tools you need to express yourself—and get the job done right. Go ahead and unleash your imagination.

Speed Documentation
Boost efficiency using the powerful documentation tools in AutoCAD for Mac. Automation, management, and editing tools reduce repetitive tasks so you can work more quickly on projects of any size or scope.

Customize Your Software
Embrace your originality—make AutoCAD for Mac work for you. It's easy to configure settings and screen real estate, build custom workflows, develop your own applications, and use applications created by others. With AutoCAD for Mac, you get the power you need with the flexibility you want.

Communicate Seamlessly
Clearly communicate your ideas. Use the integrated rendering tools in AutoCAD for Mac to create highly accurate, photorealistic images of your designs. Choose from hundreds of materials, apply photometric lighting, and control what you display to reviewers.

When it's time to share renderings and design files, you can do so with ease. AutoCAD for Mac gives you 100 percent DWG™ compatibility—letting you work natively in DWG, one of the world's most widely used design formats. Avoid inefficient data translations or conversions that can cause you to waste hours cleaning up files from clients and suppliers. DWG technology from Autodesk is the authentic and accurate way to store and share design data when working with anyone in the industry. Nothing offers more integrity and reliability for your data. Your partners and clients will be able to accurately read the files you create in AutoCAD for Mac, so you can communicate with Macs and PCs around the world with confidence

Apple® Mac® Pro 4.1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5.1 or later (MacBook Pro 6.1 or later recommended);
iMac® 8.1 or later (iMac 11.1 or later recommended);
Mac® mini 3.1 or later (Mac mini 4.1 or later recommended);
MacBook Air® 2.1 or later;
MacBook® 5.1 or later (MacBook 7.1 or later recommended)
Mac OS® X v10.6.4 or later/Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
64-bit Intel® processor
3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
All graphics cards on supported hardware
1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended)
U.S., U.K., or France keyboard layout
Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft®-compliant mouse.
Mac OS X-compliant printer