AutoCAD Release History

AutoCAD Release History

This unofficial AutoCAD history site is a service to fellow users and trivia aficionados.

This site includes detailed command and system variables that have changed with each release and even some screen shots of old release material.

 

 
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• AutoCAD 2010 (Release 24)
• AutoCAD 2009 (Release 23)
• AutoCAD 2008 (Release 22)
• AutoCAD 2007 (Release 21)
• AutoCAD 2006 (Release 20)
• AutoCAD 2005 (Release 19)
• AutoCAD 2004 (Release 18)
• AutoCAD 2002 (Release 17)
• AutoCAD 2000i (Release 16)
• AutoCAD 2000 (Release 15)
• AutoCAD Release 14
• AutoCAD Release 13
• AutoCAD Release 12
• AutoCAD Release 11
• AutoCAD Release 10
• AutoCAD Release 9
• AutoCAD Version 2.6 (Release 8)
• AutoCAD Version 2.5 (Release 7)
• AutoCAD Version 2.1 (Release 6)
• AutoCAD Version 2.0 (Release 5)
• AutoCAD Version 1.4 (Release 4)
• AutoCAD Version 1.3 (Release 3)
• AutoCAD Version 1.2 (Release 2)
• AutoCAD Version 1.0 (Release 1)

AutoCAD 1.0 December 1982

AutoCAD 1.2 (2) April 1983

AutoCAD 1.3 (3) August 1983

AutoCAD 1.4 (4) October 1983

AutoCAD 2.0 (5) October 1984

AutoCAD 2.1 (6) May 1985

AutoCAD 2.5 (7) June 1986

AutoCAD 2.6 (8) April 1987

AutoCAD R9 September 1987

AutoCAD R10 October 1988

AutoCAD R11 October 1990

AutoCAD R12 June 1992

AutoCAD R13 November 1994

AutoCAD R14 February 1997

AutoCAD 2000 (15) March 1999

AutoCAD 2000i (16) July 2000

AutoCAD 2002 (17) June 2001

AutoCAD 2004 (18) March 2003

AutoCAD 2005 (19) March 2004

AutoCAD 2006 (20) March 2005

AutoCAD 2007 (21) March 2006

AutoCAD 2008 (22) March 2007

AutoCAD 2009 (23) March 2008
AutoCAD 2010 (24) March 2009

AutoCAD DWG Version History by Release for the past 25+ years
The first six bytes of a DWG file identify its version. In a DXF file, the AutoCAD version number is specified in the header section. The DXF system variable is $ACADVER.

AC1024 AutoCAD 2010
AC1021 AutoCAD 2007/2008/2009
AC1018 AutoCAD 2004/2005/2006
AC1015 AutoCAD 2000/2000i/2002
AC1014 Release 14
AC1012 Release 13
AC1009 Release 11/12
AC1006 Release 10
AC1004 Release 9
AC1003 Version 2.60
AC1002 Version 2.50
AC1001 Version 2.22
AC2.22 Version 2.22
AC2.21 Version 2.21
AC2.10 Version 2.10
AC1.50 Version 2.05
AC1.40 Version 1.40
AC1.2 Version 1.2
MC0.0 Version 1.0

AutoCAD 2009 can read DWG files back from AutoCAD version 2.0 released in 1984.