| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|
Basic technologies
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native DWG format | + | + | + |
| DWG versions supported | R11 – 2018 | R14 – 2018 | R14 – 2018 |
| BAK drawing backups, DWS drawing standards, .DWT drawing templates | + | + | + |
| Commands for creating and editing DWG files | + | + | + |
| Model space, paper space | + | + | + |
| Layer, block, linetype, etc managers | + | + | + |
| Create and edit styles for text, tables, leaders, etc | + | + | + |
| SHX, TTF fonts | + | + | + |
| Create and edit tables, extract data to tables and to files | + | + | + |
| Dynamic blocks | + (view, edit only) | + | + |
| User-defined coordinate systems | + | + | + |
| Object snaps, object tracking, polar snap angles | + | + | + |
| Coordinate filters | + | + | + |
| External references | + | + | + |
| Place OLE objects in drawings | + | + | + |
| Import PDF and raster images | + | + | + |
| Explode and remove proxy objects | + | o | o |
User Interface
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribbon and classic interfaces | + | + | + |
| Customize сommands, аliases, menus, toolbars, double-clicks, etc | + | + | + |
| Command autocompletion | + | + | + |
| Dynamic input | + | + | + |
| Custom command creation | + | + | + |
| System variable monitor | + | + | + |
| Undo, redo previews | + | o | o |
DWG Utilites
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purging of unused items, such as block definitions, layers, etc | + | + | + |
| Auditing of drawing file integrity and error correction | + | + | + |
| Recovery of damaged drawing files | + | + | + |
| Flattening 3D geometry to projected 2D representations | + | + | o |
| Transmittal packages (eTransmit) | + | + | + |
| Comparison of similarities and differences of two drawings | + | + | + |
| Display drawing structure | + | + | + |
Printing
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing, publishing of drawing sets, batch plotting | + | + | + |
| Color dependent and named plot style table (CTB and STB) | + | + | + |
| Integrated PDF printer driver | + | + | + |
| Comments on SHX text in PDF files | + | + | + |
| Maintain DWG layering in PDF files | + | + | + |
3D Modeling
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw and edit 3D mesh objects | + | + | o |
| Draw and edit 2D and 3D solid objects | +(1) | + | o |
| Conversion of 2D objects to 3D objects | +(1) | + | o |
| Dynamic UCS | + | + | o |
| Importing and exporting 3D model in STL, SAT, STP, IGES, JT, X_T, X_B, VRML, and other formats | +(1) | + | o |
| 3D constraints for mates, angles, tangents, symmetry | +(1) | o | o |
| Work planes, construction planes, axes | + | o | o |
| Parametric 2D design | +(1) | + | o |
| Parametric 3D design | +(1) | o | o |
| 3D history | + | o | o |
| Import IFC | + | o | o |
| (1) – Function available in 3D Solid Modeling add-on |
Point Clouds
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point cloud imports of LAS, BIN, PTX, PTS, PCD, XYZ files | + | + | o |
| Point cloud exports in LAS 1.2, LAS 1.4, BIN, XYZ formats | + | + | o |
| Point cloud display styles, point sizing | + | + | o |
| Point cloud cropping | + | + | o |
| Point clouds sectioning | + | + | o |
Topoplan
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insert mapping from online services, such as OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, etc | + | + | o |
Raster Image Processing
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations with raster images (JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, etc) | + | + | + |
| Convert drawing objets into raster images | + | + | + |
| Raster clean-up with draw, erase | + | o | o |
| Raster four-point calibration | + | o | o |
| Save a raster image in drawing to file | + | o | o |
Mechanical Design
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing tools specific to mechanica design, such as weld seams, threads, etc | +(2) | o | o |
| Calculators for static beams, fasteners, section properties, etc | +(2) | + | o |
| Parts library | +(2) | o | o |
| (2) – Function available in Mechanica add-on |
(2) – Function available in Mechanica add-on
APIs
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLE Automation with Visual Basic Script, Javascript | + | + | o |
| C++ | + | + | o |
| .NET | + | + | o |
| LISP (with DCL) | + | + | o |
| Script editor (JS, VBS, LISP, DCL, SCR) | + | + | o |
System Requirements
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating system (Microsoft® Windows®) | 8, 10, 11 | 8, 10 | 8, 10 |
| Minimium memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Minimium display card memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Minimium disk space | 7 GB | 7 GB | 7 GB |
Licensing
| Features | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2024 | AutoCAD 2024 LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workstation licensing | + | + | + |
| Network licensing | + | o | o |
| License borrowing | + | + | + |
| Educational licensing | + | + | + |
| Perpetual licenses (nanoCAD 3-year subscription includes perpetual license registration) | + | o | o |
