Autodesk’s fiscal year runs from February 1 through January 31. So right now, we’re working in FY18 since it ends on January 31, 2018. As a result, the AutoCAD team has been working on AutoCAD 2018 even though today is March 21, 2017. The team is ready to share what’s new. You should see lots of blog posts on this topic.
Here’s a concise (perhaps oversimplified?) list of what’s new that’s shipping in AutoCAD 2018 as compared to what shipped with AutoCAD 2017:
- The File navigation dialog box remembers the sort order (e.g., alphabetical, file size, date modified) and displays in that order.
- The Draft Settings dialog box can be resized.
- The Select Color dialog supports direct entry of RGB values.
- The Layer Control option is part of the Quick Access Toolbar menu.
- The Status bar displays when system variables deviate from their preferred values.
- A rubber-band line temporarily stretches dynamically as the cursor moves between two points in the drawing area.
- Selection…