AutoCAD Mechanical

AutoCAD® Mechanical is AutoCAD® software for manufacturing, purpose-built to accelerate the mechanical design process. Including all the functionality of AutoCAD, the world’s leading CAD software, plus comprehensive libraries of standards-based parts and tools for automating common design tasks, AutoCAD Mechanical offers significant productivity gains and helps save hours of design time.

Core Mechanical Engineering Features

• Design & Drafting Productivity Tools

  Contains a specific tool for almost every aspect of the mechanical engineering and design process.

• Standards-Based Drafting & Part Libraries

  Supports international drafting standards and includes libraries of over 700,000 standard parts.

• Machinery Generators & Calculators

  Enables you to instantly create and analyze a wide variety of common components.

• Documentation & Reporting Tools

  Helps you to easily document, annotate, and report, mechanical engineering and design data.

• Collaboration and Data Management

  Enables workgroups to share accurate design information reliably and securely.

Video: Boost Your Productivity

Watch this demo and discover why so many designers and drafters are switching to AutoCAD Mechanical.

 AutoCAD Mechanical Brochure (pdf - 1917Kb)

AutoCAD Mechanical Product Center

System Requirements

System Requirements for 32-bit AutoCAD Mechanical

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home and Professional (SP2 or later), or Microsoft® Windows Vista® SP1 or later, including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, and Home Premium editions (compare Windows Vista versions)
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology for Windows XP; Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology for Windows Vista
• 2 GB RAM
• 2.8 GB free disk space for installation (3.4 GB for a clean machine with no .NET installed)
• 1,280 x 1,024 with display with true color
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• Download and installation from DVD

System Requirements for 64-bit AutoCAD Mechanical

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 and later, or Microsoft Windows Vista (SP1 or later), including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, and Home Premium editions (compare Windows Vista versions)
• AMD Athlon with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 3.0 GB free disk space for installation (3.6 GB for a clean system with no .NET installed)
• 1,280 x 1,024 display with true color
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant point device
• Download and Installation from DVD

Additional System Requirements for 3D Modeling

• Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2 GHz or greater
• 2 GB RAM or greater
• 2 GB free hard disk available, not including installation

1,280 x 1,024 32-bit color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card