Pressing the F2 key or clicking a special flyout expands the command line to display additional lines of command history. And when a command offers several options, in addition to typing, right-clicking or using dynamic input, you can now click on the desired option right in the command line. You can also click on this icon to quickly view and launch recently used commands. When a command is active, an icon helps identify the command and indicates that the program is awaiting input. When you end a command, these slowly fade away, and instead of just a blank space after the command cursor, the command line says “Type a command.”

But because users still need to be able to see multiple lines of prompts, as you work, the previous three lines scroll up into a semi-transparent history area. By default, it now appears as a single-line panel at the bottom of the screen, rather than as a four-line docked palette. In a move to reduce clutter, AutoCAD’s command line has been dramatically modernized. With all of its online links, the Welcome Screen can take a while to load, but you can easily disable the automatic display and access it only when needed. A panel containing tools for accessing a redesigned Autodesk Exchange app store, a new cloud service called Autodesk 360 where you can store and share data, and links to social media sites including Facebook and Twitter are also included. There’s also a list of recently accessed drawings, and links to videos explaining many of the new features. Upon launching AutoCAD 2013, users are greeted by a new Welcome Screen that includes tools for creating new drawings, as well as opening existing drawings and sample files. Users are greeted by a new Welcome Screen that lets them easily open files, learn about new features, access the Autodesk Exchange Apps store, and use cloud-based services via Autodesk 360. And as expected, based on Autodesk’s three-year development cycle, the new version brings with it a new DWG file format-plus a host of new and enhanced features and functions. On March 27, Autodesk unveiled AutoCAD 2013, the 27th major release of the world’s most popular CAD program. As surely as spring heralds the arrival of warmer weather, it also marks the release of a new version of AutoCAD.

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