| Product Comparison | nanoCAD Plus 20/Pro 20 | AutoCAD 2020 | ||
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User interface and basic technologies |
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| User interface | ribbon+classic | ribbon+classic | ||
| Multiple document mode | yes | yes | ||
| File tabs | yes | yes | ||
| Layer, block and linetype managers | yes | yes | ||
| Object snap, object tracking and polar snap | yes | yes | ||
| AutoCAD command syntax | yes | yes | ||
| Command line: autohide mode, changing parameters (font, color and height) |
yes | yes | ||
| Clickable command line options | yes | yes | ||
| Autocomplete of entered commands | yes | yes | ||
| SHX and TTF fonts | yes | yes | ||
| Autorecover of drawings | yes | yes | ||
| Unlimited Undo/Redo | yes | yes | ||
| Aliases, menu and toolbars settings | yes | yes | ||
| Select similar objects | yes | yes | ||
| Select overlapped and superimposed objects | yes | yes | ||
| User coordinate systems | yes | yes | ||
| External references | yes | yes | ||
| Linetype editor | yes | – | ||
| Creation of viewport from model space | yes | – | ||
| Dynamic blocks | – | yes | ||
| Dynamic input | yes | yes | ||
| UNDO/REDO Preview | yes | - | ||
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2D-drawing |
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| Display properties of object under cursor | yes | yes | ||
| Notepad for text data exchange | yes | – | ||
| Calculator | yes | yes | ||
| Multifunctional grips | yes | yes | ||
| Associative dimensions | yes | yes | ||
| Associative hatches | yes | yes | ||
| Additional commands for layers | yes | yes | ||
| AutoCAD-style tables | yes | yes | ||
| Excel-style table editor | yes | – | ||
| Data extraction to tables | yes | yes | ||
| Table data sources | MS-SQL, MS-Access, Excel, txt, xml |
Excel | ||
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Additional tools |
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| Parametric 2D-design | Pro version | yes | ||
| 3D Constraints | Pro version | – | ||
| Library objects with behavioral properties | Dynamic blocks (no creation) | Dynamic blocks | ||
| Adding dialogs to control object behavior | Using external programming |
Using external programming |
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| Editing of external references | yes | yes | ||
| Display of 3D-drawings | yes | yes | ||
| Creation of mesh objects | yes | yes | ||
| Switching of visual styles | yes | yes | ||
| 3D-views | yes | yes | ||
| Orbit command | yes | yes | ||
| Operations with solid 3D-objects | Pro version | yes | ||
| Bounding Prizm MCLIP | yes | – | ||
| Drawing Explorer | yes | – | ||
| Model space and paper space | yes | yes | ||
| Viewports | yes | yes | ||
| Tool palettes | yes | yes | ||
| Object transparency | yes | yes | ||
| Color dependent printing (CTB) | yes | yes | ||
| Batch plot | yes | yes | ||
| Print to PDF | yes | yes | ||
| Print to PLT | yes | yes | ||
| Sheet sets | yes | yes | ||
| IFC import | yes | – | ||
| PDF underlay | yes | yes | ||
| Operations with raster images | yes | yes | ||
| Raster mirror/rotate/deskew/crop | yes | – | ||
| Raster four-point calibration | yes | – | ||
| Raster clean-up (draw/erase) | yes | – | ||
| Raster object snap | yes | – | ||
| Point Cloud Import/Export (LAS, BIN, PTX, PTS, PCD, XYZ) | yes | – | ||
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Customization |
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| OLE Automation (Visual Basic Script/Javascript) | yes | yes | ||
| Visual Basic for Applications | – | yes | ||
| LISP (with DCL) | yes | yes | ||
| C++ | NRX | ARX | ||
| .NET | yes | yes | ||
| Support for multiple profiles | yes | yes | ||
| Network Licensing | yes | yes | ||