Another difference used to be the upgrade path, but with newer pricing models, this is no longer really a factor. Extensibility simply refers to the fact that you cannot use programming languages like Lisp, or apps downloaded through the Autodesk app store to add feature and tools to AutoCAD LT. LT products do not support creating or viewing 3D models, nor do they support extensibility. For reference, AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD for Mac LT have the same features and capabilities as the full versions., except for two key differences. The following year, AutoCAD for Mac LT 2012 was released. This was the first version to run on Mac OS X, and the first to run on any Apple product in 17 years.

They had some time pass and finally in 2010, AutoCAD for Mac 2011 was released. The following year in 1993, AutoCAD LT was introduced as a lower cost version of AutoCAD with some reduced capabilities. About 10 years later, AutoCAD Release 12 was the last version to natively support the Mac operating system. The first release of AutoCAD occurred in December of 1982, and it has continued to this day to be one of the most ubiquitous computer-aided drafting and design applications available. I want to talk for a moment about AutoCAD as a software product in general.