Draft your floor plans in AutoCAD LT for $199 a year, down from $540

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TL;DR: A one-year Autodesk AutoCAD LT subscription is on sale for $199 (reg. $540), with native DWG compatibility, Smart Blocks, AutoLISP automation, and access on Windows, macOS, web, and mobile.

Professional 2D drafting software usually means an annual bill in the several hundreds, and the full 3D packages run several times higher than that. Plenty of drafting work never touches the 3D half. Autodesk AutoCAD LT handles the 2D side at professional grade, and a one-year subscription is on sale for $199 (reg. $540).

Native DWG files, no 3D price tag

Native DWG compatibility is the practical reason to reach for AutoCAD LT over a cheaper drafting app. You open, edit, and share the same file format the rest of your project already uses, so no conversion step sits between your drawing and the contractor’s. Floor plans, construction documents, electrical diagrams, and manufacturing layouts all work the same way.

Smart Blocks spots objects you keep redrawing and converts them into reusable blocks. AutoLISP support lets you script repetitive tasks and shape your own workflows around them. DWG Compare puts two versions of a drawing against each other and flags every addition, deletion, and modification, so revision review stops being a manual hunt.

Trace and markup tools let a reviewer leave feedback on top of a drawing without touching the original DWG file. Activity Insights logs drawing history, file changes, and collaboration events, so you can see who changed what and when. Sharing and review run through Autodesk Docs and popular cloud storage services, and AI-generated support answers questions and troubleshoots problems while you work.

Windows 11 and Windows 10 are supported, along with macOS Ventura through Sequoia, web browsers, and mobile. You need 8GB of RAM on either platform, plus roughly 10GB of disk space on Windows and 8GB on Mac. One license runs on one device, and you have 30 days from purchase to redeem your code.

Skip the full 3D price tag and pay for the drafting tools you actually put to work.

Get a one-year Autodesk AutoCAD LT subscription on sale for $199 (reg. $540), 63 percent off the regular price.

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