/r/AutoCAD/

r/AutoCAD

53k members
r/AutoCAD is a subreddit with 53k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling with, autocad, help, and cad, and they frequently recommend/review ergonomic mouse, trackball, and rendering software.
A great place to ask questions, give tips, and share knowledge all about AutoCAD.

Popular Themes in r/AutoCAD

#1
Solution Requests
: "Where to search for existing lisps online that do what I want?"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "30 years old, no experience, how to start?"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Early project: a simpler, free, online alternative to AutoCAD."
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Trying to find someone that wants to make a little cash on the side for some autocad work"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Does all of the bugs in AutoCAD drive anyone else to near madness?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AutoCAD

#1

Looking For

17 posts
#2

Struggling With

16 posts
#3

Autocad

: "Blender artist at a crossroads after a... unique entry into the field - should I switch to Autocad?"
16 posts
#4

Help

: "[Help] Placing a block above another block while it fills its background"
4 posts
#5

Cad

3 posts
#6

Lisp

: "Free Lisp for you"
3 posts
#7

Text

: "can someone tell me how to make all my Text and dimensions heights look the same in layout space, and all the same between the viewports?"
3 posts
#8

Pdf

: "Batch Convert to Pdf Software"
2 posts
#9

Drawing

: "Drawing area stuck on half screen and won’t expand"
2 posts
#10

Elevation

: "Tired of the DEM import gymnastics — built a free plugin that pulls USGS Elevation into Civil 3D with one screen pick - Currently USA only"
2 posts

Products Discussed in r/AutoCAD

Ergonomic Mouse

17 reviews
#1
Logitech
4.5 from 8 reviews
#2
Razer
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Corsair MX
3.0 from 1 review

Trackball

6 reviews
#1
Logitech
4.5 from 4 reviews
#2
Kensington
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Elecom
4.0 from 1 review
#1
SketchUp
4.0 from 1 review
#2
InfraWorks
3.0 from 1 review
#3
Blender
3.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AutoCAD

#1
Help
: "Supposed to give a "tip of the week" in a meeting tomorrow and can't think of an idea (Please help me think of something relatively simple for a mixed crowd. Drafters designers, engineers)"
46 posts
#2
Question
: "Questions for those who use Autocad for a living"
25 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I tried this discussion on the ACAD discord but had no luck.."
9 posts
#4
Announcement
: "Layer Standardizer - Free/OSS Layer Cleanup Plugin"
3 posts
#5
Request
: "Remove all instances of an annotative scale from all objects in a drawing so the scale can be deleted from the drawing."
1 post

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Yearly
+6k members(13.5%)

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Last updated: September 11, 2026