TABLE OF CONTENTS AutoCAD LT is more compatible with AutoCAD than any other CAD package on the market. There remain, however, some incompatibilities due to missing features and different features.
Both editions of AutoCAD contain features unique to each other. In fact, there are more a hundred commands that AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT don't have in common with each other.
A large number of AutoCAD features not found in AutoCAD LT are summerized in the following sections.
Multilines are displayed and can be edited using regular editing commands, such as Move. But multilines cannot be drawn, because all related commands are missing, including MLine and MlEdit. Replacement: use the DLine command.
All shape commands are missing, including Load and Shape. Replacement: use blocks.
Externally referenced drawings can be displayed and controlled with the XAttach, XRef, and XBind commands. But all other xref commands are missing, such as those for in-place editing, clipping, and partial loading.
Raster images can be displayed and controlled with the Image and ImageFrame commands. But all other image-related commands are missing.
The number of colors is limited to 256; AutoCAD LT does not support 16.7 million colors nor color books.
Gradient fills are displayed for drawings created in AutoCAD, but they cannot be created because the Hatch dialog box is missing the Gradient tab.
All SheetSet commands and operations are missing, including those found in the View
