Vertical programs:

Autodesk has also developed some vertical programs, discipline-specific enhancements. AutoCAD Architecture (formerly Architectural Desktop), for example, allows designers of architectural drawing 3D objects such as walls, doors and windows with more intelligent data associated with them, rather than simple objects like lines and circles. Data can be programmed to represent architectural products sold in the construction industry, or extracted in a data file for pricing, materials estimation, and other values associated with objects represented.

Additional tools enable designers to produce standard 2D drawings such as elevations and sections, from a 3D model of architecture. Similarly, design, 3D design, and Civil Design Professional allow data-specific objects to be used, allowing standard civil engineering calculations to be made and represented easily. AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD P & ID and AutoCAD Structural Detailing Other examples are industry-specific CAD applications built on the AutoCAD platform.