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Design web format (DWF) is a secure file format developed by Autodesk for the efficient distribution and communication of rich design data to anyone who needs to view, review or print design files. Because DWF files are highly compressed, they are smaller and faster to transmit than design files, without the overhead associated with complex […]

Different versions released from 1982 are shown below. Name Version Date of Release AutoCAD Version 1.0 1.0 1982, December AutoCAD Version 1.2 1.2 1983, April AutoCAD Version 1.3 1.3 1983, August AutoCAD Version 1.4 1.4 1983, October AutoCAD Version 2.0 2.0 1984, October AutoCAD Version 2.1 2.1 1985, May AutoCAD Version 2.5 2.5 1986, June […]

Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs for discipline-specific enhancements. AutoCAD Architecture (formerly architectural desktop), for example, permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects such as walls, doors and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them, rather than simple objects such as lines and circles. The data can be programmed to represent specific […]

The student version of AutoCAD is functionally identical to the full commercial version, with one exception that the DWG files created or edited by a student version have an internal bit-flag set (the educational flag). The student version of AutoCAD is cheap when compared to the full version. When such a DWG file is printed […]

AutoCAD LT is a version of AutoCAD with more limited capabilities. It is cheaper when compared to AutoCAD full version. Besides being sold directly by Autodesk, it is available for purchase at computer stores, unlike full AutoCAD which has to be purchased from an official Autodesk dealer. It was developed so that Autodesk could have […]

AutoCAD is a CAD software application for 2D and 3D design and drafting, developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. Initially released in late 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, and notably the IBM PC. Most CAD software at the time ran on graphics terminals connected to the […]

Before the development of CAD, the manufacturing world adopted tools controlled by numbers and letters for manufacturing complex shapes in an accurate and repeatable manner. During 1950s, these numerically controlled (NC) machines used the existing technology of paper tapes with regularly spaced holes punched in them to feed numbers into controller machines that were wired […]

Since 1980, the development of readily affordable CAD programs that could be run on personal computers began a trend of massive downsizing in drafting departments in many small- to mid-size companies. As a general rule, one CAD operator could readily replace at least three to five drafters using traditional methods. Additionally, many engineers began to […]

Most CAD computers are Windows based PCs. Some CAD systems also run on one of the Unix operating systems and with Linux operating systems. Some CAD systems such as QCad, NX or CATIA V5 provide multiplatform support including Windows, Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X. Generally, no special hardware is required with the possible exception […]

Computer-aided design or CAD is a technique of design of objects, which is real or virtual with the help of computer technology. The design of geometric models for object shapes, in particular, is often called computer-aided geometric design (CAGD). In the manual drafting of technical and engineering drawings, the output of CAD often must convey […]