The first version by Autodesk was demonstrated at the 1982 Comdex and released that December. Introduction Ī man using AutoCAD 2.6 to digitize a drawing of a school building.ĪutoCAD was derived from a program that began in 1977, and then released in 1979 called Interact CAD, also referred to in early Autodesk documents as MicroCAD, which was written prior to Autodesk's (then Marinchip Software Partners) formation by Autodesk cofounder Michael Riddle. It was supported by 750 training centers worldwide in 1994. AutoCAD is primarily used for 2 Dimensional drawings, and even though 3D modeling is available in AutoCAD other computer-aided design software like Fusion 360, Invertor and Solidworks are preferred in 3D modeling.ĪutoCAD is used in industry, by architects, project managers, engineers, graphic designers, city planners and other professionals. AutoCAD is also available as mobile and web apps.
Before AutoCAD was introduced, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate graphics terminal. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and HungarianĪutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application.
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