Additional Tools Generate Standard 2D Drawings

AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software program software for desktop, internet, and mobile developed by Autodesk.[1] It was first released in December 1982 for the CP/M and IBM Pc platforms as a desktop app operating on microcomputers with inner graphics controllers.[2] Initially a DOS software, subsequent versions have been later released for different platforms together with Classic Mac OS (1992), Microsoft Windows (1992), net browsers (2010), iOS (2010), macOS (2010), and Android (2011).

AutoCAD is a general drafting and design application utilized in industry by architects, venture managers, engineers, graphic designers, metropolis planners and different professionals to arrange technical drawings. After discontinuing the sale of perpetual licenses in January 2016,[3] business variations of AutoCAD are licensed by means of a time period-based mostly subscription.

History[edit]

Before AutoCAD was launched, most business CAD applications ran on mainframe computer systems or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (person) working at a separate graphics terminal.[4]

Origins[edit]

AutoCAD was derived from a program that started in 1977, and then launched in 1979[5] referred to as Interact CAD,[6][7][8] additionally referred to in early Autodesk paperwork as MicroCAD, which was written prior to Autodesk's (then Marinchip Software Partners) formation by Autodesk cofounder Michael Riddle.[9][10]

The primary version by Autodesk was demonstrated at the 1982 Comdex and released that December. AutoCAD supported CP/M-80 computers.[11] As Autodesk's flagship product, by March 1986 AutoCAD had turn out to be probably the most ubiquitous CAD program worldwide.[12] The 2022 release marked the 36th main launch of AutoCAD for Windows and the 12th consecutive yr of AutoCAD for Mac. The native file format of AutoCAD is .dwg. This and, to a lesser extent, its interchange file format DXF, have turn out to be de facto, if proprietary, standards for CAD information interoperability, notably for 2D drawing trade.[13] AutoCAD has included help for .dwf, a format developed and promoted by Autodesk, for publishing CAD information.

Features[edit]

Compatibility with different software program[edit]

ESRI ArcMap 10 permits export as AutoCAD drawing information. Civil 3D permits export as AutoCAD objects and as LandXML. Third-social gathering file converters exist for specific formats equivalent to Bentley MX GENIO Extension, PISTE Extension (France), ISYBAU (Germany), OKSTRA and Microdrainage (UK);[14] additionally, conversion of .pdf recordsdata is possible, nevertheless, the accuracy of the outcomes could also be unpredictable or distorted. For instance, jagged edges could seem. Several vendors provide online conversions without cost comparable to Cometdocs.

Language[edit]

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are available for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian (additionally through extra language packs).[15] The extent of localization varies from full translation of the product to documentation only. The AutoCAD command set is localized as a part of the software program localization.

Extensions[edit]

AutoCAD helps a number of APIs for customization and automation. These embody AutoLISP, Visual LISP, VBA, .Net and ObjectARX. ObjectARX is a C++ class library, which was additionally the base for:

- merchandise extending AutoCAD performance to particular fields- creating merchandise akin to AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D- third-celebration AutoCAD-primarily based utility
There are a large number of AutoCAD plugins (add-on purposes) accessible on the application store Autodesk Exchange Apps.[16] AutoCAD's DXF, drawing exchange format, allows importing and exporting drawing data.

Vertical integration[edit]

Autodesk has additionally developed a couple of vertical packages for self-discipline-specific enhancements resembling:

Advance SteelAutoCAD Architecture- AutoCAD Electrical- AutoCAD Map 3D- AutoCAD Mechanical- AutoCAD MEP- AutoCAD Plant 3D- Autodesk Civil 3D
Since AutoCAD 2019 several verticals are included with AutoCAD subscription as Industry-Specific Toolset.

For example, AutoCAD Architecture (previously Architectural Desktop) permits architectural designers to attract 3D objects, similar to partitions, doors, and windows, with extra intelligent information related to them relatively than simple objects, akin to traces and circles. The information could be programmed to characterize specific architectural merchandise bought in the construction industry, or extracted into a data file for pricing, supplies estimation, and other values related to the objects represented.

Additional instruments generate normal 2D drawings, akin to elevations and sections, from a 3D architectural mannequin. Similarly, Civil Design, Civil Design 3D, and Civil Design Professional help data-particular objects facilitating simple customary civil engineering calculations and representations.

Softdesk Civil was developed as an AutoCAD add-on by a company in New Hampshire known as Softdesk (initially DCA). Softdesk was acquired by Autodesk, and Civil turned Land Development Desktop (LDD), later renamed Land Desktop. Civil 3D was later developed and Land Desktop was retired.

File formats[edit]

AutoCAD's native file formats are denoted either by a .dwg, .dwt, .dws, or .dxf filename extension.

The first file format for 2D and 3D drawing files created with AutoCAD is .dwg. While other third-get together CAD software applications can create .dwg files, AutoCAD uniquely creates RealDWG files.[17]

Using AutoCAD, any .dwg file could also be saved to a derivative format. These derivative codecs embrace:

- Drawing Template Files .dwt: New .dwg are created from a .dwt file. Although the default template file is acad.dwt for AutoCAD and acadlt.dwt for AutoCAD LT, customized .dwt recordsdata may be created to include foundational configurations equivalent to drawing models and layers.- Drawing Standards File .dws: Using the CAD Standards feature of AutoCAD, a Drawing Standards File may be associated to any .dwg or .dwt file to implement graphical requirements.- Drawing Interchange Format .dxf: The .dxf format is an ASCII representation of a .dwg file, and is used to switch knowledge between numerous purposes.[18]
Variants[edit]

AutoCAD LT[edit]

AutoCAD LT is the lower-cost version of AutoCAD, with decreased capabilities, first launched in November 1993. Autodesk developed AutoCAD LT to have an entry-stage CAD package deal to compete in the lower value level. Priced at $495, it became the first AutoCAD product priced below $1000. It was bought immediately by Autodesk and in computer shops unlike the complete model of AutoCAD, which must be purchased from official Autodesk sellers. AutoCAD LT 2015 introduced Desktop Subscription service from $360 per year; as of 2018, three subscription plans had been available, from $50 a month to a 3-12 months, $1170 license.

While there are a whole lot of small differences between the complete AutoCAD package deal and AutoCAD LT, there are a few acknowledged major variations[19] in the software program's features:

- 3D capabilities: AutoCAD LT lacks the ability to create, visualize and render 3D models as well as 3D printing.- Network licensing: AutoCAD LT can't be used on a number of machines over a network.- Customization: AutoCAD LT doesn't assist customization with LISP, ARX, .Net and VBA.- Management and automation capabilities with Sheet Set Manager and Action Recorder.- CAD requirements management tools.
AutoCAD Mobile and AutoCAD Web[edit]

AutoCAD Mobile and AutoCAD Web (previously AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD 360)[20] is an account-based mobile and web utility enabling registered customers to view, edit, and share AutoCAD recordsdata through mobile gadget and net[21] using a limited AutoCAD characteristic set - and utilizing cloud-saved drawing files. The program, which is an evolution and mixture of earlier products, uses a freemium enterprise mannequin with a free plan and two paid levels, together with various amounts of storage, tools, and on-line access to drawings. 360 consists of new features such as a "Smart Pen" mode and linking to third-party cloud-based storage reminiscent of Dropbox. Having evolved from Flash-based software program, AutoCAD Web uses HTML5 browser expertise accessible in newer browsers together with Firefox and Google Chrome.

AutoCAD WS started with a model for the iPhone and subsequently expanded to include variations for the iPod Touch, iPad, Android telephones, and Android tablets.[22] Autodesk released the iOS model in September 2010,[23] following with the Android version on April 20, 2011.[24] This system is accessible through obtain for gratis from the App Store (iOS), Google Play (Android) and Amazon Appstore (Android).

In its initial iOS version, AutoCAD WS supported drawing of lines, circles, and other shapes; creation of text and remark boxes; and administration of colour, layer, and measurements - in both panorama and portrait modes. Version 1.3, launched August 17, 2011, added assist for unit typing, layer visibility, area measurement and file administration.[21] The Android variant consists of the iOS function set along with such distinctive features as the flexibility to insert text or captions by voice command as well as manually.[24] Both Android and iOS variations allow the user to avoid wasting recordsdata on-line - or off-line within the absence of an Internet connection.[24]

In 2011, Autodesk introduced plans to migrate nearly all of its software program to "the cloud", starting with the AutoCAD WS cell application.[25]

In response to a 2013 interview with Ilai Rotbaein, an AutoCAD WS product supervisor for Autodesk, the title AutoCAD WS had no definitive meaning, and was interpreted variously as Autodesk Web Service, White Sheet or Work Space.[26] In 2013, AutoCAD WS was renamed to AutoCAD 360.[27] Later, it was renamed to AutoCAD Web App.

Student versions[edit]

AutoCAD is licensed, without spending a dime, to college students, educators, and educational institutions, with a 12-month renewable license accessible. Licenses acquired earlier than March 25, 2020 were a 36-month license, with its final renovation on March 24, 2020.[28] The scholar version of AutoCAD is functionally similar to the full commercial model, with one exception: DWG files created or edited by a pupil version have an inner bit-flag set (the "educational flag"). When such a DWG file is printed by any version of AutoCAD (industrial or student) older than AutoCAD 2014 SP1 or AutoCAD 2019 and newer, the output includes a plot stamp/banner on all 4 sides. Objects created within the Student Version can't be used for commercial use. Student Version objects "infect" a industrial version DWG file if they are imported in versions older than AutoCAD 2015 or newer than AutoCAD 2018.[29]

Ports[edit]

Windows[edit]

AutoCAD Release 12 in 1992 was the first model of the software to assist the Windows platform - in that case Windows 3.1. After Release 14 in 1997, support for MS-DOS, Unix and Macintosh were dropped, and AutoCAD was solely Windows supported. On the whole any new AutoCAD version helps the current Windows version and a few older ones. AutoCAD 2016 to 2020 assist Windows 7 as much as Windows 10.[30]

Mac[edit]

Autodesk stopped supporting Apple's Macintosh computer systems in 1994. Over the next a number of years, no suitable versions for the Mac have been released. In 2010 Autodesk introduced that it might once once more assist Apple's Mac OS X software in the future.[31] Many of the features discovered within the 2012 Windows version may be found within the 2012 Mac version. The primary distinction is the user interface and layout of this system. The interface is designed so that customers who are already accustomed to Apple's macOS software will find it much like different Mac functions.[23] Autodesk has also built-in various options so as to take full benefit of Apple's Trackpad capabilities in addition to the complete-display screen mode in Apple's OS X Lion.[22][23] AutoCAD 2012 for Mac supports each the editing and saving of recordsdata in DWG formatting that may enable the file to be appropriate with different platforms moreover macOS.[22] AutoCAD 2019 for Mac requires OS X El Capitan or later.

AutoCAD LT 2013 was available by means of the Mac App Store for $899.99. The complete-featured version of AutoCAD 2013 for Mac, nonetheless, wasn't accessible by the Mac App Store as a consequence of the value restrict of $999 set by Apple. AutoCAD 2014 for Mac was obtainable for purchase from Autodesk's internet site for $4,195 and AutoCAD LT 2014 for Mac for $1,200, or from an Autodesk authorized reseller.[31] The latest model available for Mac is AutoCAD 2022 as of January 2022.

Version historical past[edit]

See additionally[edit]

Autodesk 3ds MaxAutodesk MayaAutodesk RevitAutoShadeAutoSketchComparison of computer-aided design software programDesign Web Format
Open source CAD software:

LibreCADFreeCADBRL-CAD
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