In 2010, AutoCAD was released as a mobile- and web app, marketed as AutoCAD 360. (Autodesk)ĪutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app. AutoCAD is a widely used software program that can help you draft construction documentation, explore design ideas, visualize concepts through photorealistic renderings, and simulate how a design performs in the real world. (Pottmann, and et al., 2007) About AutoCADĪutoCAD is an industry-leading commercial CAD software.ĪutoCAD is used by AEC(Architecture, Engineer, and Construction) to generate and optimize 2D and 3D designs. Image credit: Shaan Hurley, AutoCAD R14 Welcome Sample DWG, FlickerĬAD is an important industrial art extensively used in many applications, including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design, prosthetics, and many more. (Narayan, 2008)ĬAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing.
Lecture Contents (CO1) Understand what is the application & 4 different AutoCADĬomputer-Aided Design(CAD) or Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) can be defined as using computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.
