AutoCAD

AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software application developed by Autodesk. It was first released in December 1982 for the CP/M and IBM PC platforms as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers. Initially a DOS application, subsequent versions were later released for other platforms including Classic Mac OS (1992), Microsoft Windows (1993) and macOS (2010), iOS (2010), and Android (2011).

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AutoCAD is a software program developed by Autodesk that allows users to create detailed 2D and 3D designs on computers, and has been available since 1982 across various platforms including Windows, Mac, and mobile devices. It matters because it became one of the foundational tools for professionals in architecture, engineering, and design who need to create precise technical drawings and models.

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Within Vinony's link graph, AutoCAD is referenced by 412 other articles, and connects out to Windows 11 version history, Autodesk Media and Entertainment and Microsoft Windows.

Vinony files it under 1982 software, Android (operating system) software and AutoCAD.

Its subject is documented across 63 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Software.name: AutoCAD
Software.logo: AutoCad new logo.svg
Software.logo_size: 230px
Software.screenshot: AutoCAD 2016 screenshot.png
Software.screenshot_size: 230px
Software.developer: Autodesk
Software.latest release version: AutoCAD 2026.1.1
Software.operating system: Windows, macOS
Software.language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian
Software.language count: 14
Software.genre: Computer-aided design
Software.license: Software as a service

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/overview
Image: AutoCAD sample 3D.gif

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Mac OS type code: 41 43 41 44
publication date: 1982-12-00
Commons category: AutoCAD
inception: 1982-12-00
software version identifier: 2027
name in kana: オートキャド
social media followers: 32642

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Origins
Features
Compatibility with other software
Language
Extensions
Vertical integration
Platforms
File formats
Variants
AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD Mobile and AutoCAD Web
Student versions
Version history
See also
References
External links

AutoCAD is a general drafting and design application used in industry by architects, project managers, engineers, interior designers, graphic designers, city planners, and other professionals to prepare technical drawings. After discontinuing the sale of perpetual licenses in January 2016, commercial versions of AutoCAD are licensed through a term-based subscription or Autodesk Flex, a pay-as-you-go option introduced on September 24, 2021. Subscriptions to the desktop version of AutoCAD include access to the web and mobile applications. However, users can subscribe separately to the AutoCAD Web App online or AutoCAD Mobile through an in-app purchase.

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