AutoCAD is a computer-aided design program made by the American company Autodesk, used by architects, engineers and designers to produce technical drawings. It was first released as one of the earliest CAD programs to run on personal microcomputers, at a time when such software typically needed expensive mainframes or minicomputers. It was based on an earlier program written by Mike Riddle, and the company was co-founded by John Walker. Its native file format, DWG, became a common standard for exchanging drawings. Over the decades AutoCAD added three-dimensional modeling, customization through programming and versions for specific industries, and it remains one of the most widely used design tools in the world.
Before and after
- 16 September 1982Sabra and Shatila massacre
- 7 November 1982Construction of Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant
- 10 November 1982Death of Leonid Brezhnev
- 30 November 1982Birth of Elisha Cuthbert
- December 1982Release of AutoCAD
- 10 December 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- 1983Construction of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1983Rise of Zapatista Army of National Liberation
- 1983Origins of K League 1
More in Science & technology
- 1964Discovery of rutherfordium
- 29 October 1969Invention of Internet
- 18 February 1970Discovery of dubnium
- July 1974Discovery of seaborgium
- 1976Discovery of bohrium
- 1984Discovery of hassium
The era
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