AutoCAD
Sign in to saveAutoCAD 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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Key facts
- Software.name
- AutoCAD
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- AutoCad new logo.svg
- Software.logo_size
- 230px
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- 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
Article
17 sectionsContents
- 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 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).
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.