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AutoCAD Crack was intended to replace many of the functions previously provided by two competing desktop-based computer-aided design (CAD) applications, namely Drafting and Graphics. It was developed in response to the growing use of mini and microcomputers by the mainstream business market, and competed directly with a high-end microcomputer-based CAD program, John Madden’s BTA. AutoCAD was the first true CAD program to be sold to the mass market. It was designed to be easy to use, requiring no technical training. The software was based on a 2D object-oriented database system, which enabled it to automatically perform functions on geometrical data, and automatically recalculate when data was changed.

AutoCAD is a legacy product. In 2016, it accounted for 68% of the US CAD market and 12% of the global CAD market. In 2017, its market share was still 68% in the US and 12% in the global CAD market, according to Gartner.

History

AutoCAD was designed by Ray Duncan and his team at Autodesk. It was first released for use on December 4, 1982, by Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation (NCC) as the software product of its E&D department, with the plan to promote it as a system to streamline and automate drafting work. The first commercial version, AutoCAD 2.0, was released in April 1983 for the Apple II, Atari 800 and Commodore 64 (C64). The first version to run on a microcomputer, an 80286 PC-compatible computer, was AutoCAD 3.0 in July 1983. In November 1984 the Macintosh version of AutoCAD was released.

When released, it was the first CAD program to be released for personal computers. It also included the first mouse support and the first line style. AutoCAD 2.0 was developed by three programmers: Rudy Graham, Mike Boyle, and Mark Baker.

The name “AutoCAD” originated from a mis-spelling of “automatic drawing,” originally intended to be called “AutoDraw” when the name was first proposed to the NCC. The NCC objected to the auto- prefix because that word was associated with the car. A reviewer at the time said “The word Auto is appropriately fitting for a piece of mechanical engineering equipment. It is the gift of a German instrument maker. The ‘CAD’ portion of the name is taken

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In 2004, the introduction of AutoCAD 3D (Release 2003) coincided with the introduction of AutoCAD Architecture (Release 2004). This was the first version of AutoCAD to support third-party plugins, and allowed AutoCAD Architecture plugins to be written for architectural applications in the future.

In January 2005, Autodesk released AutoCAD 2006, featuring a new user interface.

In March 2006, Autodesk released AutoCAD 2007, based on the 2003 version of AutoCAD (called AutoCAD LT), which had a new interface that allows for a user-driven approach. This new approach has, however, been criticized by users and has resulted in a backlash against Autodesk.

AutoCAD is also used as a component in the construction management tool Revit and in the three-dimensional design application Rhino. In 2007, Autodesk released AutoCAD 2007 Architectural Edition, a “light” version of AutoCAD Architecture with a new user interface. This version supports architectural drawings only and does not include a license for engineering products.

In 2007, Autodesk announced their new “Project” software. This tool is not based on AutoCAD and should be considered as a different product.

In March 2008, Autodesk released AutoCAD 2008 for Windows with a new user interface. This version of AutoCAD can be used with the following options:
AutoCAD Architecture, with integrated construction management
AutoCAD Civil 3D, with integrated 3D surface modeling, with integrated 3D land surveying
AutoCAD Architecture 3D, with integrated 3D architectural animation and construction management
AutoCAD Mechanical, with integrated engineering, design optimization, building information modeling and construction management
AutoCAD Electrical, with integrated electrical, fire and life safety, and lighting design
AutoCAD Electrical 3D, with integrated electrical, fire and life safety, and lighting design
AutoCAD Mechanical 3D, with integrated engineering, design optimization, building information modeling and construction management
AutoCAD Electrical 3D, with integrated electrical, fire and life safety, and lighting design
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, with integrated 3D surface modeling, integrated design optimization and design review, integrated building information modeling and design review
AutoCAD Groundworks, with integrated 2D land surveying, integrated landscape design and photogrammetry
AutoCAD Geospatial, with integrated 3D land surveying
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Industry-standard profile preferences and sharing, including Export, Print Layout and Letter in your Settings menu (video: 1:26 min.)

Auto-scale your drawings to support multiple screen sizes. Customize your profile Preferences to automatically scale your drawings for your preferred viewports and screen resolutions (video: 1:12 min.)

Save time with new tools. The new Draft board lets you instantly create a drawing on your screen, with no previous steps or drawing components. (video: 1:08 min.)

Copy and paste from existing drawings to make new ones easier to work with. (video: 1:15 min.)

View the steps for AutoCAD projects. Using the new Steps tool, access your project’s step history, which is a visual timeline of how you used AutoCAD throughout your project. (video: 1:13 min.)

Improvements to AutoCAD for designers and architects:

Build or import an open or closed model as part of your drawing. Use the new Open and Closed command to “open” a model and incorporate it as part of your drawing. (video: 1:19 min.)

See the differences of your drawings. View different versions of your drawings and create a side-by-side comparison between them. With the new Compare command, you can easily see the differences between drawings. (video: 1:23 min.)

Easily organize your settings. Set your preferences in one place, and then easily move them to any drawing for quick access. (video: 1:21 min.)

Make reference drawings for your projects. Share your projects with a click and easily reuse them in future drawings. (video: 1:12 min.)

Context-aware snapping tools. The new Snap and Nearest Surface tools are aware of what the surrounding drawing is and can provide better snapping results in your work. (video: 1:25 min.)

Snap more easily to nearby objects. Access features that identify nearby objects and enable easier snapping to them. For example, easily snap to features that you can normally only snap to if they are nearby, such as wall locations. (video: 1:06 min.)

Rapidly and accurately generate scale drawings. Rapidly generate different scale drawings for different regions of your design (video: 1:19 min.)

Improvements to AutoCAD for engineers:

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