A brief introduction to AutoCAD

AutoCAD(Autodesk Computer Aided Design) is a computer-aided design and drafting software application. The software is first released by Autodesk in December in 1982 and become the prevailing software among engineers, designers, architects, town planners and other professionals. The software provides an easy understanding GUI(Graphical User Design), through the interactive menu and commands, one can easily manipulate the powerful software despite lacking of knowledge in coding.

Properties of AutoCAD

• A complete set of drawing functions
• Powerful object editing function
• Can perform transformation of many different object formats
• Support multible hardware applications
• Support a variety of platforms

Language

AutoCAD is available for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian, Albanian (also through additional language packs)

Application of AutoCAD

AutoCAD is used vastly in engineering and design industry, as it provides convinient and powerful drafting functions for these industries. The applications include:

• Engineering drawing: Architectural engineering, decorative design.

For professional needs

Autodesk provides different versions of AutoCAD for users in special need, such as architects, civil engineers and electric engineers. The versions are

• AutoCAD Advance Steel
• AutoCAD Architecture
• AutoCAD Civil 3d
• AutoCAD Electrical
• AutoCAD ecscad
• AutoCAD Map 3D
• AutoCAD Mech
• AutoCAD MEP
• AutoCAD Structural Detailing
• AutoCAD Utility Design
• AutoCAD P&ID
• AutoCAD Plant 3D