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 (1989), Microsoft Windows (1993) and macOS (2010), along with companion web and mobile applications.
| Developer(s) | Autodesk |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 1982 |
| Stable release | AutoCAD 2024 (24.3)
/ March 28, 2023 |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS |
| Available in | 14 languages |
List of languages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian | |
| Type | Computer-aided design |
| License | Software as a service |
| Website | www.autodesk.com/autocad |
AutoCAD is a general drafting and design application used in industry by architects, project managers, engineers, 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.