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The first release of the software started with version 1.0 in December 1982. [1] The software has been continuously updated since its initial release. AutoCAD opens documents with DWG compatibility as a "DWG file format version code" where the specific version code can be found by opening the .dwg file in Windows Notepad or any text editor program.
A man using AutoCAD 2.6 to digitize a drawing of a school building. AutoCAD was derived from a program that began in 1977, and then released in 1979 [5] called Interact CAD, [6] [7] [8] also referred to in early Autodesk documents as MicroCAD, which was written prior to Autodesk's (then Marinchip Software Partners) formation by Autodesk cofounder Michael Riddle.
Platform: AutoCAD 2009; first release available for the x86-64 windows version of XP and Vista. AutoCAD Architecture 2010 18.0 10 2009, March Platform: AutoCAD 2010 AutoCAD Architecture 2011 18.1 11 2010, March Platform: AutoCAD 2011 AutoCAD Architecture 2012 18.2 12 2011, March 22 Platform: AutoCAD 2012 AutoCAD Architecture 2013 19.0 13
The table below provides an overview of notable computer-aided design (CAD) software. It does not judge power, ease of use, or other user-experience aspects. The table does not include software that is still in development (beta software).
AutoCAD Release 2.10 DWG R2.21 AC2.21 AutoCAD Release 2.21 DWG R2.22 AC1001, AC2.22 AutoCAD Release 2.22 DWG R2.50 AC1002 AutoCAD Release 2.50 DWG R2.60 AC1003 AutoCAD Release 2.60 DWG R9 AC1004 AutoCAD Release 9 DWG R10 AC1006 AutoCAD Release 10 DWG R11/12 AC1009 AutoCAD Release 11, AutoCAD Release 12 DWG R13 AC1012 AutoCAD Release 13 DWG R14 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Release 2.1 of AutoCAD, released in 1986, ... its feature was merged into AutoCAD Map 3D. [117]
Availability of free and open-source CAD software and high costs of advanced and 3D CAD software may restrain the growth of the CAD software market. [25] Free and open-source CAD software packages include FreeCAD , [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] BRL-CAD developed for the US Army, [ 29 ] [ 30 ] QCAD Community Edition , [ 31 ] LibreCAD [ 32 ] and others.
Versions of AutoCAD from Release 10 (October 1988) and up support both ASCII and binary forms of DXF. [4]: 59 Earlier versions support only ASCII. As AutoCAD has become more powerful, supporting more complex object types, DXF has become less useful. Certain object types, including ACIS solids and regions, are not documented.