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'{{Infobox software | name = AutoCAD | logo = AutoCAD 2016 icon.png | screenshot = AutoCAD 2016 screenshot.png | caption = | developer = [[Autodesk]] | released = {{Start date and age|1982|12}} | latest release version = 2018 | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2017|3|21}} | status = Active | operating system = [[Windows]], [[macOS]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] | language = English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian | genre = [[Computer-aided design]] | license = [[Trialware]] | website = {{URL|https://www.autodesk.com/autocad}} }} '''AutoCAD''' is a [[commercial software|commercial]] [[computer-aided design|computer-aided design (CAD)]] and [[technical drawing|drafting]] software application. Developed and marketed by [[Autodesk]],<ref name="Lendio">{{cite web|title= Autodesk, Inc |url= http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Autodesk-Inc-company-History.html| publisher= Lendio | accessdate = 29 March 2012| work =FundingUniverse| year=2012}}</ref> AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on [[microcomputer]]s with internal [[graphics controller]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadhistory.net/08%20Autodesk%20and%20AutoCAD.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chapter 8 : Autodesk and AutoCAD |website=Cadhistory.net |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref> Before AutoCAD was introduced, most commercial CAD programs ran on [[mainframe computer]]s or [[minicomputer]]s, with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate [[graphics terminal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadhistory.net/02%20Brief%20Overview.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chapter 2 : A Brief Overview of the History of CAD |website=Cadhistory.net |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref> Since 2010, AutoCAD was released as a [[Mobile app|mobile-]] and [[web app]] as well, marketed as AutoCAD 360. AutoCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architects, project managers, engineers, graphic designers, and many other professionals. It was supported by 750 training centers worldwide in 1994.<ref name=Lendio /> == History == AutoCAD was derived from a program begun in 1977 and released in 1979<ref name=RiddleAbout>{{cite web|last=Riddle|first=Michael|title=About|url=http://www.michaelriddle.com/?page_id=2|accessdate=24 January 2014|quote="I’ve been building CAD products for over 29 years now, starting with Interact for the Marinchip 9900 released back in 1979, one of the first PC-based CAD programs available. Interact went on to become the architectural basis for the early versions of AutoCAD. I was one of the original 18 founders of that company."}}</ref> called [[Interact CAD]],<ref>http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/01/the-fascinating-story-of-how-autodesk-came-to-be-part-1/</ref><ref>http://www.michaelriddle.com/?page_id=2</ref><ref>http://www.retrothing.com/2007/05/mike_riddles_pr.html</ref> 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 (programmer)|Michael Riddle]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=John|title=Information letter #5|url=http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/www/section2_9_7.html|accessdate=24 January 2014|date=1 May 1982}}</ref><ref name=3DCADWorld>{{cite web|last=Yare|first=Evan|title=AutoCAD's Ancestor|url=http://www.3dcadworld.com/autocads-ancestor/|publisher=3D CAD World|accessdate=24 January 2014|date=17 Feb 2012}}</ref> The first version by Autodesk was demonstrated at the 1982 [[Comdex]] and released that December.<ref>{{citation|title=One Company's CAD Success Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qS4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39|publisher=InfoWorld|accessdate=19 July 2014|date=3 December 1984}}</ref> As Autodesk's flagship product, by March 1986 AutoCAD had become the most ubiquitous CAD program worldwide.<ref>{{citation|title=25 Year retrospective|url=http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2002/Volume-25-Issue-2-Feb-2002-/25-YEAR-RETROSPECTIVE-br-Part-2-CAD-CAM-CAE.aspx|year=2011|chapter=Part 2 CAD/CAM/CAE|publisher=Computer Graphics World|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> The 2018 release marked the 32nd major release of AutoCAD for [[Windows]]. The 2014 release marked the fourth consecutive year of AutoCAD for [[macOS|Mac]]. === Version history === The native file format of AutoCAD is ''[[.dwg]]''. This and, to a lesser extent, its interchange file format ''[[DXF]]'', have become [[de facto]], if proprietary, standards for CAD data [[interoperability]], particularly for 2D drawing exchange.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} AutoCAD has included support for [[Design Web Format|.dwf]], a format developed and promoted by Autodesk, for publishing CAD data. Autodesk's logo and, respectively, AutoCAD icons have changed for several versions through the years. {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="width:140px;" | Official name ! scope="col" style="width:40px;" | Version !DWG tag ! scope="col" style="width:40px;" | Release !OS support ! scope="col" style="width:100px;" | Date of release ! Comments |- | AutoCAD Version 1.0 | style="text-align:center" | 1.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 1 | | 1982, December | DWG R1.0 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 1.2 | style="text-align:center" | 1.2 | | style="text-align:center" | 2 | | 1983, April | DWG R1.2 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 1.3 | style="text-align:center" | 1.3 | | style="text-align:center" | 3 | | 1983, August | DWG R1.3 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 1.4 | style="text-align:center" | 1.4 | | style="text-align:center" | 4 | | 1983, October | DWG R1.4 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 2.0 | style="text-align:center" | 2.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 5 | | 1984, October | DWG R2.05 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 2.1 | style="text-align:center" | 2.1 | | style="text-align:center" | 6 | | 1985, May | DWG R2.1 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 2.5 | style="text-align:center" | 2.5 | | style="text-align:center" | 7 | | 1986, June | DWG R2.5 file format |- | AutoCAD Version 2.6 | style="text-align:center" | 2.6 | | style="text-align:center" | 8 | | 1987, April | DWG R2.6 file format. Last version to run without a math co-processor. |- | AutoCAD Release 9 | style="text-align:center" | 9.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 9 | | 1987, September | DWG R9 file format |- | AutoCAD Release 10 | style="text-align:center" | 10.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 10 | | 1988, October | DWG R10 file format |- | AutoCAD Release 11 | style="text-align:center" | 11.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 11 | | 1990, October | DWG R11 file format |- | AutoCAD Release 12 | style="text-align:center" | 12.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 12 | | 1992, June | DWG R11/R12 file format. Last release for [[Apple Macintosh]] till 2010. |- | AutoCAD Release 13 | style="text-align:center" | 13.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 13 | | 1994, November | DWG R13 file format. Last release for [[Unix]], [[MS-DOS]] and [[Windows 3.11]]. |- | AutoCAD Release 14 | style="text-align:center" | 14.0 | | style="text-align:center" | 14 | | 1997, February | DWG R14 file format |- | AutoCAD 2000 | style="text-align:center" | 15.0 |'''AC1015''' | style="text-align:center" | 15 | | 1999, March | DWG 2000 file format |- | AutoCAD 2000i | style="text-align:center" | 15.1 |AC1015 | style="text-align:center" | 16 | | 2000, July | |- | AutoCAD 2002 | style="text-align:center" | 15.2 |AC1015 | style="text-align:center" | 17 | | 2001, June | |- | AutoCAD 2004 | style="text-align:center" | 16.0 |'''AC1018''' | style="text-align:center" | 18 | | 2003, March | DWG 2004 file format |- | AutoCAD 2005 | style="text-align:center" | 16.1 |AC1018 | style="text-align:center" | 19 | | 2004, March | |- | AutoCAD 2006 | style="text-align:center" | 16.2 |AC1018 | style="text-align:center" | 20 | |2005, March |Dynamic Block |- | AutoCAD 2007 | style="text-align:center" | 17.0 |'''AC1021''' | style="text-align:center" | 21 | |2006, March | DWG 2007 file format |- | AutoCAD 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 17.1 |AC1021 | style="text-align:center" | 22 | | 2007, March | Annotative objects introduced. AutoCAD 2008 and higher (including AutoCAD LT) can directly import and underlay ''[[DGN]]'' V8 files. |- | AutoCAD 2009 | style="text-align:center" | 17.2 |AC1021 | style="text-align:center" | 23 | | 2008, March | Revisions to the user interface including the option of a [[Ribbon (computing)|tabbed ribbon]] |- | AutoCAD 2010 | style="text-align:center" | 18.0 |'''AC1024''' | style="text-align:center" | 24 | rowspan="3" |Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2012.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2012 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2011.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2011 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2010.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2010 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> | 2009, March 24 | DWG 2010 file format introduced. Parametrics introduced. Mesh 3D solid modeling introduced. PDF underlays. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 are compatible with and supported under Microsoft Windows 7. |- | AutoCAD 2011 | style="text-align:center" | 18.1 |AC1024 | style="text-align:center" | 25 | 2010, March 25 | Surface modeling, surface analysis and object transparency introduced. October 15, 2010<ref>[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15421056] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816160221/http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15421056 |date=August 16, 2011 }}</ref> AutoCAD 2011 for Mac was released. Are compatible with and supported under Microsoft Windows 7 |- | AutoCAD 2012 | style="text-align:center" | 18.2 |AC1024 | style="text-align:center" | 26 | 2011, March 22 | Associative array, model documentation, DGN editing. Support for complex line types in DGN files is improved in AutoCAD 2012. |- | AutoCAD 2013 | style="text-align:center" | 19.0 |'''AC1027''' | style="text-align:center" | 27 | rowspan="2" |Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2014.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2014 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2013.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2013 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> | 2012, March 27 | DWG 2013 file format (AC1027) |- | AutoCAD 2014 | style="text-align:center" | 19.1 |AC1027 | style="text-align:center" | 28 | 2013, March 26 | File tabs, design feed, reality capture, Autodesk live maps |- | AutoCAD 2015 | style="text-align:center" | 20.0 |AC1027 | style="text-align:center" | 29 |Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2015.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2015 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> | 2014, March 27 | Line smoothing (anti-aliasing), Windows 8.1 support added, dropped Windows XP support (incl. compatibility mode) |- | AutoCAD 2016 | style="text-align:center" | 20.1 |AC1027 | style="text-align:center" | 30 | rowspan="3" |Windows 7 SP1 Windows 8.1 Windows 10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2016.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2016 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2017.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2017 {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> | 2015, March 23 |More comprehensive canvas, richer design context, and intelligent new tools such as smart dimensioning, coordination model, and enhanced PDFs |- | AutoCAD 2017 | style="text-align:center" | 21.0 |AC1027 | style="text-align:center" | 31 | 2016, March 21 |PDF import, associative center marks and centerlines, DirectX 11 graphics |- | AutoCAD 2018 | style="text-align:center" | 22.0 |'''AC1032''' | style="text-align:center" | 32 | 2017, March 21 |DWG 2018 file format |} == Features == === Compatibility with other software === ESRI ArcMap 10 permits export as AutoCAD drawing files. Civil 3D permits export as AutoCAD objects and as [[LandXML]]. Third-party [[file converter]]s exist for specific formats such as Bentley MX GENIO Extension, PISTE Extension (France), ISYBAU (Germany), OKSTRA and [[Microdrainage]] (UK);<ref name="autodesk civil3d ug 2011">{{cite web | url=http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/civil_users_guide0.pdf | title=AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Drawing Compatibility | publisher=[[Autodesk]] | work=AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 User's Guide | date=April 2010 | accessdate=January 29, 2013 | pages=141{{ndash}}142}}</ref> also, conversion of [[.pdf]] files is feasible, however, the accuracy of the results may be unpredictable or distorted. For example, jagged edges may appear. Several vendors provide on-line conversions for free such as Cometdocs.autoCAD commonly use in all purposes. === Language === Auto CAD and AutoCAD LT are available for [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Chinese Simplified]], [[Chinese Traditional]], [[Brazilian Portuguese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Czech language|Czech]], [[Polish language|Polish]] and [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Albanian language |Albanian]] (also through additional language packs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autocad-2016-language-packs.html|title=AutoCAD 2016 Language Packs {{!}} AutoCAD {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref> The extent of localization varies from full translation of the product to documentation only. The AutoCAD command set is localized as a part of the software localization. === Extensions === AutoCAD supports a number of [[application program interface|API]]s for customization and automation. These include [[AutoLISP]], [[Visual LISP]], [[Visual Basic for Applications|VBA]], [[Microsoft .NET|.NET]] and [[ObjectARX]]. ObjectARX is a [[C++]] class library, which was also the base for: * products extending AutoCAD functionality to specific fields * creating products such as AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D * third-party AutoCAD-based application There are a large number of AutoCAD plugins (add-on applications) available on the application store Autodesk Exchange Apps .<ref>{{cite web|title=AutoCAD Exchange Apps|url=http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/|publisher=Autodesk|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> AutoCAD's [[DXF]], drawing exchange format, allows importing and exporting drawing information. === Vertical integration === Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs: * [[AutoCAD Architecture]] * AutoCAD Civil * AutoCAD Electrical * AutoCAD ecscad * AutoCAD Map 3D * AutoCAD Mech * AutoCAD MEP * AutoCAD Structural Detailing * AutoCAD Utility Design * AutoCAD P&ID * AutoCAD Plant 3D for discipline-specific enhancements. For example, [[AutoCAD Architecture]] (formerly Architectural Desktop) permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects, such as walls, doors and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them rather than simple objects, such as lines and circles. The data can be programmed to represent specific architectural products sold in the construction industry, or extracted into a data file for pricing, materials estimation, and other values related to the objects represented. Additional tools generate standard 2D drawings, such as elevations and sections, from a 3D architectural model. Similarly, Civil Design, Civil Design 3D, and Civil Design Professional support data-specific objects, facilitating easy standard civil engineering calculations and representations. Civil 3D was originally developed as an AutoCAD add-on by a company in New Hampshire called Softdesk (originally DCA). Softdesk was acquired by Autodesk, and Civil 3D was further evolved. == Variants == === AutoCAD Architecture === {{Main article|AutoCAD Architecture}} AutoCAD Architecture (abbreviated as ACA) is a version of AutoCAD with tools and functions specially suited to [[Architecture|architectural]] work. === AutoCAD LT === AutoCAD LT is the lower cost version of AutoCAD, with reduced capabilities, first released in November 1993. Autodesk developed AutoCAD LT to have an entry-level CAD package to compete in the lower price level. AutoCAD LT, priced at $495, became the first AutoCAD product priced below $1000. It is sold directly by Autodesk and can also be purchased at computer stores (unlike the full version of AutoCAD, which must be purchased from official Autodesk dealers). As of the 2011 release the AutoCAD LT MSRP has risen to $1200. While there are hundreds of small differences between the full AutoCAD package and AutoCAD LT, there are a few recognized major differences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad_lt_2011_faq.pdf |format=PDF |title=Questions and Answers |website=Images.autodesk.com |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref> in the software's features: * 3D Capabilities: AutoCAD LT lacks the ability to create, visualize and render 3D models as well as 3D printing. * Network Licensing: AutoCAD LT cannot be used on multiple machines over a network. * Customization: AutoCAD LT does not support customization with LISP, ARX, .NET and VBA. * Management and automation capabilities with Sheet Set Manager and Action Recorder. * CAD standards management tools. AutoCAD LT 2015 introduced Desktop Subscription (rental) from $360 per year === AutoCAD 360 === Formerly marketed as AutoCAD WS, AutoCAD 360 is an account-based mobile and web application enabling registered users to view, edit, and share AutoCAD files via mobile device and web<ref name=iTgunes>{{cite web|last=Autodesk|title=AutoCAD WS|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autocad-ws/id393149734?mt=8|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> using a limited AutoCAD feature set &mdash; and using cloud-stored drawing files. The program, which is an evolution and combination of previous products, uses a [[freemium]] business model with a free plan and two paid levels &mdash; marketed as Pro ($4.99 monthly or $49.99 yearly) and Pro Plus ($99.99 yearly) &mdash; including various amounts of storage, tools, and online access to drawings. 360 includes new features such as a "Smart Pen" mode and linking to third-party cloud-based storage such as [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]]. Having evolved from Flash-based software, AutoCAD 360 uses [[HTML5]] browser technology available in newer browsers including Firefox and Google Chrome. AutoCAD WS began with a version for the [[iPhone]] and subsequently expanded to include versions for the [[iPod Touch]], [[iPad]], Android phones, and Android tablets.<ref name=OzlerMaciPadiPhone>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS application for iPad and iPhone|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/21266|work=Dexigner|publisher=Dexigner|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> Autodesk released the [[iOS]] version in September 2010,<ref name=OzlerBuiltForMac>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD for Mac 2012: Built for Mac OS X Lion|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/23640|work=Dexigner|publisher=Dexigner|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> following with the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] version on April 20, 2011.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid>{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=AutoCAD WS for Android|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/22874|work=Dexigner|publisher=Dexigner|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> The program is available via download at no cost from the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] ([[iOS]]), [[Google Play]] ([[Android (operating system)|Android]]) and [[Amazon Appstore]] (Android). In its initial iOS version, AutoCAD WS supported drawing of lines, circles, and other shapes; creation of text and comment boxes; and management of color, layer, and measurements &mdash; in both landscape and portrait modes. Version 1.3, released August 17, 2011, added support for unit typing, layer visibility, area measurement and file management.<ref name="iTgunes" /> The Android variant includes the iOS feature set along with such unique features as the ability to insert text or captions by voice command as well as manually.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid/> Both Android and iOS versions allow the user to save files on-line &mdash; or off-line in the absence of an Internet connection.<ref name=OzlerWSAndroid/> In 2011, Autodesk announced plans to migrate the majority of its software to "[[cloud computing|the cloud]]", starting with the AutoCAD WS mobile application.<ref name=Cloud>{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Iain|title=Autodesk Shifts Design Apps to the Cloud|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/23929|work=The A Register|publisher=The A Register|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> According to a 2013 interview with Ilai Rotbaein, an AutoCAD WS Product Manager for Autodesk, the name '''''AutoCAD WS''''' had no definitive meaning, and was interpreted variously as ''Autodesk Web Service'', ''White Sheet'' or ''Work Space.''<ref name=forward>{{cite web |title=AutoCAD WS: Moving Forward |url=http://www.augi.com/library/autocad-ws-moving-forward |publisher=Augi Autodesk Users Group International, January 29th, 2013 |accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> === Student versions === AutoCAD is licensed, for free, to students, educators, and educational institutions, with a 36-month renewable license available. The student version of AutoCAD is functionally identical to the full commercial version, with one exception: DWG files created or edited by a student version have an internal bit-flag set (the "educational flag"). When such a DWG file is printed by any version of AutoCAD (commercial or student) older than AutoCAD 2014 SP1, the output includes a plot stamp/banner on all four sides. Objects created in the Student Version cannot be used for commercial use. Student Version objects "infect" a commercial version DWG file if they are imported in versions older than AutoCAD 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2011/ENU/filesAUG/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-6050.htm|title=Overview of Plotting|publisher=|accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref> == Ports == === Windows === AutoCAD is a software package created for Windows and usually any new AutoCAD version supports the current Windows version and some older ones. AutoCAD 2016 and 2017 supports Windows 7 up to Windows 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2016.html|title=System requirements for AutoCAD 2016 &#124; AutoCAD &#124; Autodesk Knowledge Network|date=2015-12-16|publisher=Knowledge.autodesk.com|accessdate=2016-03-19}}</ref> === Mac === Autodesk stopped supporting Apple's [[Macintosh]] computers in 1994. Over the next several years, no compatible versions for the Mac were released. In 2010 Autodesk announced that it would once again support Apple's Mac OS X software in the future.<ref name="Clark">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/08/16/autodesk-adopts-apple-app-store-for-mac-software/?KEYWORDS=AutoCAD|title=Autodesk Adopts Apple App Store for Mac Software|last=Clark|first=Don|date=16 August 2011|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> Most of the features found in the 2012 Windows version can be found in the 2012 Mac version. The main difference is the user interface and layout of the program. The interface is designed so that users who are already familiar with Apple's [[macOS]] software will find it similar to other Mac applications.<ref name="OzlerBuiltForMac" /> Autodesk has also built in various features in order to take full advantage of Apple's Trackpad capabilities as well as the full-screen mode in Apple's [[OS X Lion]].<ref name="OzlerMaciPadiPhone" /><ref name="OzlerBuiltForMac" /> AutoCAD 2012 for Mac supports both the editing and saving of files in DWG formatting that will allow the file to be compatible with other platforms besides the OS X.<ref name="OzlerMaciPadiPhone" /> AutoCAD 2014 for Mac supports Apple OS X v10.9.0 or later (Mavericks), OS X v10.8.0 or later (Mountain Lion) with 64-bit Intel processor. AutoCAD LT 2013 is now available through the [[Mac App Store]] for $899.99. The full-featured version of AutoCAD 2013 for Mac, however, is not available through the Mac App Store due to the price limit of $999 set by Apple. AutoCAD 2014 for Mac is available for purchase from Autodesk's Web site for $4,195 and AutoCAD LT 2014 for Mac for $1,200, or from an Autodesk Authorized Reseller.<ref name="Clark" /> The latest version available for Mac is AutoCAD 2017 as of July 2017. === Android and iOS === {{Expand section|date=June 2016}} Autodesk AutoCAD 360 is the official AutoCAD mobile app for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] and [[Windows]] tablets (UWP).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autodesk.autocadws |title=AutoCAD 360 - Android Apps on Google Play |publisher=Play.google.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AutoCAD 360|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autocad-360/id393149734?mt=8}}</ref> It can view, markup, measure and edit (2D only editing) any DWG file from a mobile phone or tablet. The actual file editing operations are performed in the cloud, in genuine DWG file format. == See also == ; Autodesk software * [[Autodesk 3ds Max]] * [[Autodesk Maya]] * [[Autodesk Revit]] * [[AutoShade]] * [[AutoSketch]] ;Other topics * [[Comparison of computer-aided design editors]] * [[Design Web Format]] == References == {{Reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite web |url = http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/autocad-release-history.html |title = AutoCAD Release History |work=Between the lines |first = Shaan |last = Hurley }} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.digibarn.com/stories/mike-riddle/index.html |title=Mike Riddle & the Story of Interact, AutoCAD, EasyCAD, FastCAD & more |work=DigiBarn Computer Museum |accessdate=12 November 2016}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.michaelriddle.com/?page_id=2 |title=About |work=Michael Riddle's Thoughts |accessdate=12 November 2016}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/01/the-fascinating-story-of-how-autodesk-came-to-be-part-1/ |title=The Fascinating Story of How Autodesk Came to Be (Part 1) |work=Studio Daily |publisher=Access Intelligence |first=Peter |last=Plantec |date=7 January 2012}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.retrothing.com/2007/05/mike_riddles_pr.html |title=Mike Riddle's Prehistoric AutoCAD |work=Retro Thing |first=James |last=Grahame |date=17 May 2007}} {{Refend}} ==External links== {{Wikibooks}} {{Commons category|AutoCAD}} * {{Official website|http://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/overview|AutoCAD Official Website}} * [http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad-lt/overview AutoCAD LT] * [http://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad-360/overview AutoCAD 360] {{AutoCAD related articles}} {{CAD software}} [[Category:AutoCAD| ]] [[Category:1982 software]] [[Category:Autodesk]] [[Category:IRIX software]] [[Category:Computer-aided design software]] [[Category:IOS software]] [[Category:Classic Mac OS software]] [[Category:Android (operating system) software]]'