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AutoCAD is a leading commercial computer-aided drafting and design application with over 12 million users worldwide. As a part of Autodesk, a leader in digital content creation, AutoCAD offers a wide range of software applications, workstations, and cloud-based services. AutoCAD users benefit from a network of partners and developers to continually enhance and expand the product line. This wide range of offerings and accessibility provides users with a variety of solutions tailored to meet their needs.
Cadence software (such as Cadence Design System and Cadence IPP), is another category of tools and services that provides a broad set of design automation tools (Electronic Design Automation, VLSI Design, Product and Layout Optimization, Physics-Based Simulation, and Circuit Design) to the electronics design and manufacturing industries. Cadence software is used for design and verification of integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, systems on a chip, and digital and analog circuit design.
No matter which category you're in, in this guide we will show you what is possible in the world of AutoCAD through its many powerful features.
What are the main categories of AutoCAD?
Let's start by taking a look at the main categories of AutoCAD.
1. Vector and raster graphics
Vector graphics
Vector graphics are images in which each line or point is a single entity (as opposed to pixels in a raster graphic, where each dot is a single entity). The difference is that a vector graphic is comprised of multiple objects (like lines, points, and curves) rather than just lines and dots. Vector graphics (also referred to as Computer-Aided Design or CAD) are 2-dimensional (2D) graphics, used for designing computer-generated images and animations. AutoCAD is a software application that allows users to create and edit 2D and 3D vector graphics. It also includes tools for converting between 2D and 3D.
Many vector graphics files are created using the Inkscape or Illustrator vector graphics programs. AutoCAD and Inkscape (and their predecessors) can directly open and export vector graphics files. AutoCAD also exports vector graphics files as DWG and DXF files.
2. Raster graphics
Raster graphics
Raster graphics are images that are made up of a 2-dimensional grid of discrete dots. In contrast to vector
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History
Autodesk AutoCAD Product Key is an evolution of Alias Sone's AutoCAD Crack Keygen product. AutoCAD was originally released in 1989 as AutoCAD 4D, then sold as AutoCAD '97 in 1995, and finally as AutoCAD LT in 1997. By 1997, Alias had sold over 12 million copies of AutoCAD to the 3D field.  The original licensing scheme for AutoCAD, which had limited commercial use for other CAD software, forced competing CAD software companies to share a common license fee, or buy a license to the entire product, which cost $200,000.
A new licensing scheme was introduced in 1999. AutoCAD '99 was the first version to be fully multi-platform and provided the first release of the DGN format. AutoCAD 2000 was the first CAD program to have native command line interfaces. AutoCAD 2001 introduced the first wave of proprietary features in the form of dynamic blocks and bands. AutoCAD 2002 introduced ribbon toolbars, and AutoCAD 2003 introduced a new file format, the DXF format, that has since become the standard for CAD files. AutoCAD 2004 introduced parametric modeling (a major addition to 2D and 3D drafting functionality), while AutoCAD 2005 introduced feature-level locking, enabling multiple users to edit the same file simultaneously. AutoCAD 2006 introduced the DWG export format, a large file format that has since become the standard for CAD files.
AutoCAD LT was introduced in 1997 with the release of AutoCAD '99, as a version of AutoCAD featuring a smaller software footprint. AutoCAD LT was designed for use by government agencies and contractors that needed only part of the AutoCAD functionality and with AutoCAD's file format, DXF. AutoCAD LT was also designed to be licensed on a per-seat basis. The last version of AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD LT 2014, was released in October 2014.
AutoCAD 2008, released in 2008, was the first major update to AutoCAD in 13 years. New features include the DXF 2DWG file format, new forms and tables, a new measurement-based AutoCAD and an overhauled, more responsive user interface. Also included in this release was support for two major CAD standards, DXF and DWG, an updated AutoCAD drawing package, a new Clip tool for creating and manipulating windows, a new drawing and command line interface
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