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Autodesk is one of the largest companies in the world that specialize in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of computer-aided design (CAD) software and other tools for the construction industry. The company introduced AutoCAD Activation Code for the Macintosh computer in 1987. Subsequently, it released AutoCAD 2000 in 1993, AutoCAD LT for Windows in 1994, AutoCAD Architecture for Windows in 1996, AutoCAD Studio for Windows and Macintosh in 1997, AutoCAD Map 3D for Windows in 1998, AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 for Windows and Macintosh in 2005, and AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 for Windows and Macintosh in 2014.
Autodesk brings CAD functionality directly into the hands of engineers, designers, and architects, enabling them to accurately and efficiently visualize, plan, and detail their projects. The company's product range includes programs for architecture, construction, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing/HVAC/plumbing design.
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Early CAD programs [ edit ]
For many years, the use of CAD programs was only available to those companies with a large-scale computer network. An engineer from Hewlett-Packard, Larry Tesler, developed a method of plotting CAD models directly on paper. He called this the Tesler method, because he used only a pencil. He attached drafting instruments to the computer, and directed them to a pre-scanned and pre-digitized drawing. This drawing, in turn, would be used to plot a scale drawing onto paper.
The Tesler method was not widely adopted until the 1970s, when CAD programs began appearing on minicomputers. Although it was the only method available to computer-aided design (CAD) users, it was tedious and could not achieve the precision of the technology of the time. For instance, the scale of the drawn model would not match the actual scale of the built model. The user would have to be very precise when drawing the model, and each model would have to be copied and modified for each location. If a change needed to be made to the design, then each model would have to be redrawn. For manufacturers, the costs involved in manually plotting CAD models could be reduced significantly.
The first commercially successful CAD program was introduced by Computer Automated Drafting, Inc. in 1968. Called KEYCAD, this program was developed by Robert N. Stewart, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Unlike the
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Up to AutoCAD Crack 2013 and earlier releases, the script editor was only available with ArcGIS Desktop. Script editor features include scripting and debugging support, local variables, objects, and a custom scripting language. AutoCAD LT scripting is only available for graphical output. From AutoCAD 2014, the script editor is available with the commercial and open source AutoCAD platform, as well as with other AutoCAD programs.
AutoCAD also offers the.NET Developer Kit for building a variety of.NET applications that work with AutoCAD and other programs on the AutoCAD platform.
AutoCAD also has limited support for the Java programming language. This is usually used to create Java extensions for AutoCAD or for interacting with other Java programs.
Hints 
One particularly useful AutoCAD feature is called "Hints". These are user interface features that point out errors or problems with the current drawing or that allow quick correction of a problem by providing options. Hints can be based on previous user actions, such as a click on a certain command or command result. These hints can be very useful to users when first learning how to use AutoCAD, and they can be very time-consuming if one has a large drawing to work on, so they are often disabled. The original AutoCAD team included hints as a way to learn how to use AutoCAD by providing guidance and hints on the correct usage of every command in the software. In the 2000 revision of the software, the default behavior was changed so that hints would be disabled by default and "Hint On" would be set to "Yes" to turn them back on.
Command history 
AutoCAD's command history is accessible by clicking on the right mouse button (or on the "f" key) and pressing "Enter" to place an item on the history menu. The history window can be set to show one, five, or ten commands. After you click a command on the history menu, it appears in the main command line to the right of the menu bar. If a command is red, it means it failed and you should not try it again. If it is gray, it means you can try it again. Red and gray commands are stored in the history until you delete them or clear the history. Command history can be cleared by clicking on the icon with the letter "c" or by right clicking (or "f" key) and selecting "Clear History".
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