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The first and best-known version of AutoCAD Crack Free Download was designed by Edwin Nickerson in 1982. It was originally targeted at architectural drafting. It was later used by many architects, engineers, and other professionals. A version named AutoCAD Serial Key LT was designed specifically for students and home users. The earliest versions of AutoCAD 2022 Crack were text-based, but the initial release of AutoCAD in 1987 introduced a graphical user interface.
AutoCAD became the best-selling commercial CAD product in the world in 2011, with almost 30 million users. As of 2019, over 150 million AutoCAD users remain active users of the software, with another 20 million users of the other Autodesk apps.
History
AutoCAD began as a product for architectural drafting. It was created by Edwin Nickerson in 1982 and was originally a text-based application. It quickly gained a large base of users among architectural drafters, and was eventually modified to run on the Microsoft Windows graphical user interface.
AutoCAD went through many versions through the 1980s and 1990s. Originally targeted at architectural drafting, it was used by many architects, engineers, and other professionals. By 1996, the program was capable of handling many drafting and design needs.
By 2000, it had become popular for the user-friendly and easy to learn interface. AutoCAD was originally developed and marketed by AutoDesk, which was bought by Avanquest in 2010, and by its successor, Autodesk, in 2016.
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AutoCAD was first released in 1982 and was originally targeted at architectural drafting, but it was modified to run on the Microsoft Windows graphical user interface in 1987. With the introduction of AutoCAD 4 in 1994, it gained a large base of users. The first version to use the graphical user interface was AutoCAD 4, released in 1994. From version 4.1 in 1996, the program could run either on the Windows or Macintosh graphical user interface. For the first time, AutoCAD could be used for commercial purposes, and the first AutoCAD for Mac was released in 1998.
A few years later, the program gained the ability to read the drafting standards created by the American Institute of Architects, which would set the foundation for the future development of the program. The introduction of AutoCAD 2004 and AutoCAD LT were intended to help students of architecture and engineering learn and use the program.
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Autodesk's design tools and Autodesk Inventor are CAD applications that can produce many other types of designs that would be considered forms of engineering software. For example, Autodesk Revit provides building information modeling (BIM) and construction information management (CIM).
 Autodesk Maya is a 3D software for the creation and editing of computer graphics and animations. Maya is mostly used for film, TV, and video game production. It is the main software package in the Autodesk VFX and visual effects software family.
Worldwide use 
, Autodesk had a yearly revenue of $1.2 billion. In 2012, Autodesk had roughly 21,350 employees worldwide.
AutoCAD software in use by some of the world's leading universities include:
 Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
 California State University, Los Angeles
 Georgia Tech
 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
 International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
 National University of Singapore
 Raffles University
 University of California, Irvine
 University of California, San Diego
 University of California, Berkeley
AutoCAD has been used in Antarctica by the National Science Foundation, the USGS, and NASA.
Other entities that use Autodesk software include:
 Indian Railway and Central Engineering Services
 Deloitte
 General Electric
 Guinness
 Lockheed Martin
Autodesk also collaborates with many leading organizations in areas including:
 aircraft certification, building energy performance and sustainability, advanced composites, automobile and cargo transportation, architectural and construction, business and professional services, manufacturing, natural resource, mechanical, materials, and power generation.
See also
 Autodesk App Exchange
 Autodesk Exchange Apps
 Autodesk 3ds Max
 Autodesk Fusion 360
 Autodesk Maya
 Autodesk Motion Builder
 Autodesk Plant 3D
 Autodesk Revit Architecture
 Autodesk Revit MEP
 Autodesk Revit Structure
 Autodesk Revit Transport
 Autodesk Product Design Suite
 Autodesk Revit Structure
 Autodesk's Alias product line
 Autodesk's Alias 360
 Autodesk's Alias360 Structure
 Autodesk's Alias360 MEP
 Autodesk's Fusion product line
 Autodesk's Forge product line
 Autodesk's ProjectCenter product line
 Autodesk's Sheet Set product line
 Autodesk's SmokeFS product line
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