This document provides an overview of AutoCAD, a commercial computer-aided design software. It discusses the history and applications of AutoCAD, including its use in architecture, engineering, graphic design, 3D printing, fashion, and industrial design. The document also outlines some of AutoCAD's key features such as storage and accessibility of files, 3D viewing capabilities, efficient revisions and modifications, speed, and accuracy of dimensions. Autodesk has developed several vertical programs built on the AutoCAD platform for specialized uses.

1. BASICS OF
AUTOCAD
BY: ER.SANJEEV KUMAR

2. HISTORY OF AUTOCAD
 AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software
application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk.
 AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 .
 Cofounder of Autodesk is Michael Riddle.
 AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are available
for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese
Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian
Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian, Albanian.
 It is used for a number of applications like creating blueprints for buildings,
bridges and computer chips to name a few.
 AutoCAD is 2D and 3D computer aided drafting software application

3. AUTODESK HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A
FEW VERTICAL PROGRAMS:
1. AUTOCAD ARCHITECTURE
2. AUTOCAD CIVIL
3. AUTOCAD ELECTRICAL
4. AUTOCAD ECSCAD
5. AUTOCAD MAP 3D
6. AUTOCAD MECH
7. AUTOCAD MEP
8. AUTOCAD STRUCTURAL DETAILING
9. AUTOCAD UTILITY DESIGN
10. AUTOCAD P&ID
11. AUTOCAD PLANT 3D

4. AutoCAD Applications
 AutoCAD as an architectural planning tool: It comes with a user-interface
with built-in design lay-outs. The lay-outs contain numerous templates specially
designed for architectural planning and building construction. The latest versions
of AutoCAD come with analytical tools. The tools can analyse the components of
the building to troubleshoot stress and load levels of building supports. AutoCAD
enables architects to design, plan, execute and analyse the strength of a building,
at design stage level.
 AutoCAD as an engineering drafting tool: You can use AutoCAD to draw
accurate 2D drawings for any engineering domain and also use AutoCAD
to render to 3D models to help in visualization of the end product. It is useful for
Civil, Mechanical and Electrical systems. It helps engineers to design, analyse
and solve design issues resulting in accurate designs.

5.  AutoCAD as a graphic design tool: AutoCAD has innate features that enable
users to plan and map out spaces and take advantage of the space available. It can
be used simultaneously with 3D Max and various other application softwares
including animation tools.
 AutoCAD in 3D Printing: For a 3D print of an object, one has to choose the
object, get a virtual 3D representation and then feed it to the 3D printer. A 3D
print has its own advantages for designers and this is where AutoCAD helps
them. It ensures file compatibility so that designs can be exported to various
preferred formats.
 AutoCAD in the fashion industry: Every pattern and design of jewellery does
not come by chance; it is the result of careful planning and designing. AutoCAD
has the tools necessary for planning intricate designs for manufacture of
jewellery, toys and other delicate objects.
 AutoCAD as industrial design tool: AutoCAD helps to reduce manufacturing
costs as it saves time and efforts required for manual designing

6. AutoCAD Features
 Storage and accessibility: AutoCAD files can be saved on a computer or
archived in any storage media. Software files occupy lesser storage space as
compared storage space required for keeping manually drafted paper drawings.
Paper drawings also need care and protection from loss or damage due to floods,
fires or other calamities and can get damaged over time. The software files can
also be stored on any cloud storage, from where they are easily accessible at
anytime, from anywhere provided there is an internet connection.
 3D View: Although it is possible to sketch 3D drawings manually, they are not as
effective and realistic as computer aided drawings. AutoCAD help model 3D
objects with colors, materials and/or textures applied to various surfaces making
them vivid and easier for the user to visualize the end product.

7.  Revisions and modifications: Any changes in manually drafted paper drawings
would require the draftsman to draw the drawing again. Since this involved a lot
of effort, the draftsmen just scratched out the older details and drew new details,
resulting loss of older details and also not-to-scale drawings. CAD has inbuilt
tools that allow any number of revisions and changes easily and quickly. You can
edit or delete details easily using simple user-friendly commands.. You can also
save the previous versions of the file in case you wish to re-use them
 Speed: Creating a drawing in AutoCAD is much faster than drawing manually.
You can also save time and effort by creating re-usable block library. Easy edits
are possible with commands like copy, mirror, stretching, rotate and scale and
many more such commands.
 Accuracy: AutoCAD enables you to draw with fractional dimensions and also
define precision to any number of decimal places, which is not possible to
achieve in hand-drafted manual drawings, hence offering accuracy in all
dimensions.

8. AUTOCAD BASIC COMMANDS

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