history of drafting AutoCAD

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1963

Both industries were independently developing the first CAD systems. Most people agree that the real breakout point was the development of SKETCHPAD at MIT

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1970

The first CAD programs in the 1970’s were only capable of creating 2D drawings similar to the hand-drafted drawings of the time. But even those first simple programs were changing the face of manufacturing and construction design. The programs quickly evolved over the years as computer processing speed and power and graphics capabilities increased.

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1980

In the 1980’s the next major step toward modern CAD was achieved with the advent of the ability to do 3D solid modeling.

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1981

In 1981 two solid modeling packages were released- Romulus by (ShapeData) and Uni-Solid by (Unigraphics).

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1982

In 1982 John Walker founded Autodesk which developed one of the most famous 2D CAD programs, AutoCAD.

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1990

The 1990’s saw the release of some of the most popular mid-range packages.

history of CAD

Dec 14, 1995

SolidWorks was released in 1995