what is Autocad

Introduction  -

AutoCAD is a design and drafting software.  Which is used in mechanical , civil, electrical, engineering drawings.

History  - 

Before the 19th century, when we had to build a building, we used to draw it on paper first. After that, we used to construct the building according to that drawing. At that time, it used to take a lot of time to make the drawing on paper. There was an error. To get rid of this problem, Autodesk invented AutoCAD software in 1989. In which any type of drawing can be made. The first version of AutoCAD came out in 1982. So far there have been 30 versions of it. The solution just came out on 20th March 2015 the 30th version of AutoCAD. When the first version of AutoCAD came out in 1982, it was used to make drawings of buildings, etc.

Usage -

AutoCAD is a design and drafting software. Which is used in making mechanical engineering, engineering civil, electrical engineering drawings. Any type of complex drawing can be made in AutoCAD. For example, if you want to make a drawing of a component, then you can check that drawing in AutoCAD by assembling it. This software saves a lot of time and the drawing can be made without error.

Software and Hardware Required for AutoCAD

Depending on the hardware technology, there are 32 bit and 64 bit versions of AutoCAD available in the market. There are currently 2 versions of AutoCAD available. One is called the normal version and the other is called the Lit version.  Any version of AutoCAD is installed and used in Microsoft Windows.

1. Microsoft windows vista
2. Microsoft Windows 7 Vista Ultimate
3. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
4. Microsoft Windows 7 Vista Enterprises
5. Microsoft windows 8
6. Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional

Necessary Software and Hardware for 32 bit Operating

1. Windows 8 Standard, Enterprise or Professional Edition Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition.
2. Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon, Dual Core Processor 3.0 GHz or higher or with SSF2 Technology for Windows 7
3. Pentium 4 or or AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor for Windows XP, 16GHz or higher with SSF2 Technology
4. 2 GB RAM
5. 6 GB disk space for installation
6. 1024 x 768 Display Resolution with Tree Color
7. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later web browser

Hardware and software required for 64 bit operating system

1. Windowse 8 standard, enterprise or professional version ,windows 7 enterprise ,ultimate professional or home premium or windowse XP professional (SP2 or later)
2. AMD Athlon 64 with SSF2 technology , AMD Opteron processor with SSE2 tecnhnology , intex Xeon processor with intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology or intel Pentium 4 with intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology.
3. 2GB RAM (4GB RECOMMENDED)
4. 6 GB free space for installation
5. 1024 X 768 display resolution with true color
6. Internet explorer 7.0 or later

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL HARDWERE AND SOFTWERE FOR 3D MODELING

1. Pentium 4 or athlon processor ,3 GHz or greater or intel or AMD dual-core processor , 2GHz or greater
2. 4 GB RAM or more
3. 6GB hard disk space available in addition to free space required for installation
4. 1280 x 1024 true color video display adapter 128 GB or greater pixel Shader 3.0 or greater Microsoft direct 3D capable workstation class graphic card

                             Advantages of AutoCAD

1. Editing can be done easily.
2. Scales up and down the drawing easily without having to re-dry
3. Color drawing can also be made with multi pen platter.
4. There are many hatch patterns in AutoCAD.
5. You can also create multi-layer drives in which each layer is transparent.
6. Information on any object can be easily calculated.
7. Drawing can be visualized easily.