Version 1.0 (Release 1) also known as AutoCAD 86 and AutoCAD 80 December 1982
This was the initial release of AutoCAD. It was demonstrated at the COMDEX trade show (Las Vegas, November, 1982). Deliveries began the following month.
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I am doing a report for my AutoCAD class. Who were the designers of the first software and how long did it take?
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Joyce,
There is no short simple answer to this question and can change based on who you talk to as it has been 27 years. AutoCAD was originally another product which was re-written and named AutoCAD. The design has evolved over the past years based on customer feedback and research. we also have a User Experience and Product Design and Research group.
Here are a few goods resources for more information:
Autodesk founder John Walkers Autodesk and AutoCAD history site the Autofile: http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/
My gallery and history archives which you may have already seen: http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/old-autocad-release-galle.html
and http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/jam/augiworld1107/
Cheers,
Shaan
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Dear Sirs,
I am teacher of autocad in Brazil.
I would like to receive the screen shots of all versions if its possible.
How to get this information for my students?
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hi
my name is dr alkesh
i am the post graduate student in dentistry in india .i am using autocad software for calculating area of x-ray tracings of head neck region.
can u provide me any material,research paper,published material on use of auto cad in calculating the area of the enclosed region.
thanking you
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I like your Release History of AutoCad. Particularly the codenames Autodesk uses. I had no idea they did that.
One question. Has ACAD been 3d capable since the first release? The first mention of 3d I see in your list is around 2.1, but it seems to be upgrades to existing features.
I’ve been using it since R10 or R11, but I am still fairly ignorant of the history.
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Hello Sir,
Can we see the oldest AutoCAD Versions images..
thanks
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R10 was the first true 3D with x,y,z coordinates. Before that 3D was achieved by giving 2D objects a thickness.
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Check out this video. I think this is about the first release.
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The video you linked was not AutoCAD software. It looks like an old mainframe 3D modeler.
Best
Shaan
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Well, I found your website quite accidentally. I’m an Autocad user since December of 1985 and I owned and ran a contract drafting company since 1977. In 1985 I was (I think) the first independent drafting company in Houston, Texas to try to transition to CAD. It was quite a ride as the first version I used was a DOS based version with no menus. You had to memorize the commands….ugg…. I was self-taught because after purchasing a new computer, plotter, software etc. I couldn’t afford to go to school to learn. So all day I would manage my little company and draw along with rest of the crew on the drafting board. At night I would sit down and learn. Man, was that tough. There was a bell built in to autocad that would beep every time you entered a wrong command and I left if on so I would know that I was typing a wrong command. So as the hours limped along, I would type, type, type,,,beep, type type, Beep, type type NO BEEP….success.. Took many long hours even up into the 2’s and 3’s in the morning trying to learn. Then I needed something else to help with my Geological Drafting and me and “Lisp” were introduced. The first book I opened about Lisp was pure Greek! However I learned and then was able to write lisp routines that would read flat files and plot oil well locations, and many other things to automate my work. To make a long story a little shorter, I’m now 81 years old and still plugging away albeit a little slower. I should mention, that I purchased every single upgrade that was offered up until after Autocad 2014. Now with Autocad being subscription only, the annual price (over $2000 annually) is way too much so I limp along with 2014. The rub now is, 2014 won’t run on Windows 11 Pro. What’s a fellow to do?
It’s been a good run and my last regular client keeps me going. I’m loving every minute of it…..
Thanks for listening
Bob Pickering
Beach City, Texas
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Hi Bob,
The only advice I can provide on this is that old software eventually succumbs to new operating systems and hardware. To get something with CAD and lisp and not out of your budget I would suggest BricsCAD or DraftSight.
Best,
Shaan
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Students can get free, renewable 1-year licenses… maybe you can enroll in a community college of some sort? You just need to be enrolled, not necessarily full time and not necessarily in a course related to AutoCad.
I am doing a report for my AutoCAD class. Who were the designers of the first software and how long did it take?
Joyce,
There is no short simple answer to this question and can change based on who you talk to as it has been 27 years. AutoCAD was originally another product which was re-written and named AutoCAD. The design has evolved over the past years based on customer feedback and research. we also have a User Experience and Product Design and Research group.
Here are a few goods resources for more information:
Autodesk founder John Walkers Autodesk and AutoCAD history site the Autofile:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/
My gallery and history archives which you may have already seen:
http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/old-autocad-release-galle.html
and
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/jam/augiworld1107/
Cheers,
Shaan
Dear Sirs,
I am teacher of autocad in Brazil.
I would like to receive the screen shots of all versions if its possible.
How to get this information for my students?
hi
my name is dr alkesh
i am the post graduate student in dentistry in india .i am using autocad software for calculating area of x-ray tracings of head neck region.
can u provide me any material,research paper,published material on use of auto cad in calculating the area of the enclosed region.
thanking you
I like your Release History of AutoCad. Particularly the codenames Autodesk uses. I had no idea they did that.
One question. Has ACAD been 3d capable since the first release? The first mention of 3d I see in your list is around 2.1, but it seems to be upgrades to existing features.
I’ve been using it since R10 or R11, but I am still fairly ignorant of the history.
Hello Sir,
Can we see the oldest AutoCAD Versions images..
thanks
R10 was the first true 3D with x,y,z coordinates. Before that 3D was achieved by giving 2D objects a thickness.
Check out this video. I think this is about the first release.
The video you linked was not AutoCAD software. It looks like an old mainframe 3D modeler.
Best
Shaan
Well, I found your website quite accidentally. I’m an Autocad user since December of 1985 and I owned and ran a contract drafting company since 1977. In 1985 I was (I think) the first independent drafting company in Houston, Texas to try to transition to CAD. It was quite a ride as the first version I used was a DOS based version with no menus. You had to memorize the commands….ugg…. I was self-taught because after purchasing a new computer, plotter, software etc. I couldn’t afford to go to school to learn. So all day I would manage my little company and draw along with rest of the crew on the drafting board. At night I would sit down and learn. Man, was that tough. There was a bell built in to autocad that would beep every time you entered a wrong command and I left if on so I would know that I was typing a wrong command. So as the hours limped along, I would type, type, type,,,beep, type type, Beep, type type NO BEEP….success.. Took many long hours even up into the 2’s and 3’s in the morning trying to learn. Then I needed something else to help with my Geological Drafting and me and “Lisp” were introduced. The first book I opened about Lisp was pure Greek! However I learned and then was able to write lisp routines that would read flat files and plot oil well locations, and many other things to automate my work. To make a long story a little shorter, I’m now 81 years old and still plugging away albeit a little slower. I should mention, that I purchased every single upgrade that was offered up until after Autocad 2014. Now with Autocad being subscription only, the annual price (over $2000 annually) is way too much so I limp along with 2014. The rub now is, 2014 won’t run on Windows 11 Pro. What’s a fellow to do?
It’s been a good run and my last regular client keeps me going. I’m loving every minute of it…..
Thanks for listening
Bob Pickering
Beach City, Texas
Hi Bob,
The only advice I can provide on this is that old software eventually succumbs to new operating systems and hardware. To get something with CAD and lisp and not out of your budget I would suggest BricsCAD or DraftSight.
Best,
Shaan
Students can get free, renewable 1-year licenses… maybe you can enroll in a community college of some sort? You just need to be enrolled, not necessarily full time and not necessarily in a course related to AutoCad.