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AutoCAD For Beginners

  • Amruta Bhaskar
  • Jun 9, 2021
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 AutoCAD is a computer-aided drafting program used for a large number of different design processes. Its usage centres around drawing with electronic equivalents of real-life drafting tools. The added support of digital precision helps with measurements and calculations, 3D components, and data sharing.

A large part of its success can be credited to the diversity of design tasks supported by the software. Throughout the rest of this article, we’ll walk you through the most important details of the software suite as well as its many uses.

AutoCAD first became notable because it was the first CAD program developed for PC use (instead of industrial computers) in the 1980s. With computer hardware becoming more capable, the company behind AutoCAD, Autodesk, wanted to make CAD accessible to more people.

AutoCAD has remained the dominant program in many design industries because it’s continuously updated. There’s a new version released every year, and new features are always being added.

AutoCAD can create any 2D drawing and 3D model or construction that can be drawn by hand. The program also allows the user to group or layer objects, keep objects in a database for future use, and manipulate properties of objects, such as size, shape, and location.

AutoCAD’s core competency is 2D design. Its workspace is basically a drafting desk on your computer, and this hasn’t changed since its introduction.

At the same time, AutoCAD has kept up with the times. When 3D computer-aided design became popular, AutoCAD integrated corresponding capabilities to the rest of its feature toolbox.

In support of both 2D and 3D design, AutoCAD features a range of commands that help with precision, such as centring lines and marks automatically calculated from your design size and placement, drawing dimensions that can be set to fixed proportions, and geometric arrays that help you more quickly replicate patterns.

For working in 3D, AutoCAD offers a variety of ways to view your design, so you can work on it at every angle. Whatever dimension you’re in, the software automatically saves useful design data for sharing and future reference. We’ll talk about specific features that are especially interesting in more detail later.

AutoCAD advertises itself as key software for the entire design market, which gives it a huge audience. In particular, many industries that heavily rely on design precision use AutoCAD for its mathematical reliability. For example, architecture and aeronautics are two fields that rely on exact measurements, components that fit together and working on a large scale to build stable structures.

Other types of engineering, such as mechanical and electrical, also need a program that allows them to design as big or as small as they need without compromising precision. Graphic design and city planning also, use AutoCAD to encompass everything from a design’s big picture to its smallest details.

AutoCAD has numerous applications in a wide range of fields. The program can be used for simple projects, such as graphs or presentations, or complex designs, like drawing up the architecture of a building. Some other practical applications may include:

  • Interior designs
  • Aeronautical designs
  • Logos
  • Fine art
  • Maps
  • Greeting cards
  • Engineering designs
  • Architectural designs

As mentioned, AutoCAD has numerous capabilities that can be applied to an array of projects in various fields. Various kinds of designers are most likely to use the program and it is more common in design-centered fields, like architecture and engineering. However, many other professions, such as fine artists and mathematicians, may use the program to create visuals for their work. Here are a few other examples of careers that likely use AutoCAD:

  • Interior designers
  • Electrical drafters
  • Civil drafters
  • Mechanical drafters
  • Fashion designers
  • Graphic designers
  • Set designers
  • Process drafters

AutoCAD has several types of usage licenses to choose from. These are meant to distinguish individual users (who are for example using AutoCAD for their own personal commercial projects) from a group of users who need to be on the same system (for example, if you have an engineering team that’s working on different parts of the same project). There are also those who use AutoCAD to learn computer-aided design in a formal setting.

  • Educational: You must be a student or educator at a qualified educational institute and only use AutoCAD for education. (You can’t use an educational license to design products that you’ll be selling for a profit.)
  • Single user: Only you, the purchaser, can use AutoCAD through your unique access code. You’re able to install it on up to three devices, but you can only access the program on one at a time.
  • Multi-user: You can add a number of authorized users to your plan, and each of them can access the program on any of your networked devices at the same time. This prevents unauthorized usage outside the user group while allowing work flexibility within it.

 

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