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CAD on personal computers

Recorded year1982

Autodesk's AutoCAD brings computer drafting from expensive workstations to ordinary PCs for architects and engineers.

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Built on

Computer-aided designRecorded · 1963enables
Personal computerRecorded · 1975enables

Led to

Building information modellingRecorded · 1987enables
Parametric 3D CADRecorded · 1988enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.