The term "autocad" is frequently used to refer to any type of computer aided drafting (CAD), however AutoCAD is actually the trademarked name of the CAD software produced by a company called Autodesk. The "Auto" in AutoCAD doesn't mean anything, but is just a reference to the company's name.
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AutoCAD has a flexible subscription model, with new features available with each release and product update. If you have a perpetual license of AutoCAD 2016 or earlier, here’s what’s changed in AutoCAD 2017, AutoCAD 2018, AutoCAD 2019, AutoCAD 2020, AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD 2022.
The term "autocad" is frequently used to refer to any type of computer aided drafting (CAD), however AutoCAD is actually the trademarked name of the CAD software produced by a company called Autodesk. CAD is a software design tool used in construction and manufacturing to produce detailed drawings.
You will notice that the Auto CAD drawing screen has many parts to it and can be somewhat confusing at first. There is a bar on the top of the screen which is a standard Windows feature. This identifies the fact that the program running in the "window" is AutoCAD and lists the name of the current drawing. If you have not saved the drawing yet, AutoCAD simply calls it "Drawing".
How many versions of AutoCAD are there
Autocad 2000 and earlier.