AutoCAD

commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application
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Summary

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software[1]. AutoCAD ranks in the top 3% of computer aided design software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,546 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: proprietary software[3]
  • Publisher: Autodesk[4]
  • Developer: Autodesk[5]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[6], subscription[7]
  • Programmed in: AutoLISP[8], Visual Basic[9], C++[10]
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows[11], macOS[12], iOS[13], Android[14], Windows Phone[15]
  • Software version identifier: 1.0[16], 1.2[17], 1.3[18], 1.4[19], 2.0[20], 2.1[21], 2.5[22], 2.6[23], 9[24], 10[25], 11[26], 12[27], 13[28], 14[29]
  • Has use: computer-aided design[30], section plane[31]
  • Commons category: AutoCAD[32]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[33]
  • Language of work or name: multiple languages[34]
  • Inception: December 1982[35]
  • Publication date: December 1982[36]
  • Official website: https://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/overview[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:AutoCAD[38]
  • Readable file format: Drawing Interchange File Format Family[39], AutoCAD Drawing[40], AutoCAD Named Plot Style Table[41], AutoCAD Xref Log[42], AutoCAD dbConnect Query Set[43], Drawing Interchange Binary Format[44], AutoCAD Database File Locking Information[45], AutoCAD Compiled Shape/Font File[46], AutoCAD Source Menu File[47], AutoCAD Menu Resource File[48], AutoCAD Sheet Set file format[49], AutoCAD Plot Configuration File, version 1[50]

Why It Matters

AutoCAD has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] AutoCAD is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  29. [31] ↑ . help.autodesk.com. help.autodesk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3X8owl
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0384893-AutoCAD-software
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  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1982-12-00T00:00:00Z
    Publisher → Autodesk
    Inception → —
    Writable file format → Drawing Interchange File Format Family, AutoCAD Drawing, AutoCAD Drawing, version 1.0 +44
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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