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Vertical programs

Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs, sometimes called Desktops, for discipline-specific enhancements. AutoCAD Architecture (formerly Architectural Desktop), for example, permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects such as walls, doors and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them, rather than simple objects such as lines and circles.

The data can be programmed to represent specific architectural products sold in the construction industry, or extracted into a data file for pricing, materials estimation, and other values related to the objects represented. Additional tools allow designers to generate standard 2D drawings, such as elevations and sections, from a 3D architectural model.

Similarly, Civil Design, Civil Design 3D, and Civil Design Professional allow data-specific objects to be used, allowing standard civil engineering calculations to be made and represented easily. AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Map 3D are other examples of industry-specific CAD applications built on the AutoCAD platform.

Version history

Official Name --Version Release
Version 1.0 1.0 1 -- 1982, December
Version 1.2 1.2 2 -- 1983, April
Version 1.3 1.0 3 -- 1983, August
Version 1.4 1.4 4 -- 1983, October
Version 2.0 2.0 5 -- 1984, October
Version 2.1 2.1 6 -- 1985, May
Version 2.5 2.5 7 -- 1986, June
Version 2.6 2.6 8 -- 1987, April
Release 9 N/A 9 -- 1987, September
Release 10 N/A 10 -- 1988, October
Release 11 N/A 11 -- 1990, October
Release 12 N/A 12 -- 1992, June
Release 13 N/A 13 -- 1994, November
Release 14 N/A 14 -- 1997, February
AutoCAD 2000 15.0 15 -- 1999, March
AutoCAD 2000i 15.1 16 -- 2000, July
AutoCAD 2002 15.6 17 -- 2001, June
AutoCAD 2004 16.0 18 -- 2003, March
AutoCAD 2005 16.1 19 -- 2004, March
AutoCAD 2006 16.2 20 -- 2005, March
AutoCAD 2007 17.0 21 -- 2006, March
AutoCAD 2008 17.1 22 -- 2007, March
AutoCAD 2009 17.2 23 -- 2008, March First version released for 64 bit platform.