AutoCAD is a commercial software application for 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting. The software is available since 1982 as a desktop application, and is developed and marketed by Autodesk, Inc. Since 2010, it is also available as a mobile web- and cloud-based app marketed as AutoCAD 360. AutoCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architects, project managers, engineers, designers, and other professionals and is the most ubiquitous CAD program worldwide.
Software Details
Language Support: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese, Traditional Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian
Company: Autodesk
Launched in Year: December 1982
OS Compatibility: MS Windows, Mac OS X & iOS, Android
Software Download Link: www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/free-trial
Official Website: http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad/overview
Hardware Requirements
Processor: 64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor
Video card: 1280×1024 True Color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
Memory: 2 GB (8 GB recommended)
Hard drive: Installation 6.0 GB
Optical drive: Download and installation from DVD
Internet browser: Windows Internet Explorer® 9.0 (or later)
Useful Links
www.lynda.com/AutoCAD-training-tutorials/160-0.html
www.digitaltutors.com/AutoCAD
knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/
mycadsite.com/tutorials/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2015.html