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AutoCAD was released in 1982, making it the first and only CAD program made for computers at the time.
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Work on STEP, as known as Standard for the Exchange of Product model data, begins. STEP would eventually develop into the primary CAD transferring program.
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Gabor Bajor smuggled 2 Macs into Hungary, where the ownership of personal computers were illegal at the time. Bajor worked with Tamas Hajas to write a 3D CAD program for the Mac. This was the creation of the Graphsoft Company.
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Keith Bentley founds Bentley Systems, Inc. Bentley Systems becomes an important software developer that supports professional needs
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Creates the first interactive spell checker for the Mac.
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Martin Newell founded Ashlar Incorporation and released Ashlar Vellum CAD software.
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Carol Bartz becomes chairman, president and CEO of Autodesk.
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The first Autodesk University was held in October 1993. It gave people the opportunity to learn how Autodesk functions and the many capabilities the program had.
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Microsoft would go on to dominate the market for personal computers.
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SketchUp is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, film and video game design.
