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Patrick Hanratty
Called the "father of CAD," developed the first CAD program to which the roots of all new programming can be traced back to. -
Sketchpad is Developed
Ivan Sutherland developed a design software in which you could operate the program through a light pen -
IBM PC is Released
Was the platform for the expansion of CAD that was to come -
AutoCAD is Released
Revolutionary CAD program for the IBM PC that had 80% of the function of the other programs of the day but at 20% of the cost. -
Microsoft Windows Version 1.0 is Released
Computer software that would be the platform for many future CAD programs. -
Pro/ENGINEER is Released
First CAD program to include 3D designing. Only could be run on UNIX workstations, but not PC -
Beginning of the Commercialization of CAD
Boeing used CAD to design their new 777 airplane, which marked the beginning of commercial use of CAD and its transformation into an expanding market -
Shift to PC
Two major continued events of the 90s in terms of CAD were the transition from UNIX workstations and the buying out of the original CAD developers by big businesses -
SolidWorks is Released
The first significant CAD program for Windows -
SketchUp is Released
Large advancement in CAD programming -
Works Cited
http://www.digitaleng.news/de/evolution-of-computer-aided-design/ http://www.cadalyst.com/cad/product-design/cad-a-glance-1982-2007-timeline-cadalyst039s-25th-anniversary-celebration-part-5- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp https://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/history_of_microsoft_windows_operating_system.html https://www.scan2cad.com/cad/cad-evolved-since-1982/
