History of CAD

Writing a book about the history of CAD is an almost insurmountable task. If we, the editors, engineers, and CAD experts at Shapr3D were to accomplish this task, we’d most definitely fall short of the mark while spending countless hours with it.With over 80 years (and counting), the storied past of CAD slowly became the stuff of legends. Today’s industry veterans might know a thing or two about the pioneers of the ’50s and ’60s, but the experts of tomorrow might even look at AutoCAD as a thing of the past. David E. Weisberg chose to tell the story of CAD at the right moment: by still being able to interview the first key figures of a nascent technology, Weisberg gave a recollection of events, landmarks, and actors with accuracy that would be unattainable today.This digital edition of the original tome of around 650 pages is broken down into separate blog posts as per the author’s original chapters. By hosting this all-encompassing timeline of the history of CAD, we hope to offer our ... Read full article.