Auto Computer Aided Design
AutoCAD is a computer aided design program used for both 2D and 3D drafting. Here at Saturn, autoCAD is used to make preliminary plans for building's designs. When using the Architecture version of the program, the components will react intelligently to actions carried out, for example, the building of a wall may obstruct a window and thus the window would delete itself as it would become obsolete, making the program itself extremely capable. There has just been the release of a new app by the Autodesk group: the AutoCAD 360 Pro, a line of easy-to-use web and mobile technologies which allow mobile drafting and documentation applications that allow users to view, create, edit and share drawings anytime, anywhere.
An element of autoCAD which is currently attaining a great amount of media attention is the idea that 3D design products are now able, not only to provide the layouts for design, but new printing technologies means that they are also capable of printing the said design there and then. For example, the start of May saw the world's first working 3D-printed gun shoot a bullet. The creators, Defense Distributed, plan to make the blueprint readily available online, posing a viable threat internationally, as in the future not only Americans will easily be able to get their hands on fatal weapons, but the whole wide world. Obviously this is worrying however many argue that criminals are much more likely to pursue traditional routes to obtain firearms.
AutoCAD then is obviously gaining momentum as the possibilities for design and printing open up tenfold alongside the developments of new technologies. The future for programs such as autoCAD remains bright as design companies find its ease of use and uniformity across platforms highly advantageous. What's more, the products created from this program are always of high quality.
