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What makes a 3D animated film a blockbuster hit than any other 2D film? Some may say that it is the 3D effects that make the characters livelier, more vivid and intense, the setting to be more realistic and breath taking and the plot to be more exciting and thrilling. Others may say that they stick to the storyline, as it does not make a difference if the film is on 2D or 3D. In general, it is the quality of the film that counts the most. This does not only apply to animated feature films, but also to engineering and design. Through the years, engineering drawing has evolved dramatically; from a single line drawn from the edge of a sharpened pencil, to a furnished design captured on blueprint, up to a computer-aided software that made it easier for design professionals to develop amazing models and structures with a single push of a button. The advancement of technology does not end there as more and more 3D drawing software are being introduced in the market today.

One of the most popular three-dimensional drawing tools used nowadays is AutoCAD. AutoCAD is a CAD software suite for both 2D and 3D design, and it was developed and produced by Autodesk, Inc. At first, AutoCAD was designed to incorporate feature customization and extension capability that lacks most existing CAD software. In addition to this added custom feature, it is also less expensive making it more marketable and appealing to customers. AutoCAD version 1.0 was released on December 1982. Now its latest version is AutoCAD 2007 (R17.0) and was introduced on March 2006.

Recent versions of AutoCAD include a full set of 3D and basic modeling tools that use lines, circles, arcs, text and polylines as the basics of a more complex design object. As mentioned, AutoCAD is a vector graphics 3D drawing software that is the first CAD program to incorporate the customization and automation functionality. It supports a number of application programs such as VBA, .NET, and Visual LISP to create more advanced 3D drawing objects. Its file format, DWG became the standard for CAD data interchange. In recent years, it also adopted the DWF file that made it possible to compile drawings on a single compressed file and prevent file manipulation from happening. By the use of the AutoCAD viewer program called DWF Viewer, its now possible to view and print DWF files.

AutoCAD can only be used on computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems and exists in 14 language localizations. There are also a lot of cheap CAD softwares around but it is still best to stick with the original to ensure optimum performance. Indeed, technology has brought a lot of good changes in peoples lives. This also applies to engineering design as AutoCAD has innovated and brought drawing to the next level.