What is AutoCAD?
AutoCAD is a 2d and 3d computer-aided design software application developed and marketed by Autodesk in the 1970’s and was one of the first such programmes that could be used on a Personal Computer (PC) which removed the need to draft drawings by hand. It is used globally by Architects, Engineers (Civil, Electronic, Aeronautical etc..), Project Managers, Designers, Furniture Manufactures as well as in many educational settings also. It is used to assist such users in the preparation of working drawings and on a larger scale blueprints for multi-storey buildings or bridges.
In the context of this research, AutoCAD is used to prepare a blueprint of the project to send to the Laser Cutter. Within this blueprint the user can define any lines to whatever thickness is desired for either Vector or Raster applications. A Vector cut must be defined as zero thickness in the line properties and a Raster must be set to anything greater than zero thickness, depending on the user’s desires. When satisfied that the project is ready for print, the user simply clicks file, plot and sets out the printer properties then sends the job to the printer i.e. the Laser Cutter. A video tutorial will be shown of this. Extract from Thesis.
AutoCAD is a 2d and 3d computer-aided design software application developed and marketed by Autodesk in the 1970’s and was one of the first such programmes that could be used on a Personal Computer (PC) which removed the need to draft drawings by hand. It is used globally by Architects, Engineers (Civil, Electronic, Aeronautical etc..), Project Managers, Designers, Furniture Manufactures as well as in many educational settings also. It is used to assist such users in the preparation of working drawings and on a larger scale blueprints for multi-storey buildings or bridges.
In the context of this research, AutoCAD is used to prepare a blueprint of the project to send to the Laser Cutter. Within this blueprint the user can define any lines to whatever thickness is desired for either Vector or Raster applications. A Vector cut must be defined as zero thickness in the line properties and a Raster must be set to anything greater than zero thickness, depending on the user’s desires. When satisfied that the project is ready for print, the user simply clicks file, plot and sets out the printer properties then sends the job to the printer i.e. the Laser Cutter. A video tutorial will be shown of this. Extract from Thesis.