. First interactive CAD system (right), DAC-1, circa 1959. (Source: IBM)
A super interesting eBook from consulting firm Jon Peddie Research that traces the long history of CAD technology development, right up to today’s systems.
“The computer-aided design industry has undergone significant transformations since its emergence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The advent of CAD in the 1960s ushered in an era of automation up to the ’80s that persists today. However, CAD is now just one element within a progressively intricate system tied to the real and virtual worlds.”
Download the ebook here