History of CAD 1

What was the name of the process discovered in 1861 that allowed original architectural drawings to be accurately reproduced, creating a negative copy where black lines turned white and blank space turned blue?

• Cyanotype

• Blueprinting

• Photolithography

• Heliography

Who is widely recognized as the "Father of CAD" for his contributions to developing Design Automated by Computer (DAC) and introducing the ADAM software?

• Douglas T. Ross

• Alan Turing

• Patrick J. Hanratty

• John Walker

Which software was introduced in 1977 as the first 3D CAD system, initially running only on exclusive proprietary hardware?

• AutoCAD

• ADAM

• CATIA

• IBM PC

In what year was AutoCAD, the first significant CAD program for the PC, introduced?

• 1971

• 1981

• 1982

• 1985