Although AutoCAD is widely used in the construction and engineering sectors, designers can use it to produce almost anything that needs dimensionally accurate details. The software is used throughout the world to help design anything from high-rise buildings to smartphones. Many different professionals — from architects and engineers to landscape designers and surveyors — use AutoCAD. Look around you. There is a good chance that AutoCAD has been involved in the design process of many of the items you can see. It is this versatility that has made it the most popular CAD software out there today. AutoCAD has also inspired new generations of CAD software for new and exciting technologies such as 3D printing and building-information modeling.