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computer-aided design  

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  • Computer-aided design allows for architectural drafting and design through the use of computers. The Sketchpad developed by Ivan Sutherland in 1963 is the first computer-aided design (CAD) system aimed at creating a geometrical building model through a graphical computer interface. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Computer-Aided Design]

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