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Customize with add-on apps and APIs" (from AutoDesk

"AutoCAD® is computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.

  • Draft, annotate, and design 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects
  • Automate tasks such as comparing drawings, adding blocks, creating schedules, and more
  • [Sketchup is] our full-featured desktop modeler, built to make anything your imagination can create...[it's] the most intuitive way to design, document and communicate your ideas in 3D...[and] enables you to design, define, and plan in all stages of the project." (from Trimble's website).

    For more information on available features and functions of AutoCADSketchUp Pro, please see Autodesk Trimble's website.

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    Please contact Biola Tech Support. For contact information, methods, and hours please visit our Biola Tech Support page.



  • AutoCAD Support & Learning
  • AutoCAD Troubleshooting page
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    How to Get the Service

    Staff & Faculty:

    Students:

    • Biola does not offer this software to Students at this time. However, you may go to Autodesk's store the SketchUp Store for more information on information  about how to get this service.
    Requirements for the Service

    A 64-bit Windows 8.1 or 10 computer:

    • Processor: 2.5–2.9  1 GHz (32+ GHz recommended)
    • Memory: 8  4 GB (16 8+ GB recommended)
    • Video Card: 1 GB with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant (4 GB with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant  512 MB and support for hardware acceleration and OpenGL 3.1+ and is up to date (1 GB recommended)
    • Disk Space: 4 GB (16 GB  500 MB (700 MB recommended)
    • .NET Framework: 4.5.8 2 or later

    A macOS High Sierra or later computer:

    • Processor: 64-bit Intel CPU (Intel Core i7 or higher  2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor (2.1+ GHz processor recommended)
    • Memory: 4 GB (8 GB recommended)
    • Video Card: Mac native installed graphics cardsDisk Space: 3 GB (16  512 MB and support for hardware acceleration and OpenGL 3.1+ and is up to date (1 GB recommended)
    • Disk Format: APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
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    • Space: 500 MB (700 MB recommended)
    • Mouse Type: 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse
    Support Documentation