Write down a 500 words essay on the role of Autocad in civil engineering? By using only US/Australian resources.

ROLE OF AUTOCAD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering is one of the oldest branches of Engineering. From the earliest time of human civilization when humans decided to make a shelter to save themselves from rain, cold or harsh sunlight, decided to use tree logs to make way for crossing water streams, Civil Engineering started. Over time the Civil Engineering developed to a much more formal shape, drafting and designing comes into it. Earlier it used to be hand drawing only, but with the development of technology in the last few decades, the computer becomes an integral part of our daily life so as in Civil Engineering drafting. AutoCAD is one of the most popular software for drafting and designing. Following are the roles of AutoCAD in modern-day Civil Engineering:
(1) Earlier hand drawing used to be a lengthy time-consuming...