AutoCAD does indeed let you create 3D models as well as create graphic representations of 3D objects, known as isometric drawings.
But this is not to say that you cannot use AutoCAD in three-dimensional use cases. It comes as no surprise then that AutoCAD primarily features flat, sketch-based workflow and drawing tools such as lines, arcs, circles, and polylines rather than spheres, cylinders, and wedges, as is the case with the aforementioned 3D modeling software. And while AutoCAD supports several types of 3D modeling, including wireframe modeling, mesh modeling, surface modeling, and solid modeling, it is primarily used to create 2D drawings and sketches. This is because the latter group of applications is predominantly used to create 3D models. AutoCAD is significantly different from other computer-aided design (CAD) software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, SketchUp, Fusion 360, Inventor, Creo, and so on.
