AutoCAD - the greatest innovation ever!
June 27, 2018
AutoCAD - the greatest innovation ever!
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with AutoCAD
I work for a structural engineering firm. We use AutoCAD to produce structural, support of excavation, NYCTA, sketches and several other drawings, as needed. As a company, we use it as a whole. Even the simplest of opening up AutoCAD to print drawings by an office assistant. This addresses any structural work that needs to be completed by our office.
Pros
- AutoCAD is great for drafting. Clearly you first draft before you engineer a building, so being able to draft out everything accordingly AND simply, is fantastic. It's super simple and anyone can learn how to use it!
- Next, AutoCAD is great for adding electronic seals to. Some building filings here, especially in New York, are mainly done online. I think its great that AutoCAD has the option to add them in the title block. It makes it simpler this way instead of printing them, signing and sealing, and scanning the drawings to issue electronically.
- Lastly AutoCAD is great because you can design ANYTHING no matter how big or small it is. There is so much space to be used in the model and layout spaces. It gives you endless possibilities on what you can draft or design.
Cons
- I wish AutoCAD had more options for colors. I know they give a lot of colors to draft lines and what not, but they need more options so things can be more detailed.
- AutoCAD really should have tutorials for when you first use the program to teach you the basics. I had no experience when I first starting using AutoCAD and I had to watch a lot of youtube videos to learn what to do.
- Lastly, AutoCAD should have the option of modifying the title block in the layout space in each drawing. The only way you are able to revise the title block is opening the file itself. Sometimes I only need to change the title block for 1 specific drawing and I have to go through so much work just to do so!
- AutoCAD is the function of our business. AutoCAD has made this company successful for over 30+ years. This company works, lives, and breathes AutoCAD.
- AutoCAD also has returned a good amount of investment over the years. Since we surround ourselves with AutoCAD daily, I can happily say that it has made this company a huge profit.
- One negative impact is the constant upgrades. Any time a new version comes out, we have to invest in the latest because let's face it, that's how business works! Which costs more money for the upgrade and the maintenance.
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