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Is AutoCAD a better drafting tool or any other software ?

Created by : Dilip Singh Rathore, Construction-General Building, Deep Associates  | 04 12 2009 07:35:05 +0000
Industry : IT ServicesFunctional Area : Executive Education(Personal Interests)
Keywords : software cad autocad drafting
Activity:  613 views;  last activity : 12 27 2010 19:37:32 +0000
 
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AutoCAD is a better drafting tool for 2D as well as 3D presentation.
By Dilip Singh Rathore, Construction-General Building, Deep Associates  04 12 2009 07:35:05 +0000
 
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I don't think its the best or even among the best...

in fact i don't think it even won the "Best CAD software" award

just to coun't a few Vectorworks, Allplan, Archicad,.....

(as a note, minicad and vectorworks are the same software)
By Ricardo Moura, Project Architect, M:ARQ  04 13 2009 17:24:03 +0000
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By Jawed Iqbal, site manager, Everonn Education Ltd  | 12 27 2010 19:37:32 +0000
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Only as far as Drafting is concerned Auto CAD is the best solution for that ... but for 3D modeling rest of many software's are far better...Like the best one is Uni-graphics NX 6


By Santosh A. Jadhav, Sr. Officer Sales  | 08 17 2010 09:58:44 +0000
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By Rajesh Sharma, Business development Manager, Infycons Creative Software Pvt. Ltd.  | 08 17 2010 08:08:28 +0000
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Hi, Dilip, AUTOCAD is mostley used for making 2D drawings & some useres use 3D also,but for making fast & accurate 3D & analaysing u need some other software like:- CATIA V5, solidworks, Solidedge etc.
By Anoop , Design Engineer, HCL Info system Ltd.  | 08 17 2010 07:33:08 +0000
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In my openion AutoCAD is the best 2D drafting software. Its the most user friendly, customizable and flexible.
By Abhay Chauhan, Structural Designer, CH2MHILL India Pvt. Ltd.  | 08 17 2010 03:49:51 +0000
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Hi All,

It all depend on the need and your experience. All the softwares have there own plus and minuses. If your project is purely 2D autocad is good enough but if the project is 3D than there are number of softwares available in market like. Its your choise which software you feel more comfortable and confident.
By Abhay Chauhan, Structural Designer, CH2MHILL India Pvt. Ltd.  | 08 17 2010 03:47:39 +0000
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yes. Autocad is the mother of all other drafting softwares. We have agree on that.
By Surendhar , Mechanical Engineer-HVAC, MJ Associates  | 12 16 2009 04:28:43 +0000
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the new version Auto CAD 2010-inventory  is having both 2D & 3D options.
By Yashwanth H M, Mechanical Engineer-Projects, Aaress Iron & Steel Ltd.  | 09 26 2009 07:03:23 +0000
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yes it is an very best 2d software in this universal.......
By elamparuthi , B.Tech/B.E. student, College Of Engg , Anna University, Guindy  | 08 21 2009 18:06:16 +0000
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Even though many other softwares are coming but AUTOCAD is the simple and easy to use compared to others as a basic drafting tool.
By C Nijagunaradhya, Planning engineer, Aarvee associates  | 08 21 2009 15:02:54 +0000
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For Me, AutoCAD is the best driving tool for all type of presentations. I also feel it to be the best drafting software available in the market...
By Sameer Joshi, Project Manager, ADP  | 08 21 2009 13:50:11 +0000
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in some ways yes in some ways no
By Pradeep Kumar, Auto Cad Draughtsman Mechanical, Oriental Moulds & Machineries  | 07 30 2009 19:43:15 +0000
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We can visulize our ideas easily through AutoCAD.
By sreeith , Draughtsman, Irrigation Department, Govt. of Kerala  | 06 27 2009 07:20:56 +0000
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It is best software which lead you to create your thinking in faster manner. It supports other 3D software to fullfil our creation as 3 Dimension vedio (Walk through Presentation).
By SAKTHI BALA KRISHNAN, Construction-Construction Management, Larsen & Toubro  | 04 18 2009 05:19:59 +0000
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Yes.. Autcad can be rated as the best available drafting software
By Dhanaraman , Project Manager, CRN  | 04 17 2009 14:59:09 +0000
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Yes.. Autcad can be rated as the best available drafting software. It is superior in wider applications in both 2D and 3D. Every year Autodesk comes with new inventions and upgradations which makes AUTOCAD the most popular drafting software.
By Shaju George, Facilities/Construction Manager, IBS Software Services (P) Ltd  | 04 13 2009 14:56:02 +0000
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I agree with Dilip here, and according to me in general, the survey revealed that the most commonly used tools for 2D drafting and 3D modeling are not the same tools as those considered "most effective" by practitioners who do 3D modeling in schematic design, it is important for energy tool developers because sustainability-related issues must be addressed by designers at early as possible. "Greening" cannot be applied during the construction documents phase, where most mainstream CAD is performed. There are others like MiniCAD, Vector works and others but AUTO CAD is the best.
By Sunil Sonawane, Project Lead, Interra Information Technologies  | 04 13 2009 11:06:12 +0000
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Autocad is a good software but its not efficient enough and even more time consuming when compared with solid works or any such modern soft. Not only does solid works requires a lower amount of knowledge of commands required but also has functions to determine whether mass from a certain part of a component can be reduced while maintaining its strength. Softwares with simple drag and drop fuctionality seem to be more efficient to work around.
By Ayaz , B.Tech/B.E. student, M H Sabboo Siddick  | 09 16 2009 17:02:56 +0000
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AutoCAD is the most proliferate 2D drafting software in the Engineering world, but the one which beats it hands down is Bentley's Microstation. In the Plant engineering industry, the 3D modelling tools are the most important tools, where PDS from Integraph is the most popular software. The CAD engine of PDS is Microstation, so it becomes a natural 2D drafting choice for Projects using PDS.
By Basab Ghosh, General Manager (Operations), Saipem India Project Ltd.  | 08 21 2009 11:39:26 +0000
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