AutoCad 2006
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Hmmm, I'm stuck with Pro-E Wildfire until FSU changes. Good program, hugely capable, but good luck learning all how to avoid all the stupid shit it throughs at you. For example, drawing up a set of helical gears today, bot helix angles had to be "-" despite that in every other gearset I've done they've had to have been one "+" and one "-". Why???? Who knows????
Good luck and let us know how it works out.
Dan
Good luck and let us know how it works out.
Dan
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Chris F
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I have had it since mid December and I enjoy it more than the previous programs with the exception that it freezes my drawings from time to time more so than ever.
RoverChic said:
We use MatLab (not sure which version) in my Controls class. Simulink makes modeling systems easy but I still have no clue how to use the damned program. The kids who used Maple in their earlier math classes at other feeder schools do well with it. The only other math program I've really used is MathCad which is pretty much just type and play. You only need to use programing stuff if you are programing reactions.
Dan
PS: Transfer functions suck!
autocad is great, but takes some time to master. took me about 5 years, 8 hours to a day to really master the program. pretty much the best CAD program out there for architects and engineers.
most likely you will only use about 10% of what the progam is capable of. i started off using AutoCad 12. back in 1995 i believe.
most likely you will only use about 10% of what the progam is capable of. i started off using AutoCad 12. back in 1995 i believe.
use AutoCAD on a not so daily basis, like it a lot but way overkill for what we need it for. my company recently made the switch to Vectorworks, seems a little more user friendly but sometimes still a pain in the ass when it comes to some basic functions (transparancies for example). prior to Vectorworks we used Canvas, more graphics oriented but fairly easy to accomplish quality renderings without spending a week on a single layout.
I work as a draftsman and we use 06. I love it. We also use Revit 8.1 which is made by Autodesk as well.
I'm still running 2005, which is good enough for me. Lately it's been taking a back seat to Photoshop CS2
I've got 2005 on my computer, used mainly for drawing floorplans, and some mechanical drafting. Lately though, I've been using Chief Architect, and it takes 1/2 the time to draft a floorplan than it does in AutoCAD...but I prefer AutoCAD over it, simply because I can give my houses a more personal touch with it.
2006 is on all the computers at my school, I haven't used it too much, but it seems a little weird compared to '05.
2006 is on all the computers at my school, I haven't used it too much, but it seems a little weird compared to '05.
i had to go from acad 2004 to back to 14 when i got the new job. i am trying to convince them to go 2006 soon. i love the customablility of acad. when i left my old job i talked to them recently and they had to reformat my version because it was so customized that the new guy couldnt use it.
acad.pgp to edit the key in short cuts is the easiest thing to change for those that haven tried it yet. very basic but a great tool.
i've been drawing on it now for 11years professionally and before that in highschool. i think i've used every version out there. 2004 was my favorite, hopefully 2006 is just an improvement.
acad.pgp to edit the key in short cuts is the easiest thing to change for those that haven tried it yet. very basic but a great tool.
i've been drawing on it now for 11years professionally and before that in highschool. i think i've used every version out there. 2004 was my favorite, hopefully 2006 is just an improvement.
We use 2006 and Architectural Desktop at my office. '06 offers a number of great improvements, like dynamic blocks, but there are a few pitfalls as well. there are a number of new command variables that can get really frustrating if you don't know what to look for. a lot of them deal with xrefs, insertung blocks, and the relation of Paper Space to Model Space. over all, though, it's much better than any of the previous generations.
The state upgrades every few years; I'm still using Land Development and Raster Design from '04; we'll probably migrate to '06 with the next PC replacement later this fiscal year. At the moment, I'm more interested in going from ArcGIS 9.1 to 9.2. (Of course, there are a lot of times that I'm having to keep pulling up ArcView 3.2a to do certain things... mostly from familiarity, though).
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I am now trying to learn AutoCADD at my new position with a small engineering/land planning firm, after years of using Microstation at KDOT. Similar in some ways but different in others. I keep "right-clicking" at the wrong time.
Eventually, I'll get it, right?
Eventually, I'll get it, right?
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AlanB
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AutoCAD 2006 is really nice. 2006 and R14 are my favorites, I started with 10 in '91 along with Softdesk Civil Engineering. AutoCAD is pretty much the industry standard so you can't go wrong using and learning it. Its not too hard to start using, but to master it takes years. I would suggest buying a good reference book with a tutorial.
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AndyThoma
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Okay I'm a disgruntal cad user. I really think there is no difference between AC06 and AC05. But I really don't think there is much difference between microstation and autocad either. They all do the same stuff just in different processes. My experience in CAD has been through civil engineering. I am digging autodesk civil 3d over autodesk LDT. But civil 3d doesn't do everything LDT does for my civil engineering needs, so it forces me to buy both if I want use civil 3d. Kind of dumb in my opinion. I was told by autodesk that will be fixxed in .... autocad 07. Damn these guys have a racket of forcing you to buy the latest and greatest.
I've been chained to a CAD machine for the past 10 years using Microstation 95-v8, inroads and Autocad 2000 to 2006, ldt and civil 3d. Current company does land development, prior to that I did a lot with gas utility companies in pipe line design(till enron f'ed up that industry) and transportation design(roads) for state and local.
Now for you mechanical design cadd users ... you guys are just plain weird Every damn thing has to be a block or symbol for you, I hate blocks
I've been chained to a CAD machine for the past 10 years using Microstation 95-v8, inroads and Autocad 2000 to 2006, ldt and civil 3d. Current company does land development, prior to that I did a lot with gas utility companies in pipe line design(till enron f'ed up that industry) and transportation design(roads) for state and local.
Now for you mechanical design cadd users ... you guys are just plain weird
Every damn thing has to be a block or symbol for you, I hate blocks
Holy Hell!! Someone else uses Matlab!!?? I can't believe it.
But yeah, it does suck.
I've been using AutoCAD 2005 for a while. Everyone tells me solid works is better. I think you can do more stuff with solid works and it is more capable.
Still, AutoCAD is what I got, and thats what I am gonna keep using.
It is a very useful tool. Try to find some templates so you can easily print out what you need.
But yeah, it does suck.
I've been using AutoCAD 2005 for a while. Everyone tells me solid works is better. I think you can do more stuff with solid works and it is more capable.
Still, AutoCAD is what I got, and thats what I am gonna keep using.
It is a very useful tool. Try to find some templates so you can easily print out what you need.
Solidworks is probably the world's easiest CAD style program out there. It takes about 15 minutes of going through a walkthrough demonstration to be designing machine components. Unfortunately, the easier a program is to use the seemingly less capable it is overall. Pro-E Wildfire is an SoB to learn and to get to play right, but I've seen entire vehicle designs done in it (including everyting, bolts on up) where you can have it in motion, simulate inputs, and have it analyze the data for you.
MatLab is a pain, but like Solidworks/Pro-E it's harder but more capable then MathCad/Maple.
Yes us ME's are wierd, it comes from wrapping your brain around the concept that not all equations equal to zero at some point! But we're nothing compared to them wierdo EE's.
Dan
MatLab is a pain, but like Solidworks/Pro-E it's harder but more capable then MathCad/Maple.
Yes us ME's are wierd, it comes from wrapping your brain around the concept that not all equations equal to zero at some point! But we're nothing compared to them wierdo EE's.
Dan