The main reason I am asking is because I am looking to get re acclimated in drafting again before I go back to school fall of next year. I am looking to get my MFA as a TD and haven't done any drafting since I finished my undergrad almost a decade ago. So getting back into drafting scenery and lx plots.
2009 is the version that adopted the Ribbon interface (copying the general idea from MS Office 2007). I find the ribbon to be easier for new users, but sometimes less efficent for power users. I haven't touched AutoCAD or Revit since 2011, so I wouldn't know if AutoDesk has made any big changes since then.What school? Are you going TD, scenic, or lighting? If you are going into design, Vectorworks is it. If you are going TD, most regional houses will be using AutoCAD. Version number does not matter that much as long as you are on something newer then 2009. That was the last big shift as far as I know (I could be WAY wrong on that).
2009 is the version that adopted the Ribbon interface (copying the general idea from MS Office 2007). I find the ribbon to be easier for new users, but sometimes less efficent for power users. I haven't touched AutoCAD or Revit since 2011, so I wouldn't know if AutoDesk has made any big changes since then.
The command line still existed (I imagine even the latest version can be used from the command line) - but could be hidden (probably the default by now, perhaps even then).I remember working on a 2009 machine once. Had to get some dimensions off of a drawing... and there was no command line. I freaked out and ran away.
2009 is the version that adopted the Ribbon interface (copying the general idea from MS Office 2007). I find the ribbon to be easier for new users, but sometimes less efficent for power users. I haven't touched AutoCAD or Revit since 2011, so I wouldn't know if AutoDesk has made any big changes since then.
As long as you don't need to exchange drawing files with colaborating designers - in which case it is much more convienient to be using the software that everyone else expects you to be using. Of course .dwx format is supported by most if not all drafting software, so generally using different software is not a problem if others only need to include your model in theirs for referrence.I know it's not industry standard, but a drawing is a drawing, right? As long as you produce something that the people who need it can understand clearly what needs to be built, wired, hung, etc., I don't care what software it was produced on.
That is a valid point. For most of my applications, anything I produce is seen by the client for approval and sent directly to my shop to enter production.As long as you don't need to exchange drawing files with colaborating designers - in which case it is much more convienient to be using the software that everyone else expects you to be using. Of course .dwx format is supported by most if not all drafting software, so generally using different software is not a problem if others only need to include your model in theirs for referrence.
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