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03-03-2008, 04:54 AM
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#1 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Any AutoCAD users or draftsperson?
I'm a new to the industry myself. Hoping to see if there are any one that I can talk to or ask for help in the future. 
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03-03-2008, 07:27 AM
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#2 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Been using autocad for the last 13 years.. working in the industry for the last 8 years as a draftsperson.
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03-03-2008, 07:33 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Gachinto
Any AutoCAD users or draftsperson?
I'm a new to the industry myself. Hoping to see if there are any one that I can talk to or ask for help in the future. | Google is your buddy for tutorials. Learn from experience in this field, there's no way you can just pick it up, and with the 8219472987598325 versions of it, you have to learn the right one.
That being said http://www.cadtutor.net/
first hit in google.
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03-03-2008, 07:46 AM
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#4 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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I use Autocad when I need to draw something that requires measurements or scale. Even though I have used it since the version 4 for DOS days, I still probably only know how to use 25% of its features.
I use Visio for everything else.
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03-03-2008, 07:59 AM
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#5 | | Banned By Establishment
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| Quote: Originally posted by Great68
I use Autocad when I need to draw something that requires measurements or scale. Even though I have used it since the version 4 for DOS days, I still probably only know how to use 25% of its features.
I use Visio for everything else. | Visio is good, but I rarely use it because 1/2 my clients are too poor to go out and buy it | |
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03-03-2008, 09:49 AM
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#6 | | degenerate extraordinaire
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I used it throughout highschool
R14 ftw! 
there were all these different versions but we kept r14
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03-03-2008, 10:04 AM
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#7 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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I use AutoCad 2007! I have been in the industry for 2 years now, took a one year course at BCIT and now I sit on my ass surfing revscene and drawing at the same time!
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03-03-2008, 10:13 AM
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#8 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by thorpedo
I use AutoCad 2007! I have been in the industry for 2 years now, took a one year course at BCIT and now I sit on my ass surfing revscene and drawing at the same time! | HAHAAH I feel you, i'm doing the same thing as we speak. We are just getting ready to deploy Autocad 2008 and Autodesk Inventor... boy does Inventor put autocad to shame and once you go with Inventor.. u'll wonder why you even use Autocad. but at $12k a seat.. not many people would spend that money.
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03-03-2008, 11:11 AM
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#9 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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I know how to use it. If you have questions, you can ask or just post it in the thread.
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03-03-2008, 11:22 AM
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#10 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Soild works > all
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03-03-2008, 11:36 AM
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#11 | | I don't get it
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| Quote: Originally posted by thorpedo
I use AutoCad 2007! I have been in the industry for 2 years now, took a one year course at BCIT and now I sit on my ass surfing revscene and drawing at the same time! | Just wondering which course did you take at bcit? Is it the Structural CADD & Graphics Technician - Structural Option? If so, how is the work load for it?
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03-03-2008, 12:06 PM
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#12 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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| Quote: Originally posted by Eternal_SiR
HAHAAH I feel you, i'm doing the same thing as we speak. We are just getting ready to deploy Autocad 2008 and Autodesk Inventor... boy does Inventor put autocad to shame and once you go with Inventor.. u'll wonder why you even use Autocad. but at $12k a seat.. not many people would spend that money. |
WAAAA 12k a seat!!! haha wow now that program must be made of solid gold! or it must do all the work for you!  | |
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03-03-2008, 03:40 PM
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#13 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Been using Autocad for 17 years, been in the industry since early 90's. God I'm old! From release 10 all the way up to 2008. Also have used Vectorworks, Generic CADD, and have been using Solidworks for at least 5 years. And no, I would not say Solidworks pwns all...especially the 64 bit version of SW2008. Crashes quite a bit, servicepacks every couple weeks. Even our re-seller is sick of us complaining. hahaha..
Anyways, if you're good with ACAD, I may even have some work for you (if you're interested).
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03-03-2008, 07:59 PM
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#14 | | Lomac owned my ass at least once
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I used to be a draftsperson. Have used Autocad versions r12 to 2002 or 2004
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03-03-2008, 10:19 PM
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#15 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by thorpedo
WAAAA 12k a seat!!! haha wow now that program must be made of solid gold! or it must do all the work for you! | it does alot of the work for you.. it makes my life easier.. something that use to take me an hour in autocad now takes no more the 20mins..
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03-04-2008, 02:30 AM
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#16 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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I'm actually in design, but of course CAD is mandatory. Barely had any advance AutoCAD training although I'm constantly using the basics for planning purposes. I am looking into probably self-learning more stuff from books or something, like 3D. I don't know if it was just me but the AutoCAD course progressed a bit too slow for what it's worth.
I might not need that much computer background for the design field, but I'm much more of a computer guy than a drawing artist. I want to be able have all the skills required to do the jobs efficiently but not waste time to learn 20 softwares while I just need a few good ones.
So Inventor is WAY BETTER than any other CAD softwares, and/or 3D? It would be great to just know one that does all the jobs efficiently and nicely! Quote: Originally posted by thorpedo
WAAAA 12k a seat!!! haha wow now that program must be made of solid gold! or it must do all the work for you! | 
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008 - $7,945.00
(Looks like something NASA could use to design rockets and space station with. ) http://store.autodesk.com/servlet/Co...uctID=80315400
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03-04-2008, 07:46 AM
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| Fuck paying for something that makes lines and angles when I have mario paint and a mouse/tablet waiting for me on my SNES
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03-04-2008, 02:40 PM
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#18 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Fuck paying for something that makes lines and angles when I have mario paint and a mouse/tablet waiting for me on my SNES | No man you'll be going off topic and doing this!!
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03-04-2008, 03:02 PM
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#19 | | Banned By Establishment
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No man you'll be going off topic and doing this!!
[youtube="5uZr3JWYdy8"][/youtube] | You have to admit, mario paint is the shit.
That being said, i'm gonna go home and check which autoCAD i'm using, i dun even know, I just used it one year for a marketing project | |
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09-23-2009, 05:55 PM
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#22 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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i heard Autodesk Inventor will be the premiere cad software in the manufacturing industry. any thoughts?
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09-24-2009, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by thorpedo  I use AutoCad 2007! I have been in the industry for 2 years now, took a one year course at BCIT and now I sit on my ass surfing revscene and drawing at the same time! | Im curious what program is that? Certificate i assume? full time?
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09-24-2009, 11:42 AM
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#24 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by jmvdesign i heard Autodesk Inventor will be the premiere cad software in the manufacturing industry. any thoughts? | i'm afraid i can't answer because i'm in the architectural side of things... i am starting to notice that revit is becoming more commonly used. unfortunately our budget for software is so modest we're still stuck with autocad 2005 and there is no funds to go back to school for upgrades unless i pay my own way.
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09-24-2009, 12:53 PM
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#25 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by A?! Im curious what program is that? Certificate i assume? full time? | Architectural drafting and design, 1 yr certificate program.
I also took this, been using CAD for a few yrs now.
Currently using 2010
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