What CAD package do you use?

Hi all,
Just wondering what variants of CAD are in use by boardsies.

I'll start, after learning p&p at school (pencil and paper, Excellent Tech Graphics result for Junior Cert, not so great for Leaving Cert) and two or three classes on a CAD package that had a game of Xs and Os somewhere in the program, at college I learned these:

AutoCAD (2004)

Pro Engineer(I forget the version)

Also some other 3DCAD package whose name escapes me.

On my laptop at the moment, are these:

AutoCAD (2004)-Came with the laptop

Realsoft 3D- Version 4.5. This came on a CD with a computer magazine, along with a demo for 5.1. Currently getting to grips with it for home projects. More of a visual modeller than a serious CAD package.

Erm, Lego Digital Designer (3.0)- I couldn't resist

Mellor

Started with pen/pencil and paper in secondary school.

Self-taught Autocad R14 for leaving cert project.

Went on to add a few more in through college.


Currently, I have on the computer, or I at least know a decent amount of;
For 2D
Autocad 2004-2008
Microstation XM

For 3D
Viz and 3DS
Artlantis
V-Ray
Sketch-up

archtech

Started off with pencil and paper too in school, progressed to ink in college, with 1 hour a week of AutoCAD R2.5 running on DOS.

Currently have/using

REVIT Architectural Suite (latest release)
AutoCAD LT 2008-2010

Sketchup

MrPreachan

Pro/E WF3-Struggled but got there.
Solidedge V19
Currently using Solidworks 2009, had used earlier versions.

Offy

I started with technical drawing in school also, after school I became a draftsman with lead and ink - a lost art now. In 1990 I trained on AutoCAD 10 and later worked with AutoCAD 11, 12, 14 and 2007. After that I worked with ProE Wildfire and Ive been working with SolidWorks 2009 and MagNet since. Ive used other CAD packages over the years but only briefly, I think Ive used about 12 packages in total.

bfocusd

I started also using pencil and paper in school:
Tech drawing for leaving cert,
I loved drawing and did both art and tech d in school and still take art classes today.

Moved onto college (architectural technology) and started using AutoCAD 2004
Switched to pen on the board

Then moved onto building services and AutoCAD 2006

Then started working in an office with full 2007 for just over 2 years

Then started in a new place with only release 14!!!!
Complete nightmare, its really difficult to go backwards!

Then moved onto 2009 and 2010 for 3D drawings
(both surface and solid modeling)

Done a little work in revit architecture and in inventor both 2010

I tried sketch up before i ever used cad and taught it was brilliant and recently tried used it and the frustration was unbelievable..
Its so awkward and not accurate at all

onq

SeaSlacker wrote: »

Hi all,
Just wondering what variants of CAD are in use by boardsies.
(snip)

R 12 and 14
Then 2002 LT
ZWCad was tried.

ONQ.

tmccar

Autocad LT 2009 and Autocad LT 98 installed.

Would prefer 98 - it's slimmer and faster.

For 3D, I am familiar with Inventor - top package

Tom

kerry yid

Different Drawing packages i have used :
Autosketch
Autocad 2009
Inventor 2008
Tekla Structures R15
AceCad StruCad V12
Revit Structures 2009
12 Model
ArchiCad 12

BIM the future now hate using boring old Autocad and 2d self thought in about 5 of them.

patrickk

Is there any autocad package for linux aka ubuntu ,maybe even free open source ?

focus_mad

Pencil and paper in secondary

Inking in college and also AutoCAD 2006

and Revit Architecture 2008 (I HATE IT)

Mellor

patrickk wrote: »

Is there any autocad package for linux aka ubuntu ,maybe even free open source ?

Autocad is a particular package. not a generic name and it doesn't run on linux, or mac for that matter.


FreeCad is the name used by two packages than run on linux, they are also public license

QCad runs on public licence too (for the community version) and comes in a upgraded professional version.

I have no exp of any, first guess was that QCad version might be best (due to having a pro version), but they could have most features locked in the free.

Try them out, you'll knoe soon enough, or even by screen shots and descriptions.

djwinger

I just upgraded from AutoCAD 2009 to 2010 (Full). I can't stand LT unless I'm using LT-Extender (which is now defunct).

jonniebgood1

Pencil, paper, T-square, etc., in secondary school.

Pencil progressed to Autocad v14 in college.
This progressed through many versions to about 2006 version.

Learned Vectorworks v11.5 through work and practice. It is a program targeted more for architecture than autocad which is firstly an engineering program.

For 3d work I use sketch-up for quick models or Vectorworks for photo-montage type imaging. Have used 3d max and viz in the past.

x in the city

Altium Designer for me...

not strictly cad moreso EDA but still..

rayjdav

Using nigh on 20 yrs. Think Release 10/11. Soooo long ago.
Use 2002Lt now, but still through .pgp file so any of the newer ones dont make a difference to me really. Imho it wasnt broke so why "fix" it? Still prefer the old DOS, ones believe it or not. Use the same amount of commands daily now that I did way back when....
The other discussion about printers was interesting. Still have the 1220c and still, after 9years, like new...
Now, where did I leave me walking stick....:D

smashey

rayjdav wrote: »

Using nigh on 20 yrs. Think Release 10/11. Soooo long ago.
Use 2002Lt now, but still through .pgp file so any of the newer ones dont make a difference to me really. Imho it wasnt broke so why "fix" it? Still prefer the old DOS, ones believe it or not. Use the same amount of commands daily now that I did way back when....
The other discussion about printers was interesting. Still have the 1220c and still, after 9years, like new...
Now, where did I leave me walking stick....:D

Shush. I started on release 9 :eek:

My 1220c is still flying along now after 8 years as well.

enda1

CATIA V5 for 3D surface based parametric modelling

robtri

autocad architecture 2011

mlmcelligott

Autocad 2009 full version in work

Pro/E wildfire 3.0 at home

Fifie

Autocad R14 started on R2.5 when I was young Wont upgrade from R14
Catia V5 R15
Unigraphics NX4
Rhino
Proe Wildfire 2

It still takes me to shower my head when I go from one system to another.

milkycoffey

2008 Lt is my favourite I get so cross when they bring out new ones every year with useless features and omitting other important ones that you've gotten used to.
Hate ADT.
Ah cad! I love you!

dunleakelleher

From R14 all the way up to 2009 now.
also PDMS.PDS.SmartPlant.

Daragh86

AutoCAD 2010, Revit 2010, Autodesk Architecture 2009, Microstation V8 & StudioMax

101sean

When I was at school we didn't even have computers! Got an A Level in Building and Geometric drawing.

Think it was about 1995 with a local council in the UK that I had my drawing board taken away and a PC dumped on the desk. We used GDS which was subsequently replaced by MicroGDS, unusual in that you drew to scale rather than 1:1

I use mostly Microstation V8 now as I work for a company that does a lot of railway work, sit in my lounge in Tipp updating London Underground drawings
Also have Autocad 2008 for non railway jobs although it always takes me a couple of days to get back used to it. Translating an Acad survey into LU Microsation standard can keep me amused for hours :rolleyes:

who_am_I?

Started With 2H Pencil & A3Paper
First 2d cad was Autocad R2.5
First 3d cad was Pro-E Wildfire
Currently working in Unigraphics NX5