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Re: Inventor to AutoCAD

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Guys,
I use Autocad for 3D all the time. It allows me to draw up a room add speakers and aim them, position accoustic materials and view the finished room without having to build it. Granted, I am not designing new parts for production, Mechanical Desktop and Autodesk's other products are more suited for that. ACAD does a nice job of getting your thoughts on paper, documenting as built structures and devices, calculating cable run lengths, conduit needs and plotting all of the above on paper. It is a powerful tool, don't sell it short.
I once used ACAD 3D to model the intersection of our satellite receive path in relation to O'Hare Airport 27 Left runway glide slope. This gave me the proof I needed that approach radars were getting into our satellite signals.
I am very impressed Al. Must be that Bradley education (My daughter is a sophomore there now).

I agree that AutoCad has its uses, however I much prefer the parametric solid modelers (I have used about 5 different ones over the past 10 years, and 8 or 9 different CAD programs total over the past 20 years).
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