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This is what I think...
Inventor is like a stepping stone into CAD drawing. It is full of nice graphics and help files and is really good for someone who wants to learn what things like extrude, lathe, or loft mean. Our team has just started getting into CAD and so far no one knows AutoCAD, only Inventor. We havn't really needed to use AutoCAD for anything, though those who plan on getting into a carrer that uses CAD should definately learn AutoCAD.
I'm more of a 3dsmax person myself. We modeled our entire robot last year in 3dsmax and not a CAD program. As far as I'm concerned, if it looks right, it's fine (of course, precise measurements would be neccessary if you wanted to show someone how to build your bot).
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