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chiller
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 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: AutoCAD v Vectorworks |
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Hi
Which is the easier of two programs to learn, Vectorworks or AutoCAD, considering Architects in my area use both? |
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Antisthenes
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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hey as long as you are inter operable i see no problem for each to have their own preference? are they?
i prefer Rhinoceros or IntelliCAD and i know they are.
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chiller
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: |
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Well the thing is I have an BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture yet I didnt use much CAD in my designs with the exception of Photoshop - I prefered to do everything by hand.
But CAD is a prerequisite to getting a job in this feild so I have to brush up on my skills with either one of these programs.
My Question: in peoples experience which of the two is easier to pick up from scratch? |
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Antisthenes
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probably autocad, but using one of its intellicad clones(free open source), the commands are the same
once you can master like 16 of the most common commands you can call yourself polished i think.
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chadowens
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject: Vectorworks is easier to learn and use |
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by far, than AutoCAD. I've used both, a lot, and anyone who can claim fluency with both platforms will tell you the same.
Autocad suffers from the fact that, long ago, when it was clunky and cumbersome, it became an early industry standard. Then, as approaches to cad systems evolved, AutoCAD found it hard to shift over to new methods, since so many companies and individuals had already painstakingly learned the old ways, and built systems around them. No one wanted to learn a new way of doing something, even if it was better.
So Autocad has a lot of bizarre holdover functions, like lineweights being from Mars, and other oddities, that they could fix, but then everyone would have to learn something new, so they leave all the old crap in.
Vectorworks (which used to be Minicad) has always been a runner-up, so they tried harder, and had to make themselves better in order to compete, whereas there's a lot of complacency in the AutoCAD approach.
Vectorworks is an amazing program, that can do everything AC can do, quicker, easier, and more elegantly and beautifully. It also can do a lot that AutoCAD just can't do.
Also, VW does a really good job of importing AC formatted files (DWGs) so that all the data is retained and usable. Going from VW to AC is less successful. |
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