What is AutoCAD?
AutoCAD is computer-aided design (CAD) software that is used for precise 2D and 3D drafting, design, and modeling with solids, surfaces, mesh objects, documentation features, and more. It includes features to automate tasks and increase productivity such as comparing drawings, counting, adding objects, and creating tables. It also comes with seven industry-specific toolsets for electrical design, plant design, architecture layout drawings, mechanical design, 3D mapping, adding scanned images, and converting raster images. AutoCAD enables users to create, edit, and annotate drawings via desktop, web, and mobile devices.
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97 Plan to Renew
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80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love AutoCAD?
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
- Performance Enhancing
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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AutoCAD Reviews
Raisa N.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2024
Fantastic Engineering Design tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
Autocad is a very intuitive software that understands the needs of the designer. It has a wide breadth of features that make it useful in virtually every design you may need.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
AutoCAD is a phenomenal design tool that I use for the design of water and sewerage infrastructure. Its a very vital tool in my career.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The learning curve is very steep. Autocad is not a difficult tool to use.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend this software to anyone thinking about using it.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Rawan M.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2024
A unique system for engineering work service
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
There is nothing like it in engineering drawing. It covers all needs efficiently and supports participation and teamwork. The organized interface and shortcuts it provides make drawing and designing fun.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
AutoCAD is the best system for engineering drawing. Serves all specialties with high efficiency. I love the ease of creating several layers on the same drawing and the ease of turning off some of them in order to focus on specific parts of the same drawing. I also like the possibility of dividing the drawing into many parts and enlarging them to clarify them. I also like the sharing capabilities as well as the protection options that prevent unauthorized people from making any modifications.
What do you dislike most about this product?
This is not a negative thing, but any AutoCAD user constantly needs to attend training workshops to learn more skills and understand new updates.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
AutoCAD helped us transfer designs to reality with high efficiency. His ability to highlight details and clarify drawing measurements helps us in all stages of projects with great efficiency.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
gopal s.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2024
Fantastic product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
AutoCAD is unique due to its wide industry acceptance, strong 2D and 3D design toolkit, exceptional precision, and ability to be customized via plugins and APIs. It remains a top option for architects, engineers, and designers due to its seamless interface with other Autodesk products, robust community support, and ongoing innovation.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The high learning curve in AutoCAD is the feature I detest the most. Even with its many capabilities, new users frequently find it difficult to use because of its intricate interface and wide range of capability, which can be intimidating in the absence of sufficient training and experience.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The high learning curve in AutoCAD is the feature I detest the most. Even with its many capabilities, new users frequently find it difficult to use because of its intricate interface and wide range of capability, which can be intimidating in the absence of sufficient training and experience. Its high price may also be a deterrent for individual consumers and small enterprises.
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- Trustworthy
- Caring
- Acts with Integrity
- Helps Innovate
