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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+92 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?
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- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Respectful
- Performance Enhancing
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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
James G.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2021
Best Engineering Drawing Solution.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
Super fast and accurate on drawings detailing.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The easy of the designer to adapt to AutoCAD features and easy on drawing.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing for the design platform, easy from the start.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
AutoCAD is the main used tool on construction drawings productions and easy and accurate on detailing.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Shristi B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2021
Good designing program
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
AutoCAD is best in the class, it provide all the tools you need and it is designed for engineers, architects, mechanics and for who want to create 2D and 3D designs and get best results.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love the precision and accuracy that it has as a program which design in precision with smallest details. Its a user friendly using command prompts to initiate program commands and functions.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't like is that it can sometimes be difficult to use because it tends to freeze.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The industry is using CAD to create plan sets. One of the best Drafting Software, especially for Architectural & Engineering Professionals.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
Denver M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2021
You can do everything with Autocad in engineering
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates AutoCAD from other similar products?
For me, Autocad is the father-of-all software In terms of drafting. Every feature that you can imagine is present in Autocad. It could be your go-to software when you have to design. It's great to have software like this on the market.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Commands are very easy to remember. Print and Layout too, are very professional.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Being the best software corresponds to a very conflict and lots of commands to learn. Just learn from a tutorial video and you will notice how great Autocad is.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
You can have a trial version of the software so that you can test it out. Make sure to maximize it within the period of the trial.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
