Rafter S
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M.Magis":3i2kco8i said:Alwaysed used AuttoCAD for 2D, but we switched to Draftsight a couple years ago. It's basically a free knockoff. Still basically AutoCAD.Rafter S":3i2kco8i said:M.Magis":3i2kco8i said:Magis, what software do you use? SolidWorks is the only one I'm familiar with. I know just enough AutoCAD for it to p**s me off.
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For 3D I've used SDRC Ideas my entire career, but have been SLOWLY learning Solidworks. It's more cumbersome for me, so it's taking more time than I expected. I usually don't have time to mess with it, so I go back to what I know.
Our production prints are 2D, and Solidworks drafting just isn't as efficient for doing them quickly. The guys better at Solidworks have tried and just couldn't make it work. Plus, we have 25 years worth of AutoCAD drawings that we still need to use and update.
I'd encourage you to keep at it with SolidWorks. I've known other long time AutoCAD users that first struggled with it and insisted that AutoCAD was better, but at some point they all had that moment when it was like somebody flipped a switch and they "got it". None of them would go back now.