![]() My analogy is someone who rode motorcycles as a teenager, got away from them when marriage and kids arrived, and are now wanting to get back into them. I'm trying to learn new features, but I'm fighting ODS (Old Dog Syndrome). If you got ACAD LT, I would recommend you pretend you know nothing about ACAD and learn it from scratch using all the new features. ![]() In my case, that was AutoCAD 12 (DOS!) 30 years ago. One of the problems with ACAD, particularly with people who have used it a long time (myself included) tend to use the program the same way as when they first learned it. FYI, a BlueBeam subscription is close to the cost of an ACAD LT subscription. ![]() It was very detailed! I was really impressed, although I'm sure it would take me a lot longer time to draw a floor plan in BlueBeam than ACAD, but that's only due to my relative experience in the two software packages. I recently had a client (home owner) who gave me a floor plan created in PDF. RE: Structural Drafting - Software Recommendations human909 (Structural)Īt the moment I'm looking mostly at PDF type editors with some extra oomphf. Although I dislike Revit, it's beneficial to have for projects where the architect is using it. I recently purchased the Infrastructure Design Suite from Autodesk, which includes AutoCAD, Revit, and about 30 other programs (most of which I'll never install) for about $3,600. I think you'll just need to weigh the pros and cons. There will be headaches in using something that is not the norm. In addition, most people you'll be collaborating with (architects, builders, etc.) are likely using some type of Autodesk product. I would expect that draftspeople as a whole are most experienced using AutoCAD. I might also look into using BricsCAD or IntelliCAD. If cost were a major concern, I would look at getting AutoCAD LT. I prefer AutoCAD, as that's what I've been using for the last 20 years and can use effectively. I'm perhaps in a similar position as you, being that I'll likely be starting my own company in a few months. RE: Structural Drafting - Software Recommendations SE2607 (Structural) 9 Feb 24 13:09 Both the calculation and drawing resources I want to replace with more modern tools, though I'm happy to run with what is there and works until I am in a position to switch. I'm inheriting clients, and 30 years of calculation and drawing resources. Other parts are industrial which has been my expertise for years. Most of the work is residential which for me has a learning curve. I've had the good fortune to have acquired a small but successful one man business from an engineer heading towards retirement. I'm in the midst of branching out into a moderate side hustle to my main structural gig. So what do other people here use? And what do people recommend? (Ideally I'll be getting somebody else to do my drafting but I want to build my own capabilities and create a work flow for others to follow.) Though I do have a bunch of templates and AutoCad blocks for purpose I'd prefer to start with something fresh. While I have heaps of experience in industrial fields and 3D cad, my 2D cad skills aren't great and I'd prefer not to use AutoCAD as my main tool. including standard and sometimes custom connection details as required marking up members and other relevant structural details on the drawing importing architectural DWGs and stripping them down to the basic layout As the subject says what are your software recommendations for somebody wanting to do basic structural drafting for residential projects? I'd prefer to use something more simple and modern that AutoCAD.
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