ACAD for Mac
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- warheros
what's a similar program to CAD on the PC for mac?
provide links!
- ribit0
What is ACAD?
- unfittoprint0
sorry, but there's no CAD like AutoCAD.
- ribit0
Is there a link to ACAD?
or do you mean CAD? (which isn't a program)
- ribit0
Heres a list of CAD software for Mac...
http://www.architosh.comFor CAID, Alias rules...
http://www.alias.comand ICEM
http://www.icem.comSketchUp is cool too...
http://www.sketchup.com
- nicholasngkw0
Vectorworks would be the closest you can get.
- ribit0
What program on PC are we talking about?
- unfittoprint0
the one and only.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/ser…
- ribit0
finally...
so whats so good about it?
- blaw0
For PC folks AutoDesk has a version called "QuickCAD". I use this software for all of my woodworking designs, floorplan layouts, etc.
It's about $50 and quite powerful for such an inexpensively price software package. It isn't the most intuitive package, but one drawing in I had the hang of it pretty well.
Within the past year, Popular Woodworking published a couple of very good articles on this software for the home hobbyist.
Also, the latest issue of "Fine Woodworking" (oct. 2004) has a very good article called "CAD on a Budget."
- driftlab0
You want Microstation:
- jonathan0
VECTOR WORKS is the best and is SO SIMPLE:
- auricom0
Vectorworks is the best for Mac.
hopefully one dat AutoCAD will be available for Mac.
- ribit0
Apparently they are working on it...or at least there is a petition going at Architosh..
What industries are you guys using this in? It seems to be such a standard (in this conversation)...but move over into automotive design, and they all use Alias and will just give you a blank stare if you mention AutoCad, or will see it as a tool only for engineers and architects, not a conceptual design tool like Alias Autostudio or Maya...
What types of work are you using it for?
- unfittoprint0
architectural projects.
and 3D visualization. [+MAX]
- ribit0
many architects here?
I thought it was mainly '2D' people... but then how would you know, with the Newstoday 'we're not going to tell you what this site is about' strategy...