AutoCAD Reviews: 4.5/5 — Highly Rated

The ability to accurately and quickly create a drawing makes this an irreplaceable tool.

Sometimes the system lags when working in a large drawing file.

AutoCAD gives us the ability to create drawings to show design ideas and proposed routes for systems to vendors and management.

Its feature, user friendly interface, so many tools.

It is slow, required more command. else good

In my research project i use this software and find it helpful.

Ease of use, I have been using AutoCAD since 1987.

Change from buying product to leasing, they are trying to lock you in.

I always have up to date drawing files for electrical, plumbing, mechanical and architectural. When in house changes are made I update my drawings in AutoCAD it makes for a safer environment when a tradesman needs to look at something to know what circuit feeding equipment or being feed from emergency panels.

It is simple to use and has continued to improve.

Amount of hard drive space it takes up.

Communication issues are the biggest challenge today.

Simplicity of use when a beginner is being taught

License being shared across the account has caused issues

Electronic circuitization

Precise measurements for to scale drawings. Made designing things easier. If you had to redraw something or duplicate something allowed for quick turnaround. The ability to print directly to DWFs also is a huge plus - as this speeds up review time. The ability to customize user profiles for different uses (i.e. survey, drafting, design) also aids in user function. If you company has a strong design template standard than that also simplifies things immensely. Creating custom commands or changing the appearance is also a great feature so that the interface is best suited to your likes.

When files are too data heavy there is large amounts of freezing. I would get frustrated while trying to produce final documents because often amount of layers and line types would lead to a cluttered look, and would make changing the line type or scale difficult depending on how the line was set in the x-ref. Having to open files to just change the appearance of a line was very time consuming. Command clarity is also frustrating at times - because you think you typed on things and it ends up executing a different command - unless you take the time to hover over the text and read the commands function. Also the program will often freeze when you try to hatch or take the area of something that you believe to be a closed feature - but when its not ends up crashing the program. There should be a way to escape out of the command.

In designing water and sewer lines it is beneficial to have up-to-date line work (thru x-refs) if existing utilities as well as other proposed utilities. The ability to draft things to scale was a huge help for designing stormwater management facilities where volumes and areas played a huge role in the design. And then having to fit this "shape" with in a predetermined area - CAD allows for quick re-draw or multiple design attempts.

AutoCAD is extremely flexible with respect to customizing. You can almost always make AutoCAD do what you need it to do. Personnally I find it easy to use.

AutoCAD is an expensive product. AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP seems to be on their way to retirement. (Substituted by Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP)

AutoCAD is a fine Tool for making details and quick 3D models that you may later use in programs such as Revit , Inventor and 3DS MAX. The reason that I only give 7 points ... ? Well if you want to use it as your main tool for creating things like Building Information Models it is no good at all. However if you use it for detailing, schemas, sketching and simple 3D models it is exellent. And the flexibility with regards to customizing has in several cases been crucial for solving very special tasks.

2D drafting in AutoCAD is great. Lots of 2D/3D tools. DWG is supported by most other CAD software. Command alias is great as compared to other software and also easily customizable by users.

User Interface is complicated for 3D design. Difficult to present the design to the client over the web. Time-consuming as compared to other design software like Sketchup. Difficult to train new employees.

Now I primarily use AutoCAD for 2D drafting only. For drafting plans / architectural drawings / solar drawings with high accuracy. Customizable alias are great. Layers are easily modifiable.

I used autocad for various 2d drawing which where useful for me in bim construction process

There are lot of command to remember but by experience you can filter out ehat you need most

2d Drawing of Mechanical engineering tools can be easily represented. Various representation of of building can be drawn.

Easy commmand panel and short cut key to use any command in seconds.

In 3d model command are very difficult and some of the cases making assembly could make you tempered.

I made organization layout with autocad. For floor design its best.

I think it's a great application because with it we can include data from multiple sources such as WMS servers, SHP files and even FDO connect to SQL access. Perform all types of GIS analysis while staying in the family environment of AutoCad, Another of the most interesting benefits is that being in the engineering and surveying championship this application includes 3D maps so you save the expense on other software without Tell your wide compatibility with other really very good application software.

It has some defects with regard to cash coordinate systems in WI and MN making operations such as share data from ArcGIS users. Another point against this is that there is no type of instruction or training provided by the application, which is a disadvantage for the learning of new users and decreasing the number of people using the software.

Since its implementation it has benefited us a lot since this software allows us to access a greater amount of data and resources without having to pay for ArcGIS. Having civil technicians who perform ArcGIS tasks without changing software or require too much additional training since the software runs on the same platform as AutoCad.

The parametric options with Autocad Electrical can save a lot of time versus a normal cad program

It frequently is buggy, sometimes it refuses to open files unless read only.

Drawing electrical schematics. It has the option to share data between symbols, automatic wire numbers, update tags automatically. It saves a lot of time.

The best of AutoCad is the compability with other versions. You can have files from AutoCad 2009 and still be able to use them in autoCAD 2018. In my work I use ACAD 2014, but in my personal computer I use the 2017 software, and the improvements are basically in the graphic interface.

Its easy to use, but is complicated to master. YOu need years of practising to make good projects in AutoCad. When you want to do something that you never did before, usually the easiest way is the worst way to do it. Actually, there are different solutions for the same problem, but sometimes that's not a good point because when another user take your project, it requires so much time to adecuate himself to it.

In my work, I use Autocad to view project's files and plans. Normally I use it to take some measurements. The only benefit I see is that AutoCad is fast for the problems I usually have, but there are other programs that could do it better in some more time.

Option of use for multiple disciplines. It is user friendly and accepts multiple files throughout the industry.

Lose of precision within different file formats.

Make the transition between design and manufacturing.

I does what is does well. There are few competitors on the market so it is difficult to compare

It is pricy and tends to bomb our computers frequently

Drawing plans

The ease at which drawings can be generated very quickly and effectively.

The inability to alter dimensions after placement.

It is very easy to learn and use, great for newcomers.

Does not take up as much memory as the regular version. It's a friendly version for students who do not need the more powerful version.

Doesn't have toolbars typically found on the regular AutoCad. Sketching is more difficult because the toolbars are not accessible. Mac AutoCAD very would be difficult to use on a professional setting for more advanced sketches.

Sketching floor plans, tools, home exteriors, and furniture.

It has a lot of useful features and has a user friendly interface. The sketch tools are easy to learn and use. Visualizing Solid models is pretty decent too.

It does not have all the features when compared to SOLIDWORKS and does lag behind. Comparing it to Solidworks, it does not have all the functionality especially when it comes io simulations and animations. Solidworks when compared to this is a more all in one solution.

Have used AutoCAD as my first CAD learning software because of the ease of use. Have used it to design prototypes for the lab I used to work in. This was the software most common in the university.

You can't really compare inventor and auto ad because they are for different purposes, but the overall layout on here vs the layout on inventor are different and I prefer inventor's. AutoCAD is better in some things, like functionality when designing blueprints.

The program is a little hard to use every once in a while. The default white background and model wireframe mesh makes it difficult to use, but those settings can thankfully be changed. It's not very good when it comes to just making 3D printable objects for fun, it's more meant for industrial designs where everything is already planned out.

I used autocad to work on my vehicle prototype as well as using it in school.

There are a ton of features to this product.

I dislike the fact that it takes so much of my machine's resources.

I'm not really solving any business problems. i'm using this for school. I've realized this is probably the best program out there right now.

Layout making and drafting is very easy in this software and this software clarify all basics of design

3d modelling required more upgradation and it is not parametric so it takes more time when you are going to change anything

Making layout of area and Drawings of components and profile comparison

Honestly I was not a big fan of using Autocad to draw plans for parts that were being designed.

It is complicated and my coworkers needed a lot of training to be able to use it.

The company used it for drawing and designing since it was a more widespread program.

I like the functionality of CAD - it works well for what I need it for.

Sometimes it's hard to do things on CAD that aren't specifically related to drawings - i.e. entering text boxes

I have drafted many models and scale drawings for projects with AutoCAD. It makes it simple to display what I'm designing to non-designers

I enjoyed using this when doing 2d cad design. It worked well for creating tool paths for CNC mill and machining—quick simple and easy to yse

Not powerful with 3D product design, tends to be better for 2D only

Designing parts to be CNC machined with 2D profiles, or with laser cut processes

I liked that I was able to quickly find a software to view some building plans that were e-mailed to me that I wasn't able to view on my pc. I liked that the software downloaded quickly, offered a free trial and allowed me to view the plans without having to first purchase the software. I also really like how easy it was to open a file in AutoCad; I received a file in e-mail and I selected Autocad to open the file with and within seconds I was viewing and editing the file. The file transfer was very easy. Being a small business being able to have a free trial of a product is critical as I need to spend wisely and the free trial enabled me to make an informed decision about the software and the functions.

I disliked the number of different downloads that came with the software; a month after my free trial ended I'm still trying to remove all the different things that downloaded with the bundle. Also, while trying to remove the software my computer continuously froze.

Autocad enabled me to view blueprints from my engineer who is designing a build-out of two commercial spaces for a property that I manage. I was able to see fine details of the plan by zooming in. I needed to make a decision on the blueprints in a rush so being able to get a free trial of the software with a quick download met my need and enabled me to sign off on the blue prints.

The compatibility of this software may be the best feature - since it is an industry standard, most people who would know what to do with a CAD file would be able to use these files. And now that it is available for MAC/apple users - back in the day, I used to swap between mac and PC just for Autocad, which left me hitting esc, command & control on the wrong platform. The layers are great and being able to set the scale are also big pluses.

The ugly factor. CAD drawings can be blah. For something more enticing for a client who can't read a standard drafting plan, there are other options to make it more graphic looking and flashy.

Details for manufacturers to produce, for contractors to install or build, and for towns/cities to approve permits.

Good for 2D drafting. I like being able to type the action I want to take.

Interface is difficult to manage if you do not know the hot commands.

Create 2D cad drawing and dxx files for engineering use. Used for specific applications for substrates, where 3D models are not needed.

Ease in using layers during design process

3D modeling is not user friendly compared to other software options in the market

New design introduction. 2D only.

I like the easy integration into other autodesk products.

I dislike that you can't do any 3D exploration.

Getting drawings for production. It helps streamline things much better than graphite.

Complete and customisable, robust software. Still a reference, more than three decades after it started. Reliable DWG support (obviously) and complete toolset. Since a few years, a decent Mac version is also available, although with some limitations.

Still a large download, huge installation size and a memory hog on Mac. Not unusable, but can be tricky for complex 3D projects. Too many features, options, toolbars and customisation files and a lot of legacy idioms that don't seem into place in 2014.

AutoCAD has become (almost) irrelevant for my work (Architecture - Engineering - Research & Teaching), as I'm fully focusing on BIM. I used it for teaching, but haven't done any real work with it the last few years (because of using BIM).