Monday, October 12, 2015
Meet Autodesk
Maker Faire Pittsburgh: Autodesk is a leader in cloud-based design and engineering software. We are a global company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, CA. Our flagship product, AutoCAD, is used by millions of people around the world.
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Please understand that I love Autodesk. I continuously find myself singing their praises (often while working on a hand drafting assignment) and I love their software (I work in AutoCAD, Inventor, and 3DS Max). I am very excited for IDeATe and I hope to minor in it. That being said, Autodesk has a dark side that we often overlook. They are a business and they charge a hefty price for their programs. According to Autodesk's website, a subscription for AutoCAD costs $1680 a year and the program is available for download for the low cost of only $4195 (but the student license is free). Our admiration for AutoCAD also causes us to overlook other CAD programs such as Vectorworks. Novedge lists Vectorworks Spotlight (for "entertainment professionals") for a comparably low $2695. Even though Vectorworks still hulls a hefty price tag, it costs far less than AutoCAD and it caters specifically to the theater community. I personally prefer to use AutoCAD (mostly because that's what I happen to have experience in), I'm just saying that we shouldn't glorify Autodesk and there are other valid programs out there.
I like what is being said in this article. Autodesk is a company that has been growing and has a very good reputation throughout the CMU community. I’ve heard that the university has implemented this initiative into the curriculum, and I am interested to see the results that come from IDEATE. The first class is very interesting. The fact that the students will be making an “adaptive home” as their final project is very cool. I am not that well versed in CAD, but will be taking a class next semester that will lay a foundation for basic skills. After that, I plan to branch out of the school of drama and take electives that focus more on the architecture aspect of CAD. The fact that AutoDesk has committed to partnering with CMU is fantastic and I am excited to see the results of this program. Since 2008 Autodesk has certainly made an impression on the university and the city of Pittsburgh.
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