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Friday, October 26, 2018
Leaders: Exploring the Features and Benefits of AutoCAD
AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk: Leaders are style-based associative objects that combine several different common elements such as lines and text into one single associative object.
I am a 6+ year Vectorworks user, but I am trying to make the transition to AutoCAD. One of my major goals is to learn the program from the ground up, and avoid losing track of tools and workflow details that will make my life easier. My main complaints about AutoCAD are that, first of all, the workflow is not nearly as intuitive for me, and secondly, the printed drawings tend to not look as nice (in my opinion, at least). Overall, Vectorworks tends to be more design- and presentation-friendly, whereas AutoCAD tends to be more engineering friendly. I don’t really like the way the examples on this article look, but the information is extremely well communicated and organized. For technical design and engineering purposes, the highest priority is definitely to communicate the information, and not necessarily to sell an idea to a client. Both programs can be highly customized, but you have to dig a bit deeper to make Vectorworks work exactly how you want.
Since I’m fairly new to the autocad world and trying to navigate I like reading articles that explain different aspects and tools within the program. Even before reading the article I understood how valuable leaders are in drafting in particular plating for the shop floor. Having a leader there to call out information makes it more likely that the people on the floor will actually read the information and apply it, then if it was in the notes section. I think that I’m still trying to understand the most appropriate information to put into the notes vs leaders on the drafting. But I think with more interaction from office to the floor that what needs to be where will become more clear to me as I continue to get more practice. I definitely believe leaders to be one of the more under utilized tools in autocad and I hope to get to the point where I can very effectively use the tools.
AutoCAD is confusing, and I am sad. It is a magical experience when you get something right for the first time although. The thing where you can just start kind of typing out a command and it will likely find it for you is super nice and a godsend although, to somebody who is new to CAD and doesn't know what all the buttons mean. I saw some vectorworks drawings for the first time this week, and wow, does the screen look more clear and it all looks just cleaner. And there seem to be some things about vectorworks that just make drawing shapes so much easier, because they are full shapes, not lines. Autocad can be really fun though, but also frustrating. I have a difficult time remembering all the commands. Leaders are so cool and i love them, i think they are cute. And a lot of times I can’t fit the dimension into the tiny space, so thank you leaders.
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I am a 6+ year Vectorworks user, but I am trying to make the transition to AutoCAD. One of my major goals is to learn the program from the ground up, and avoid losing track of tools and workflow details that will make my life easier. My main complaints about AutoCAD are that, first of all, the workflow is not nearly as intuitive for me, and secondly, the printed drawings tend to not look as nice (in my opinion, at least). Overall, Vectorworks tends to be more design- and presentation-friendly, whereas AutoCAD tends to be more engineering friendly. I don’t really like the way the examples on this article look, but the information is extremely well communicated and organized. For technical design and engineering purposes, the highest priority is definitely to communicate the information, and not necessarily to sell an idea to a client. Both programs can be highly customized, but you have to dig a bit deeper to make Vectorworks work exactly how you want.
Since I’m fairly new to the autocad world and trying to navigate I like reading articles that explain different aspects and tools within the program. Even before reading the article I understood how valuable leaders are in drafting in particular plating for the shop floor. Having a leader there to call out information makes it more likely that the people on the floor will actually read the information and apply it, then if it was in the notes section. I think that I’m still trying to understand the most appropriate information to put into the notes vs leaders on the drafting. But I think with more interaction from office to the floor that what needs to be where will become more clear to me as I continue to get more practice. I definitely believe leaders to be one of the more under utilized tools in autocad and I hope to get to the point where I can very effectively use the tools.
AutoCAD is confusing, and I am sad. It is a magical experience when you get something right for the first time although. The thing where you can just start kind of typing out a command and it will likely find it for you is super nice and a godsend although, to somebody who is new to CAD and doesn't know what all the buttons mean. I saw some vectorworks drawings for the first time this week, and wow, does the screen look more clear and it all looks just cleaner. And there seem to be some things about vectorworks that just make drawing shapes so much easier, because they are full shapes, not lines. Autocad can be really fun though, but also frustrating. I have a difficult time remembering all the commands. Leaders are so cool and i love them, i think they are cute. And a lot of times I can’t fit the dimension into the tiny space, so thank you leaders.
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