Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
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Hey all ....
I know that this might seem like a rather general question but im hoping that maybe it could save me several thousand dollars.
Im seriously thinking of upgrading from ACAD 2000 to ACAD 2002 ....... personally what do you think are the obvious benifits? pros and cons? stability? user friendlyness? and simplicity? .......
Thanks
Daniel
I know that this might seem like a rather general question but im hoping that maybe it could save me several thousand dollars.
Im seriously thinking of upgrading from ACAD 2000 to ACAD 2002 ....... personally what do you think are the obvious benifits? pros and cons? stability? user friendlyness? and simplicity? .......
Thanks
Daniel





RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Well, believe upgrading depends on needs. Not quite AC guru, I think that for most engineering drawings (including models), AC 2000 is quite enough...
So, save the money - maybe AC 2003 is around...
Regards
P.S. Heard there is some "misunderstandings" bugs between AC2002 and MS Office2000...So...
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Just a note if you program in vba. The object model in 2002 is different and the vb version is different. Your 2002 macros may not work in 2000. Like the previous post, you are not gaining leaps and bounds with 2002 but it does have some nice new features. A nice thing with 2000 and up is that the files are compatible between them. AutoCAD 2000 will call any 2002 object that it doesn't recognize as a proxy object and will work with it as such. If you do not really "need" to upgrade, you may just wait til Autodesk makes you upgrade (again).
BU
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
I stayed at 11, missed 12 & 13 luckily, went right to 14, and love 2000. Do what I did. Find someone with it and try it. If it amazes you buy it. 14 did and so did 2000 for me. 12 and 13 just did not have anything but a slow down in production to me.
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Yeah, i love 2000 too, it really made working with 3D much easier.
Does 2002 have any other enchacements for 3D modeling?
Also do you think i would face difficulty working with 2002 since im so used to 2000? Is it more or less used friendly? or about the same?
Daniel
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
THERE IS NO REAL DIFFERENCE, IT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MANY OF THE NEWER FUNCTIONS THAT YOU USE. EVERYTHING IS EITHER ON A TOOLBAR OR PULLDOWN MENU. IF YOU ARE A KEYBOARDER LIKE MYSELF THEN MOST ALL OF THE COMMANDS ARE THE SAME SO EXCEPTT FOR A FEW WHICH YOU KIND OF HAVE TO TRY ON YOUR OWN.
I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE 3D, JUST WHAT I HAVE READ AND THAT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. I DO 2D DRAFTING, IF I NEED A 3D MODEL THEN I HAVE SOFTWARE OUTSIDE OF AUTOCAD.
TIM
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
I've not heard of autodesk inventor....... does it have the same interface as Autocad and is it user friendly/powerful and as featurebased as autocad 2000's 3D features?
Thanks
Daniel
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Personally, I have and do use all 3 of Autodesk's big names; AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop and Inventor. MD is a really good go-between, between AC and Inventor. It uses the AC database (which is it's biggest drawback) and has an interface exactly like AC. It's a great first step into parametric modeling from AC. It has some really great features and makes life much easier, especially when it comes to making changes to models and thus drawings. The only problem is that MD is going to be discontinued as Autodesk wants to put all of it's development resources into Inventor.
As far as the upgrade between 2000 and 2002, I agree with what has been said previously. There are some nice new functions, but from what I have seen, it probably wouldn't be worth the time and money to upgrade if 2000 does everything you need it to do.
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Thanks for the advice. You said that the interface is different? I work very heavily with most of the 3D tools found on the ACAD2000, but i think its a known fact that ACAD just can't give much in terms of 3D rendering. (Im doing architctural works BTW).
Have tried 3D studio Max, but just can't seem to get in sync with its interface and uses.
Would i be able to import my autocad models or plans to be rendered in inventor? And would you say that Inventor is easier to learn than 3D studio Max4.0?
Or Does anyone here who works with Acad 2000/2002 in 3D, give an opinion if it really can be used for architectural quality type rendering? and what commands would i have to explore?
Thanks
Daniel Dorall
RE: Upgrading from Autocad 2000 to autocad 2002??
Inventor will not be of much help for architectural. Inventor works very well for mechanical things. My students use Inventor for drawing parts that they then build. I have used ACAD for 3D several years ago, and I hated it, it didn't work very well at all for my taste. I also took 3D studio Max training and decided that I didn't have enough time to learn and then teach another software this deep. The people that do use 3D studio make great presentations. My advice, don't buy Inventor for architectural drawings.
Good Luck
Dan B