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"John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<_dCdne-5I7m3Hz2iRVn-jw@comcast.com>...
> I need to make some patent drawings (perspective drawings). Which AutoCAD
> product is good for 3-D drawings? Mechanical? Inventor 7? etc. How much does
> it cost? Thanks.

  While plain AutoCAD can do this, it really is no longer billed by
Autodesk as a 3d program, and most of their attention to 3d is on the
Inventor program. It's been a while since I looked at their pricing,
but we are in the $5,000 range.

  However, there are plenty of lower cost (and simpler to use)
programs out there that may meet your needs.  Check out TurboCAD,
Vectorworks, Intellicad (an AutoCAD clone), all of which are available
for under in the $500 to $1,000 range.

Thanks. I may look at the other programs you mentioned. For a business, it
may not be a big deal to spend 5 grand to buy the software. However, for an
individual, it is too much to spend that money. I used to use AutoCad 14, so
I want to stick to theri similarproducts.

"Smiley" <cadcoke3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<_dCdne-5I7m3Hz2iRVn-jw@comcast.com>...
> > I need to make some patent drawings (perspective drawings). Which
AutoCAD
> > product is good for 3-D drawings? Mechanical? Inventor 7? etc. How much
does
> > it cost? Thanks.
>
>   While plain AutoCAD can do this, it really is no longer billed by
> Autodesk as a 3d program, and most of their attention to 3d is on the
> Inventor program. It's been a while since I looked at their pricing,
> but we are in the $5,000 range.
>
>   However, there are plenty of lower cost (and simpler to use)
> programs out there that may meet your needs.  Check out TurboCAD,
> Vectorworks, Intellicad (an AutoCAD clone), all of which are available
> for under in the $500 to $1,000 range.

Go to www.autodesk.com

AutoCAD full versions, not LT versions, come with 3 D capability.


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in article _dCdne-5I7m3Hz2iRVn-jw@comcast.com, John Smith at john@yahoo.com
wrote on 10/29/03 7:14 PM:

> I need to make some patent drawings (perspective drawings). Which AutoCAD
> product is good for 3-D drawings? Mechanical? Inventor 7? etc. How much does
> it cost? Thanks.
> 
> 
> 

"John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<YamdnU7HtpO9hT6iRVn-vQ@comcast.com>...
> I used to use AutoCad 14, so
> I want to stick to theri similarproducts.

  That is a very big factor.  Cad programs are so complex, to really
know a particular program takes months of constant use.  If you don't
want to learn another program, I think your only choice is for the
full version of AutoCAD, or the clones.  IntelliCAD is sold by a few
different companies, but the only one I know of that adds the ACIS
solid modeler is www.BricsCAD.com  Their "pro" version is fully 3d
capable.  The others will do everything but the ACIS solids.

  But, be cautioned, that while the IntelliCAD program is very
popular, it is not quite as polished as the Autodesk software and bugs
are a little more common.

JOe

Thanks. I am well aware of the difficulty to learn another CAD program. It
gets worse to lean another one if you have already mastered the one you
current use. Unlike the programming languages, you may switch to another
programming language without experiencing a major learning curve. That is
why I stick to the AutoCAD. However, the full version of the software is so
expensive that there is no way for me to be able to buy one.

I am seriously consider switching to another piece of software like
Solidworks. I heard it is a very good software to make 3-D drawings.




"Smiley" <cadcoke3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<YamdnU7HtpO9hT6iRVn-vQ@comcast.com>...
> > I used to use AutoCad 14, so
> > I want to stick to theri similarproducts.
>
>   That is a very big factor.  Cad programs are so complex, to really
> know a particular program takes months of constant use.  If you don't
> want to learn another program, I think your only choice is for the
> full version of AutoCAD, or the clones.  IntelliCAD is sold by a few
> different companies, but the only one I know of that adds the ACIS
> solid modeler is www.BricsCAD.com  Their "pro" version is fully 3d
> capable.  The others will do everything but the ACIS solids.
>
>   But, be cautioned, that while the IntelliCAD program is very
> popular, it is not quite as polished as the Autodesk software and bugs
> are a little more common.
>
> JOe

I have tested all the 3D solid modeling software at my school and I think
that Solidworks is the best around.


"John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:_dCdne-5I7m3Hz2iRVn-jw@comcast.com...
> I need to make some patent drawings (perspective drawings). Which AutoCAD
> product is good for 3-D drawings? Mechanical? Inventor 7? etc. How much
does
> it cost? Thanks.
>
>
>

Solidworks is definitely the leader in the sales arena right now. Inventor
is making great strides too...in fact autodesk credits much of their gorwth
this year to inventor. beware, it is not too much like autocad in terms of
interface, don't llet that make your decision for you.


"J.R." <jairogrijalva@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I have tested all the 3D solid modeling software at my school and I think
> that Solidworks is the best around.
>
>
> "John Smith" <john@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:_dCdne-5I7m3Hz2iRVn-jw@comcast.com...
> > I need to make some patent drawings (perspective drawings). Which
AutoCAD
> > product is good for 3-D drawings? Mechanical? Inventor 7? etc. How much
> does
> > it cost? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>