You’d be better off with plain Acad and downloading some symbol libraries. If you are a MEP and doing just panel schedules and layout plans, it doesn’t do either one really so you are way out of line with what it does. It is a huge time saver if this matches what you are doing and you understand what it is doing so you can do things correctly. It does automatic wire numbering with a couple of the screwy schemes like GE and IO numbering. You can even drop Allen Bradley PLC cards directly on the ladder by part number.very simple. The whole thing is ideal for industrial controls, PLCs, etc. You have a single line editor, schematic/ladder view including motor elementaries, a panel building view with DIN rail, terminal blocks, components, etc., and some miscellaneous stuff like a BOM table, conduit table, etc. Likewise don’t expect to “connect” a wire to a rectangle you drew. If you “erase” components and wires using the normal tool the electrical database is corrupted. What you NEVER do though is use the standard Autocad drawing tools unless you are just making decorations on your drawing. So then it can automatically produce wire lists, conduit schedules, panel layouts, Bill of materials, etc. When you lay down components, run wires, etc., it updates the database. Underneath it there is a hidden object on the drawing that is the Electrical database. Ok so Autocad electrical is really a bunch of macros that run on top of basic Autocad. If you’re not modelling, doing machining or molds, solid works is a waste. If you want modeling you use something else, usually solid works. First off Autocad is a drawing program, period. I might be the only one with Autocad Electrical. While there is probably other software that makes ladder diagrams easier, Draftsight would be more useful for a variety of other things once you learn it. It will probably be around for a long time. Even if you never make the switch to anything else. Microstation is the only other software I see used by the A&Es and site contractors. Revit's main competitor is probably Bentley's Microstation. I don't do ladder diagrams and PC boards, So it's a waste. It is also bundled with AutoCAD electrical, but I never downloaded it. Mostly to convert files, because I can't stand routing conduit in Revit. Revit is their for me learn and use occasionally. So AcadMEP and Navisworks Manage Is what I use the most. My employer gets the AEC collection because it is pretty much a necessity for the projects they do. Probably because all their computer aided manufacturing has firm roots with AutoCAD. AutoDesk has pushed hard to get everyone to convert to Revit, But the trades aren't budging. I would'nt doubt that 90% of the drawings everyone receives, was created with Revit. For now though, Revit is just used by the A&Es. Around 1995? I could make the switch to AutoDesk's Revit if I had to. My brother gave me Vanilla AutoCAD with my first computer. I have been using AutoCAD MEP for about ten years now. įor me though, it's all Autodesk products. DraftSight, Solid Works and Delmia are the same company, along with many other titles. His employers (now Boeing) have been using Solid works and others for years. My brother (who got me my start in all of this) moved away from AutoCad years ago. It is just to cut AutoDesk off at the knees, while they compete with AutoDesk's Inventor or any other parametric modeling software. I dont think they care at all to pursue 2D drafting. It was free because they are a major competitor to AutoDesk. With any skill you should be able to build a symbol library faster than trying to find one online. For simple 2D electrical floor plans it would be fine. Every ACAD command I tried worked just like ACAD. The user interface was more like the classic ACAD interface before the ribbon came out. I had downloaded the free version years ago to see how it compared to AutoCAD. I think that was the professional version mentioned at $200. If you wanted to upgrade to basic 3D solid modeling it was cheap. DraftSight was always free? You just had to register it.
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