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Great design tool for your MEP projects
February 18, 2020

Great design tool for your MEP projects

Brij Purohit | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with AutoCAD

AutoCAD is used widely in my organization for design and development purposes. It is used to develop drawings for various disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm systems, fire safety, technology, security, etc. It is rarely used to view drawings developed in 3-D view but in some instances comes in handy.
  • User friendly interface.
  • Ease of commands.
  • 3-D view.
  • Slow to operate.
  • Attracts more clients.
  • Clients can use these files for their purposes.
AutoCAD is easy to operate for small to medium sized projects whereas Revit requires more knowledge to operate and design floor plans.
AutoCAD has the issue of crashing or slowing down the design procedure once a heavy design that includes several disciplines or multiple families/blocks is involved. Customer services gets the feedback from the crash reports but this issue seems like it has never been addressed in the software updates past several years.

Do you think AutoCAD delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with AutoCAD's feature set?

Yes

Did AutoCAD live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of AutoCAD go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy AutoCAD again?

Yes

AutoCAD is well suited for applications that involve easy and simple floor plan drawings. It can also be used for developing various disciplines in one file. It is not recommended to use AutoCAD for applications that involve intense design drawings and applications where the user needs to design 3-D view.