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Kerry_129 · 02-23-2010, 11:54 AM

Yeah, Acad had supported 3D since v12 or so - it's what I used for my senior project in '93. 2D autocad drafting is still extremely popular, but I haven't seen it used for 3D in forever - Autodesk has pushed Inventor heavily to replace Mechanical Desktop (the acad 3D extension) for the last 8 years or so.

But it's not parametric modeling with complex-curve capability & all - and a major PITA comparatively. Hell, I can't even imagine doing that helmet with Inventor or SolidWorks - virtually all my stuff consists of simple shapes (it's the making them work part that's hard!).

02-23-2010, 11:54 AM	#4
Kerry_129 Semi-reformed Squid Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 531	Yeah, Acad had supported 3D since v12 or so - it's what I used for my senior project in '93. 2D autocad drafting is still extremely popular, but I haven't seen it used for 3D in forever - Autodesk has pushed Inventor heavily to replace Mechanical Desktop (the acad 3D extension) for the last 8 years or so. But it's not parametric modeling with complex-curve capability & all - and a major PITA comparatively. Hell, I can't even imagine doing that helmet with Inventor or SolidWorks - virtually all my stuff consists of simple shapes (it's the making them work part that's hard!). Last edited by Kerry_129; 02-23-2010 at 11:57 AM..