Autocad is a drafting software used in various engineering fields such as Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical etc. This software is being updated by the developer every year and comes to use. It has many advantages and in the mean while disadvantages too. One of those disadvantages is the drawing files created with the higher versions of Autocad cannot be supported by the lower versions. To resolve this, we have to save the file as the files of lower versions of cad using the save as option. It will be better if the developer provides some updates for the lower versions to solve this problem.
When talking about the AUTOCAD 2009, the user interface of this software is copied from Office 2007. The appearance of tool bars and other short keys proves the above sentence. Even though the tool bars can be used easily, it occupies more working space. We have not found any difficulties in using the tool bars of its older versions. According to me, using the tool bars for all the commands will reduce the working speed of the user.
In case of Ms Office, it doesn’t have the command prompt and so that there is a need to concentrate on the tool bars. That tool bars are really much useful there. But in case of Autocad, the tool bars are necessary and as there is the command prompt to access the commands more quickly using the shortcut keys, there is no need to concentrate much in tool bars. Frankly speaking, the tool bars of auto cad occupies more working space. It will really disappoint the user.
I have been used this software from its R14 version to 2009 version. I have really enjoyed the changes of Autocad in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 versions. It shows that, the Autocad 2010may be too interesting and easy to use. If you are looking for a free trial, click here to download the trial version of Autocad 2009.
