As it proved to be a quintessential boon to drafters, Autodesk has expanded its demographic range to include architects, various other engineers, and construction professionals.

Initially, AutoCAD was designed for mechanical engineering and manufacturing professionals. From its conception in 1982 to today, its core function hasn’t changed much – to produce high-quality technical drawings in 2D and in 3D. Today we’ll be looking at both programs individually and then figure out what they have in common as well as how they differ from one another.ĪutoCAD is Autodesk’s flagship product and is also the first CAD program ever developed for PCs that became so ubiquitously used worldwide. If you’ve clicked on the link to this blog, it might be safe to assume that you’ve at least narrowed your choices to one of two programs – AutoCAD and Fusion360. Our aim with all of these articles is to make it easier for CAD users to choose the right program for them. We take a look at the differences and the similarities between these pieces of software and figure out what kind of CAD work goes well with each of them. We’ve covered program comparisons between Draftsight, CATIA, Solidworks, and various Autodesk products. It gets a little daunting to pick between all of these available programs regardless of your experience level.įor regular readers of our blogs here at Scan2CAD, comparison blogs are a familiar thing. What we get with that is a veritable smorgasbord of software options.

With the constantly advancing nature of the AEC industry, the software dedicated to helping produce technical drawings grows with it.

Finding the right CAD program for your needs is a tricky endeavor.

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