Ah yes, I remember when Autocad was the worst drawing program in the world to me. That was back in 1990 when I took a new job as an illustrator at a manufacturing company. I liked Photoshop and Illustrator, both programs that grew out of a Mac environment. I couldn't believe how unfriendly AutoCAD was but I had to learn enough to use it to open drawings and print things. Then 10 years later I had to learn it for lease plans at a mall company. It took some work but it opened new doors for sure. Now I like Autocad because it is very solid, honest, efficient and productive. I draw site plans in it then export to Sketchup and do amazing models, sometimes of projects with hundreds of houses. You can see samples at:
www.plainview3d.com
Autocad is something you can earn a living on. I'm still a long ways off from some of the gurus I've met over the years. People can treat it like a religion sometimes, very sacred to them it seems.
I'd recommend going to school to learn it.
Peter
Linear Mode
