Customer Reviews

Autodesk AutoSketch 10

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As a mechanical design engineer I've been using Autosketch in it's various forms for almost 20 years.
I'm now using version 9 with my new 64bit notebook running windows 7 without any problems. The reason I'm writing this review is because I'm just looking to upgrade to version 10 and stumbled upon these reviews by accident.

In a nutshell Autosketch is a perfectly capable 2D drawing tool. I'm of the opinion that 90% of the people who pay 1000s of $ for AutoCAD could get by perfectly well with this $200 software.

I used Autocad LT for several years and then moved to Turbocad when the ongoing upgrades became too expensive for the amount of use that I had (upgrades were necessary to update operating systems). There were things about the Autocad interface that I have missed, however, so decided to try AutoSketch, hoping for a reasonably complete 2D application. It falls well short of the interface and capabilities of LT. I have reverted to the (less than perfect) TurboCad.

Autodesk has always been the leader in CAD software and continues with this latest version of AutoSketch. I have used AutoCAD and AutoSketch for about 18 years now. It was dissapointing though that they did not have an upgrade offer from previou AutoSketch versions and forced users to buy a whole new version.

I got it for home use. This one is a work horse. It's stable. And I keep discovering new ways to make the drawing process easier. Don't waste time downloading trials of the less expensive 2-D drawing programs. They are not as intuitive and in my experience, tend to lock up the computer just about when you think you got a useful drawing.

I began using Quick Cad over 25 years ago. I've tried several other programs, but this was the only one I installed and used immediately. I didn't need the manual for the basics. When I tried to transfer my copy to another comjputer, it didn't work anymore so I purchased Autosketch. It seems to be Quick Cad under a different name, but it is the same easy to use, accurate program I fell in love with. I canq'tlive without it.

With this software, AutoDesk does a wonderful job creating an affordable tool for the DIY designer, fabricator, builder, etc. The power and precision of the AutoSketch product shouldn't be underestimated. The more knowledgable and proficient the user as it relates to understanding the concepts of "measurement" and "mechanics", the more the user will appreciate the ability of this program.

This product is the best two dimensional drawing products that I have ever used, and I have used a lot of this type of product.

One of it's best features is that it has a moderate learning curve, and thus one can be productive in using the program almost immediately!

Sincerely,

Stephen A. Pettit, Pres. & CEO

The Network Resource Center, Ltd.

Produit de qualité, sans surprise. C'est dommage qu'il soit abandonné et surtout sans remplaçant (dans une même gamme de prix).

it only opens PART of a dwg file! what good is a PART of the file? also, while i am panning this lousy product, it changed the scale of the part it did open, and it isn't smart enough to change the paper orientation from portrait to landscape even after you tell it to do so - NOOO, you have to tell it to change the orientation, and then you have to tell the printer also. to say nothing of the usual bizarre autoCAD-like icons and crap. if Amazon would let me give 0 stars, or negative stars, that's what you would be seeing, because autoSketch isn't worth ****.