tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161408568828348657.post6033664274477534065..comments2024-03-20T14:03:26.971-04:00Comments on CAD-a-Blog: New Features WorkshopAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08271671745973808745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161408568828348657.post-81318748325345606152008-09-09T21:21:00.000-04:002008-09-09T21:21:00.000-04:00That price might even be a little bit low. And yo...That price might even be a little bit low. And you might be right on getting little payback for the cost. That will depend on how you, or how anyone, will use the software. I agree that the ribbon doesn't really add any thing fantastic. Sheet sets, tool pallets, the CUI, dynamic blocks, annotated text, multi-leaders, tables, fields, dynamic input, and other enhancements since release 2002 can make a difference in production. What type of construction documents does your company produce? You might want to take another look at it and your methods.<BR/>The last company I worked for had a similar way of thinking, new releases cost to much. Well, they finally spent the money to update 40 seats to 2008! Lots of cash. Then, because "nobody knows how to use it" we weren't allowed to use the new tools. What a waist of time and money. I started using the new tools in our satellite office and we quickly became more productive. <BR/>I don't mean to say your company has made a bad decision. If your company, or any company has no intention of embracing the new tools, then no, it will not be worth the money. And not using the tools could still mean a company is productive. Productivity depends on the amount of picks, clicks, and mouse movements made by the tech. reduce these and you will reduce the time needed to make drawings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271671745973808745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161408568828348657.post-63004986406625698332008-09-09T18:12:00.000-04:002008-09-09T18:12:00.000-04:00Our office uses 2002, and we have been informed th...Our office uses 2002, and we have been informed that updating to 2009 would cost us $12k for 4 seats since our upgrade has timed out. I went to an AUGI CAD Camp for 2009, and got a 30 day demo.<BR/><BR/>Some of the stuff, especialy dynamic blocks, is pretty cool. Unfortunatly, my boss, who is otherwise a really smart guy, stopped learning ACAD on V10. Most of the other stuff, like ribbons (gag) are what I call "Bigger fins on a Cadillac"; Intended to make you want to buy the new one, without adding anything really useful.<BR/><BR/>I just cannot justify the expense. We would get very little payback on the investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com