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What makes it complex? Exactly...
Why AutoCAD is not feasible enough to learn for a common person?
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As is the case for many people, the problem with AutoCAD is the same as the problem with Access. You can easily learn how to use the program. What is more daunting is that if you have the program (Access OR AutoCAD), you find that you are no better off than you were before because you don't understand the subject matter. Here are some analogies.
You buy a power drill. It still doesn't qualify you to be a carpenter.
You buy an oxy-acetylene (or worse, a hydrogen-heliarc) torch. It still doesn't make you a metal-hull shipbuilder.
You buy a dentist's drill. It still doesn't qualify you to be a dentist.
You buy an X-Ray machine. It still does make you a medical imaging technician.
You buy an airplane. It still doesn't qualify you to act as a commercial airline pilot.
Don't confuse the tool with the subject to which it applies. Having the tool is not the same as having the knowledge of how and why and when (and when not) to use the tool. AutoCAD is just another tool for architectural and mechanical designers.
You buy a power drill. It still doesn't qualify you to be a carpenter.
You buy an oxy-acetylene (or worse, a hydrogen-heliarc) torch. It still doesn't make you a metal-hull shipbuilder.
You buy a dentist's drill. It still doesn't qualify you to be a dentist.
You buy an X-Ray machine. It still does make you a medical imaging technician.
You buy an airplane. It still doesn't qualify you to act as a commercial airline pilot.
Don't confuse the tool with the subject to which it applies. Having the tool is not the same as having the knowledge of how and why and when (and when not) to use the tool. AutoCAD is just another tool for architectural and mechanical designers.
Just to elaborate on Doc's point.
Type L in the command bar, click on two spots: you have a line
Type L in the command bar, write the coordinates of first point, then the coordinates of second point: you have a line
Type L in the command bar, click or write the coordinates of first point, then an angle and a distance: you have a line
Click on the line, you get its properties
Click on some snap points of the line, you can modify it
It's precise. Not everyone needs that kind of precision.
Try to draw some blueprints on Photoshop or Gimp: you'll suffer.
Try to draw some anime character on AutoCAD: you'll suffer.
Type L in the command bar, click on two spots: you have a line
Type L in the command bar, write the coordinates of first point, then the coordinates of second point: you have a line
Type L in the command bar, click or write the coordinates of first point, then an angle and a distance: you have a line
Click on the line, you get its properties
Click on some snap points of the line, you can modify it
It's precise. Not everyone needs that kind of precision.
Try to draw some blueprints on Photoshop or Gimp: you'll suffer.
Try to draw some anime character on AutoCAD: you'll suffer.
