Differences in Acad versions...

[cNcCharlie]

Wondering about how many differences, and how major those differences are, between Acad 2007, and the latest versions? (Acad 2009?) I'll be using Acad 2007 soon, but wondering how much I'd be missing by not having 2009... Up to this point, all I've used is..... err r14

Thanks

[ger21]

2009 doesn't use toolbars (although you can add them if you want), it uses pallet's similar to the Office 2007.

I don't think there's much you'll be missing though. Here's a list.

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/file...son_matrix.pdf

[cNcCharlie]

Thanks! One more question... differences between Acad 2007 and Solid Works.

From the little that I have read Acad is still more of a 2d program with some 3d added in. Can you do everything with Acad that you can with Solid Works? (I'm not talking about using inventor). Just more difficult? Or are their things that Solid Works can do that just arn't possible with Acad... Watching the videos on AutoDesks site, and reading some of their "advertising", I was under the impression that their 3d capabilities were
up their at the top...

What about Solid Works, makes people choose it over Acad for 3d modeling?

I'm not getting Solid Works, so its more of just a curiousity thing...

[ger21]

AutoCAD and Solidworks use completely different approaches to 3D modelling. Most will ell you that Solidworks is a better choice. As an AutoCAD user, I can tell you that you can probably model prett much anything in AutoCAD that you can in Solidworks. But if you're modelling assemblies, Solidworks is definately a better option.