im taking a class for 2 cad softwares. autocad and inventor. is one semester enough to learn both? am i going to learn all i need to know to master the software? or is any potential employer going to laugh when they see 1 semester of autocad? im studying to be a draftsman btw.
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First off, I am a senior level electrical engineer who has worked in architectural, industrial, and utilitiues design work. I am a proficient (not an expert) user of autocad, and I do have autocad drafters who work for me.
In one semester you should be a proficient, beginning user, not an advanced user, depending on the quality of the course and knowledge of the instructor. Unfortunately, many of the instructors assigned to teach these courses are not proficient users themselves and seldom have practical, autocad drafting experience. Most of the craft of a draftsman is obtained in a good engineering graphics class, which should teach standard, professional convention in drafting plans, proper use of symbols, linetypes, how to reference existing features as opposed to new construction, proper references to other details and notes, etc. Much of this convention, is specific to the discipline (mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, etc), and generally also specific to the company you work for.
You should plan on taking at least several semesters of autocad, along with a good engtineering graphics course. If you plan on going to work for an architect, or architectural/engineering firm, it would be good to learn Autodesk Revit, as this has become fairly popular with such firms. If you plan to do civil engineering drafting, autodesk land development desktop is a fairly standard tool.
I don't know anything about "inventor".
In one semester you should be a proficient, beginning user, not an advanced user, depending on the quality of the course and knowledge of the instructor. Unfortunately, many of the instructors assigned to teach these courses are not proficient users themselves and seldom have practical, autocad drafting experience. Most of the craft of a draftsman is obtained in a good engineering graphics class, which should teach standard, professional convention in drafting plans, proper use of symbols, linetypes, how to reference existing features as opposed to new construction, proper references to other details and notes, etc. Much of this convention, is specific to the discipline (mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, etc), and generally also specific to the company you work for.
You should plan on taking at least several semesters of autocad, along with a good engtineering graphics course. If you plan on going to work for an architect, or architectural/engineering firm, it would be good to learn Autodesk Revit, as this has become fairly popular with such firms. If you plan to do civil engineering drafting, autodesk land development desktop is a fairly standard tool.
I don't know anything about "inventor".
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u have to learn autocad, customizing autocad, autocad 3d, autolisp and inventor. each last one semester.
if there are four semesters in a year, u can learn it in five semesters which is one and a half year.....
if there are four semesters in a year, u can learn it in five semesters which is one and a half year.....
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I really don't know that inventor software, but I do know autocad. But if inventor is nearly just as easy as autocad, then you can learn both in just a semester, pronto! ;p
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depends ones IQ
FOR AVERAGE PERSON 6 MONTHS ENOUGH
FOR AVERAGE PERSON 6 MONTHS ENOUGH
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I am a freshman in high school and I have learned how to youse inventor in about 2 or 3 days