Does anyone notice any big advantages over 2005? My boss just got 2006 and I think I honestly like 2005 better. Losing all the default commands seems to take away any benefit for me.

Anybody know whats so great about '06? (aside from the colorful crossing windows)

12/19/2005 10:13:04 PM

pm zorthage

12/19/2005 10:24:37 PM

i'm trying to recommend my mom an upgrade from AutoCAD 2000 to 2006, is that even worth it?

I've seen and used the 2006 demo, but I dont do drafting as a profession, so I dont see much difference besides the upgraded GUI

12/19/2005 10:25:22 PM

I'm downloading the 2006 LT 30 day trial right now to see how I like it.

12/20/2005 12:23:49 AM

according to my architect buddies, 06 is a HUGE upgrade over 04, and absolutely necessary over 2000.

But no one I know ever even bothered with 2005, so I have no clue if the big changes they all love came from 04->06 or 05->06.

12/20/2005 4:52:56 AM

The express tools they came out with in the '04 version were a HUGE step forward. 2005 is a little nicer, but 2006 seems pointless. I know there's gotta be something in '06 I missed, though.


edit^^^ If you're upgrading 2000, you could just buy the express tools plugin for 2000. At the very least, I would do that. The one thing that sucks about 2000 now is it can't open 2004 format files.

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 8:10 AM. Reason : .]

12/20/2005 8:08:27 AM

R16 bitches

12/20/2005 8:54:29 AM

if you are still on R14/2000 you are in the last millenium, the newer versions of AutoCAD (esp. 2004/2006) have a lot of new productivity enhancements. not only that, but with 2006 a lot of the same tools have only gotten better, with a more powerful purge, decreased file sizes, better support, etc.

i would highly recommend 2006, most of the tools have gotten significant improvements to make them more usable/efficient, and have more options added, dynamic blocks are a huge time saver, improved annotation tools, etc...

if you are still hanging onto older versions, you do so merely for based on user preferences, because the newer versions almost always increase performance, security, and usability (productivity)... but not always affordability. the best way to take advantage of the upgrade system in CAD is to plan to make the jump on major releases, such as R14 to 2000 to 2004 to 2006, i typically wouldn't bother with interim releases, especially the larger the firm.

12/20/2005 11:04:51 AM

if I convince my mom to make the upgrade to 2006, whats the best way for her to learn all the new features of 2006? I'm sure if she upgraded today that she wouldnt use any new features, and just stick to the methods she uses now with AutoCAD 2000

12/20/2005 11:48:35 AM