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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 55785" data-attributes="member: 114">Re: CAD/ drafting program for MacAutodesk seems to be on a three year file format cycle with 2004, 2007, 2010 and now with AutoCAD 2013 out there is yet another new .dwg file format.&nbsp; So make that DWG TrueView 2013.I&#039;ll echo the comments regarding AutoCAD and working with Architects, Engineers and Contractors.&nbsp; One of my past employers was running VectorWorks on Macs and in one year spent so much time importing, exporting and cleaning up AutoCAD files provided to us or oru sending out to others that it justified switching to PCs and AutoCAD LT for everyone in the office doing CAD work.&nbsp; And being able to use functionalities such a x-refs can be a real time saver.&nbsp; I should note that I am finding a significantly increasing number of Architects and Engineers transitioning from AutoCAD to Autodesk&#039;s Revit BIM software and on the last few theater and church projects I have been one of the few design team members still using AutoCAD.I know several people that use Google SketchUp for a lot of their work, although it was recently sold to Trimble and its future, especially the free version, is unknown.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 55785, member: 114"] Re: CAD/ drafting program for Mac Autodesk seems to be on a three year file format cycle with 2004, 2007, 2010 and now with AutoCAD 2013 out there is yet another new .dwg file format. So make that DWG TrueView 2013. I'll echo the comments regarding AutoCAD and working with Architects, Engineers and Contractors. One of my past employers was running VectorWorks on Macs and in one year spent so much time importing, exporting and cleaning up AutoCAD files provided to us or oru sending out to others that it justified switching to PCs and AutoCAD LT for everyone in the office doing CAD work. And being able to use functionalities such a x-refs can be a real time saver. I should note that I am finding a significantly increasing number of Architects and Engineers transitioning from AutoCAD to Autodesk's Revit BIM software and on the last few theater and church projects I have been one of the few design team members still using AutoCAD. I know several people that use Google SketchUp for a lot of their work, although it was recently sold to Trimble and its future, especially the free version, is unknown. [/QUOTE]

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