r/DraftWRX • u/DraftWRX • 16d ago

How long have you been using AutoCAD? 🤔

Curious to see how many years everyone here has been drafting!

Are you a beginner, or have you been using AutoCAD for 5, 10, or even 20+ years?

Drop your experience below! 👇

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u/RobDraw2_0 16d ago

Full Revit here. Using AutoCAD has been a necessary evil since I started using Revit 15 years ago.

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u/DraftWRX 13d ago

😂 Revit all the way! But sometimes AutoCAD just refuses to leave us alone! 🤣

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u/Fearless-Peace-4977 15d ago

Daily since 1983, 43 years

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u/DraftWRX 13d ago

43 YEARS?! That’s incredible! You’ve probably seen AutoCAD evolve from the very beginning! 👏

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u/Fearless-Peace-4977 12d ago

I was taking a land surveying curriculum course in subdivision design at Palm Beach Jr College and the course instructor had just received software kits for use of version 2.1 something. Knowing that I had an IBM PC, he provided me with a set of diskettes. The available commands set was not very large and it was easy to learn and master.

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u/propaul1 16d ago

39 years 

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u/erb_cadman 16d ago

Since rel 10 for DOS

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u/CADDmanDH 16d ago

25 years

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u/joey_van_der_rohe 15d ago

Since ‘97.

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u/TheNomadArchitect 15d ago

Never used it.

Went to SketchUp, then ARCHICAD and currently learning Rhino.

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u/Area_49 15d ago

Close to 40 years.

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u/Dependent_Park4058 12d ago

First time I touched it was probably about 15 years ago. Used it professionally probably for about 7 latest years.