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The most popular CAD program for engineers?

I don't think there's any question about which CAD software is the most popular overall.  AutoCAD LT pretty much wins that contest, hands down.

But, have you ever wondered what is the most popular CAD program for engineers?

I took an unscientific poll of one person, and asked this question.  Shayamal Roy has been around the CAD industry for a rather long time, and always seems to have an interesting perspective on the market.  His company, GEOMATE, sells a product called GraphiCalc, which is used by engineers to do up-front "what-if" analysis and conceptual design.

Shayamal's customers are generally engineers, as distinct from designers.  For them, CAD is just a tool they use to solve problems, rather than being the essential tool that defines their job.

In his experience, the most common CAD program he sees engineers using is...

... wait a minute.  This is so good, I have to savor it for a moment.

 

TurboCAD.

 

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 01:13PM by Registered CommenterEvan Yares in | Comments1 Comment

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September 2, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMargaret

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