Or computer genii. The newest increment of AutoCAD (Release 10) elevates it to the status of Master Draftsman. Fully powered with 3D rotation, it can draw with bewitched perspective. It lets you rapidly depict convoluted objects from various angles at engineer precision, a chore that is tortuous punishment with pencils. Weird machine parts, ornate architecture, complexly layered floor plans. CAD programs in general, and AutoCAD in particular, are so uncannily articulate that I would use them as an imagining tool alone.
AutoCAD has endeared itself to legions of professional engineers and architects because it can be clothed in one of thousands of specialized templates. These guild templates tailor AutoCAD’s talents to a specific task, say plotting the layout of the electrical