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# AutoCAD Reviews

## Reviews Summary

## Overall Rating

4.7

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## Ratings Breakdown

5

(2,199)

4

(916)

3

(82)

2

(7)

1

(5)

## Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.1

Customer Support

4.2

Value for money

4.2

Functionality

4.6

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### Pros

"The software provides excellent precision and flexibility, helping improve productivity and collaboration across teams. While the learning curve can be challenging for new users and the licensing cost is relatively high, its robust feature set and reliability make it a valuable solution for professional CAD work."

"The drafting tools are comprehensive, the interface is highly customizable, and the DWG file compatibility makes collaboration with other teams and vendors straightforward."

"I like how AutoCAD can be used to quickly draft in 2D when you need to get a drawing out quick as opposed to using Revit which can take some time because of the 3D nature."

### Cons

"AutoCAD has some drawbacks as expensive licensing fees, steep learning curve for new users, requires powerful hardware, can be overwhelming for simple projects, updates can introduce new issues."

"Its lack of solutions to expedite work on multi-page projects makes activities more challenging by requiring additional steps for specific tools."

"Without major improvements, AutoCAD remains extremely costly and unduly complex, as demonstrated by Photoshop CS2 through CS6 and more recent versions."

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