Is an Associates Degree in CAD design a good step toward Architecture?

MSB asked: Or would I be wasting time? Going through a divorce, full-time mom, and hoping to ramp up quickly. I’m very smart and always thought I’d enjoy architecture, background in software.

which CAD & analysis Software Specialization is oftenly required or oftenly used in Mechanical Industries?

CRAZY GUY asked: For example Modelling softwares such as SolidWorks,CATIA,CADian,Unigraphics,Pro-E …..etc & also Analysis Software such as ANSYS is also there, so Which Software is mostly used when it comes to modelling & Analysis.
or Which is the Software that a Fresh Mechanical Engineer Who is looking for a job in designing Field should expertise in [...]

3D CAD Software download?

Ideas Xchange asked: Where can I download the latest versions of Solidworks, Pro/Engineer Wildfire and Inventor for free? These are Mechanical design packages

Computer Aided Design?

®a»Ê ³ asked: I want to know this topic “product development and design by cad software”.

If I had a CAD, could I use my jpeg images from Paint in the program?

crenshawchica asked: For the past 7 years I’ve been designing clothes using Paint. I want to know if I’ll have to recreate those designs with CAD software or can I use what I already have?

How do engineers test their prototypes and ideas from CAD drawings?

johnny’s mombo asked:
Do engineers have a program where they can import the 3D CAD drawing and test it for physics and desired performance? Is there an industry standard simulation software for these things? If engineers design an engine or parts of an engine what is the simulation environment they test it in?
Please let me know [...]

What is the upside to hand drafting instead of using CAD drafting besides the basic techniques?

wildfire2be asked: I am doing an agrumentive paper on the advantages of starting a persons drafting education on the basis of using hand drafting to install values before moving on to the computer aided design and drafting software. can any one help me with this?? Alot of info that I have found so far has [...]

Which CAD softwares are recommended for designing PC case mods, notebooks or mobile phones (with full detail)?

thehardonedj asked: Which CAD softwares are mostly recommended for designing PCs, PC case mods and custom cases, notebooks or mobile phones (with full detail, 3D) including:
- Designing custom PC case mods and/or electronic components with some detail
- Designing notebooks and/or mobile phones (its exterior, in this case no need to design inner components)
- Metric system
- [...]

Is Auto-Cad a good software to learn if I am the type of person who love to invent?

Inquisit asked: I’m thinking about learning to use the program AutoCad. It’s looks somewhat difficult to learn, the book for beginner is about 1,500 pages. I haven’t even counted the workbook and references. Anyhow, it will be learned if AutoCad is proved useful.
To all of the AutoCad users out there, do you think it’s a [...]

is there any softwares which are related to, or are similar to Computer Aided Design, which you can buy ?

D asked: i need computer aided design software for my architecture course.. but cannot get my hands on a copy of this software.. but is there any other software which is similar, that i can buy in the shops, which are just as good as CAD

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