

It's designed to help with 2D mechanical design. There is so much more to it, it's really hard to put everything in here. Mechanical includes tools that make mechanical design easier - standard parts such as fasteners, shafts, springs, steel shapes, etc, that correspond to different standards (ISO, ANSI, JIS, DIN).

It can do 3D just as plain AutoCAD does 3D. Mechanical - which is what we use here - AutoCAD with mechanical tools. MDT - I've not used it, but I believe it is AutoCAD 3D with mechanical tools. STuAutoCAD does 2D and 3D designs for any environment. Someone, please, what the heck is going on? why would i use one and not the other? if i've never used MDT, should I forget about it and just use Inventor? I guess I'm not really sure what I'm going to be doing with it yet, but maybe design a brewtree or a bike for kicks?īut I think those softwers really are very fitted to help us in our design with more tools that we need. Inventor: 3D paired with Vault, yet different from MDT I think that I've found some answers, but none definitive. I believe that I've listed them in chronological order, though I could be wrong. What is the difference between AutoCAD, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD Mechanical, and Inventor? I think that Ive found some answers, but none definitive. I have a few ideas for my other growing hobby, homebrewing and associated equipment. What is the difference between AutoCAD, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD Mechanical, and Inventor I believe that Ive listed them in chronological order, though I could be wrong. and satisfy my own interests from college that I seem to have passed by a while ago. I've installed it on my home computer for the purpose of having ACAD at home, and hopefully I'll try to teach myself Inventor and make myself more valuable on my resume. someone gave me a copy of Inventor 10 (no, it's not pirated). i've ordered it and i'm excited to learn. of all the architects that i work for and play around with, i've finally come across one that is going to require our small firm to start using Revit. so now i'm back to using plain old vanilla ACAD again in some very basic 2D plan applications. was trained on Civil 3D before leaving to become a foodservice consultant (i design kitchen and servery layouts for colleges and public schools). then on to Land Desktop working for a civil engineering firm for 4 years. i never got into manufacturing as planned and ended up using 2000i for a while designing conveyor layouts for distribution warehouses. I've used ACAD since R12 and R14 in my education as a mechanical engineer. I have a question, similar to these, that i just can't find a suitable answer to. I've been doing a lot of searching and it has led me back to where I should have started all along.
