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| ras2a:
hunk_artist! I agree, these boards have some of the most helpful and pleasant people I've ever encountered. It's a pleasure using these boards :) Craig |
| photorock:
I'm sorry ras2a, I disagree. These days any user should be able to open a piece of software and be able to use it. Now I'm now saying use it like a pro, but I mean draw a simple box or type some text and render it without having to read a tutorial. A user should be able to perform basic work in a program without help, tutorials or training. I'm no stranger to learning new software and using it from Corel to Novell and I've been using design software for years and AutoCad is by far the most confusing piece of software I ever used with the exception of maybe SMS. No user should have to go through a tutorial to learn to draw a box, move a box, add some text, etc., if they do then the software is far to complicated and probably layed out wrong. Most users here are able to design a simple CP layout in Visio without any prior training or knowledge. Tutorials are great for advanced work but for basics they are a pain. Users should be able to learn some basics on their own in 15 to 30 min. without a tutorial. People lose interest if the learning curve is to high and tutorials can take hours to complete and even longer to learn. I know from your post that you know alot about AutoCad, my hats off to you, becouse I had a hard time with it. Casmate, Esob, etc. no problem. This is not a knock against you but please don't tell people "Still if you are really averse to learning a new proggie then stick with something you know" becouse the whole idea here is the sharing of knowledge so everyone can build bigger and better projects. ras2a I hope I haven't offended you becouse that wasn't my intention, if I did I apologize. PhotoRock |
| Sylentwulf:
re: "I'm sorry ras2a, I disagree. These days any user should be able to open a piece of software and be able to use it. Now I'm now saying use it like a pro, but I mean draw a simple box or type some text and render it without having to read a tutorial" You would think that, but it took me so long to figure out how to draw a circle and fill it in with a color on photoshop, that I finally gave up. |
| ras2a:
--- Quote from: photorock on July 30, 2004, 07:31:15 pm ---I'm sorry ras2a, I disagree. These days any user should be able to open a piece of software and be able to use it. Now I'm now saying use it like a pro, but I mean draw a simple box or type some text and render it without having to read a tutorial. A user should be able to perform basic work in a program without help, tutorials or training. --- End quote --- This is fundemental functionality that can be performed by anyone with any knowledge of windows based apps (if you're using that OS)...i.e. there are readily available toolbars for the creation of lines, boxes, spheres, text etc...all clearly labelled with nice little icons! as in 'any' other app. Not really that difficult...which version are 'you' reffering to? --- Quote ---I'm no stranger to learning new software and using it from Corel to Novell and I've been using design software for years and AutoCad is by far the most confusing piece of software I ever used with the exception of maybe SMS. No user should have to go through a tutorial to learn to draw a box, move a box, add some text, etc. --- End quote --- As I've said, with the latest version they shouldnt have to...it's all there quite clearly. Basic use is straightforward enough to pickup. --- Quote ---Users should be able to learn some basics on their own in 15 to 30 min. without a tutorial. People lose interest if the learning curve is to high and tutorials can take hours to complete and even longer to learn. --- End quote --- Fully agree, and they certainly should be able to, with Autodesks latest incarnation. --- Quote ---I know from your post that you know alot about AutoCad, my hats off to you. --- End quote --- Not really, I learned most from my time as a CAD trainee technician, but I'm certainly NOT an expert by any stretch of the imagination ...and that goes for any design/CAD s/w :) --- Quote ---please don't tell people "Still if you are really averse to learning a new proggie then stick with something you know" becouse the whole idea here is the sharing of knowledge so everyone can build bigger and better projects. --- End quote --- Maybe you misunderstood...averse simply means, reluctant or hesitant...not "if you aren't clever enough" I wasn't being defamatory. I hope my posts 'may' have been of some help to hunky_artist in guaging different types of software used in our projects! --- Quote ---ras2a I hope I haven't offended you becouse that wasn't my intention, if I did I apologize.. --- End quote --- I'm Not offended in the slightest mate...so no need for apologies. As I've said in other threads, this board is probably the most helpful and 'pleasant' board I've ever used (seriously). But if we 'all' agreed on 'everything' what a boring place it would be. We all have our own opinions after all and that's a good thing Craig |
| SirPoonga:
I found these http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html http://free-cad.sourceforge.net |
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