General Information
AutoCAD Mechanical is a designing software which is a toolset for the AutoCAD. It provides us with digital prototyping solutions and the ease of accessing the drawing tools basic editing tools and text editing tools.
AutoCAD Mechanical supports 3D modeling which is for the betterment in the working of design industries. It supports custom material creation as well as the import and export of files.
AutoCAD Mechanical consists of File Interoperability. AutoCAD Mechanical supports large file sizes without slowing the performance of the software.
The custom commands allow it to change the active customization file and configure command properties. AutoCAD Mechanical uses the customized user interface.
Newer innovations in AutoCAD Mechanical
AutoCAD Mechanical supports layer management which includes the isolation and restoring of layer groups and the specification of line types and line weights. It is very feasible for the industry as it provides automatic geometry updates when any changes occur in the form of hidden lines.
AutoCAD Mechanical provides 7 lakh plus standard parts and features, the machinery generators and calculators are an advantage for industry. It reuses the mechanical drawing detailing tools that act as intelligent drafting tools.
AutoCAD Mechanical includes the smart mechanical engineering dimensions and provides support for the international drafting standards. It creates the automated part lists and bills of materials (BOMs).
Why we use AutoCAD Mechanical?
AutoCAD mechanical minimizes the risk of error that any industry would strive for. AutoCAD Mechanical prepares assembly with details and provides thousands of calculation functions that ease the work of designers, electrical engineers, technicians, etc.
It offers complete machine parts like shaft, gears, springs, and others by automatically connecting parts with all project information.
Industry positive comments
Some of the customers comment that AutoCAD mechanical has improved with its visuals. AutoCAD Mechanical supports the easiest steps to create designs. It is a 2D as well as 3D computer-aided designing software.
AutoCAD mechanical has come up with improved accuracy and consumes less time in manufacturing.
Needs improvement
Some of the customers are not happy with the elimination of AutoCAD CLASSIC workspace(2015). AutoCAD mechanical is not a pocket-friendly software.
AutoCAD requires a high-quality computing system and consumes more processing power. The 3D environment which is provided by the AutoCAD mechanical is not so good.
Similar products in the industry
Some of the similar products in the industry are Inventor, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Onshape, SolidWorks 3D CAD, CATIA, Solid Edge, Ansys, KeyCreator and Rhinoceros.