ADT 2006 versus Acad 2006

[Piotr Grzegorczyk]

Hi all,

I'm about to purchase Acad 2006 but the reseller offered to me ADT 2006 for a kind of a bonus price
my question is: is ADT 2006 superior than acad 2006 ? is there any diiference of use for someone used to work with acad?
2nd question: what is "revit"?

of course I can find some answers studying www but what r friends for?

[Bob Morgan]

ADT is an Architectural package that sits on top of AutoCAD and customises AutoCAD function into Architectural functions (i.e. Walls roofs etc)and come with libraries of blocks that can be inserted (i.e. doors, windows stairs etc) by buying ADT you will have all the functions AutoCAD and the 3D Architectural package which is the future.

Revit is another Architectural package owned by Autodesk but which will survive in the long run!!!!!

Hope this helps

Bob Morgan

[EDRI MULIZ]

Depends on how you like to work on your drawing. Some people (like me)prefers working from the start using ACAD 2006 without any customising. You can make your own blocks libraries,adjust accordingly to the design,you do not have to draw some things that do not need to be drawn (file size consideration). On the other hand, ADT 2006 draws it for you. You need to key in accurate specs like dimensions, thickness and file size is high since all the elements will be drawn in, e.g. ballustrates,window sills which you may not see in a 3D presentation. So, in all, depends on how you like to draw..

[Piotr Grzegorczyk]

well,
does it mean Edri that ADT is somehow similiar to Archicad?
if so - can I turn off the ADT interface and go only with Autocad functions on it?

[Michael Ruehr]

ADT is superiore to Autocad in a lot of ways in 2D Drawing it has the Detail manager with lots of nifty tools like trim for blocks or obscure and so on
it is also 3d Tools like Archicad but not as good .
you should als consider you will get later a bonus if you like to upgrate to REVIT
wich is as good or better as Archicad.
you can load ADT as pure Autocad but you can run it also together ADT+Autocad in the same Layout.
if you have the Money go for it.

seeya

[Russell Thomas]

Personally I think there is no comparison, there is no reason not to use ADT over AutoCAD. Using plain Acad is like working with one arm tied behind your back, not only does ADT have the items people have mentioned already, it's tables, camera perspectives, snap shots, etc. go far beyond what Acad has to offer. And like said before you can use it just as AutoCAD if you like to handicap yourself. 3D or 2D its tools far surpass what Acad has to offer. Of course each to his own but I felt compelled to offer my opinion.

[Piotr Grzegorczyk]

thx,
Russell - I definitely do not deny, after studying all Y comments, ADT can offer to me more and would be shame not to get accustomed to some of its new features;
my hesitation was rather a kind of "compability" reason with my co-operators, linking with max, changing files etc...
all Y answers suggest that there is no problem, am I right?

and REVIT - is it powerful, world-wide tool or Autodesk experiment...?

[Bob Morgan]

When you install ADT it give you the opportunity to also install a AutoCAD setup so you get two desktop icons one ADT and one AutoCAD

[Piotr Grzegorczyk]

thx BoB, that's cool

[Raymond Salmon]

I have done both get ADT

Revit basically cannot do anymore than ADT in fact it is limiting...

ADT advantage is to work with styles which areconsiderably more timely if done in plain ACAD..

my 3 cents...