autocad

Forum discussion tagged with autocad.
  1. Rayan643

    Question GPU recommendation needed for Autocad 3D design.

    Hi, Suggest me a GPU for Autocad designing. It will be for a Building construction company where 3D modeling and animation will be done. Budget is not that an issue but then it’s around $500-600(hardly). But actually I want to how I make the choice for GPU? The autocad designer said, "3D...
  2. nathank9000

    Question Build advice / parts list - 3D graphics workstation (Sketchup/AutoCAD/Revit/Corel) - $ 2,500-3,000 budget

    Hi, everyone. Forum noob here, looking for advice. Here’s my deal: I used to be involved in hardware, and know how to put a system together, but my knowledge is ~4 years out of date, and now that I need to put together a workstation, I’m overwhelmed AF with the options. I need it for my design...
  3. B

    Question Build NEW PC for Revit and Lumion

    Hi, I'm building a new pc for work. Currently, I'm working in Revit (BIM 3d modeling) and Lumion (GPU Render) My current PC is an Asus G14 (Laptop) Ryzen 9 5900HS, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD, RTX 3060. BUILD: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($409.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken...
  4. H

    Question Compatibility of AutoCAD2019 LT and AutoCAD2011LT

    Hello, are the documents saved in AutoCAD2019 LT compatible with AutoCAD2011LT ?
  5. volstead

    [SOLVED] Looking for best 3D graphics pc at around $1000

    I'm looking for a pc (desk or lap) that can handle apps like Maya and Autocad with ease. Gaming pc's have a lot of power, but I assume there must be a difference between gaming and 3D modeling. I'm using Blender right now but the Cycles render engine slows it down, especially when doing particle...
  6. xpLoaDeD

    [SOLVED] AutoCAD build low performance

    Hello everyone! A couple of months ago I built a budget system for AutoCAD mostly for 2D drawing. Now I've encountered some rendering to do (not so much) and hatching and my experience has been...well not the best. System is a ryzen 3 3200g with Vega 8 Asus prime b450 csm/a 16 GB DDR4 RAM...
  7. Z

    [SOLVED] Quadro P620 or RX 480

    Hey Please help me with this dilemma because I cant find the answer I am looking for. So A friend of mine uses AutoCAD and 3ds Max as for 3D interior design. He asked me for a GPU upgrade (he is using the igpu of a i5 10400) So I am between a quardo p620 2gb (since its supposedly a workstation...
  8. xpLoaDeD

    [SOLVED] Budget Autocad PC

    Hello! Im trying to build a budget PC for basic Autocad use ( nothing 3D modeling, just basic drawing and mostly 2D). I was thinking on going: AMD Ryzen 3 3200g 16g ddr4 b450m motherboard SSD and stuff 450w PSU Will Vega 8 be enough for this system? I need to run Chrome, Autocad, Office, etc...
  9. N

    Question Purchasing a new laptop

    Hi all, Am on the lookout for a brand new laptop. Need a build which can smoothly run Autocad, Photoshop and Illustrator. I also use a software called Global Mapper is something I use as well, for making grids, geographic data conversion, plotting coordinates on Google Earth etc. I am from...
  10. C

    [SOLVED] $600 PC Build for 3D Modelling and rendering, animation, design and gaming

    Hi, I need help to build new pc and i want to make it so i can run softwares that i need for work and college. What im using is : Adobe Photoshop Adobe Ilustrator Maya 3DS Max Autodesk inventor. I woud like to hear your suggestions for build (and please include coolers , case and Power Supply)...
  11. B

    [SOLVED] Computer Upgrade for AutoCAD and Revit files

    Hello all, First of all, I will give you my current specs to see if I am looking at this the wrong way. This was a budget build from a couple years back, I haven't had much problems even with a 4K Display. CPU: Pentium G4560 8GB DDR 4 GTX 970 Samsung 1TB SSD I am starting college and...
  12. abcxyz9811

    Question Rtx 2060 Vs quadro p2000 Vs rx Vega 64 which is better for 3ds max for architecture building design?

    Hello I am very confused which one to pick for 3ds max building design basically architecture based and autocad for architecture which graphics card is batter under 30000 rs and why. And rtx 2060 is batter or quadro p2000 or Rx Vega 64 or any other
  13. S

    [SOLVED] What do you thing about this "budget" CAD config?

    Hi everyone! I would like to help my father to upgrade a CAD workstation at his office because he uses AutoCAD and in some substances, moving the drawing is lagging. We checked the CPU usage and it was spiking between 75-100%. Only 2nd and 4th core usually. That pc has a i5-2400, 16GB RAM and...
  14. xibalban

    [SOLVED] System under CAD $400 for AutoCAD

    The older I get the lazier I'm getting. Sorry folks if I seem like I'm looking for easy answers here. I'm quite busy to do my own research, but somewhat lazy too to be honest, especially because I have no idea what the recent pc hardware have evolved into. I've been using MacBook for about 5...
  15. A

    Question i7 10510u vs i5 10210u for Autocad, Revit and InDesign

    Hi, I need a laptop for university, I will be using Autocad and Revit and InDesign. I wanted a 2-in-1 laptop, and my options have narrowed down to HP Envy x360 15-DR1017TX and HP Envy x360 15-DR1018TX. The only difference is the hard drive (both are fine) and the CPU. The more expensive one is...
  16. C

    Question laptop for autocad

    i7 9750H + gtx 1650 OR ryzen 7 3750H + gtx 1660ti for autocad photoshop 3ds illustrator etc?
  17. H

    Discussion Good laptop for an architecture student

    Hi there, I'm currently moving on into my final year of my studies in an architecture degree. I've finally decided to put my old homemade gaming pc to the side as it's outdated and can run modern games reasonably well but can't render to save its life (literally). I'm wondering what a good...
  18. J

    High performance laptop with good heat management and less noise

    Hi all, I am looking for a good performance laptop with good heat management and less noise. My usage wil be mainly: Google chrome - Multiple tabs MS office 4 docs at a time Android Studio Photoshop AutoCAD I will be using Chrome, Android Studio and Photoshop at the same time. My budget is...
  19. L

    Question Which is the better laptop for rendering?

    I am planning to buy a laptop for rendering purposes with a little bit of gaming on the side I found 4 different configurations of hardware these are the following: lenovo y530 - i7 8750H/gtx1050ti asus tuf fx505 - ryzen 7 3550H/gtx 1660ti asus tuf fx504 - i5 8300H/gtx 1060 lenovo y530 - i7...
  20. V

    Question AMD Ryzen workstation upgrade or switch to Intel?

    Hi Forum. I currently have a light gaming setup, I work on automation and I use AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks mostly, I would like to improve my setup to use it as an in office workstation. Now I do this work on my laptop( Dell Precision M4700), but I would like to get a more solid desktop...