Autodesk Civil Design 1 Complete package

Advantages: Most flexibile cross disipline CAD package Available
Disadvantages: Very open ended so can be daunting to new users without formal training

...The Latest release carries on from the excellent AutoDesk family of products. Using intuitive features for creating solid models and NURBS surfaces combined with traditional drawing entities. This allows the user to produce almost every type of geometry in any number of ways. By far the most powerful CAD package available for cross discipline use, with the ability to program every aspect of the user interface and entity creation using ARX, Lisp scripts and now though a native VBA interface. The drawbacks of the package, if any, is that it is very open ended, which can cause basic level users to become a little daunted in its use, but with a little perseverance they will excel in the creation of extremely complex models. Based on the basic AutoCAD engine, the Mechanical Power Pack and Mechanical Desktop products can enhance design... Read review

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Advantages: cheap, quick, many features
Disadvantages: has no full render capabilities

...Easymodel is a 3D modeling program. It allows you to create 3D scenes and export them to VRML#1 or VRML#2 format, Autocad format povray format and 3D Studio format. With some limitations it also allows you to import files of these types. Easymodel is very flexible in creating 3D objects. You can use pre-difined objects like a box, sphere, piramid, tube and much more. You can create random landscapes as well. To create real complicated 3D objects you can use the modeler. This tool helps you to create complex objects like a human face in very short time. After you have created your 3D scene you can walk through it in the perspective mode. Easymodel is a very cheap 3D modeler, but it has most of the functionality of expensive 3D modelers like autocad or 3D-studio. You can download the shareware version or get information at : http://home.wanadoo.nl/jaap.thesing/easymain.htm... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...I have used the shareware version of this package, but actually use Dreamweaver 1.2 which came free with a magazine. I couldn't afford to buy the software but I would recommend to an employer. This is a WYSIWYG package which means you don't need to worry too much about the HTML code, although you can bring this up if you need to. It is very easy to use, the latest version allows such thing as rollover graphics. The program creates the javascript automatically. This is very professional package but this does not make it daunting in any way.... Read review

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