
AutoCAD2011ProductivityStudy
6 ©2010DavidS.Cohn
Figure1:Thetask#1modelandcompleteddrawing–a3Dwheelhub.
Thisdrawingtook1hour:5minutestocompleteusingAutoCAD2008.Thesamedrawingtookonly54minutes
tocompleteusingAutoCAD2011,animprovementof17percent.
Task#1:3DWheelHub.
AutoCAD2011was17percentmoreefficientinthecreationofthetask#1drawing,largelythankstothe
improvedaccessibilityaffordedbytheribboninterface,themoreintuitivenatureofusingtheViewCubeand
3Dgizmoswhenworkingin3D,andtheeasewithwhichobjectscanbeselectedthanks
tothenewselection
cyclingfunctionality.
DrawingTask#2
Theseconddrawingtaskwastherecreationofacomplexfloorplanforahospitalfacility.Thedrawingisa
designdevelopmentstagedrawingshowingallwalls,doors,windows,andplumbingfixtures.Eachobjecttype
wouldbecreatedonitsownappropriatelayer(forexample,awallslayer,adoorslayer,
andsoon).Wall
intersectionsneededtobecleanedsothatthewallscouldbefilledwithasolid‐fillhatchpattern.After
completingtheplan,alltheroomsneededtobelabeled.Then,areafillswereaddedtoindicatethe
occupancy/usageofeachspace.Sinceallplumbingfixtures,door
swings,andlabelsneededtoremainvisiblein
thefinaldrawing,theareafillsneededtobefadedsothattheydidnotoverpowertheappearanceofthe
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