Making the switch

[Anonymous]

Hello,
We will be going from R14 & LT98 to the 2000i level in a couple of days,
with all the upgrades prepaid for 2k2. During our evaluation of the
products, I noticed that most of the upgrades made were basically
integrating tools from the earlier versions. Sort of like a testing ground
for new features. Can anyone tell me if a group that is used to using R14
and LT98, will find LT2000i/2002 easy to adjust to? We don't want much of a
learning curve...

[Anonymous]

Hello Bob,

I feel that it is an easy learning curve when upgrading to LT 2002 but there
is available the Learning Assistance CD and Autodesk has excellent
e-Learning courses that are available. Point your browser to
http://www.autodesk.com and select Products > AutoCAD LT > Learning and
Training.

Regards,

Greig Jones
Product Support, Americas
WW Support & Services, Autodesk

"Bob M." wrote in message
news:4540CBEB975434158DC61FEBBAE2DA72@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hello,
> We will be going from R14 & LT98 to the 2000i level in a couple of days,
> with all the upgrades prepaid for 2k2. During our evaluation of the
> products, I noticed that most of the upgrades made were basically
> integrating tools from the earlier versions. Sort of like a testing
ground
> for new features. Can anyone tell me if a group that is used to using R14
> and LT98, will find LT2000i/2002 easy to adjust to? We don't want much of
a
> learning curve...
>
>

[Anonymous]

coming from R14/LT98 to any of the 2000/2000i/2002 products will not be
easy, especially with printing/plotting, but can be overcome with a little
preparation in advance (take a half day class at your Autodesk dealers
office for around $99.00).

Otherwise, it is just a matter of getting used to all the new commands, and
the exceptionally useful PaperSpace layouts features.


--
Dean Saadallah
www.pendean.com

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"Bob M." wrote in message
news:4540CBEB975434158DC61FEBBAE2DA72@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hello,
> We will be going from R14 & LT98 to the 2000i level in a couple of days,
> with all the upgrades prepaid for 2k2. During our evaluation of the
> products, I noticed that most of the upgrades made were basically
> integrating tools from the earlier versions. Sort of like a testing
ground
> for new features. Can anyone tell me if a group that is used to using R14
> and LT98, will find LT2000i/2002 easy to adjust to? We don't want much of
a
> learning curve...
>
>

[Anonymous]

"Bob M." a écrit dans le message news:
4540CBEB975434158DC61FEBBAE2DA72@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hello,
> We will be going from R14 & LT98 to the 2000i level in a couple of days,
> with all the upgrades prepaid for 2k2. During our evaluation of the
> products, I noticed that most of the upgrades made were basically
> integrating tools from the earlier versions. Sort of like a testing
ground
> for new features. Can anyone tell me if a group that is used to using R14
> and LT98, will find LT2000i/2002 easy to adjust to? We don't want much of
a
> learning curve...


I am afraid there will be quite a learning curve...
410 new features between R14 and A2000...
Count 2 full days for that, and add 1 hour on top of that to switch from
A2000 to A2002.
Well, after having said that, it depends what you want to achieve.
You want to master A2002? From R14, that's a lot of work.
You want to be able to create and print a drawing in 2002 the same way you
did in R14?
You cannot do that, because you'll need to learn the new paper space layout
techniques and printing techniques... which are very different in R14 and
2000/2002.
But appart from the minimum time you will have to spend on printing
techniques (let's say half a day), you actualy can work in 2002 as you did
in R14 (this is not recommended because you'll miss the great 2000
improvements).

So my answer is: half a day is the minimum training time.
(I am an AutoCAD instructor)
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[Anonymous]

I've just made the switch from LT98 to 2002. Hardly any learning curve at
all. I'd never used paper/model space before, but it's very simple. The
plotting system works FAR better. We even got someone from good in miniCAD
to competent in 2k2 in less than two days.

I think you'll enjoy the move.

DV