We are a team of Blind people.How can we learn Autocad

[uday7ENXG]

We are a team of Blind people.How can we learn Autocad

[handjonathan]

Hi @uday7ENXG 

Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   We have had previous threads around this topic. I have linked a useful one here that hopefully provides insight and advice. 

We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 

[uday7ENXG · Accepted solution]

Thanks Jonathan for sharing the Discussion link.

I have sent an email to Michael Smedley mentioned in the link as he has experience

learning AutoCAD using assistive Technologies.

regards

Uday

[TheCADnoob]

In addition to the link @handjonathan provided, I would ask what are your goals in learning AutoCAD?

The future of design has some promising developments outside of the visual aspects of a program like AutoCAD. I'm referring more broadly to things Like BIM, automated design, and the data behind it all. If yall are looking for a career in technical design, there might also be some lower-hanging fruit in dealing with other aspects of the design process. This is not to deter yall from learning AutoCAD but to offer additional avenues for exploration if yall are not just interested in AutoCAD but design generally. 

[uday7ENXG]

Thanks for your reply (CADNoob)

We are working on a Software Testing project. The domain of the project is Rebar Detailing.

The software is in AutoCAD and uses Autorebar. There is also a zwCAD version of the Software.

Our goal is to Test the Software.Hence we are looking to learn AutoCAD.

We will also look at other design alternatives for learning purpose.

regards

Uday

[TheCADnoob · Accepted solution]

If that's the goal, then yeah, haha, you would need to learn AutoCAD since thats where the program lives. Rebar is a little out of my wheelhouse, but I have seen some things that work with Revit. Revit is another fantastic design Platform and has a lot of data-driven aspects to it. I would recommend checking it out for one of your alternatives. Revit is (or rather can be) a different approach to design and may offer some different workflows if you get stuck on something using AutoCAD.