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Originally Posted by dwoodward
AutoCAD? Steep price, but works good. I have no experience with it for Civil type work, but lots of work with AutoCAD for structural.
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Besides the price, AutoCAD has kind of a steep learning curve too, it's a a little much for the typical casual / one time user. For the casual / one-time user with no CAD training, I would recommend Microsoft Visio, it's easier to learn for the basic use, the stamps/templates premade objects make things much simpler and faster ("Plug n' play AutoCAD"). Sure, it's not as powerful, but it's all that most home users would need (and more, really, when you get into it) all at about a tenth of the price if you're going to buy it.