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      02-26-2019, 12:57 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by boglehead View Post
Is it vital to learn these programs on your own time prior to graduating?

I have some tell me it's beneficial for obvious reasons then others say to just focus on the curriculum and the rest will be taught from the employer and whatever software they utilize.

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not vital, but it is a great thing to have on a resume. even if you arent great at it, if you know your way around the program, you have a leg up on those that dont.

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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123 View Post
I've been using Draftsight for .dwg stuff. I did my entire plant's layout on free Draftsight
+1. I give all my new hires draftsight to learn on if they havent used CAD before. Does pretty much everything CAD does now, and does everything the old CADs did
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