the office I am currently in, as much as these guys brag about their schools and churches they do, how 'fantastic' they are and how 'great' it was using current tools (2k4 ADT), these guys are really using ACAD14 and doing board drafting.
I work in 2D plans ALL day. I like the ability to create the 2D plans but have the accessibility of 3D when needed, Presentations, portfolios, etc.
We recently did a large elementary school and, unfortunately, these boneheads I'm working with have integrated their acad14 utilities into 2k4 ADT so they can work. (We've had 2k4 since December and still do not have the tool palettes setup) The project turned out great but they took a lot longer on it because they are still doing lines, arcs and cirlces instead of objects, ... walls, doors, windows, schedules and the like. Not to mention that having to go back and edit something on the drawings is a nightmare.
I could have created a presentation for the owners if the office here would have been up on change and willing to accept it. As it is, they sent the dwgs out and had someone make a rendering of the school which cost twice as much and took the same amount of time as it would have if we'd a been accepting change and embraced the tools we have available.
I would highly recommend the upgrade to ADT. But be sure, if the boss does not want to learn it, that he/she allows the drafters to learn it. And all I can say is GO WITH CHANGE !!! Learn it. Get out of the board drafting habits of the 60's and get into the computer age.
As you can tell, it's become a pet peeve. I've had to degrade myself and get back to board drafting to work with these guys. And worse, majority vote says we do things their way. So not only can I not practice what I've learned and continue to learn, ... I'm screwgied until I leave here.
Sorry, didn't mean to turn this into a rant.