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CAD Survey
A Survey of the use of CAD and VR in the Civil and Architectural industries, and the inhibitors of change.
I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank you for taking the time out to complete my survey. Primarily, the survey is due to run from mid November until late January and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. I would however ask that each individual only completes the survey once. Thank you again for your time.
Also at the end of the survey, each respondent will be entered in a draw for the chance to win a £10 Amazon.com gift voucher.
Currently, from a broad perspective, AutoCAD/AutoDesk is thought to be the de facto computer aided design software package within the civil and architectural industries. What my project hopes to investigate is whether this is actually the case, and if so why? I will also be investigating the inhibitors that prevent the adoption of different CAD software packages.
This survey is being conducted for my 3rd year project with the above title, in the development of my Undergraduate studies at the University of Warwick. The information reported from this survey will not be attributed to individuals without their express permission. The data provided will ONLY be used for the educational purposes stated above and all personal data will be destroyed following the completion of the project in May 2006. Any personal data provided will be used solely for this purpose, or to allow me to contact the relevant person for further information or notify them that they are the lucky winner of the prize.
Personal Info
Name
Contact (optional but needed for contacting if lucky in the prize draw)
Company
Size of company (employees)
1-10
11-50
51-250
251-1000
>1000
Time spent within industry
Location
Which of these best characterises your primary work responsibility?
*
Architect
CAD Drafter
CAD Manager
Civil Engineer
Contractor
Construction Manager
Developer or Developers Agent/Assistant
Designer
Geotechnical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Structural Engineer
Other
Other....
Which of these best characterises the type of company you work in?
*
Architectural Design
Engineering Design
Architectural and Engineering Design
Design/Build Contracting
Specialty Contracting
Other
Other...
Software used
Please indicate all CAD tools currently used by yourself.
*
AutoDesk 3DS max
AutoDesk VIZ
AutoDesk ADT
AutoDesk AutoCAD
AutoDesk AutoCAD LT
AutoDesk Building systems
AutoDesk Civil
AutoDesk DWF Composer
AutoDesk Inventor
AutoDesk Land Desktop
AutoDesk Map
AutoDesk Revit
Archvision RPCs
Accurender
Bentley Architecture
Bentley Structural
Bentley Microstation
Bentley Microstation Triforma
CATIA V5
CAD duct
DataCAD
DesignWorkshop
Dynamicblocks
FormZ
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
HsbCAD (timber)
IntelliCAD
IDAT (for precast concrete in AutoCAD)
McNeel Rhinoceros
McNeel Penguin
McNeel Flamingo
NavisWorks
Piranesi
PowerCADD
ProCAST
ProDesktop
Pro/ENGINEER 2000
SketchUp
SolidWorks
TurboCAD
Other
Do not use CAD
Which of the following software packages do you feel you use the most?
*
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Please select one
AutoDesk 3DS max
AutoDesk VIZ
AutoDesk ADT
AutoDesk AutoCAD
AutoDesk AutoCAD LT
AutoDesk Building systems
AutoDesk Civil
AutoDesk DWF Composer
AutoDesk Inventor
AutoDesk Land Desktop
AutoDesk Map
AutoDesk Revit
Archvision RPCs
Accurender
Bentley Architecture
Bentley Structural
Bentley Microstation
Bentley Microstation Triforma
CATIA V5
CAD duct
DataCAD
DesignWorkshop
Dynamicblocks
FormZ
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
HsbCAD (timber)
IntelliCAD
IDAT (for precast concrete in AutoCAD)
McNeel Rhinoceros
McNeel Penguin
McNeel Flamingo
NavisWorks
Piranesi
PowerCADD
ProCAST
ProDesktop
Pro/ENGINEER 2000
SketchUp
SolidWorks
TurboCAD
Other
Which of the following software packages do you feel is easier to use?
*
----
Please select one
AutoDesk 3DS max
AutoDesk VIZ
AutoDesk ADT
AutoDesk AutoCAD
AutoDesk AutoCAD LT
AutoDesk Building systems
AutoDesk Civil
AutoDesk DWF Composer
AutoDesk Inventor
AutoDesk Land Desktop
AutoDesk Map
AutoDesk Revit
Archvision RPCs
Accurender
Bentley Architecture
Bentley Structural
Bentley Microstation
Bentley Microstation Triforma
CATIA V5
CAD duct
DataCAD
DesignWorkshop
Dynamicblocks
FormZ
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
HsbCAD (timber)
IntelliCAD
IDAT (for precast concrete in AutoCAD)
McNeel Rhinoceros
McNeel Penguin
McNeel Flamingo
NavisWorks
Piranesi
PowerCADD
ProCAST
ProDesktop
Pro/ENGINEER 2000
SketchUp
SolidWorks
TurboCAD
Other
Which of the following software packages do you feel is the most functional/versatile?
*
----
Please select one
AutoDesk 3DS max
AutoDesk VIZ
AutoDesk ADT
AutoDesk AutoCAD
AutoDesk AutoCAD LT
AutoDesk Building systems
AutoDesk Civil
AutoDesk DWF Composer
AutoDesk Inventor
AutoDesk Land Desktop
AutoDesk Map
AutoDesk Revit
Archvision RPCs
Accurender
Bentley Architecture
Bentley Structural
Bentley Microstation
Bentley Microstation Triforma
CATIA V5
CAD duct
DataCAD
DesignWorkshop
Dynamicblocks
FormZ
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
HsbCAD (timber)
IntelliCAD
IDAT (for precast concrete in AutoCAD)
McNeel Rhinoceros
McNeel Penguin
McNeel Flamingo
NavisWorks
Piranesi
PowerCADD
ProCAST
ProDesktop
Pro/ENGINEER 2000
SketchUp
SolidWorks
TurboCAD
Other
Which of the following software packages do you feel has the highest professional standard?
*
----
Please select one
AutoDesk
Archvision RPCs
Accurender
Bentley
CATIA V5
CAD duct
DataCAD
DesignWorkshop
Dynamicblocks
FormZ
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
HsbCAD (timber)
IntelliCAD
IDAT (for precast concrete in AutoCAD)
McNeel
NavisWorks
Piranesi
PowerCADD
ProCAST
ProDesktop
Pro/ENGINEER 2000
SketchUp
SolidWorks
TurboCAD
Other
Does your company have a specialist CAD department?
*
----
Please select one
Yes
No
What is the size of your CAD department (if applicable)?
0
1-5
6-10
11-25
26-50
>50
The percentage of projects where CAD is used?
*
1-24 percent
25-49 percent
50-74 percent
75-100 percent
The percentage of your project time spent on CAD based tasks?
*
1-24 percent
25-49 percent
50-74 percent
75-100 percent
How long has it been since your company reviewed its CAD software?
<1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
>5 years
How long has it been since your company purchased new CAD software (excluding upgrades/updates)
<1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
>5 years
Change
If given the option how willing would you be to change your current CAD software package?
Strongly willing
Willing
Neither willing nor not willing
Not willing
Strongly not willing
Which of the following factors would you say are the most influential when selecting your preferred CAD software package(s)?
Price
Client request
Product Reputation
Reviews
Key software features
Recommendation
Design solution consultants recommendation
If given the option for what reason(s) would you change your CAD software package?
Price
Client request
Product Reputation
Reviews
Key software features
Recommendation
Design solution consultants recommendation
Special offer
Which of the following inhibitors do you feel are most influential when preventing the change of CAD software package?
Cost
Training
Compatibility issues
Lack of time
Hindrance to current projects
How strongly do you agree with the following statements?
All firms must have AutoCAD/Desk software.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
As a result of continuous compatibility issues an industry wide CAD standard should be implemented enforcing the use of one standard file format.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
All current engineering students must be trained in CAD.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
All current engineering students must be trained in AutoCAD.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Even with distinct benefits the implementation of new CAD software packages is not feasible because of issues such as training and cost.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
AutoCAD and the AutoDesk range are considered to be the industry leaders because they were one of the first to appear in this market.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Accompanied with this survey, I am hoping to conduct a series of face-to-face/telephone interviews to aid in a more detailed analysis of my results. I am extremely greatful for everyone who has completed this form, and if anyone would be willing to help me with these interviews please fill the details below. Thankyou again
Email Address
Contact Telephone
If you would like to contact me:
Joe O'Brien 69 Tachbrook Street Leamington Spa CV31 3BW 07971193045 J.L.OBrien@warwick.ac.uk
My project supervisor for this project is Dr A M Price of the School of Engineering who I would like to thank for helping in the construction of this survey. More Information can be obtained via the University of Warwick School of Engineering's
home page
Once complete, please press the 'Send Form' button below to submit the form. Please only press this button once. A confirmation message will be displayed shortly afterward to confirm receipt of your data.
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