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[freak08]

Hi, I've completed my engineering, I would like to learn something useful till i get a job, will learning anything like Autocad help me in chemical sector? Or are there any other course, please help me, I do not want to sit idle at home. I'm from Chennai, looking forward for your answer. My idea is to learn AutoCad, will it be useful guys?

[breizh]

Hi ,
To me yes, it's very useful. In the plant I'm currently working the process Engineer is in charge of updating P&Id's and Autocad is part of our standard.
Hope it helps
Breizh

[manchester]

In my company, we have drafter to draw P&ID,under process engineer instructions. In other company, sometimes they require process engineer able to operate autocad to draw P&ID

Well...I will say yes...it is necessary.

[freak08]

Thank you guys, I did not expect the response so quick, this site is so useful
I'm joining AutoCad, thanks for the support.

[fatimah]

Hi there

although i'm not doing the AutoCad, i still need to understand the drawing from Engineering Department. it will be an advantage for you, if you are familiar with the software.

[kkala]

I think autocad is useful. Even though you will not happen to use it in your future career (like so many useful things learnt), you will be able to understand the draftsman and have an understanding of time / manpower required for the drawings to be ready.
After all you will want to make your own sketch / flowsheet, when no draftsman is available, or you may need to have a minor correction quickly. Of course for such simple drawings you may use simpler software (word, visio, etc). But autocad seems to be the prevailing software, giving concepts applied more or less to cheaper software.
As activity it is different to Chemical Engineering, yet this can be interesting. A lot of us like drawing, even though we have not realized it so far.
I have followed a seminar of autocad some 15 years ago, improving my few empirical skills. Even so, I rarely use it at work. My productivity on it is far less than the draftsman's. Besides a modified drawing should use the standard symbol libraries available to draftsman, and should be registered as revised drawing by draftsman. Yet I do find knowledge of autocad useful, and such formalities may not be necessary in small / flexible companies.

Edited by kkala, 14 February 2010 - 08:08 AM.

[yst]

I think autocad is useful. Even though you will not happen to use it in your future career (like so many useful things learnt), you will be able to understand the draftsman and have an understanding of time / manpower required for the drawings to be ready.
After all you will want to make your own sketch / flowsheet, when no draftsman is available, or you may need to have a minor correction quickly. Of course for such simple drawings you may use simpler software (word, visio, etc). But autocad seems to be the prevailing software, giving concepts applied more or less to cheaper software.
As activity it is different to Chemical Engineering, yet this can be interesting. A lot of us like drawing, even though we have not realized it so far.
I have followed a seminar of autocad some 15 years ago, improving my few empirical skills. Even so, I rarely use it at work. My productivity on it is far less than the draftsman's. Besides a modified drawing should use the standard symbol libraries available to draftsman, and should be registered as revised drawing by draftsman. Yet I do find knowledge of autocad useful, and such formalities may not be necessary in small / flexible companies.

It is important as it's usually used for drawing P&ID