THE CAD RATING GUIDE® USER SURVEY

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First, tell us about you and your CAD use

Which CAD system do you want to comment on?

5. Select Vendor: (REQUIRED)

3. Select CAD Software: (REQUIRED)

4. What version or revision level of the CAD software above are you using? (e.g., r14, r13c3, SE...)
(REQUIRED)

8. What software extensions or options have you added to the system:

9. What third-party software have you added to the system:

10. How long has your firm been using this software? (not just the current version)

11. How long have you personally been using this software? (not just the current version)

12. What other CAD systems are in use at this site?

13. What do use CAD for?

14. What business are you in?

15. How many people are employed at your firm?

16. How many CAD users in your firm use this software at this site?

Next, tell us who you are and how to contact you

We will not print any comments from users from unidentified sources. If you prefer not to have your name or company name appear in the book, just select the appropriate boxes and the information will be attributed to "name withheld by request".  Bold Items are Required. ITALICIZED fields will remain confidential - this data will NOT go to any third party and will not appear in print or online. Bold and Italicized fields are also required, but will remain confidential, as above

 1. First Name:
     Last Name:

2. Do we have your permission for your NAME to appear next to your comments?
YES
NO!        

               Title:
    3.  Company:

4. Do we have your permission for your COMPANY NAME to appear next to your comments?
YES
NO!

Street Address:
              
          City:
State/Province:  
      Zipcode: (or postal code)
       Country:
                              
         Phone:
           Fax:
         Email:
       Website:

The address above is your:
Business Address
Home Address
address for both Home and Business

Now tell us your opinions

This is the most important part of the survey. Many of your answers may appear in the book verbatim. Please answer as many questions as you can, as thoroughly as you can.

17. What surprised you about the system?

18. What have you been unable to do that you thought you would or should be able to?

19. What features have you found to be important with this system that you had not considered before you had this system?

20. What sort of support/response/interactions have you had from/with the vendor?

21. Briefly describe if and how you use surfaces, solids, and variational geometry.

22. What stumbling blocks did you run into that you would like to warn others of?

23. What is on your wish list for this product?

24. How do you use this system in ways that were unanticipated?

25. Describe your layering scheme and file procedures used when two or more people need to work on the same project at the same time.

26. What customization have you taken advantage of?

27. How do you feel about this system?

28. What would you have done differently if you were given the opportunity?

29. Is there anything else you want us to know?

30. How would you grade the system as meeting your needs? (A+ through F)

31. Would you recommend this system?

Finally, give us some Background Information

We will use this information to get some perspective on your comments above—to act as a reference point. We may also use this information for analysis of what is going on in the industry. At no time will we divulge the information requested below in conjuction with your contact information provided above.

32. Operating System

33. Platform

34. CPU type

35. CPU speed Mhz

36. RAM Megabytes

37. Local disk storage Gigabytes

38. plotter type

39. display resolution

40. display controller(s)

40a. other hardware of note

41. What do you do to protect yourself against a loss of data due to a hard disk crash?

42. Which applications do you use the CAD system for?

43. What file exchange formats do you use?

44. Name and address of the dealer/VAR/reseller you bought the system from (we'd like to add them to our mailing list)

45. Name and address of your local user group (again, we'd like to add them to our mailing list)

Click Submit to send this for in as is.

If you prefer, you can print this out and mail it to:
THE CAD RATING GUIDE User Surveys
8220 Stone Trail Drive
Bethesda MD 20817-4556 USA

or fax to: +301-365-4586

for direct voice contact: +301-365-4585

This page last updated on Thursday, August 30, 2001

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