Three people in your batch are learning three different tools. All three are convinced they picked the right one. And none of them can explain why the other two are wrong. This is the actual situation for most engineering freshers right now. And the question of which CAD software to learn first is sitting right in the middle of it. Here is the thing though: this is not a hard decision. The decision is not difficult. It seems hard because most online advice ignores your branch

If you want to learn fabrication drawing, the first thing to understand is that a fabrication drawing is not just a picture of a part. It is a contract between the designer and the shop floor. Every symbol, dimension, and note is an instruction. If one is missing or wrong, the part that comes back will not match what you designed. Most students focus on making their drawings look clean. Fabrication drawings are judged by whether someone can build from them without asking a si