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I am about to state something which will sound very off topic, but I promise to bring it back to the subject at hand. I love pencils. It's actually rare to find me without one assuming I am in any type of professional situation. I really enjoy mechanical pencils too. I'll purchase a fairly expensive pencil as long as I like the look, shape, feel, and drawing quality it produces. I'll also openly bad mouth any pencil that doesn't meet my normal standards and explain in great detail why I don't like it (assuming I'm not just borrowing it, of course). I became this way from my days of drawing by hand back in school and for a very short time professionally.
I find CAD software is the same way. People like the feel of certain CAD software over other CAD software. They will talk bad about other software because the interface is a bit different from what they are used to or the way it draws is slightly different. Also, you need to produce drawings in a certain way / format. If you get used to doing it one way then you will look for those tools in the next software package. Can't find them? You'll then scrutinize and criticize it. Not much different really from not being able to find your favorite architecture/engineering scale or french curves or templates to simplify drawing your shapes to scale.
But at its heart, it's still CAD software that can likely do the same job just as well (assuming it is a proper tool designed for the job). The same can be said for the pencil, most pencils are designed to allow for the proper drawing of lines if you just get used to using them.
So to answer the question directly... CAD software is usually chosen based on cost, personal experience, industry standards, project requirements, hardware requirements, and the ability to hire individuals that can run and support it. But if all things are equal, you will always go back to your perfect pencil, defend your choice for picking it, and treasure it until the next perfect pencil for the job needs to be picked up. Substitute Pencil for Software and the answers are the same.
"How we think determines what we do, and what we do determines what we get."
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I have been paid to be that "expert" for nearly a decade now.
I know this is an old thread.
IMO, the very basic point is that you have to have the experience on the using of the CAD packages that you were comparing with, assuming you are in the position for choosing the software. Otherwise it would be better to keep what you are using now. You would be on fire if you don't really know that proposed software and you lead your company heading in the wrong direction.
This is just my thought.