Technical illustration best tools

[mz7dyj]

Hi,

I am a beginner in technical illustration....
Which are the best tools, beside Solid Works Composer and Catia Composer?
Maybe Adobe Photo and Adobe Illustrator?
What else?

Thank you!

[JamesProvost]

I think Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and fundamental.

I'm not a big fan of Adobe—I wish there was an alternative—but I think they're still the most fully-featured and widely-used pixel and vector editors respectively.

[mz7dyj]

Thanks a lot!

[mz7dyj]

I think Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and fundamental.

I'm not a big fan of Adobe—I wish there was an alternative—but I think they're still the most fully-featured and widely-used pixel and vector editors respectively.

What other tools are available for this particular job?

[MichaelH_in_PA]

The standard Illustration platform for Technical Illustration in the military fields is generally ISODraw. Not the most intuitive, but the more you use it, the more powerful it can be.

[dougbran62]

What about the free illustration software like gimp or a free vector software like inkscape?

[clint]

What about the free illustration software like gimp or a free vector software like inkscape?

Maybe to start out on but if you are serious about doing it professionally I probably wouldn't bother with the free stuff.
I use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop mostly. Keyshot and Rhino for occasional 3d stuff and reference. Poser for people reference.
Does anyone still use Corel? Haven't tried it in years?