The advancement of CAD software over the last 20 years has been one step forward, one step back. There are lots of small, genuinely helpful everyday improvement

The advancement of CAD software over the last 20 years has been one step forward, one step back. There are lots of small, genuinely helpful everyday improvements (try doing modeled threads in Solidworks 2001 vs 2021), but they've also packaged in a lot of obnoxious "functionality" that is constantly nosing it's way into your workflow. The 3D modeling suites are IMO overall more usable, but the 2D stuff was arguably more usable before the ribbon craze. Autodesk's present scheme seems to be to make as much of their software cloud-connected, with the purpose of entrapping all your company's vital IP within.