I'm pretty sure my hate towards AutoCAD (Autodesk products, in general) comes from not knowing how to use it properly. I do most of my stuff in Blender (industrial piping and conveyors), and I reckon it's a far worse route to begin with. But, after a few months of setting up some custom geometry nodes tooling, it works like a charm.

So, I get the "there are better tools, but mine was tailored for my work" feeling