I use AutoCAD on a daily basis in my work, almost exclusively for 2D work (building construction documents) -- been using 2000 for a couple years now, getting ready to migrate the office to 2002 later this year. I have used the 3D tools a little (designed a pair of huge air handling unit rooms in 3D about 4 years ago so I could keep track of the 20+ separate duct systems) and know that it takes some practice and skill. It is pretty fun, too. My stuff was nowhere near as detailed or well-textured as youngguns' 1050.

I'd say that will be useful if you start looking for an engineering job associated with CAD. We've hired a couple people with AutoCAD "experience" that amounted to a single semester course during freshman year -- one of those screenshots would be handy during an interview if somebody asked how extensive your experience was.

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