AutoCAD

[Shuffler]

Anyone know of an online autoCAD program for FREE?

I just started doing AutoCAD in school and i absolutley love it. So i just need some help finding a decent one.

Student version.... full version just way cheaper.

[jolly22]

Student version.... full version just way cheaper.

Like i said, i tried to download it and it took over 9 hours to download, so i didn't download it.   Thanks though

[MiloMorai]

Are you looking for a pirate Autocad?

[jolly22]

Are you looking for a pirate Autocad?

pirate autocad?

[Belial]

Autocad?  You should be able to learn that in a few days hardest part of autocad is knowing when to left click and when to right click lol.

I just got Mastercam 2 months ago for programming my CNC lathe 16,000$ ...Try programming a Higbee blunt start on the front of a thread sometime

Autocad has a alot of features but you won't need to learn them for whatever your doing in class because I know your not in college yet.

Look for a old copy on ebay.

I think were still using autocad 2000 the software doesnt change that much IMO...but none of its cheap

[jolly22]

Autocad?  You should be able to learn that in a few days hardest part of autocad is knowing when to left click and when to right click lol.

I just got Mastercam 2 months ago for programming my CNC lathe 16,000$ ...Try programming a Higbee blunt start on the front of a thread sometime

Autocad has a alot of features but you won't need to learn them for whatever your doing in class because I know your not in college yet.

Look for a old copy on ebay.

I think were still using autocad 2000 the software doesnt change that much IMO...but none of its cheap

In high school im taking basic technical drawing, mechanical architecture, and architecture design, all using the same autoCAD program but with different features.

[Belial]

If you really like it tell your teachers...I'm sure they'll write you passes to come down and use it during any free periods during the day.

[jolly22]

If you really like it tell your teachers...I'm sure they'll write you passes to come down and use it during any free periods during the day.

Ive asked, but he teaches 2 different classes in 2 different classrooms..

[Motherland]

SolidWorks worked nicely for designing my brewery 

 

We learned to use AutoCADD and SolidWorks in Technical Drawing at my school, they're... very different to say the least. SolidWorks requires a whole different way of thinking, you almost do things backward.

[mensa180]

We learned to use AutoCADD and SolidWorks in Technical Drawing at my school, they're... very different to say the least. SolidWorks requires a whole different way of thinking, you almost do things backward.

+ billions.  I used 3dsMax for awhile, then switched to SolidWorks to try a new perspective and be more mechanically inclined...Talk about a whole new world.

[Shuffler]

Like i said, i tried to download it and it took over 9 hours to download, so i didn't download it.   Thanks though

If your in school they have copies.

My Daughter is at A&M and they have a huge list of operating systems and software.

She bought Windows 7 Ultimate for $15.

[Strip]

Autocad?  You should be able to learn that in a few days hardest part of autocad is knowing when to left click and when to right click lol.

I just got Mastercam 2 months ago for programming my CNC lathe 16,000$ ...Try programming a Higbee blunt start on the front of a thread sometime

Autocad has a alot of features but you won't need to learn them for whatever your doing in class because I know your not in college yet.

Look for a old copy on ebay.

I think were still using autocad 2000 the software doesnt change that much IMO...but none of its cheap

I loved Master Cam 9, 10 and X2 were okay but neither worked well with our video card and chipset.

They must not like AMD or NVidia!

Strip

[Babalonian]

Thanks everyone......I use autodesk at school and tried to download it and i barely have neough memory on this comp. to sustain it and it took 9 hours to download............. So im trying to find something similar to that where i can draw my 2D arch. house designs and go into a 3d view so i can see it.

2000i sounds really good for you then since it will take less resources, but really all CAD versions are memory hogs and you can turn down some of the display settings to help you out (ie: your displayed arc smoothness doesnt need to be that good, and will be a lot more gentile for your older machine to process), 2000i was one of the first with full 3d modeling available too.  You can find an architectural desktop version to plug into version 2000 as well, it's what I learned on in technical school many years ago =P.

[Babalonian]

Student version.... full version just way cheaper.

Go back long enough though, you can download versions that students didnt need to register online and pay for a license like that though =P

AUTODesk makes enough money off the corporation distribution licenses in my town alone to sponsor the students nationaly.  Smaller scale professions can also afford it every year, but even my office trys to limit to upgrading to newer versions and buying new licenses once every 4-5 years for budget reasons (no real need to upgrade to newer versions any faster than that either).