LivinOnTheEdge Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I have only used the full version before, and the company that I just got a job with is wondering if LT is the way to go. I think autocad 3d totally sucks, so if that is the only difference, then i think i will go for LT. Any opinions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 if u only need to use it as a 2d tool , then maybe LT its the best way to go. nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinOnTheEdge Posted July 30, 2003 Author Share Posted July 30, 2003 Originally posted by nuno: if u only need to use it as a 2d tool , then maybe LT its the best way to go. nuno Thats what I am thinking, but I wonder if any of the 2d drawing tools are diminished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Nelson Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 it doesn't have the express tools. that would be a big deal to me, because I use them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Thompson Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Hi LT is definitely designed for 2D but can view and edit full AutoCAD drawings. - More designed to extend AutoCAD based project teams without having to purchase full AutoCAD. LT has no lisp and very limited 3D construction but you can produce crude 3D perspective wirelines from it. One possible way of using it is to dwglink the LT drawings to Viz. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazdaz Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Why don't you try it out for a few days and see if you like it? (I am assuming theres a demo version of LT). Also there are quite a few other low-cost (but high-feature) CAD programs out there that are like 99.9% AutoCAD conpatible. You could give them a shot too - many of them are priced about what LT costs, yet give you the power of full-blown AutoCAD (including 3D). Also there are atleast a few add-ons to LT that extend its power qutie a bit - there is even a 3D solid modeller for it that with the price of LT + the price of this add-on still makes it like 1/2 the price of AutoCAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinOnTheEdge Posted August 4, 2003 Author Share Posted August 4, 2003 Originally posted by Hazdaz: Why don't you try it out for a few days and see if you like it? (I am assuming theres a demo version of LT). Also there are quite a few other low-cost (but high-feature) CAD programs out there that are like 99.9% AutoCAD conpatible. You could give them a shot too - many of them are priced about what LT costs, yet give you the power of full-blown AutoCAD (including 3D). Also there are atleast a few add-ons to LT that extend its power qutie a bit - there is even a 3D solid modeller for it that with the price of LT + the price of this add-on still makes it like 1/2 the price of AutoCAD. I already ordered a demo version, so we'll see how it works. The only thing that really concerns me is loading some lisp routines. I use a ton of keyboard shortcuts, so being able to load some lisp is essential. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 we use LT in work. exactly the same as full acad basically, but with 90% of the 3d tools missing. also, there is an express tools plug in available. diminished 2d drawing tools? what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojciech Klepacki Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 LT doesn't support AutoLISP and bitmaps as Xrefs. It doesn't support some "big brother" commands as allign for instance. It works fine as a drafting tool but if u like to search for something different try this: http://www.arcon-software.com/ArCon-International/default.htm rgds, Wojciech Klepacki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinOnTheEdge Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 I tried out the LT demo version, and it sucks! I use almost all LISP keyboard shortcuts among many other LISP routines, and it's all a no go with Autocad LT. It's to bad, they would have a much bigger audience if the had LISP on LT. So, we had to buy a full retail version for 3 grand! What a bummer. I hate autodesk. A necessary evil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Thompson Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 If you are just looking for lisp and some 3D for LT, have a look at http://www.drcauto.com/. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojciech Klepacki Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 ...and if u just want an Express Tools for LT follow this link: http://www.ltexpress.com/en/ rgds, Wojciech Klepacki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinOnTheEdge Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 Originally posted by Kerry Thompson: If you are just looking for lisp and some 3D for LT, have a look at http://www.drcauto.com/. Kerry Cool. I checked out the site. This sounds like a good plug in for LT. Have you used it? Does it work well? We already got the full version, but it's nice to know that this is out there. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Thompson Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I have had a play with the demo of an earlier version and I notice that one of my clients is using it to make up 1 or 2 additional workstations to their CAD system rather then buying the full version of AutoCAD. Seems to work OK for them for some of their casual users. I have not used it in production. Maybe try the demo and see what you think. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgarcia Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 sheesh...don't let Autodesk catch wind of this thread - they might just pull LT off the shelf and rape everyone for the full $4000 version. Xavier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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