aamama Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I currrently have a student version of AutoCAD LT 2010. After graduation I spent a year working for a design firm, but I'm looking into starting to do some CAD consulting from home (with a baby on the way...), and know that I can't use my student version for commercial purposes. I'm wondering what the best option is for me....one of my professors recommended upgrading to a "Perpetual Version", which is a minimal fee to upgrade to from my current version, but when I've looked into it, it seems to still be a student version. I'm confused about what the best option is for me to upgrade to. I don't have a ton of money to spend, and likely won't be doing the quantities of work to justify paying for a subscription. Can anyone describe the Perpetual Version for me? Can I use it for commercial purposes? If not, what would be your suggestions for the best product for my situation? Thanks SO MUCH in advance!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Perpetual (commercial) license. One release - ex 2002 and the license never runs out. Version is not updated year-to-year (that would be subscription). Here is the price for LT http://store.autodesk.com/store/adskus/en_US/buy/productID.230757400 Although the license is perpetual - at some point Autodesk is likely to stop supporting. So, lets say 5 yrs from now your computer dies and you try to activate the license on a new machine. Since the Activation Request Code (and therefore the Activation Code) is tied to a particular machine, you may or may not be able to activate if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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