JD Mather Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 ... Inventor Fusion. Just to be clear - in my opinion this product was not named correctly as it is nothing like AutoDesk Inventor. And I would not spend a lot of time learning a discontinued product. The replacement product - Fusion 360 - (Note that they took the name Inventor out of it) is available for month-to-month rental of only $25/mth. Could probably get involved in Beta product development for free. This is supposed to be a very easy 3D modeler to learn to use - but my previous experience with other modelers has made it a struggle for me. Hoping to get some time to work over the hurdles over the summer. Going from AutoCAD 12 to AutoCAD 2014 might be quite a leap in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The real leap would come when you open your wallet. Here are the quoted prices to buy various programs posted at the AutoDesk website. AutoCAD LT 2014 - $1200 AutoCAD 2014 - $4195 Inventor LT - $1195 Inventor Professional - $7295 On the other hand Bricscad Platinum retails for $985. Cheaper even than AutoCAD LT with a functionality on par with full AutoCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Many of the Autodesk products can now be "rented" by the month. http://www.autodesk.com/buy/rental-plans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Since it is AutoDesk we are talking about there has to be some sort of catch to that rental program. Anyway, I think the rental option would be better suited to a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Of course a rental option would be better suited for a business. This user needs a solution for his own personal use not a $7,300 "modern" professional "3D" CAD package. CAD snobbery has reached a new level in this thread imho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekmx Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 i don't think matey will be back. it all sounded a bit far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Regardless of his need being far fetched or not no user deserves being talked down to, which in my opinion did happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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