mechaniker Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 r2004 (iirc) is the last version not to "call home" to register. Mechaniker, if you are looking for low cost 2D CAD have a look at Draftsight. They have a free version as well as a Professional version ($99 at the moment). It is pretty much a copy of older versions of LT. Keyboard commands and all. If you are a start up company and are looking for a 3D mechanical product then take a look at AutoDesk Fusion 360. It is free for start ups and small businesses that make less than $100K revenue a year. Don't give these guys your money for illegal software, don't lose your money either with a scam. Good luck sir Sean Draftsight is pretty much a copy of older versions of LT. WHAT? How is that possible? I don't think it is a direct copy. Is it? I won't buy illegal, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaniker Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cheap-software-spam.html You will notice, in all of those sites you posted links to, not only are they selling old versions of Autocad, they are also selling the 2016 version at an extremely low price. None of those sites are legit and you should stay away from them. You can only purchase software legally through the company or an authorized reseller. They are also selling the 2016 version at an extremely low price. Yes, that is a good indication it is illegal.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I want mainly CADs like solidworks etc Then AutoDesk Fusion 360 is what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaniker Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Then AutoDesk Fusion 360 is what you are looking for. Is it in the same league as solidworks? If yes, why would it be available for free? Is there a thread about the comparison of CADs? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Is it in the same league as solidworks? If yes, why would it be available for free? I don't think anyone said it was free? There is a trial version available here: http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview?src=OMSE&mktvar002=638405&gclid=CjwKEAjw6_q5BRCOp-Hj-IfHwncSJABMtDai3aqEPI4EGtqggnmtrSg8fZM4s6ju3KEHZeW6U8OzXBoCFk7w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds. After the trial ends you will have to pay a subscription fee to continue using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It is free to a select group of users.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 It is free to a select group of users.... Hmmmm, I think I fall into that select group of users. Maybe I should download a copy for my own personal use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 That's what I did. I said I was a hobbyist. Someone from AutoDesk actually called me this week to ask what I thought of the program and wanted to know if I had any questions. He even told me where I could find more tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Ugh, I hate that. The last time I downloaded a trial version of something I got a sales guy calling and emailing me constantly wanting to know what I thought about the program and when did I think I would be ready to purchase. This went on for several weeks until I finally told the guy to leave me alone, and because of the constant harassment, I would not be purchasing the program at all. So I guess I won't download Fusion 360. I don't need the program and I don't want to deal with the pushy sales people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I downloaded it and they never called me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 It is free to a select group of users.... [ATTACH]58128[/ATTACH] Shoot, anyone can fall into the hobbisyst role Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just to note, that site in the OP is offering Windows 10 Home Edition at the reduced price of E69.95. Err.. you can still get Win10 FREE from Microsoft, in fact its hard to stop them trying to give it to you, why would you pay someone for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaniker Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just to note, that site in the OP is offering Windows 10 Home Edition at the reduced price of E69.95. Err.. you can still get Win10 FREE from Microsoft, in fact its hard to stop them trying to give it to you, why would you pay someone for it? Point taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The Win 10 upgrade is free not the full copy. 2 different things. To use the free upgrade you must have at least Win 7 installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Doh, I forgot that, if you have XP or Vista then yes you have to pay for Win 10. There again if your machine is still running XP its probably old enough to mean you would want to update the hardware before installing Win10. It would usually be easier/cheaper to get a new machine with Win10 already installed. There was a way to get a free upgrade, sort of, from Vista (and XP), I'm not sure if it still works though. The trick was to join the Windows Insider Programme, that lets you download the 'preview' (beta test) versions of Win10. I know that Vista users who joined before the release to market of Win10 are still getting new insider builds, they just can't get a free licence to convert these to the market build. Of course the insider builds are actually more advanced than the market build, although there may be a few bugs. As I say though I'm not sure whether Vista users can still join the insider programme. There is also an issue as to whether it is legal to keep using insider builds in this way, even though they are sent directly to you by Microsoft itself. Sorry gone a bit off topic there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes, one could have signed up with the Windows Insider program and got to keep their Windows 10 copy. I had a copy of it on another PC at home for a while. I work at a University and can buy a copy of Windows 10 for $9.95 so I deleted my Insider copy of 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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