RobDraw Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 What does the LT stand for on Autodesk software names? Quote
stevsmith Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) LT = Lite? :o:o:o Edited May 16, 2016 by stevsmith Quote
rkmcswain Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 Here is a copy of the press release from the initial launch (Nov 2, 1993), and there is no mention of it. I wonder if John Lynch would tell us today, 22+ years later? Quote
TheCADnoob Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 the jury is in... from mutiple reliable sources it mean: Limited, Lite and Lap Top http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?49349-What-is-meaning-of-quot-LT-quot-in-the-phrase-quot-AutoCad-LT-quot https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-general-discussion/what-does-the-lt-stands-for/td-p/921766 http://www.draftsperson.net/index.php?title=AutoCAD Quote
steven-g Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 I once read somewhere that LT originally was concieved to enable the up and coming LapTop market to allow users the ability to have a cut down version of the program to use on site, so they disabled some of the more mathematical intense options from the full version (then laptop processors couldn't handel the power needed). Though LT can view 3D models the creation and editing functions are some of the more obvious parts that went. Up to the last minute before release LT was going to have LISP but eventually that was disabled as well, along with other "programming" options. Another thing that hung in the balance was dimensioning. It was only later that the LT commonly came to represent Limited or Lite. There is a nice history of Autocad in general on John Walkers website https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/ Quote
RobDraw Posted May 16, 2016 Author Posted May 16, 2016 I have not seen anything from AutoDesk that definitively says it stands for anything. As far as I can tell, according to AutoDesk, it is LT and nothing more than that. Quote
TheCADnoob Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Limited Technology I fielded it at Answer Day and "Limited Technology" seems to be the only source-able answer. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017/answer-day-what-does-lt-mean/td-p/6333307 Quote
TheCADnoob Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 well.. now there are two sourced answers and they are "Limited Technology" and no meaning Quote
halam Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 Limited Technology supports 'BIM' LighT.. whatever you feel that means.. :confused: Quote
Chromedog Posted May 19, 2016 Posted May 19, 2016 I always thought it meant light, but laptop sounds way less crappy. Quote
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