muck Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I have asked to price AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical. As you know AutoCAD light is not a very good program with a lot of limits. We have been using AutoCAD LT to keep cost down. Where can I find out the best prices for AutoCAD & AutoCAD Electrical? Can these to products only be purchased form AutoDesk or is there an alternative? Is These two programs only available through subscription any more? Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 You probably could find some good deals somewhere on the internet. Just be prepared to say goodbye to your money because they will be cons. Autocad is available either directly through their site or through a reseller that you can find via the Autodesk site and yes at the moment subscription is your only option. Of course there are plenty of alternative CAD programs on the market and a quick google search will show you these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 What release did they start yearly doing subscriptions? I thought there might be OEM versions so something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Be even more carefull with old versions. Autodesk are not legally required to activate older versions bought secondhand. We see too many people on the forums claiming to have bought cheap or secondhand versions only to find they have just lost their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Does it have to be an AutoDesk product? There are less expensive options such as BricsCAD, nanoCAD and Draftsight. Each of these is an AutoCAD clone capable of reading and writing to the .DWG format. Just asking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 AutoCAD Electrical comes as part of the Tool Set with AutoCAD now and needs Microsoft Office Professional 64-bit 2016 or newer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) As for as I am concern AutoCAD DOS 12 would be better than any modern version of AutoCAD Lite . Of course that is impossible to put on a modern computer. At least I would be able to use my Lisp routines. Problem is that I think I will have a major "Sticker Shock" problem when I report that AutoDesk subscription price. Any suggestions on the Alternatives. There would need to be full standard AutoCAD compatablility. Thank you, Edited April 6, 2021 by muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I noticed that Amazon has some good prices on 2019 AutoCAD for 3 year digital license for a reason price. Are these licenses worth looking at & are they even legal? Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 3 hours ago, muck said: I noticed that Amazon has some good prices on 2019 AutoCAD for 3 year digital license for a reason price. Are these licenses worth looking at & are they even legal? Anyone selling Autocad on Amazon for a reasonable price is probably not legit. As Steven-g mentioned, you can only purchase Autocad directly from Autodesk or a certified reseller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 7 hours ago, muck said: As for as I am concern AutoCAD DOS 12 would be better than any modern version of AutoCAD Lite . Would you settle for R13 for Windows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 You skipped over the suggestions I use Bricscad and no problems. Do nearly all my development in it. Might even try out Drafsight it has lisp support very cheap even at a yearly fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Really like to stay with a 64 bit version & something with Sheet Set manger. Somthing that would allow Lisp, C sharp programming changes. That narrows things down to a more modern version of AutoCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Looks like we are serious about purchasing AutoCAD with the Electrical Package. If I remember right, AutoCAD uses blocks with a lot of attributes in them. What about setting it up with grids, etc. We normally don't Horizontal grids across the top of the page do use vertical up/down grids. What are the requirements for that? We are an Electrical Company that does small electrical projects Any Alternatives or suggestions? Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Personally, I think AutoCAD Electrical would be overkill for a company that only does small electrical projects. But it is your money to spend however you see fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Down load Bricscad 30 day trial then that gives you 29 days to get lots of freebie lisps like Grids. Just make sure you describe as much as possible what you need, "I want Grids" will probably reveal like 50 different type of grid programs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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