is Autocad 2002 LT a complete design package?

[smokehouse]

I am designing plastic injection molds using CADRA for 2D. I'm considering switching to autocad and happened to spot some for sale on Ebay.
One was Autocad LT 2002 described as "new, sealed and registerable"..The price is about $355. I am not familiar with autocad but this seems awfully low for a full blown design package..I'd appreciate some input on this matter.
Thanks,
Willp

 

[Adrian2]

Dear Willp;

My Brother in Law runs a successful manufacturing business supplying the steel mill industry. He used AutoCad Lite for four years without any difficulties before adding Solidworks. He still uses AutoCad lite for 2d drawing.

I have found it to be identical to full blown AutoCad in day to day functionality. If you can live without LISP programs and 3D solids and surfacing, its fine. So long as you can trust your source, the price sounds great. AutoCad Lite used to be $400, now its getting nearer $800 U.S. new.

I particularily like the way it ships with block libraries which are additional cost for regular AutoCad. Even if you eventually buy some wild and wonderful 3d program, you will still use your AutoCad lite. Go for it.

Regards Adrian

 

[smokehouse]

Adrian,
Thanks for the input. I import part files from our customers into solid works, do the splits etc, then export those to CADRA for the 2D mold designs. Would this interface with solid works be there with Autocad LT??
Thanks again for the help..
Willp

 

[Adrian2]

Dear Willp;

Yes. The only potential hangup might be all geometry ending up on one layer. Solidworks 2001 also can only export autocad 14 format. If you do all your dimensioning and notation in Autocad after the export, neither of these should do you any harm.

Regards Adrian