Be very careful with this stuff, Make sure you know the distributer before you buy!!
I just bought another program , not a cad drafting program . The printing on the box and the DVD discs looked legit, I could not tell it from the original. It was in a sealed box.
The first clue, was a PDF of the installation instructions on registration, that said it was not required to register this copy.
I went ahead and registered it anyway, The next thing I got was a flag to contact customer service.
They then explained that I had a clone copy of their software, and not only would they not support it but they wanted to know here I got it, and asked me to sent it to them.
I worked out a deal with them where they sent me a legitimate copy of their software at a small discount in exchange for the bogus software.
Of course the original seller would not respond to my calls and emails. I cannot say anymore than this at this time because the originator of the software is going after the forger.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
In the mean time, if you're looking for an "inexpensive" AutoCAD, try PROGECAD 2014 (30-day free trial). It looks almost IDENTICAL to AutoCAD, so there's absolutely ZERO learning curve, reads and writes direct DWG's (no file translation required for "compatibility" and its general performance is VERY smooth. The User interface corresponds to "Classic" , and every AutoCAD function I've been able to discover is preserved (not to say there's NOTHING I've missed...) and a couple of additional interesting functions (like WINTOPO - direct raster-to-vector conversion, and PDF-to-ACAD: vectors) are included in the program. At a cost of $500/seat, with multi-seat discounts also available, it may be a good "Home" ACAD allowing you to use the $5500 licensed AutoCAD at work, and have something at home you can LEGALLY use for MUCH of your after hours work support. Its 3D is ACIS based and pretty strong, and its components work seamlessly in true AutoCAD, too. Shades are faceted, but photo ray-traced renders are smooth, and the components cross over seamlessly. It's not PERFECT, but it IS impressive, and QUITE useful. I am NOT a distributor (this is NOT a commercial endorsement) for ProgeCAD - I'm just a favorably impressed user.
