AutoCAD LT

[#1]

Need advice - my architecture firm currently uses auto cad 2005! We only do 2d work at the time. To save $$$$ are considering "updating" to 2013 auto cad LT. Can anyone summarize pros/ cons between LT and full blown auto cad 2013? Anything we will be losing from full blown 2005 by going to 2013 LT?

[#2]

You need to tell us how you use AutoCAD 2005.

If it is heavily automated thru Lisp and other programming you will lose that.

Express Tools for the most part will be gone.

A place to start:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/compare/item?siteID=123112&id=13706379

Download the Trail and see for yourself.

[#3]

Download the trial and test it in-house for 30-days: best way to find out if it works for you is, well, to try it yourself.

Otherwise what do you want everyone here using LT to tell you exactly: like AutoCAD, LT is not industry specific and other that "2D" you really did not share exactly how you use AutoCAD 2005 (lisps, ARX apps, Express Tools, VBA add-ons etc., all of which are not in LT).

[#4]

Thank you for the reply, yes, I had seen that auto desk matrix. We are very primitive, very unsavvy, and use autocad in a very basic sense. We really have no IT person so i know we are underutilizing 2005. It looks like view cube is a 3d thing so that would be no problem to not have that. We do use express tools. It seems like in canvas controls - we don't have that with 2005, true? so no prob. If we don't have that. I'm not sure what add ons we use! And don't even know what arx apps are!!

[#5]

Grab the trial version and test it in-house for 30-days, you'll discover real fast whether it works for you or not.

[#6]

Time to download the Trail and give it a go.

[#7]

Ok, I suppose I will need to get the trial & try it out. We would need about 8 seats total. Any idea approx. how much cost savings of buying LT vs. Full blown? And will there be issues with bringing in drwgs. currently in 2005 to 2013 LT? Could we keep 2005 at some stations and go back and forth? Thanks for all of your help!

[#8 · Accepted solution]

If you use a reseller thya will be able to tell you the cost.

Download the Trial and find out the answer to your other questions.

We will not know what issues you may have going from Full to Lt since we do not know what your drawing content is.

You may find that you have been using all kinds of content that LT does not play well with.

Flatten emulation in LT may become a friend as well.

MLEADERS in newer Versions are one example of something that does not tranlate well to older Versions.

PROXYGRAPHICS, PROXYNOTICE, PROXYSHOW  will be three Variable that you will need to become familiar with.

All of your drawings would need to Save to 2004 format by default if you wish to use them regulalry with the older software.

[#9]

Amazon.com sells LT2013 in 5 and 10 packs where the individual cost of a license drops significantly and more you buy.

[#10]

IMHO I wouldn't load AutoCAD 2013 either full or LT version even if I lost a bet.

Check out the issues and the un-expected results in the full ACAD forum.

And for <$DIETY> sake don't uninstall your working version and don't let acad 2013 touch any files you wanna use in pre-2013 files. Even blocks.

There are many issues that you may not be able to resolve. If you are in the middle of a project and downgrade  upgrade to 2013 add a few months to your clients lead time.

But then, that's just my take on it. 

Regards,

DJ