Everyone,
Thanks for the input. I guess I came off wrong. It was late, this was my third reinstallation of several computer programs totalling about 50 or so hours over the course of 3 weeks. Not just Civil 3D. PAINFULL! It seemed as if I finally got things set up and bam, down again. It turned out that computer(s) had some faulty hardware on a particular line. The activation specialist was very helpful and I acted appropriately, if you must know. I guess when you run the show and put the work out the door, walls like this get frustrating. I have the right to express my concern as you do too.
Regarding piracy? Yes activation's a good thing. I guess I am guilty of not knowing if the unregistered version would attach a watermark (much like the student versions do or used to) after saving or plotting. These are things I do not know about the software and wasn't really willing to take a chance. It was late Sunday, didn't get back drawing until Tuesday. So, as I continue to have the software open all day long to meet the business needs of my clients, it set me back big time. Plain and simple. Carry on. All is good now. So go sell some software to the Universities (which is a good thing by the way). You should try the University of Tennessee/Knoxville Civil Department (my alma mater). They really need to implement civil software into the program.
Thanks again,
Mark Driver
Knoxville, TN
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