Anyone with hook up on Autocad purchase

Benjie

Benjie

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Just like the title says. I need to purchase Autocad 2014 full version. Anyone know where to go to get better pricing than Autodesk offers online? Needs to be legit...

I know its a long shot, but thanks for your help.
 
Find somebody in college going for engineering, mine was free but I think the student version might be slightly different.
 
Redneck92 said:
Find somebody in college going for engineering, mine was free but I think the student version might be slightly different.
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that's only legal if HE is in school.

In my book, AutoDesk is in the same category as Mathworks (Matlab), have the drug-dealer style "corner the market" model worked out perfectly.
It's egregious how much
 
About twice as much but Microstation is the cadillac....:flipoff2: I run circles around the acad guys.

I asked our tech dude and he said we USED to use Imagineit (locally) up until 2 days ago for the acad group but we had major issues and something didn't pan out with them??? I didn't ask but tech dude said we were WAY done with them. He insisted Autodesk was the way to go for future customer support, being the main reason to buy legit.
 
:lol: @ Microstation. You are probably the only person I have ever heard say they liked it better. I know Microstation too. AutoCAD is like getting punched in the face, Microstation is like getting kicked in the jujus. It still hurts, just in a different way. :lol:

SolidWorks is where it is at....... :)
 
Revit is where it's at, or so they say.

Call up CADRE, here in Raleigh/Cary...
 
trailhugger said:
Revit is where it's at, or so they say.

Call up CADRE, here in Raleigh/Cary...
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Depends, if he is doing machine design Revit is useless.

I'm using Revit right now. It is made by Autodesk. It is better, but still has a terrible engine if you ask me.
 
I should have emphasized, "or so they say." :lol:

Many people I know seem to like Revit more than AutoCAD, but it's all the same crap to me. I've been using it in some form or another for... 20 years. (now I feel old, but I did learn in HS drafting) Personally, I really liked PowerCADD for "wysiwyg" functionality, but it's Mac based and Macs are stoopid for this type of stuff.
 
Any of y'all messed with creo? That's what UNCC engineering uses and I hate it, it's like getting kicked in the with a spike boot. I much rather use inventor, never had the chance to mess with solid works yet.


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Blaze said:
:lol: @ Microstation. You are probably the only person I have ever heard say they liked it better. I know Microstation too. AutoCAD is like getting punched in the face, Microstation is like getting kicked in the jujus. It still hurts, just in a different way. :lol:

SolidWorks is where it is at....... :)
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What kind of work do you do to use SolidWorks Blaze?

The decision of what cad program to use depends mostly on what you are using it for. And Acad seems to fit right in the middle for majority of work and price. I just hate how they are so communist about their upgrades?? Every other year you are forced to upgrade or else?? Microstation is not that way and every file is read from any version. But to use Microstation and acad proficiently at the same time has been proven to not be possible. They are so different that you are forced to cuss one or the other.

I have found that Microstation is alot better for customizing. Acad users can't do everything I can for Civil 3D work in the same time frame. I'm told over and over that I'm 10 times faster than the acad guys (being why I'm the only one still permitted to use Microstation). And being why I have time to lolligag on NC4x4).:rolleyes:
But due to cost and training, every other employee in my company do and will use Acad. Since I'm a full fledged Designer in my field for 20+ years, I don't need an Engineer or help from other cad users so I'm a loner...

The Microstation comment I will say was sarcastic. I just so happened to step into the cad world when Microstation released Intergraph 1.0 and stuck with it. And 50% of my job is done through custom mdl's / ucm's / side menus / all being my own programming and collaboration mainly from original Intergraph DOS menus. DOS :) I basically made it do what I needed. The support for Microstation is extremely limited mainly because of the initial investment price is out of reach from the common user. It's main support is NASA / DOT / and Industrial Automation. Besides those 3, I'd recomment NOT going the Microstation route.

Never heard of SolidWorks but I will look into it. It may very well be "where it's at"?
 
I can possibly get solidworks, since I went to that I never looked back to autocrap. Haha but you can sometimes find student versions of autocad on piratebay.

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If you are Civil, I totally understand the Microstation. Seems to be the sweet spot for MS.

I use SolidWorks at home for designing car parts. I have been using it in some form since about 2000. I used to design filters and valves at a previous job, then designed custom air handlers and piping systems at another job. Now I just use it to make pretty pictures and design car parts. Not trying to brag, but I am really damn good at it. Wish I could find another job doing it, just hard to move out of a job that allows me so much freedom to screw off. :lol:

I use ACAD/Revit for mechanical system design for pharma buildings now.
 
solidworks/revit seems to be all the rage amongst architectual types.
But it sucks for getting a 2D stright MF'ing line on a power riser. LOL

that said...recently completed a bad ass major project that was our first full solidworks integration and I can see where its a game changer for the building designer especially when you start integrating ancillary systems etc. But for what I use CAD for on a day to day basis I hate it.

Oh in a how cool is that idea....I recently saw a neat little training module for a major engine manufacture where using solidworks and a slick HMI technicians are tested as they disassemble an engine to do a repair and the reassemble it. Some smart ass even inserted a spit cup onto the tool tray and spilled it. Made me LOL...
 
Blaze said:
I use ACAD/Revit for mechanical system design for pharma buildings now.
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Lots of good info. Blaze, who do you work for? I do a lot of utility system design work in the pharma world. The CAD companies are in a war right now based on BIM, Green and Sustainable modeling, etc... There are a lot of A/E firms that are using Solidworks, Pro/E, or any other solids/modeling/BIM package to work in this field. I can't tell you how many of their building designs are no where close to what their cad models spit out in terms of energy consumption. I was at a large facility a few weeks ago where the building was a energy hog and no one knew why. We found about 15 things in an hour of walking around. Funny how cad is changing the game, but its only as good as the input to it. The world isn't ready for what is required to truly monitor a buildings energy consumption. The instrumentation cost alone is out of sight!! Much less construction and integration costs.

Enough about that. I have to work with the software compatible with my folks. Autodesk has the market strong armed no doubt. Just trying to save a few dollars. I knew several of you guys worked cad and didn't know if anyone had a legit hook up. I looked up Cadre in Cary yesterday and sow rumors it was closed. Don't know for sure. Haven't called yet. I have confidence in the power of NC4x4 to save me money...

Thanks guys.
 
<this is just my opinion, but to me, thats what counts>
Solidworks is by far the most user friendly and powerful software out there. The capabilities are tremendous, it runs well even on my older PC's, and it is also easy to learn and intuitive.

Autocad is very good for 2D, but 2D is a thing of the past. The real world is 3D. I understand that layouts will always be 2D, but any decent 3D software will have a capable 2D platform built in, you just have to learn to work with it. It has it's place, and will continue to rule the 2D world for the foreseeable future.

ProE (now CREO) is probably very powerful, but is extremely difficult and annoying to use. I've had no trouble learning Solidworks, Autocad, Inventor, NX/Unigraphics and a host of other proprietary programs, and I am able to do things in ProE, but I just hate it. Too many questions and confirmations before you can actually complete a task, and the buttons/menus don't lay out logically for me.

Since I work for Siemens Energy, we use NX/Unigraphics because we own them. It is not as easy as Solidworks, but is probably more powerful, and is VERY good for CAD to CAM because all of our CNC programming is done in NX. It also interfaces very well with Teamcenter for file/project management, since that's another Siemens PLM product.

Manucad is still the fastest program, and is what I used to help the concrete guy understand how to layout my slab for my shop, among other daily uses.
 
Pirate bay can get it free or let me know you can use my student email to get the student version free. But when you print off plans or whatever it says student version at the bottom but I've downloaded it may times on all my computers for free and the revit is free as well just pm me for more info
 
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