AutoCAD LT 2007 [OLD VERSION]

Listed as light version, actually received the full version. Super easy to install. No problems what so ever. Received several days sooner than expected.

I took some time before I bought AutoCAD LT. It was a big investment for an engineer but well-worth the trouble--I am glad I waited. So many improvements, so little time. My first exposure to AutoCAD was filling in for my CAD operator after her untimely lay-off (Companies are usually stupid in these matters.) I rushed to learn AutoCAD 11 so I could fix the drawings. Since then, I have tracked AutoCAD's developments; AutoCAD LT 2007 is even a big improvement over AutoCAD 2004. If you do consulting, you need this software.Since I spend most of my time in Publishing as an editor for Chemical Processing magazine, I was concerned with compatibility with other software. Afterall, what good is any software if others, who don't have $900 to pay for AutoCAD, can't use what you send them? This dilemma is easily handled by this software. Here was my problem: my production people use Adobe Illustrator, a poor cousin to AutoCAD and designed for magazines only; I am not impressed by software support by Adobe (They hung up on me!). I could not produce quality drawings that production could edit and Powerpoint (What I used before AutoCAD) is a pitiful solution that won't produce quality.With some finagling and emails to experts in AutoCAD (not AutoDesk), I found the solution: convert my files to AuotCAD 2000.DWG files. This worked flawlessly allowing the Illustrator users to edit my drawings---perfect.I am working my way through several textbooks on AutoCAD to get up to speed. Someday, I will probably want to re-enter engineering and hope to have the skills I need. (See my other reviews for information on some good and bad AutoCAD training material.)There is one flaw, which I am waiting for AutoCAD to address: the help file. It is terrible! Were it not for the excellent work done so far in this edition, I would dock them a few stars. Here's the trick: just keep hitting cancel when you get the pop-up error window. After half-a-dozen clicks you will find the answers you need in the help file. It's just a pain.If you are waiting for a good version of AutoCAD to latch onto--- buy this.One comment to AutoDesk: since you copied several good ideas from Powerpoint why didn't you copy paintbrush? That would be a nice feature.03/06/07:One problem cropped up: customer support on reloads. I went through a bout of hard drive failures during the past 6 months. After the last one, I was told that I had exceeded my limit on downloads. Working through email customer support was useless but the phone support was sucessful in issuing a new authorization code. Just make sure that you keep your receipt. If you buy through Amazon that should be easy; Amazon keeps a record of your purchases.I hope this review helped. If so, please vote.

The title of the product on Amazon is for the LT version, but the seller noted in their comments that the sale was for a full version of AutoCAD 2007. I wasn't entirely sure which version I would actually receive. It was indeed the full version, so I that made me happy. I do often use the photo insertion tool available only the full version, so now having the full version is great! The serial number provided with the software worked fine. I successfully installed it on a Windows 7 machine and haven't run into any issues running it. There are documented compatibility issues with AutoCAD 2007 on Windows 7, and I've had trouble with similar installations in the past, so it was great that it worked out of the box for me.The only issue I had is that you cannot install the Autodesk service packs for this software. If you do, it will unregister the software, and will require more than just the serial number to fully register it again (it needs an additional authorization code if I remember correctly). Since this additional information was not provided by the seller, I could not finish the service pack installation and it defaults back to the 30 day trial. The seller included printed instructions with the software, clearly stating all of this so I was not too surprised by the results. I really just tried it to confirm. I uninstalled the software, reinstalled it without the service pack, and everything is fine. I just want to make buyers aware of this, in case they think they will need the service pack for any reason. I took off one star from the review because I didn't remember seeing this caveat stated anywhere in the sellers description online prior to purchase.

I was looking for an older, but solid version of this program. After ordering and receipt, installation was a breeze and it works great with no errors, freezes, or other hang-ups to report thus far.

Works great for the beginner detailer.

I've been using AutoCAD (full version) since version 9. I bought the LT version for my draftsman to use works fine for what it does, but LT lacks enough of the things the full version does that I won't buy it again.The most important thing I use are lisp routines and LT doesn't support that. That reduces my drafting speed substantially. It also doesn't support 3D. While that's not important to me, I sometimes use it to help see parts of a building to make sure everything works together.Overall, AutoCAD (both full and LT) is a fine program, but they need to keep backwards compatibility. If you can afford $4,000 for the full version, you'd be better off. But if not LT will work in a pinch.

poor program. Lots of bugs and errors. Little to no product support. Replaced with new version every two years and old version is not compatable with new files every couple of updates. It is an industry standard with no other viable option however.

Bought it to teach myself AutoCAD. Runs good. Had issues with 64 bit machine, but loaded up quick on a 32 bit Machine.