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Re: Free CAD Program for Students???
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Originally Posted by Cory
AutoCAD and Inventor are both products of Autodesk. Inventor is their 3D modeling program. I'm not sure what other Autodesk program you've heard of (and none of their software is cheap).
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AutoCAD does have 3d modeling features. Most people don't use them for many reasons. Including the lack of dynamic testing. This is one of the reasons that they generally have lower system requirements. I have a friend that has a cheap version of AutoCAD on his laptop that he bought for less then $100. Also, he has modeled a go kart on it without any prior experience with drafting software. I think he got it at Office Max. Though, I can't seem to find it on the site now. It was a couple of years ago when he bought it.
Please do not perpetuate the negative stereotypes of AutoCAD such as: It can't do 3d. Simply, it can. Sorry, just tired of people telling me that this awesome software can't do half the stuff it can do.
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