Free CAD Program for Students???

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Originally Posted by Molten

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.

I never said it can't do 3D. It's pretty much indisputable that Inventor is marketed as Autodesk's 3D solution, regardless of whether AutoCAD has the capability to do 3D modeling. Your mention of it being more like Solidworks than Inventor made me think you were talking about some third software suite, as AutoCAD is nothing like Solidworks.