Customer Reviews

AutoCAD LT 2008 [OLD VERSION]

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I've been using AutoCAD 2D design software for 10 years. This 2008 version is the best and most useful one yet. I use it to document my machine element designs, and my assembly designs. I simply copy each feature in the proper view into my assembly drawings. The new labeling feature that automatically adjusts to the viewport scale is awesome. With earlier versions I had difficulty opening a detail drawing and seeing the font and dimension sizes have changed! This 2008 version works superbly with MS Vista Ultimate! All the former versions are incompatible with Vista. I recommend it to anyone who needs a world-class mechanical or electrical design program, but does not need to spend 5 times as much for 3-D capability.

I like the product but I have a laptop and a desktop and you can only install it on one computer. Autodesk could go a long way to make me happier with the purchase if they gave me a license to use it on both. I installed it on my desktop and it works great.

It is a great savings over the full version Autocad 2008, it has limited 3D capability but it will really get you comfortable with Autocad. I am a student and find it very helpful to bring assignments home and get more proficient with the software.

I've been using AutoCAD since 1984 and have used the LT version since it came out. I recently upgraded from LT2005 to LT2008 and would be perfectly fine with it except that it seems to have a problem with a screen flicker where the drawing refreshes rapidly and at random. I've uploaded all the updates from Autodesk and even uninstalled and re-installed the software. While the flicker is enough to drive me crazy, the most frustrating thing is that you cannot get any help from Autodesk (it's after the 1 month support period) and they do not even offer a way to report a bug (unless the system crashes and they automatically collect the data). I'm still using XP on my system and am ready to go back to LT2005 for now. In the future, I think I'll wait until they have patch #3 on the download page before upgrading. If you are considering upgrading, wait a while until they get these bugs worked out.

AutoCAD LT 2008 was easy to install and is loaded with features. Too bad we most likely will never use most of them. Pros: It's interface is familiar, it's the industry standard, and works pretty much as is expected. There don't seem to be as many bugs as I experienced in older versions. Cons: Pricey, but everybody knows that, and we're stuck because AutoDesk has the industry in a strangle hold. I don't like how small the tool palettes are when my monitor is in a higher resolution. The printing interface is awkward.

Actually works with Vista. Several new features aid with production. We are ditching architectural desktop for production seats since it is all 2D. LT works and integrates just fine at 1/4 the price. First 'downgrade' in 14 years of autocad.

I had the full blown student version of R13 for years and it served my purposed well until I upgraded my computer. AutoCAD is like many software and hardware suppliers and will not support any of their products over three or four years. So AutoCAD LT suites my purposes well for a fraction of the cost of the big package. The basics are still there, but a companion instruction manual is necessary to come up to date with all the useful changes that have been made since R13 some ten years ago. I am back in business.

The product AutoCad LT 2008 is fine but sadly the autocratic company that sell it are not. If there was an alternative on the market I would deinitely buy it in preference. They appear to have an attitude that they are not selling you a product and a service but they are kindly allowing you to use their program and "You vill do it zer vay"!

Please could Adobe or some nice company market an new CAD alternative.

I am very pleased with the product which was delivered in a timely manner (and with extra secure "signed" receipt because of the cost). As I only need 2D CAD there was no need to buy a full AutoCAD and this is doing all that I need-I'm VERY pleased -especially with the full Autodesk support that was included. It also accepted most of the "add-on" software that I had used with AutoCAD 2002.

I have been using AutoCAD LT 2003 and like the updates in the new version. Although it takes some getting used to, some of the changes are intuitive. The older versions did not automatically go into edit commands like 2008 does. Just click on an object and the attributes highlight and can be changed without typing in the command. That is just some of the changes that make this a really nice upgrade from earlier versions.