New Autocad

So my problem is: I haven't needed AutoCAD since AC2000. I have upgraded
my OS to Win XP - from Win2K. XP does not support AC2000. I didn't know
that when I changed to XP a few years ago. Now I need to get back to the
drawing board.

I have been looking at the new versions of AutoCAD - 2007 & 2008. Neither
of them seems to have the features I want - sketch, parametric dimensions to
make the sketch the right size, extrude to make it a solid. All that good
stuff.

Which - if any - AC product is the latest version of 2000 or will let me do
what I need to do?

Mike

 

Inventor Pro 2008 will allows all these BUT it expensive. It also comes with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical & AutoCAD Mechanical desktop as a bundle there is also Inventor suite and inventor but I'm not sure what's in the latter two bundles.
So my problem is: I haven't needed AutoCAD since AC2000. I have upgraded
my OS to Win XP - from Win2K. XP does not support AC2000. I didn't know
that when I changed to XP a few years ago. Now I need to get back to the
drawing board.

I have been looking at the new versions of AutoCAD - 2007 & 2008. Neither
of them seems to have the features I want - sketch, parametric dimensions to
make the sketch the right size, extrude to make it a solid. All that good
stuff.

Which - if any - AC product is the latest version of 2000 or will let me do
what I need to do?

Mike

 

We switched from Win 2000 Pro sp/4 to XP Pro with no problem. ACAD 2000
works with XP home & XP Pro but the new versions (2007 & up) are looking for
XP Pro. ACAD has associate dimensions not parametric. Changing the part will
update the dimension but changing the dimension will not update the part.
You need Inventor to do that.
Rudy

 

Are you positive? I've seen *r14* work on XP home and pro. There's a
compatibility setting that has to be done, but otherwise no problem. A2K is
a problem?

 

Inventor is a fully parametric solid modeler, I've used it, Pro E and
Solidworks, and I like Inventor. Not cheap, but a better value than Pro E
and Solidworks, IMHO.

babygrand

 

I have been trying to A2000 set up on my XP Pro system also. I am
having a memory allocation error when trying to set up my plotter. I
would like to use the HP driver for the 755cm, but my desktop printers
are operating useing Windows System Drivers. Is this the Compability
issue you mentioned?

 

No. When you run old software there's a setting in XP to get it to emulate
older operating systems.

 

I use MDT a lot at the minute and find that it is somewhere between AutoCAD and Inventor in that it has more features that "Vanilla" AutoCAD but less than inventor it is also not as flexible as inventor's I-parts that to me is one of the best things in Inventor
Inventor is a fully parametric solid modeler, I've used it, Pro E and
Solidworks, and I like Inventor. Not cheap, but a better value than Pro E
and Solidworks, IMHO.

babygrand

 

Just get progeCAD 2007 Professional and save about $3500 dollars.

 

Thank you all for the help.

mike

 

Might be worth watching the trade press to see when Autodesk have something on in your area then go along and possibly have a try.
Thank you all for the help.

mike

 

Consider new subscription service? inventor in yearly payments is the way to
go the bundle comes with inventor mdt and AutoCad it will set you back
$1,250 a year comes with training and you stay up to date on latest versions
every year or release? I'm in a Career mode and not working for myself yet
but if i was and could afford it adt is another $350 I get sidework and
having the suite to draw my millwork or mech part is great! <-my sidework. I
work in civil but thats the last thing i want to deal with in my sidework
right now. From a CNC standpoint you want to use mastercam. They say the
models are smoother if you need the details.Most of your prototyping
machines 3d printers are fine upto inventor Then the Machinest takes over
and they seem to love mastercam

 

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