UK: Student version of AutoCAD 2005

I am currently a student and have registered via the AutoCAD site for a
student version of AutoCAD. The last release I bought (full version) was
R9 but it's quite out of date. I'm using only AutoSketch Release 7 just
now and I'm finding it really slow compared to using full blown AutoCAD.

Before I wire off the funds to the reseller for the software (2005) and
user manual(s) What are the functionality restrictions of the student
version?

 

Non other that printing "Student Version" an all prints. One other thing. It
expires in two years.

 

And any DWG produced with it can never be used for commercial purposes. Not even as a block or an xref. They will always introduce the educational plot stamp.

 

So why buy it?

Take a look at IntelliCAD, it's near enough to AutoCAD for learning
purposes and there are no watermark problems

Alan (Cadalot)
http://www.cadalot.co.uk

 

Is there a difference between "Student" version and "Academic" version?

There are certainly two types, but I don't know the official terms for them.

I work for a non academic unit of an Australian university. Until earlier this year we used a version of Map 4 (2000) called "EDUCATION VERSION" in the title bar on initial start-up, and "Educational Version - NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE" in the About box. AutoDesk's reseller new that we exchange drawings with commercial architects, consultants etc, and our version did not create the educational plotstamp. AutoDesk's policy has since changed and we now use the full version of Map 2004.

We never receive drawings from students so I've never seen the educational plotstamp, or perhaps only certain country's education versions produce it - the same way Australians have to have a dongle, and customers in the USA don't.

 

Very, very! close to autocad.