AutoCAD LT and more

There are two new AutoCAD LT blogs out there.
The LT Side of Things
and
Kate's CAD Tips

Both look to have good content and timely postings.

I have a special fondness for AutoCAD LT. I have used AutoCAD since R11 in DOS. When I was first handed a new 486DX loaded with R11 that release had just come out. The menus were the big deal and I had a digitizer tablet that I used for speed with the buttons since we didn't have the interface of today.

Anyhow...I digress...when LT was introduced I purchased a copy for a remote user that wouldn't be using it too heavily. It was, and still is, a great product for 2D drafting. I purchased several copies for all remote offices. The early days of LT were great because a lot of features were in LT that were not in AutoCAD. It was sort of a test ground for revisions clouds and tool palettes; two that I remember.

In recent years LT has been more neutered and features that many take for granted in AutoCAD such as PUBLISH, don't have all the capabilities of AutoCAD. It is still a powerful and popular product that can't be beat.

Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD is available now. Also, Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD LT. Design Review 2008 has Service Pack 1.

The Blue Ridge Chapter of CSI will have a meeting September 20, 2007 if you are in the Roanoke, VA area and would like to attend.