AutoCAD LT

Autodesk, and specifically Kate Morrical, Technical Marketing Manager AutoCAD LT (above), would like your feedback regarding AutoCAD LT and Object Enablers, by responding to this very short survey.

If you have a success story with AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, and you would like to share it, click on this link and fill out a short questionnaire.

Autodesk Labs has a new labs project called Krypton. This product integrates with Inventor, Inventor LT, and SolidWorks, providing real-time feedback on the manufacturability, cost efficiency, and the environmental impact of the part being designed. I am not in manufacturing, but from what I have heard and seen of this, it looks pretty slick. There are some videos available at the link above.  Read more »

AutoCAD LT is currently available from at least two vendors here in the U.S. for 719.99 after Autodesk rebate, both offer free shipping.

• AutoCAD LT at Newegg.com
• AutoCAD LT at Amazon.com

I can't say how long Newegg and/or Amazon will keep their current price, but the $300 rebate is available for any purchase of AutoCAD LT made between May 1 and July 18, 2010.

You can also buy AutoCAD LT from the Autodesk Store, but it will set you back $160 more. Read more »

Do you use AutoCAD LT, or know someone that does? Kate Morrical just celebrated the third year of authoring the LT UNLIMITED blog, where she does a great job of keeping LT users informed of the latest tips and tricks and news on AutoCAD LT.

With all of the AutoCAD blogs and other information out there, I'm sure it's easy for some users to get confused over whether a particular feature or tool works in "LT", however if you find something on LT UNLIMITED, you can be sure it applies to AutoCAD LT.

If you have not already, head over and take a look. Read more »

I frequently see the question "What is the difference between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT?" Autodesk provides a comparison matrix that highlights some of the differences. (That particular document compares the 2008 versions).

But there really doesn't seem to be a comprehensive comparison of what the actual differences are. I imagine many new LT users figure out a command is missing when they go to use a familiar command and it tells them... Read more »

Starting in AutoCAD 2006, you can specify a highlight color and opacity to your selection areas as illustrated by the green area shown in the example below.

Below is a description of these options and how to change them.

If you want to go through the OPTIONS dialog, open it up and switch to the Selection tab. Click on the Visual Effect Settings button. Everything you need to control is there on the right half of this dialog, shown above.  Read more »

This is the one new addition to 2006 that most of my users either really love or really dislike. On the other hand, I don't really care one way or the other since I do 99% of my zooming and panning with the mouse scroll button. I leave my View Transitions turned on with the default settings as shown here. The command name to access this dialog is VTOPTIONS. Read more »