How do you make blueprints?

[Izzy]

Autocad had a version LT - it didn't have some if the fancier tools in it - but was good for what we do - worked with it for several years before they upgraded me lately at work.

Nice thing about autocad is that you can draft with the same techniques as you did on the board (paper and pencil) with the early versions. For some this means a lot.

[mack kid]

I use punch ViaCAD 2d/3d and just set settings to inch/feet it measures it automatically

[Ken Orme]

I have used autocad lt for over 10 years on a computer with windows 98 and I have had no problems. I do not know if my cad lt program will run on windiws 7. One of these day I will call them and find out.

A new lt program is around $800. I am a little short on green stamps.

Ken

[Car5858]

Originally Posted by Ken Orme

I have used autocad lt for over 10 years on a computer with windows 98 and I have had no problems. I do not know if my cad lt program will run on windiws 7. One of these day I will call them and find out.

A new lt program is around $800. I am a little short on green stamps.

Ken

Here is a link to your question Ken.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-X...07-XP-Home.htm

[ihbuilder]

I've been using a-cad LT 2002 , not bad til I transfered the dwg filles to visualmill then you start to see the open spaces in the drawing lines before that was the good ol cheap t square on a drawing table with a little on a cad 95 before 2002LT I'm just now looking into the 3d cads programs waiting on a demo from albre

[Car5858]

When using AutoCad, (any version) set your units to the max precision (0.00000000) and the same with degrees. This eliminates these open corners. You can format the dimension style to the precision that you want displayed. Visual mill likes polylines that are closed to generate tool paths.

I have tried albre a few years ago, I hope the improved it since then.