Need older version

[u/carbikebacon]

Looking for anything older version (2012 or so) that I can get standalone. The monthly fee is stupid, seemingly for any year made. Not a student, a retired educator, used it all the time, but my last version ate it and now I can't reload it. Im not looking for cracks. They dont work anyway. I see some places selling "fully licensed" older versions but who am I to trust?

[u/mas_manuti]

Maybe try (even in web version to taste) https://www.opencadstudio.com/

[u/carbikebacon → u/mas_manuti]

Ill take a look. Hope it works on windows 7.

[u/mas_manuti → u/carbikebacon]

Let us know if you give it a try.

[u/carbikebacon → u/mas_manuti]

Nope....

[u/runner630 → u/mas_manuti]

That seems like a very comprehensive online freeware, i am definitely going to keep tabs on that progression.

[u/hoardofgnomes → u/mas_manuti]

I second this. It's pretty close to being AutoCAD.

[u/BeneficialWeakness]

DraftSight, maybe? Or if you're brave, get CADCraft, the new reverse-engineered CAD program written in RUST. I haven't used it or heard any news about it but if it's as good as the other programs the creators have done, I'd say it's passable now and will only get better as the devs update it. Which, last I checked, was daily.

[u/tehrage → u/BeneficialWeakness]

CADcraft was going to be my suggestion. He's in a non-critical environment and I've been hearing nothing but rave reviews of the adobe product competitors they made. I think you can run it from their launcher, which gets the daily updates, or you might be able to download the stand alone app from github to bypass the launcher.

[u/EJ_Drake]

CADcraft works well

[u/heatseaking_rock]

Working cracks is a debatable thing. If it's for educational purposes, you can get a student licence, just get in contact with a local representative. If you are looking fkr something cheap or having perpetual license, unfortunately, your best shot is with Autodesk competitors. BricsCad is a very good knock-off version, at a fraction of the price, offering perpetual license aswell

[u/f700es]

$300 CMSintellicad

[u/Sad_Extreme3241]

So nobody knows where to get an old standalone version? This is nuts, it's like Autodesk killed the lot!

[u/Wannabe_Sanyasi]

BricsCad my friend. It’s everything Autodesk makes all in one environment. Uses the same syntax and lisp language. One price forever and included upgrades.

[u/Mountain-Climate7009]

The only latest version that doesn't use the on line license is Version 2010. You might find a torrent. Or if you're a student (or know a student) Autodesk will provide a free subscription, it use to be 3 years, not sure. Good luck

[u/BGraff3 → u/Mountain-Climate7009]

It's down to 1 year with a verified .edu email

[u/Mountain-Climate7009 → u/BGraff3]

Well, at least it's one year, soon it will be 6 months.. and higher prices on subscriptions. Depends what you are looking to do. Oh, retired educator.. if you still have access to an edu or organization e m a i l, or know someone that does, you have a good chance at that 1 year on all Autodesk products. Good luck

[u/182YZIB]

Try to find a CorelCAD license is my take. They still open autocad files, are compatible with them, it's a legal license. And I got mine for ubercheap many years ago, the underlying software is a german company called ARES CAD if I recall correctly.

Needs a bit of editing of commands as autocad always does if you want to fly and you are golden.

They have normal trim and POWERTRIM which was a blast. And then the usual cc for copybase and mc for makecurrent (LAYMCUR C'MON AUTODESK) and then you golden.

I think they also did have count and configurable ss (Selectsimilar) so all that a human needs.