Great value for the price!
December 19, 2024

Great value for the price!

Kristina Blankenship | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with AutoCAD LT

I use AutoCAD LT on a regular basis to designing layouts for RV storage facilities as well as reviewing CAD file sent from other contributors like surveyors, engineers, architects, Etc. During the construction phase of our projects I use it to view files and check specific measurements or elevations on our plans.

Pros

  • It is easy to import other files into your workbook and design on top of it
  • On the PC version you can easily add geolocation or pictures to your sheets
  • I like that you can create your own library of blocks

Cons

  • The differences between the Mac and PC versions are quite difficult to navigate. It would be better to have a more streamlined experience between the two platforms
  • It would be nice to have feature like geolocation on the online or mac version and not just the PC version
  • Make it more compatible with other AutoCAD formats so that I can at least view things when they are coming from Civil 3D
  • We have been able to looks at CAD files that ordinarily we would not have been able to open. Giving us more control over our projects
  • We are now able to create very accurate draft designs that save us and our engineering/architecture team valuable time in drafting.
  • We can create our own plan sheets for when it is something that does not require a stamp. This saves us time and money.
For being a light version of the program it has a ton of functionality and features. I found the system fairly easy to learn how to use once I took an intro course on it. Overall i think the usability is great and it was easy to jump right in and get working in the program.
I have not used any other drafting programs like AutoCAD LT but we used to create potential site layouts on Adobe InDesign. we had to create a scale and manually calculate everything to fit on a paper. This took hours. With AutoCAD, we get to work in real scale and can import other documents at scale, which makes the drafting process much faster.

Do you think AutoCAD LT delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with AutoCAD LT's feature set?

Yes

Did AutoCAD LT live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of AutoCAD LT go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy AutoCAD LT again?

Yes

AutoCAD LT is well suited for drafting and construction management. It is very useful to be able to open the design files and look at the specific items that are in questions. It is best for when you need to be precise in measurements, scale, and layers.

AutoCAD would be less useful if you were using it for something like creating reports where the office or Adobe suite is better suited

AutoCAD LT Feature Ratings

Computer-Aided Design Software
7.7
2D Drafting
10
Collaboration and Sharing
7
Compatibility with other software and formats
7
Assembly Design
9
Simulation and Analysis
7
Documentation and Annotation
7
Customization and Extensions
7

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