
Over the years, AutoCAD continued to grow, adding new power and capabilities with each release, building its position as the market leader. Probably most importantly, AutoCAD and its DWG file format rapidly became the de facto standard. Overall Grade: A (in its own right) C+ (as an AutoCAD LT "workalike"/compatible product)Ĭons: Not as AutoCAD compatible as other products on the market. It is not quite true to say that AutoCAD took over the CAD market rather, it basically created a whole new market. Then along came PCs and AutoCAD, and everything changed. Needless to say, not many CAD seats existed outside the aerospace and automotive market. It was not uncommon to spend more than $200,000 for a single seat, and those were late-1970s dollars. Once upon a time, back in the last millennium, CAD systems were very expensive and ran on very costly hardware.

AutoCAD LT (Cadalyst Labs Review) 30 Jun, 2009 By: Bill Fane IMSI/Design claims its new, free 2D drafting tool is a viable replacement for AutoCAD LT.
