autocad LT

[Steve Foose]

I currently use autocad 12 and have been told by an autocad instructor
that autocad LT does everything that the full version does except 3d
and animation.
I would appreciate comments from persons who are familiar with
both versions.

many of my clients use autocad and I must be able to read and modify
drawings from versions 12 through 14 of the full autocad.

all comments are appreciated either by e-mail or posts.

steve foose

[S. Yoder]

Steve Foose <fo...@connect.net> wrote in article
<33A7CB...@connect.net>...

> I currently use autocad 12 and have been told by an autocad instructor
> that autocad LT does everything that the full version does except 3d
> and animation.
> I would appreciate comments from persons who are familiar with
> both versions.
>
> many of my clients use autocad and I must be able to read and modify
> drawings from versions 12 through 14 of the full autocad.
>

LT -
is not able to create 3D entities such as 3D-Face, 3D-Mesh
is able to modify those entities to an extent
is able to view 3D entities
is able to extrude entities
is able to draw in 3 axises, such as a line
is not able RENDER
is able to HIDE
is able to SHADE
is not able to run LISP routines
is able to run DIESEL
is able to run SCRIPTs
is able to use Visual Basic (with some tinkering)
is not able to ZOOM DYNAMIC
is not able to use AutoCad ADI plotter drivers
is able to use a built-in HP-GL driver
is able to use Window's plotter/printer drivers
is able to plot to graphic formats, ie. GIF
is not able to import GIF, TIFF, or PCX directly
is able to import WMF (vector data only)
is not able to RECOVER (LT 1 & 2 only)
is able to RECOVER (LT 3 only)
is able to read and write the AutoCad version it is equal to
is able to read older versions of AutoCad DWGs
is able to save backwards (in LT 3 only)
is able to import/export DXF
is not able to use the side bar menu (doesn't have one)
is able to modify pull-down menu

LT 1 = r12 = Win 3.1
LT 2 = r12 = Win 3.1
LT 3 = r13 = Win95/NT
LT 4 = r14? = Win95/NT? <-- not available yet!!!!!

Enjoy,
Stef
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[Joseph A. Dolence Jr.]

Pablo Cussatti wrote:

> The only other difference I have encountered is that AutoCad LT does
> not
> run .LSP files. This is a problem if you wish to do menu files or
> toolbars that are written in Lisp. I now use ACAD LT for 95 which can
>
> access r13 files and have convereted my Lisp menus to run as macros so
>
> this resolves the problem. I only draw Electrical Schematics and
> X-ref
> Mechanicals so the limted power of LT is not a major factor for me.

I think I would have this problem, with .LSP files. What do you mean
you converted them to run as macros. These .LSP files are published by
someone else, whould I have to redo all of thier work?

Joe