# WTB: Autocad **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [August 9, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083 "2011-08-09T14:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/1 "2011-08-09T14:37:37Z")
I just got laid off from my job yesterday ☹ I’ve got a couple leads on PM/designer jobs but my copy of Acad was on my work computer and I need a copy of regular or LT. Anyone got an older copy lying around they want to get rid of cheap? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/2 "2011-08-09T18:21:17Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I just got laid off from my job yesterday ☹ > > I’ve got a couple leads on PM/designer jobs but my copy of Acad was on my work computer and I need a copy of regular or LT. Anyone got an older copy lying around they want to get rid of cheap? I have them somewhere that are 8 and 16 bit. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/3 "2011-08-09T18:49:28Z")
I can run them on my Win7 64bit machine, right? How much? I really only need 2D for doing floorplans and elevations. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/4 "2011-08-10T03:12:21Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I can run them on my Win7 64bit machine, right? How much? I really only need 2D for doing floorplans and elevations. I will look. i have not used them in years. I think it comes on hard discs. I believe you can download a 2 d system for free on line. I looked a week or so ago and believe I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/5 "2011-08-10T03:15:18Z")
(redacted link to pirate site) Here is 2009 qnd 10 which would be newer than mine. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/6 "2011-08-10T03:23:44Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > (redacted link to pirate site) Here is 2009 qnd 10 which would be newer than mine. Is that leagal? It looks kind of iffy. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/7 "2011-08-12T20:16:13Z")
“Kind of iffy” is rather an understatement. It’s a link to rapidshare to a copy including a crack and keygen. On a site that links to pirated software to help them sell porn ads… that’s definitely piracy. IMO pirating software like this for personal use (brushing up your skills) is less morally wrong than pirating it to do any sort of commercial work, for whatever that’s worth… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/8 "2011-08-18T19:56:49Z")
Still can not locate my ols auto cad. The 2 d autocad that managers use is not protected like the real design packages. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/9 "2011-08-19T00:00:19Z")
Here you go, bro: [http://www.progesoft.com/en/smart-2009](http://www.progesoft.com/en/smart-2009) Free for personal use. And prints an annoying remark to that effect around the border. ---
**Author:** ![kingsgraphic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@kingsgraphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingsgraphic)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtb-autocad/592083/10 "2011-10-27T15:28:14Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I just got laid off from my job yesterday ☹ > > I’ve got a couple leads on PM/designer jobs but my copy of Acad was on my work computer and I need a copy of regular or LT. Anyone got an older copy lying around they want to get rid of cheap? Hi, when I changed jobs, and left my company-owned Autocad behind, I used a free version of ProgeCAD, available from here [http://www.caddit.net/progecad/smart.php](http://www.caddit.net/progecad/smart.php) The GUI is virtually identical to Autocad so you won’t find any trouble in making the transition.