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What is the Price of AutoCAD 2017 & what is difference between Purchased Version & Student version of AutoCAD?

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Question added by Syed Shan Haider , Senior Draftsman , Al Marwan General Contracting Company
Date Posted: 2016/10/08
DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN
by DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN , Moderator , bayt.com

  Monthly$  1 year$1,  2 year$2,  3 year$3,

 

Yeah, the student version is like $ and you can only buy it if you can prove you are a student, but if you are a student then you can just register with Autodesk and download it off the website for free. So if the licensing is the same then why do they offer to buy a student version?

 

It just doesn’t make any sense to me. Besides I don’t see how anyone trying to do freelance could afford the $4, price tag of a commercial version without first getting some work.

 

So is there really no way except dropping $4,?

So I guess my main question here is what is the difference between the download version and the paid for version, and can I use the paid for student version for freelance purposes? Or would I have to buy a full professional license to do freelance? Any and all information would be helpful and greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

Ksenija Kancelak
by Ksenija Kancelak , Construction Project Manager , City of Koprivnica, Koprivnica (Croatia)

In my country, the annual rent is:1. AutoCAD LT 2017 - 400Euro2. AutoCAD 2D/3D 2017 - 2.000Euro

Ihab Zaki
by Ihab Zaki , Chief Technology Officer (Cto) , EGID

As far as I know AutoCAD is to be replaced by BIM, maybe it's a good idea to start having a look at.

Nader Ali
by Nader Ali , Technical office manager , AlSafwa Contracting

I agree with the experts answers

Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji
by Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji , مدير , أوال جاليري

I don,t know about this.....sorry  

Abdul Rehman
by Abdul Rehman , Electrical Engineer , Tamdeed Projects

Thanks for the invitation. I have not used AutoCAD 2017 and I have not purchased it too. Roughly making a guess, I think it should be not less than $1000 and it is also provided in 1-year, 2-year subscription modes. For Students, it is free because back in 2011 I had downloaded AutoCAD 2012 for free using a student account.

hisham abu dagga
by hisham abu dagga , Project Manager / مدير مشاريع , مؤسسة عبدالكريم العواض للمقاولات

 

I agree with MR. MD Anwer. more than enough 

Thanks For Invitiation

Sadeq Al-Abbad
by Sadeq Al-Abbad , Performance Development Coordinator , HALLIBURTON Energy Services

l agree with MR.Anwer. his answer is more than enough

Deleted user
by Deleted user

My answer would be same as Mr Anwar Hossain.

Muhammad Qasim
by Muhammad Qasim , Senior Electrical Engineer , Energy Associates (SMC Ptv.) Ltd.

Dear go to AutoDesk website for online information regarding purchasing and license schemes. You'll get precise up to date answer.

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