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Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2002


Get ease of use and AutoCAD compatibility at an affordable price - AutoCAD LT 2002
  • Easy-to-use design and drafting tools let you contribute in any AutoCAD collaborative environment
  • Built-in Learning Assistance eases learning curves and ramps productivity
  • Full DWG file compatibility
  • Intuitive e-mail, web, and multimedia tools make it easy to collaborate
  • Free 30-day phone installation support gets you up and running quickly
What are the system requirements for AutoCAD LT 2002?
The recommended system requirements are:
  • Hardware: Intel Pentium or AMD-based PC with 450MHz or higher processor
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Me, 98, or NT 4.0
  • RAM: 128MB RAM or higher
  • Other:Free disk space 200MB or more, VGA display, 1024x786 or higher, Mouse or other pointing device, CD-ROM drive
What operating systems does AutoCAD LT 2002 support?
In addition to supporting the Windows 2000 operating system, AutoCAD LT 2002 runs on Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows NT 4.0.

Note: AutoCAD LT 2002 does not officially support Windows 95.

What is AutoCAD LT 2002?
New AutoCAD LT 2002 is the leading 2D CAD product for professionals who actively participate in the design process but require only occasional CAD use. AutoCAD LT 2002 combines collaboration features, drawing productivity, and 100% DWG compatibility with AutoCAD 2002 and AutoCAD 2002-based products to deliver substantial functionality at an affordable price.

Who is eligible for an upgrade to AutoCAD LT 2002?
If you own AutoCAD LT 98, 2000 or 2000i versions, you are eligible to purchase the upgrade version of AutoCAD LT 2002. If you own any version older than those, including AutoCAD LT 97, you are required to purchase the full commercial product. Note: The upgrade version of AutoCAD LT 2002 requires that you have a valid serial number from your previous version.

What are the key differences between AutoCAD LT 2002 and AutoCAD 2002?
Both AutoCAD 2002 and AutoCAD LT 2002 use the same software architecture and technology. And both offer time-saving and cost-saving collaboration functionality that enriches, expands, and simplifies your design processes. But AutoCAD 2002 is the complete platform, and it includes all of the features found in AutoCAD LT 2002 plus more capabilities in the following key areas:
  • Breadth of Drawing Productivity Features: AutoCAD 2002 offers new drawing functionality that allows the everyday CAD designer to add intelligence to designs, including layer and attribute management tools. Additionally, AutoCAD 2002 includes quick dimensioning, additional viewport options, and database connectivity enhancements that AutoCAD LT 2002 does not have.
  • Tools for the CAD Manager: AutoCAD 2002 includes CAD Standards functionality, which allows CAD managers to review and administer standards across the whole design team. Every file your team shares is prone to accumulate expensive discrepancies and errors if unchecked. You need tools for administrating standards that really save you time and assure you of compliance in every respect. AutoCAD LT 2002 does not offer this capability.
  • Tools for the IT Manager: AutoCAD 2002 offers advanced network license management technology, including reporting and flexible license management tools, that allows IT managers to maximize ROI on their company's technology investment. AutoCAD LT 2002 only provides a tool to help deploy the product in a network environment.
  • Drawing and System Performance: AutoCAD 2002 saves time for the everyday CAD user with functions like faster file open and save operations, drawing caching for faster switching between tabs, and the capability to leverage multiple processors on a single system. These are capabilities that AutoCAD LT 2002 does not have.
  • Customization: AutoCAD 2002 offers fully extensible drawing and application customization through APIs such as Visual LISP, VBA, and ActiveX. AutoCAD LT 2002 does not.
  • 3D Design Capabilities: AutoCAD 2002 allows you to create, modify, render, and navigate 3D objects. AutoCAD LT 2002 does not.
Who uses AutoCAD LT 2002?
As a low-cost 2D CAD solution, AutoCAD LT 2002 is ideal for professionals who actively participate in the design process, but require only occasional CAD use:
  • Professionals who add value to a design based on a very specific expertise
  • Drafters who put the finishing touch to a design with annotations, links to online data, and verification of accuracy
  • Contractors, suppliers, or operational professionals who need to review a drawing to extrapolate data specific to their business
  • Principals and project leaders who need to review a drawing and monitor the progress
What are some of the key features and benefits of AutoCAD LT 2002?
AutoCAD LT 2002 features can be grouped into five key areas:
  • Design Process and Collaboration: A design process driven by communication, collaboration, and readily available content helps you cut costs, reduce project cycles, and increase business flexibility. The result is greater profitability. AutoCAD LT 2002 offers many features that facilitate the design process and collaboration, including AutoCAD LT Today, eTransmit, Meet Now, Publish to Web, and access to Autodesk Point A.
  • Drawing Productivity: Draw with efficiency and precision with AutoCAD LT 2002's many 2D drafting tools including Multiple Design Environment, polyline editing, fluent drawing object manipulation, dimensioning, multiple layouts, plotting, and much more.
  • Visual and Intuitive: Intuitive features have always been a hallmark of AutoCAD LT, and AutoCAD LT 2002 is no exception. Features like the AutoCAD DesignCenter, web drag and drop, Polar Tracking, simple file navigation, thumbnail previews, and unlimited undo/redo make drafting more accessible and easy to use.
  • Compatibility and Design Sharing: AutoCAD LT 2002 makes it easier to share and reuse design information within a design team. When you exchange data throughout the design team, you need to be sure that the data is always automatically recognized by different applications without errors or inconsistencies. By making data exchange seamless and bringing a design team closer together, AutoCAD LT 2002 allows you to create better designs in less time. AutoCAD LT 2002 delivers 100% compatibility with the DWG file format used by all products based on AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, and 2002. Additionally, custom objects created by designers using Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Land Desktop, and other Autodesk industry-specific solutions can be opened, viewed, and edited with AutoCAD LT 2002.
  • Ease of Learning: Spend less time learning and more time designing by using built-in features like a searchable database of tips and techniques, a Natural Language Query engine, and award-winning HTML help. Additionally, Autodesk Point A and Autodesk eLearning services provide extensive online resources to help you get the most out of AutoCAD LT 2002.
I own AutoCAD LT 2000i. What is new in AutoCAD LT 2002?
AutoCAD LT 2002 delivers new features in three key areas:

Compatibility with the Autodesk family of products includes:
  • 2000/2000i/2002 DWG file format support: The core DWG format is unchanged in AutoCAD LT 2002. Thus, DWG files created in any 2000, 2000i, or 2002-based product work together seamlessly. Additionally the "Save As" function allows backwards compatibility with AutoCAD LT 98 and 97 and AutoCAD 13 and 14.
  • Live object enabler support: Increase the value of your designs and save time through seamless drawing and data sharing between AutoCAD LT 2002 and AutoCAD industry-specific solutions.
  • DWF enhancements: The DWF file format now supports additional raster image formats and offers various merge control refinements.
Collaboration with everyone in the design team is promoted with tools including:
  • eTransmit: Save time and money communicating data by securely sending complete DWG files to anyone via e-mail, rather than using slow and expensive hardcopy.
  • Access to My Files provided by Autodesk Point A: Post, share, and retrieve your drawings and project data anytime and from anywhere by storing files on Autodesk Point A.
  • Publish to Web enhancements: Publish to Web now offers additional templates and themes that increase the readability and visual appeal of websites you create, without extra web design and development effort.
  • i-drop support in Publish to Web: Using i-drop technology, you can use the Publish to Web feature to create websites where designs can be dragged from the page and inserted into a drawing file.
Drawing productivity enhancements include:
  • Associative dimensioning: Save time and reduce rework by automating the dimensioning process. When you modify geometry in drawings, the dimensions automatically adjust to the modified geometry.
  • Transpatial dimensioning: Eliminate scaling headaches when creating and modifying dimensions in model space and paper space.
  • Text scaling: Improve the readability of your plot output and reduce the number of manual adjustments necessary to create the output you want.
  • Spell checking enhancements: The spell checking feature has been extended to include annotation objects, resulting in less rework and fewer review cycles.
I own AutoCAD LT 2000. What is new in AutoCAD LT 2002?
In addition to the new features offered in AutoCAD LT 2002, you also receive all of the benefits delivered in features introduced in AutoCAD LT 2000i. Here are some of the more powerful new features that help you create better designs in less time:
  • AutoCAD LT Today is your window into the company intranet or project website, providing content and information to keep better tabs on your projects and connect with colleagues.
  • Direct access to the Autodesk Point A design portal brings you industry-specific news, downloadable design content, secure project hosting, tips and techniques, and more.
  • Publish to Web makes it easy to display drawing for review by publishing drawings to the Web or Intranet using a wizard with predefined templates.
  • Meet Now uses Microsoft NetMeeting technology to provide a real-time way to collaborate with colleagues and partners over the Internet or your intranet.
  • Quickly add to your designs by dragging and dropping AutoCAD drawings and other images recognized by AutoCAD LT 2002 from the Web or your intranet.
  • Commonly used tools like multiple polylines and Quick Select are streamlined.
  • Plotting is enhanced so that you have control over overlapping objects and can use true color plotstyles.
  • Redesigned File Navigation is more intuitive and integrates Internet and intranet connectivity.
  • Type your help questions in simple English. Using the Natural Language Query engine, you do not need to know the exact command name to get help.
I own AutoCAD LT 98. What is new in AutoCAD LT 2002?
In addition to the new features offered in AutoCAD LT 2002 and AutoCAD LT 2000i, you also benefit from the features introduced in AutoCAD LT 2000. Here are some of the more powerful new features:
  • AutoCAD DesignCenter is an efficient and intuitive interface that lets you mine your designs by allowing you to easily view and copy drawing content, like blocks, layer definitions, layouts, and cross-references, from any drawing that you can access.
  • The Multiple Layouts feature lets you store multiple drawing sheets in a single drawing file and tab between them for more efficient work sessions.
  • The Multiple Design Environment increases performance and productivity by allowing you to open multiple drawing files at once so that you easily reuse your own drawing data and that of others.
  • Polar Tracking provides faster, more precise object creation and placement.
  • The Array dialog box takes the guesswork out of creating arrays by providing an easy-to-use interface that lets you preview and modify array options before committing the array.
  • The Properties window revolutionizes the way you view and edit an object's properties by combining the functionality found in such commands as ddmodify and ddchprop and adds many other object-specific editing commands.
  • Layer States helps you save a snapshot of current layer properties in the Layer Manager. Then restore, export, and import a layer state whenever you want for easier editing and plotting.
  • You can easily find what you need, even when you don't remember its name. With Drawing Properties, you can embed ancillary data in drawing files and perform queries and retrievals of these drawing files based on the data.
  • You can use the Viewport toolbar to easily assign standard scales, like 1:1, 1:4, and 1:100, or to type in any custom scale.
  • The Insert Hyperlinks dialog box and the Web Toolbar provide a way to add valuable online information into your drawings.
How easy is it to learn AutoCAD LT 2002?
Ease of learning has always been a hallmark of AutoCAD LT. Not only is the general interface visual and intuitive, but multistep processes offered as wizards and visual guides are available using the Active Assistance feature. Additionally, the Getting Started Guide provides step-by-step instruction on all of AutoCAD LT 2002's features using sample files that come with the software.

Has the DWG file format changed with AutoCAD LT 2002?
No. The DWG file format used in AutoCAD LT 2002 is the same as the file format used in AutoCAD LT 2000 and AutoCAD LT 2000i. This is the same DWG file format that is used in AutoCAD 2002 and industry-specific solutions like Autodesk Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD Mechanical, and Autodesk Land Desktop.

How can I install multiple licenses of AutoCAD LT 2002 in a network environment?
If you have purchased multiple licenses, you can use the full commercial or upgrade products to deploy AutoCAD LT 2002 in a network environment. No special version of the product is required to perform such deployment. The Network Setup wizard walks IT personnel through the process.
The Network Setup wizard and supporting documentation can be found in the netsetup folder on your AutoCAD LT 2002 CD. The wizard walks IT personnel through the process of installing single-user licenses of AutoCAD LT 2002 on multiple systems across a network.

The AutoCAD LT 2002 Network Setup wizard technology and network deployment process is different from the technology used by AutoCAD 2002 and products based on it.

How can I easily purchase multiple licenses of AutoCAD LT 2002?
A five-user license pack of AutoCAD LT 2002 is available for new product purchases and upgrade purchases. Ask your preferred reseller or Autodesk Authorized reseller for more information. Note: These five-user license packs are only available in the United States and Canada.

Is AutoCAD LT 2002 available through the Autodesk Open License Program?
Yes. AutoCAD LT 2002 is one of the products available through the Autodesk Open License Program (AOLP). AOLP is a simple and flexible purchase option that provides favorable pricing and tools for centralized license management and tracking. This program is ideal for small to mid-sized businesses that purchase multiple licenses of AutoCAD LT 2002. AOLP is only available in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/aolp.

How does AutoCAD LT 2002 help my design process?
AutoCAD LT 2002 is ideal for professionals who actively participate in the design process but require only occasional CAD use. These professionals work on their specific expertise and exchange information with designers who are using the Autodesk industry-specific products. The result is better designs and a fluid design process.

AutoCAD LT 2002 delivers on three key areas that allow professionals to add value to a design and to efficiently contribute to the process:
  • Compatibility with the Autodesk family of products: When you exchange data throughout the design team, you can be sure that the data is always automatically recognized by different Autodesk applications without errors or inconsistencies.
  • Collaboration with everyone in the design team: To cut costs, reduce project cycles, and increase business flexibility, you can increase communication and collaboration and access readily available content.
  • Drawing productivity: Draw with efficiency and precision using AutoCAD LT 2002's many 2D drafting tools in a visual and intuitive drawing interface.
Do old ADI plot drivers work with AutoCAD LT 2002?
No. The plotting architecture was rewritten in the release of AutoCAD LT 2000, and similarly AutoCAD LT 2002's Plotting Architecture Is Based On The Heidi Device Interface (hdi). This New Driver Architecture Delivers Significant Enhancements In Plotter Capabilities And Performance. The New Hdi Printer Drivers Also Are Completely Interchangeable With Autocad 2000, 2000i And 2002.

Can AutoCAD LT 2002 read older drawings?
AutoCAD LT 2002 reads all drawing files from previous versions of AutoCAD LT, as well as AutoCAD. It also provides full read/write data with AutoCAD LT 97 and 98 and AutoCAD 13 and 14 file formats.

What is BigFix?
BigFix is a new Autodesk service that delivers our technical support to you proactively, alerting you as soon as a potential problem is discovered on your computer. While alerting you to the problem, BigFix can also offer the appropriate solution, allowing you to fix your computer automatically. For more information and to install BigFix from the Help menu in AutoCAD LT 2002 or by going to the Autodesk Technical Assistance web page on Autodesk Point A.

Is AutoCAD LT 2002 compatible with Intel Pentium 4 systems?
Yes. AutoCAD LT 2002 has been tested and supports systems based on the Intel Pentium 4 processor.

What drawing and design features are new in AutoCAD LT 2002?
AutoCAD LT 2002 offers many new features and builds on its extensive list of existing 2D drafting tools. Draw with efficiency and precision in a visual and intuitive interface with new design features including:
  • Associative dimensioning: Save time and reduce rework by automating the dimensioning process. When you modify geometry in drawings, the dimensions automatically adjust to the modified geometry.
  • Transpatial dimensioning: Eliminate scaling headaches when creating and modifying dimensions in model space and paper space.
  • Text scaling: Improve the readability of your plot output and reduce the number of manual adjustments necessary to create the output you want.
  • Spell checking enhancements: The spell checking feature has been extended to include annotation objects, resulting in less rework and fewer review cycles.
If I own AutoCAD LT 2002, can I get a discount to migrate up to an Autodesk industry-specific solution or AutoCAD 2002?
Yes. You can transfer your AutoCAD LT 2002 license to another Autodesk product, such as Autodesk Architectural Desktop or AutoCAD 2002. Actual prices may vary by reseller and by country. This program is available in most countries where Autodesk products are sold. Please contact your preferred reseller or Authorized Autodesk Reseller for actual price. Note: As a part of this migration program, you must agree to surrender your AutoCAD LT 2002 license and/or software. You may not transfer your license to another person.

Can I send all of my drawing information to someone else via e-mail?
Yes. Using AutoCAD LT 2002's new eTransmit feature, your can easily compress and transmit DWG files - including all associated files and xrefs - as a single information set to anyone you want. This means that all the design information travels as a secure, digital packet. There are no lost materials, no confusion about updates, no time spent organizing and arranging for delivery of hard-copy equivalents, and no delivery charges.

How much memory is recommended?
The optimum memory required depends on the size and contents of the drawings being used. With AutoCAD LT 2002, 128MB RAM is the recommended minimum system configuration. Performance should improve by increasing RAM higher than 128MB.

How do I find out if patches are available for AutoCAD LT 2002?
In the event that Autodesk releases a service pack for AutoCAD LT 2002, it is easy to access and install using the Live Update feature. Simply open AutoCAD LT Today and go the Autodesk Point A section. Look at the Highlights window to see if an update is available. AutoCAD LT 2002 automatically recognizes if you have the most up-to-date release and prompts you if there is an update available. When you click on the link, AutoCAD LT 2002 automatically downloads and installs the update seamlessly and painlessly.

Note: A connection to the Internet is required to access a service pack.

What are the key differences between AutoCAD LT 2002 and Autodesk industry-specific solutions like Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, or Autodesk Land Desktop?
Autodesk offers design professionals high-level products for the AEC, manufacturing, and land development industries that offer the ability to design without limits. Beyond advanced drawing functionality and superior performance, these products have the ability to create and integrate industry-specific custom objects. For example, walls, doors, and windows are much more powerful in Autodesk Architectural Desktop than the 2D drafting capabilities in AutoCAD LT 2002. Also, Autodesk Inventor has revolutionized how parts, assemblies, and subassemblies are designed and ultimately created. And Autodesk's various land development solutions deliver topographic analysis, survey data, and mapping services that are not offered in any other product.

How does AutoCAD LT 2002 make designing easier?
By having an intuitive interface, AutoCAD LT 2002's design features speed up your overall design efforts and are easy to learn. Not ready to go straight to the command-line method of designing? AutoCAD LT 2002 uses several different ways that make designing intuitive, including:
  • Toolbars and menus based on Windows standards
  • Drag-and-drop objects
  • Multistep processes offered as wizards
  • Multiple subwindows and folder layers
  • Visual, pertinent, nonintrusive guides using Active Assistance
How robust are AutoCAD LT 2002's design productivity features?
AutoCAD LT 2002 delivers a comprehensive set of professional-level 2D CAD drawing tools. The list of commands and functions is extensive, but AutoCAD LT 2002 does deliver on fundamental design capabilities, such as:
  • Drawing to scale, including dimension
  • Drawing layouts
  • Organizing design information and text
  • Accuracy and precision
  • Establishing drafting standards
  • Creating reusable symbols
  • Incorporating other drawings
Is AutoCAD LT 2002 compatible with Volo View?
Yes. Volo View can view and plot DWG, DXF, and DWF (drawing web format) files created in AutoCAD LT 2002. Volo View also offers valuable markup and measurement tools that help communicate important information about a drawing. In turn, AutoCAD LT 2002 can read those markups or measurements and you can then edit a drawing accordingly.

Do I have to install Microsoft Internet Explorer?
Yes. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater is required for use of the HTML-based online help and other Internet-based features. If you currently use another browser for accessing the Web, you can continue to do so. See the Getting Started Guide included with AutoCAD LT 2002 for instructions on how to restore your default browser, if Microsoft Internet Explorer has affected it.

How has performance improved in AutoCAD LT 2002?
Performance has been improved more through process enhancements and improved team interaction tools than by specific modifications to the AutoCAD LT 2002 architecture. By streamlining commonly used tasks, you can see improvements in your drafting efforts. However, a dramatic reduction in project cycles is achieved using the new Internet-integrated design tools for communication and collaboration.

Do I have to install Microsoft NetMeeting?
Yes. Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 is automatically installed as part of the AutoCAD LT 2002 installation process. If an existing version of NetMeeting is identified, you can choose to update it to version 3.01 or bypass it. Note: You cannot use the Meet Now feature unless NetMeeting 3.01 is installed.

Does AutoCAD LT 2002 take advantage of systems with dual Pentium processors?
No. AutoCAD LT 2002 does not take advantage of systems with dual Pentium processors. However, AutoCAD 2002 and Autodesk's industry-specific solutions, like Autodesk Architectural Desktop and Autodesk Inventor, can use these systems to increase performance.

How can I easily get customer support information?
To quickly and easily find software updates, answers to frequently asked questions, product training resources, customer file libraries, and more information for any Autodesk product, go to the Autodesk Technical Assistance website on Autodesk Point A. Also, ask questions and read information about using Autodesk products in the peer-to-peer discussion groups on Autodesk Point A. Autodesk hosts topical discussion groups about specific products, including AutoCAD LT 2002, and about general topics, such as drafting techniques and customization.

Is AutoCAD LT 2002 compatible with Autodesk mobile solutions like Autodesk Onsite View?
Yes. Autodesk Onsite View is built for handheld and tablet computing devices to help you review, mark up, and measure your DWG and DXF drawings electronically right at the point of work-on the construction site, the manufacturing floor, or anywhere you need access to your design information.

For example, you are going to a site where you will review a landscaping project that you originally drafted in AutoCAD LT 2002. Rather than drag a cumbersome notebook PC to the site, you can copy and synchronize the drawing file to Autodesk Onsite View on your handheld device. When you are on the site, you notice some measurements in the drawing are off and there is an extra bush that was not included. So you mark up the drawing and put in the correct measurements using Autodesk Onsite View. Then back at the office, you save the file back to your PC and use AutoCAD LT 2002 to open and edit the drawing.

Does AutoCAD LT 2002 read drawings created with Actrix Technical 2000?
Yes. Actrix Technical 2000 can save its files in AutoCAD 2000 format. As AutoCAD LT 2002 can read and write drawing files in AutoCAD 2000 format, it can interoperate with Actrix Technical 2000.

How does AutoCAD LT 2002 extend the design team?
AutoCAD LT 2002 is part of the new series of products that deliver an ideal solution for the entire design team. The best Autodesk tool for professionals in specific industries such as AEC, manufacturing, and GIS is the one tuned for the discipline. For those professionals Autodesk offers products like Autodesk Architectural Desktop for AEC, AutoCAD Mechanical for manufacturing, Autodesk Map for GIS and mapping, and Autodesk Land Desktop for civil engineering, land use, and development. All of these are built upon the CAD platform in its native form-AutoCAD. This family of products is aimed at improving the overall productivity of the design team and strengthening the connection between the design process and the design team.

AutoCAD LT 2002 is ideal for professionals who actively participate in the design process, but only require occasional CAD use. These professionals work on their specific expertise and exchange information with designers who are using one of the industry-specific Autodesk products. The result is better designs and a fluid design process.

AutoCAD LT 2002 delivers on three key areas that allow professionals to add value to a design and to efficiently contribute to the process:
  • Compatibility with the Autodesk family of products
  • Collaboration with everyone in the design team
  • Drawing productivity enhancements

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Intel Pentium or AMD-based PC with 450MHz or higher processor

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98, or NT 4.0

128MB RAM or higher

Free disk space 200MB or more, VGA display, 1024x786 or higher, Mouse or other pointing device, CD-ROM drive

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