autocad question?

Panthro

hi guys im not sure if this is the correct spot for an autocad question, so remove if necessary.
im a mature student trying to download the free student version from the autodesk website, and for the life of me i cant seem to get it to download! i go through the whole install procedure, pick the version i want, press download and a message comes up saying "a web page has been returned from the web server"..iv no idea what that means.
has anybody had a similar experience? how difficult would it be to get a version of autocad?i have used the 2006/07 version before.it seems ok.the earlier versions seem a wee bit more tricky!
thanks in advance for any advice!

samhail

what URL are you downloading from ? or how do you have access to a free student version ? can i log in and download it ?
see if it will work from here

Panthro

i went on to autodesk.com, under communities there is a students section, u have to sign up, register that u are a student, and then u should be able to sign in and download a free student version that lasts a year(thats what the lady from amicus technologies told me)

samhail

oh yeah and is it just the basic autocad ur after ? or one of the specific ones ?

Panthro

well im studying building surveying, and iv used the architectural version before,so id imagine the architectural desktop version will be my best bet.any luck from that end?

samhail

I dont have a college email addie.
Could wait to see if anyone else has access and wants to have a look. or if you want to temp change your pass and PM me your details i can try.

Panthro

i see you can buy a student version of autocad for about 130euro,has anybody here ever tried it?if so, is it worh buying?

sydthebeat

anything helpful here?
http://students8.autodesk.com/?nd=register&und=624

Damol

Just remeber that Student AutoCAD will print a message on each plot that identifies the version of autocad as sutdent. It will also embed this into each drawing produced so that no matter who opens the drawings it will always print "educational" on the plot.

Panthro

sydthebeat wrote: »

anything helpful here?
http://students8.autodesk.com/?nd=register&und=624

tried downloading from there before.dont know if it was my download spped that was at fault but it took over 3 hours to download 6%, and after 12% it told me error, failed-as u can imagine,i nearly threw the laptop out da window!(but i didnt as it cost a bitta sheckels)

topcatcbr

papagormo wrote: »

i see you can buy a student version of autocad for about 130euro,has anybody here ever tried it?if so, is it worh buying?

I did when i was student. It worked fine for two years then stoped.