http://wiki.winehq.org/LinuxApplicatonRequestSurvey says that Autocad is the #2 most requested application on Linux. The latest version might be a challenge to support, since it depends on .net 2.0, but we could start by supporting older versions. http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iAppId=86 shows that R14 ran ok at one point, and I've seen a tutorial for how to run 2000 on wine, so there's hope.
I couldn't find any source of Autocad R14 or '97, but looking on amazon.com I think books with trial CD-ROMs are available from autocad 2000 on (if only for LT and other hacked down variants, but I'm not picky).
Before I go wild buying old autocad books from Amazon, does anyone out there have old copies of Autocad (full or trial) they'd be willing to send me for testing?
Thanks, Dan
On Saturday May 5 2007 13:42, Dan Kegel wrote:
http://wiki.winehq.org/LinuxApplicatonRequestSurvey says that Autocad is the #2 most requested application on Linux. The latest version might be a challenge to support, since it depends on .net 2.0, but we could start by supporting older versions.
After a quick look (long ago) at the problem of running semi-old Autodesk products (which have new protection system but doesn't require .net 2.0) like AutoCAD and 3ds max I think main problem that makes them to not work is new protection system. For example Ihave seen reports about launching old AutoCAD and old 3ds max 3 and some other Autodesk products but all of them have old protection system. 3ds max 4 for example doesn't work at all because of this (program gives error about not working copy protection system). Of course there are some other bugs like some problems with installation of new versions (maybe solved, I didn't try for a long time) and others (for example support of .net 2.0 in case of most recent versions) but bug with copy protection system should be solved first because it prevent work of semi-old versions (and new versions as well but there are some other bugs need to be solved to make them work too) of AutoCAD, 3ds max and other Autodesk products. I didn't spend a lot of time trying to solve this bug and I didn't tried to install and run AutoCAD for a long time (because there is no reports about success and I havn't enough free time to fix this myself) so I'm not sure about current status of (semi-old and new) AutoCAD under wine.
AutoCAD and 3ds max actually last 2 Windows programs I personally use and which doesn't work under Wine - I use VMWare to work with them. Not perfect solution of course but it is only real option for me because I need to work with Linux programs simultaneosly. I hope some day bugs which prevent work of recent AutoCAD and 3ds max under Wine will be fixed and I will be able to not use virtual machine any more.
Before I go wild buying old autocad books from Amazon, does anyone out there have old copies of Autocad (full or trial) they'd be willing to send me for testing?
I recommend you to search these programs in file sharing systems. Personally I can't use them (due to some technical problems because of stupidity of my ISP) but I often ask some of my friends to download something from file sharing systems like BitTorrent and others. If you decide to use this approach you should install clients for each file sharing system (it is good idea to look for something in more than one file sharing system) then you probably find there both old and new versions of AutoCAD.
On 5/5/07, L. Rahyen research@science.su wrote:
[The worst problem with supporting Autocad is going to be the copy protection.]
Yeah, probably. It looks like they used C-Dilla (aka safecast) from 2000 or so to 2005 or so. http://wiki.winehq.org/SafeDisc gives hope that Wine will support safedisc one of these days. Until then, at least I can make sure there aren't any installer bugs in the free trials.
Before I go wild buying old autocad books from Amazon, does anyone out there have old copies of Autocad (full or trial) they'd be willing to send me for testing?
I recommend you to search these programs in file sharing systems.
I'd rather not; running high-value commercial software from strangers gives me the willies. I'd rather get it from an authoritative source. - Dan
Hi!
Here in my University, we have original copies of educational version of AutoCAD (I don't remember the versions).
I don't know the licence restrictions, but I can try autorization to share exclusively to wine developers some AutoCAD license (then I can send you a copy).
I'm talking from Brazil, maybe someone more closest to you can try the same (to send a copied CD-ROM from post mail is not very easy here), else I can try to do that.
How can we proceed? If should be necessary, may the Wine organization send-me a document with the request?
Just to know, I study in "Escola de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói/RJ - Brasil".
Sorry the english, and I hope I can help. Regards, Dalai Felinto
http://blendermaniacos.blogspot.com
2007/5/6, Dan Kegel dank@kegel.com:
On 5/5/07, L. Rahyen research@science.su wrote:
[The worst problem with supporting Autocad is going to be the copy
protection.]
Yeah, probably. It looks like they used C-Dilla (aka safecast) from 2000 or so to 2005 or so. http://wiki.winehq.org/SafeDisc gives hope that Wine will support safedisc one of these days. Until then, at least I can make sure there aren't any installer bugs in the free trials.
Before I go wild buying old autocad books from Amazon, does anyone out there have old copies of Autocad (full or trial) they'd be willing to send me for testing?
I recommend you to search these programs in file sharingsystems.
I'd rather not; running high-value commercial software from strangers gives me the willies. I'd rather get it from an authoritative source.
- Dan
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