What you get for your $190 is "elementary" 2D drafting with "basic" CAD tools, saving in DWG 2004-8 formats (not 2009), reading back to DWG v2.5, and working with the unpopular Vista operating system. I am surprised that Autodesk is selling AutoSketch 10, what with the free version of Inventor (LT) being far more capable. Autodesk updated it a few times over the years, but then let LT take over the "low-cost" mantle, which, at $1,200, is really expensive, compared with other office software.Īnd now 'Sketch's back. But 'Sketch had all kinds of limitations, such as just 10 numbered layers and its own file format. I think it was priced at $79 back then.)ĪutoSketch was the first Autodesk program to feature dialog boxes and dropdown menus, which were later added to AutoCAD in Release 9. (AutoSketch has a splendid history, being programmed by the legendary John Walker and a couple of co-workers in the late 80s in just a couple of months, apparently to prove that Autodesk could still whip up software fast. What with the likes of the mysterious A/CAD, the competent Bricscad, and the $0 progCAD nibbling at its underbelly - and with AutoCAD LT selling like hotcakes on a cold November night - Autodesk has resurrected AutoSketch for $190 on its 21th anniversary - again as Autodesk's lowest-end (but not cheapest) CAD program.
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