

When considering purchasing something over the Internet how do you proceed? The industry is using 3d modeling now so I needed to upgrade.Ģ. I design using AutoCAD and a sprinkler program that runs on AutoCAD. I am a fire sprinkler system designer, self employed working for small sprinkler installation contractors. John, can you tell us about yourself and the way you use your CAD system? In order to protect his identity we are calling him John.ġ. A few weeks later he came back to us for a regular license and wanted to share his experience with us.

One of these customers after asking for a quote from Novedge decided to get a copy of AutoCAD 2010 from eBay. We try to explain the difference and the dangers of buying from non-authorized resellers and pirates to protect our potential customers. At Novedge, we frequently discuss this with people attracted by cheap offers from eBay or from fake e-commerce websites. Using very sophisticated tools and techniques, it can become difficult for the end user to tell if a license is from a legitimate company or organization or from a phony one. The typical place where the cons operate is on the Internet. AutoCAD is a very popular product and, like every other popular product out there, it can attract the attention of some less than honest people.
