Expert: Bill DeShawn - 7/13/2005

Question
I've got from an architect a file and when I am opening with my autocad light 2005  I got an icon “PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT', and continue to open.the problem I have now is: when I am ploting the file has the above statement on the frame and I can not get rid of it.
If copy and paste from this file anything else it will corrupt the new file too.


Answer
Issue


When you plot a drawing that was created in or that contains drawing data that was created in the Educational (Student and Faculty) version of AutoCAD® or AutoCAD-based software, the following plot stamp or watermark appears in the plot:

For Educational Use Only


Solution


There is no way to circumvent the plot stamp. This is as designed to discourage the commercial use of an educational version of an AutoCAD product. Autodesk sells educational versions of software on the premise that the software will be used for educational purposes only.

This can also occur when using blocks or other components of drawings that have been created or modified in an Educational version. This includes layers, blocks, layouts, and so on.

Sorry, Marian.
There is no other answer to this problem.  According to Autodesk, the drawing must be completely redrawn.

You can't use any object from this drawing to help you create the new drawing.  It's like cancer.

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