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Optimal setup for 4-user AutoCAD

We have been trying to find out the optimal way to use AutoCAD between 4 users.

Is there a Server/client version of AutoCAD 2009? or is it only the "network license manager" that gets installed on the server and not the actual application?

We have currently purchased AutoCAD 2009 licenses for four seats (multi-seat standalone installation)

Here are the key requirements:
-Being able to store the drawing files on a central repository in our file server (Windows 2003 Standard R2)
-Basic file Check-in and Check-out functionality
-(optional) Setup an e-mail alert to the design manager to clear files from a queue and post them to master files. Any non-master files to have a watermark ("not for production use") when printed or viewed

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george82

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Thank you for the helpful response - we will keep working on the local autocad installations, and move all drawings to a file server.

productstream looks like an overkill for the basic functionality we would like to have, my feeling is that it will complicate things for the users.

I have been looking at this solution -- http://www.iproject.cz/iProject.asp , looks like it may work well for our environment.

Could you please identify a few of the third-party data management solutions you mentioned, so I can mark the question closed?

Thanks again

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