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I like to mess around with architectural CAD as a hobby, with the likes of Revit and Chief Architect, but I ain't about sink enterprise levels of money for something I play with.
There's always the open seas. That said, if you make money with something, pay for it, either via their revenue channels or donations to FOSS projects.
Just a warning when it comes to this type of software, in some cases like solidworks they will catch you and sue you for every dime.
I've heard that too, Autodesk doesn't fuck around either. I keep any no-no software firewalled to hell and looped on localhost as best I can.