- System Requirements -
- Windows 2000 (SP4)/XP/Vista
- Pentium IV Processor
- 300 MB of free hard disk space, 64 MB of swap space
- 512MB RAM
Product Description
TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D gives you unlimited design options. Packed with hundreds of professional drafting tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols, TurboCAD Deluxe delivers everything you need. Create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, artistic illustrations, crafts, school projects and more. TurboCAD¿s LightWorks photorealistic rendering allows you to crea… More >>
#1 by John H. Wiegman on April 2, 2010 - 5:54 am
I have used TurboCAD for years. This program is easy to learn and each new version always offers more features than I require (but enjoy having).
I am miffed by Autodesk’s thug-like marketing of AutoCAD. I remember one year that you could pick up a quick $5,000 for turning in a friend who was using an illegal copy. Don’t know what the figure is now and don’t want to hear about it ever again. I don’t want to hear that Autodesk has turned over a new leaf and gone straight.
With TurboCAD I can do all of my work without feeling that I am caving in to the Mob. I can output drawings that anybody can use. I can do all of these things for a pittance.
I appreciate TurboCAD very much and I support TurboCAD because it fits my moral values as well as my budget and drafting needs. Do your work without guilt. The Mob will have to find victims elsewhere.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by R. Bach on April 2, 2010 - 7:32 am
My biggest complaint is the Help Manual not being extensive enough. It is very weak on examples, plus step by step instructions. They could learn a lot by looking at MS help for any of their user products. Tech support was very helpful the one time I did call in.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Valgene Raloff on April 2, 2010 - 9:00 am
TurboCAD 16 for the price is powerful. I never used TurboCAD before and it is not intuitive on commands. I fumbled for commands and their usage as well as edits/constraints. It has a manual included in the software but is not convenient for use, 600 pages. A print version is available from an authorized 3 party for about 1/2 the cost of the software. Training manuals with exercises are also available from Amazon, more cost. It will take a while to absorb all it has to offer unless you are already familiar with TurboCAD. Again, I wasn’t. I will persist.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by R. Nussberger on April 2, 2010 - 10:30 am
Good CAD software for the price. tudor is good. a good CAD software package to learn CAD and for CAD drawing for home projects
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by CADguy on April 2, 2010 - 11:08 am
Product works as needed BUT. I have been working with CAD systems since 1985. I have extensively used products including ICEM, Autocad, Pro-engineer & UG. This is what I was paid to do. I am now retired. I wanted something to do some basic layouts, maybe some 3d stuff. The largest drawback to this product, in my estimation, is the documentation. There is PDF doc that explains in detail what commands do works but except for a measly “getting started” manual no procedural stuff even basic tutorials. This is about the first piece of software that I have used that the price for real tutorials is more expensive than the software itself. I am now on a fixed income and so I will have to wait to “maybe” pick up the 2d/3d tutorial package. At this point I am probably not even going to do that.
Rating: 2 / 5