Becker Cad

by Data Becker

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W62U
• Item model number: 60001
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,917 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Whether you're a CAD professional or you've only just learned what CAD stands for (computer-aided design, in case you're wondering), BeckerCAD offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and affordable drawing and design package.

BeckerCAD essentially installs itself--the whole process from the moment we inserted the CD-ROM to the time we were able to start designing took about seven minutes. On the surface, BeckerCAD seems a bit simple--professional users may be a bit put off by the less-than-sophisticated packaging and somewhat basic user's manual. However, we strongly recommend giving BeckerCAD a chance to prove its worth as a user-friendly, quick, and relatively easy-to-use drawing and design CAD application.

BeckerCAD packs quite a bit of punch for its low price. Aside from 2-D drawing and editing capabilities, the package also lets you create 3-D objects from 2-D drawings, as well as convert scanned images into CAD drawings. Measuring features allow you to accurately calculate surface areas, volumes, and distances. The application includes a fair amount of sample drawings, building plans, CAD symbols, and 3-D symbols. New users should get a lot out of the tutorial and help sections, as they are designed for people who are just getting started with CAD.

Perfect for home projects, school assignments, and such, BeckerCAD is a useful and effective application. --Gisele Toueg

Amazon.com Product Description

Start drawing and designing today with BeckerCAD by Data Becker. Create 2-D drawings and 3-D CAD objects quickly and easily. Hundreds of powerful and easy-to-use functions give you fast and impressive results. A user-friendly3-D section lets you create 3-D objects from 2-D drawings. Instantly calculate surface areas and volumes. Intelligent snap functions and easy measuring allow for effortless creations. Use the layer technology to show and hide measurements, center lines, cross-hatching labels, and invisible and covered edges. Resize and reshape your designs with a click of the mouse. Powerful enough for the most demanding CAD professionals, including engineers, architects, contractors, inventors, and students, yet also easy enough for the novice CAD user. BeckerCAD is the perfect 3-D CAD program for you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed in Ann Arbor, December 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Becker Cad (CD-ROM)

I bought this because of the low price and learned the adage (once again) "you get what you pay for". The box is pretty, the manual confusing with a very non-standard way of describing keystroke actions. Most importantly, I couldn't keep the program running without a crash for any length of time (I have a 3 year old PC system running Windows 95 with a 266MHz processor). I finally gave up trying to use it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Maybe, January 23, 2001

By 

Larry Drake (Jonestown, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becker Cad (CD-ROM)

Locked up somewhere in this program I think is some very useful software----but how to get at it? The brief tuturoial is full of non-standard usage and poorly defined concepts, plus following it exactly doesn't give you the indicated results. Technical support from Data Becker is non-existent. No technical support toll-free number, no FAQ list on their web site (I thought maybe I was the only buyer of this program) and e-mail to their web site goes unanswered. I have used other CAD programs that were SIGNIFICANTLY more intuitive. But buy it if you have the time to experiment and play with it---maybe you will have more luck than I.

1.0 out of 5 stars BECKER CAD Disappoints, January 15, 2003

By 

Christopher E. Laumer (Malvern, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Becker Cad (CD-ROM)

Plenty of hints that this was tranlated from a German Software product, including mis-spelled English field names and some even left in German! Obivously not designed for non-engineers. There are no simple project examples, arcane instrucitons, and some translation issues that are strange. Worse problem of all is that printing is nearly impossible without someone to teach you specifically how to set it up with a particular printer and driver. I was completely unable to get it to print on 8x11 paper, and the system will not subdivide a project like a spreadsheet would in printing. No print to size command either!!! Really a waste of time unless it comes with course. JL