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TurboCAD Professional 6.0 Upgrade Competitive

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TurboCAD Pro is the best value in CAD software. It will do anything I ask of it - including photo realistic 3D images. It's easier for me to use than AutoCAD, is compatible with AutoCAD files, and is less than one tenth the price of AutoCAD. They also good support at their website

This software was immediately of more use to me after I got it than other CAD software I have had access to. Having 30000 hours of CAD experience on various systems, I find this is one of the best and most immediately instinctive suites to use. It particularly suits anyone with an inquisitive mind. The features match very well with software costing ten times as much, and not until you get into elevated price ranges where the monthly license fee is the same as the total cost of TurboCad do you get a clear difference in capability - and even then TurboCad can challenge. This is the most value for your money that you can hope to find. The company is not in receivership, although they have had troubles recently (which doesn't alter the quality of the product!)

Turbocad has been around for a long time in earlier versions. The new 6.5 version is now out and it's still carried on the shelves of local stores (Best Buy) in both the entrylevel version and advanced.. the only other is entrylevel from Autocad.

I had no trouble downloading an evaluation version of Turbocad 6.5 from their website.

I've been using TurboCAD 6.5 at home and for school projects for a couple years. This does everything AutoCAD does for one tenth the price. It's as easy or easier to use as AutoCAD, and will open AutoCAD drawings. The one time I contacted IMSI they were very helpful and prompt. This is the only CAD program I would recommend unless you want to spend over three thousand dollars. (TurboCAD Version 8.0 was released in December 2001)

Just wanted you to know that I think I have the original Turbocad version. It is not compatible to windows, but it is great although limited. If the upgrades are any example of the quality of the one I use now, I will be very happy. I now have Auto Sketch and Bob Vila's home design loaded on my computer, and they all have some flaws, but I have been with turbocad for so long that I think I will stay with it and upgrade to the latest revision, so I can access it directly thru windows. I not only use it for home design, but also equipment design and other functions.

I originally wrote,
"IMSI is chapter 11, in a bad way. Their website no longer exists, this program is an orphan."

But IMSI has recovered from their problems and have released several new versions. Now the only reason not to buy this is that versions 7.0 and 8.0 are available. It really is an excellent program.