Customer Reviews

TurboCAD v.17 Deluxe 2D/3D

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For what this program is (a low cost CAD program) it's amazing! To me it's perfect for anyone that likes to putter around the house and do your own drawings for landscaping, outdoor projects, furniture, etc.

I'm working my way through the included video tutorial which is very helpful. It steps you through almost all of the 2D tools included in the package.

Granted the program does have a learning curve, but once you work your way through the tutorial it becomes second nature.

The only downside I can see it because it's Turbocad and not Autocad there is less 3rd party books and help materials available on the market. But--for the price of Turbocad compared to Autocad I'll deal with it. :-)

I have used this version and previous versions for archaeological and geological maps, models and figures and prefer it over AutoCAD lt. The functionality is not much different than AutoCAD, but since it is not command prompt based, it is more intuitive for the professional that doesn't want a computer science degree. For those that would use this program for mapping (likely not the sole purpose for most), I can export geo-referenced vector data for ArcGIS. I played around with the terrain modeling and, while it is not "Google Sketch Up easy," it is more simple than other comparable programs I have used. For the price, it is the most usable and complete drafting program I have found.

For the price, TurboCAD is a very powerful program, however it does take a proportionate amont of time to learn the many different commands and set-up features. The training manual and videos are very informative and helpful. I like that it is a true CAD package, and not just a souped up drawing program. After two weeks (10-20 hrs) of learning and playing with the system, I am now very proficient at 2D drawing, not a pro though...I'm sure there are still a lot of techniques I could learn better, and I've dabbled with 3D drawing which is a lot more difficult and less intuative. I wish it came with a set of 3D training videos to watch. I would highly recommend TurboCAD Deluxe to anyone wanting a powerful CAD program at a reasonable price who is willing to spend a little time to learn it. If you take the time to learn it, you will find it can do almost anything.

While this product may be good for other uses, I purchased this specifically to draw up house plans and after a month am still trying to figure out how, changing the widths of walls, inserting windows, etc. What you think would work does not. Not very user friendly and requests for assistance have gone unanswered. Guess we will have to go back to the drawing board, literally.

I'm a long time user of CAD programs and use a high end CAD program for work. I needed a inexpensive program to use at home that would let me do some simple 2D drawings. TurboCAD fills the bill rather nicely. If you are familiar with CAD than you will pick up on this program rather quickly but if your new to CAD than you are in for a big learning curve, the tutorials are rather cryptic. The program works well and has never crashed, it also is very stable on windows 7. For the price you can't beat it.

I have used Turbo Cad 4 years for architechtural interiors.
1. Robust set of tools
2. Easy to use
3. Excellent tutorial included
4. Imports and exports to most other graphics software.
5. Price is much lower than comparable CADs

This is fantastic for the money, it works better if you have a drawing background. Good training videos which are ok to follow and give good advice.

This is a downscaled CAD product that has many nice tools---that aren't available in this version! I bought the product to design a simple deck for my house and found I couldn't even use the stair function because it is only available with Pro (that retails for $1295!). I don't want to build a house...just a deck. I don't want to design a building...just a deck! To make you buy a $1300 product in order to get something as rudimentary as stairs seems outrageous. I'm sure this product does SOMETHING...it just doesn't do what I want it to do and of course, you don't find out until AFTER you open it and install it so you can't return it. Hope this helps someone...don't buy any TurboCad products unless you want to spend over $1000!

I love this program,,, it is tuff to get to know but other than that I really love this product,, no problems loading it on my computer,,, amd it was delivered on time,,, I would buy from this dealer again ,,, keep up the good work

OK it's not AutoCAD, but the price is keen. I'll be learning to use it for some time to come. Not as intuitive as I would have liked.