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| Turbocad Deluxe V14 | 
 enlarge | From: IMSI
Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $16.95
You Save: $83.04 (83%)
New (11) from $16.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 367
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: 00TCD514CC01
Model: 00TCD514CC01
UPC: 730526357769
EAN: 0730526357769
ASIN: B000OZJXQ8
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Gift Quality Retail BOX includes all manuals and xtras! We ship in a day with FREE email and tracking Confirmation.
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 Works great, easy to install, I'm very happy with this product. October 8, 2007
71 out of 72 found this review helpful
I ordered TurboCAD Deluxe V14 (for Windows) because my family and I needed a good drawing program that could calculate things like area and angle and that didn't cost the earth. I had used AutoCAD about 10 years ago and knew that it had those capabilities, but I was reluctant to pay the hundreds of dollars required for just AutoCAD LT. Fortunately, TurboCAD Deluxe 14 does all that I need and more, and for a very reasonable price.
TurboCAD Deluxe 14 has a very smooth and quick installation. As with most programs this size, the user is allowed to choose a minimum (2-D tools only), standard, full, or custom install. A full install includes a software development kit for more custom applications.
Also available with the installation is a separate building materials scheduler for architects and builders who want to quickly produce a quote for a project. This program is included on the TurboCAD Deluxe 14 CD.
There are two more CDs that come with the package. One is a very comprehensive TurboCAD tutorial, which starts from the very basics (how to set your screen for 1024x768 resolution), and goes through all the standard CAD drawing features (layers, snaps, grids, dimensioning, etc.) and into more advanced topics like custom templates. The other CD is a library of common CAD symbols.
TurboCAD Deluxe 14 itself is very nice to use. The interface is about as configurable as you can imagine, with standard toolbars that can be moved all around the screen, docked at the sides, minimized, or whatever else you want, and the ability to create custom toolbars. All the standard CAD tools are available, such as layers, multiple types of snaps, dimensions and standard units, different types of lines and line thicknesses, creation of standard polygons, different ways of drawing circles and arcs, etc. Symbols for all these tools are pretty intuitive. I haven't tried the 3-D modeling options yet, but I'm expecting they will be as easy to use as the 2-D tools.
IMSI, the company which makes TurboCAD, offers additional add-ons and plug-ins, as well as a user's forum and a blog on current issues.
All in all, I am quite happy with this program, and I look forward to exploring its possibilities.
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