Originally Posted by fidibus42 Hi,
someone uses turbocadcam V3 ? How are the experiences?
Thanks for the information 
Fidibus |
Turbocad Version 3 is so old that I personally would not use it. They now have version 12 I think.
You can purchase Turbocad Version 9 for about $15.00 on e-bay. Also, that is for a factory new CD, not a copy.
Turbocad has a very steep learning curve, and one would need to purchase some factory training CD's to be proficient with this Cad package. The training CD's are around $50.00.
Turbocad will accept input files in many formats. You can even input a .JPG photo and trace the photo manually and output it as a .dxf file. In my opinion, the 3D capabilities and the input and output functions of Turbocad are its greatest assets.
Another option is to download A9CAD from the internet. It is a shareware program where you purchase it only if you like and use it. This program is a 2D version clone of Autocad. It has features of a basic CAD program. It is VERY easy to use, and if you upgrade to Autocad someday, you can use the same commands and functions (in most cases).
I personally use Autocad and Turbocad. I tried out A9CAD to see what it would do, and it passes the test for a CNC hobbiest wanting to learn CAD and to design 2D objects. It will output .dxf files, which is a standard for almost any CAD system.
Hope this helps,
Jerry