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Re: CAD programs

To: Rick Hammond <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: CAD programs
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:43:46 -0600
there's also "DeltaCad"...

At 08:33 AM 12/18/01, you wrote:
>Paul, Gene,
>I haven't tried it but there is also an 'Autocad Lite', or there was.  Of 
>course
>cheaper, and I imagine it would help if you planned to move on to a full 
>version
>later.
>
>I imagine most of the smaller retail programs out there could be the 
>same.  I've
>also heard of 'Easycad' and seen $10. programs in the stores.
>I think with any of them it is a matter of spending enough time with it, 
>which of
>course I haven't done yet ;-)
>Cheers,
>Rick
>
>Gene Halvorson wrote:
>
> > Paul,
> >
> > I have two programs.  The one I have used the longest is
> > called "TurboCad" made by IMSI.  I have version 4 and it does do some 3D
> > stuff which is good enough for me.  My son, who is attending a two year
> > program for CAD, uses AutoCad 2000.  AutoCad has probably been around the
> > longest as it was one of the first CAD programs umpteen versions ago.  Both
> > of them have rather long learning curves but I find I use TurboCad more 
> as I
> > started with it first and I think it is easier with less commands to
> > remember.  Good luck, the learning curve can be frustrating at
> > times.
> >
> > GH


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