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 Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:59 am Post subject: TurboCAD 15 |
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Henador
My Company…. Business Technology Group is an Engineering Design house that I owned for 31 years now, we have 10 Pro-E seats……I can pound out some pretty quick designs with TurboCad and not miss much in the basic 2D design and will stay head of AutoCad pretty much all the time….TurboCad 15 also comes with a PCB design set as well. For the cost of $9.95 I don’t believe you can’t lose.
Take Care happy designing.
Jim Wickert
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From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Henador Titzoff
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:07 AM
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Subject: Re: TurboCAD 10
Jim,
TurboCAD 15 costs 10 bucks, while AutoCAD 3D costs a boatload more. What features, if any, does TurboCAD lack that AutoCAD 3D has? The price sure does sound good, but $10 is hardly anything for software these days.
If it turns out that TurboCAD 15 is not too neutered, then it has to be the best bang for the buck we've run across in a long time!
Henador Titzoff
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ainut(at)knology.net
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject: TurboCAD 15 |
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Does it not handle 3d well?
David
Jim Wickert wrote:
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Henador
My Company…. Business Technology Group is an Engineering Design house
that I owned for 31 years now, we have 10 Pro-E seats……I can pound out
some pretty quick designs with TurboCad and not miss much in the basic
2D design and will stay head of AutoCad pretty much all the
time….TurboCad 15 also comes with a PCB design set as well. For the
cost of $9.95 I don’t believe you can’t lose.
Take Care happy designing.
Jim Wickert
Tel 920-467-0219
Cell 920-912-1014
*From:* owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of
*Henador Titzoff
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:07 AM
*To:* aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
*Subject:* Re: TurboCAD 10
Jim,
TurboCAD 15 costs 10 bucks, while AutoCAD 3D costs a boatload more.
What features, if any, does TurboCAD lack that AutoCAD 3D has? The
price sure does sound good, but $10 is hardly anything for software
these days.
If it turns out that TurboCAD 15 is not too neutered, then it has to
be the best bang for the buck we've run across in a long time!
Henador Titzoff
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Terry Watson
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: TurboCAD 15 |
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The recent version of AutoCAD (2010) that I am been using handles 3D very well, but it costs about $4,000. I have been using AutoCAD since about 1985 for architectural (building) work, but I virtually never use the 3D functions because I have other much cheaper software that does what I need to do in 3D much easier. The current trend in CAD software seems to be towards specific applications. There are version of CAD software for architectural design, civil engineering, structural engineering, and of course mechanical and electrical engineering applications. AutoCAD has a sister program called Revit for architecture with versions for building structural and mechanical applications which is in a class called BIM, or Building Information Modeling software. The difference from CAD is that BIM software has an "awareness" of what it is drawing and creates a building model by assembling materials and components.
My favorite for 3D work is Google Sketchup, which is available FREE from their website. Just Google it and you can download it. I use a more expensive pro version, but almost everything that I do in it could be done with the free version. But I doubt very much if you would find Sketchup helpful for doing something like a wiring diagram.
Terry
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:34 am Post subject: TurboCAD 15 |
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David and all,
The question what are you going to do with 3D.... 3D modeling it works great, 3D interference analysis it works, 3D stress analysis it take an understanding of statics and stress pattern analysis to make it work....3d solids and layering it works good, for drag and drop rendering...3D hidden-line rendering with objects clipped behind cameras great, flexible camera views in 3D with realistic lighting position enhancement great, floating and shaped viewpoints 3D changing them on the fly it great, Auto associative dimension in 3D, comprehensive set of 2D/3D drag n drop symbols with Boolean operations that allow intersect, subtract, and slice of objects great, dynamic rotations and walk-troughs great...single-click 3D floating palettes etc etc. As I said most people do not know what they want to do with 3D...for all intent and purpose on this group the TurboCad 15 will be 200% of what they intend to do. Remember you have PCB design and electrical circuit design as well something you will need to document you work....all for $9.95 ya think??? Yes ver. 17 has more features but for Exp plane building? If you are using it for your work and or business yes the Ver. 17 is a great choice for the cost. Hands down.
For reality sake when you have $38,000 a seat invested in Pro-E.... yes a seat ten of them (hardware and software) and $300,000 in Server hardware and software you really get embarrassed..... but then TurboCad as others were not the product they are today. And simulated testing is not there in TurboCad today either. Believe me there is more horse power than you will ever dream to use. Couple this with XPlane and your life will be occupied for ever. We also have one of the new photo quality vinyl ink wide bed printers $21,000.00 now we really can get into discussions....but is really better to fly the plane we are building than look at it in simulated suspension of wide screen high def printed form. It all about what we really want to do. Happy building.
Jim Wickert
Tel 920-467-0219
Cell 920-912-1014
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ainut(at)knology.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:44 am Post subject: TurboCAD 15 |
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One of my applications is creating brackets to help finish my plane.
Once it's in, then we can use a 3d printer to make a plastic prototype
to see if it works. Then, I can send off to get the real metal piece made.
Another is to help with my electrical design of the plane.
David
Jim Wickert wrote:
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David and all,
The question what are you going to do with 3D.... 3D modeling it works great, 3D interference analysis it works, 3D stress analysis it take an understanding of statics and stress pattern analysis to make it work....3d solids and layering it works good, for drag and drop rendering...3D hidden-line rendering with objects clipped behind cameras great, flexible camera views in 3D with realistic lighting position enhancement great, floating and shaped viewpoints 3D changing them on the fly it great, Auto associative dimension in 3D, comprehensive set of 2D/3D drag n drop symbols with Boolean operations that allow intersect, subtract, and slice of objects great, dynamic rotations and walk-troughs great...single-click 3D floating palettes etc etc. As I said most people do not know what they want to do with 3D...for all intent and purpose on this group the TurboCad 15 will be 200% of what they intend to do. Remember you have PCB design and electrical circuit design as well someth!
ing you will need to document you work....all for $9.95 ya think??? Yes ver. 17 has more features but for Exp plane building? If you are using it for your work and or business yes the Ver. 17 is a great choice for the cost. Hands down.
For reality sake when you have $38,000 a seat invested in Pro-E.... yes a seat ten of them (hardware and software) and $300,000 in Server hardware and software you really get embarrassed..... but then TurboCad as others were not the product they are today. And simulated testing is not there in TurboCad today either. Believe me there is more horse power than you will ever dream to use. Couple this with XPlane and your life will be occupied for ever. We also have one of the new photo quality vinyl ink wide bed printers $21,000.00 now we really can get into discussions....but is really better to fly the plane we are building than look at it in simulated suspension of wide screen high def printed form. It all about what we really want to do. Happy building.
Jim Wickert
Tel 920-467-0219
Cell 920-912-1014
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