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Re: TurboCAD versions, review?

2002-05-03 by crankorgan

Hi,
   Here is the FREE TurboCad

http://www.turbocad.com/products/products.cfm


                               John





--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., "marble_h" <marble_h@y...> wrote:
> well all I could find was turboCad * pro on the net I was told 
there 
> is a freeware some where does anyone have it or know if it is still 
> avalable  for downloading . My Cadkey and Autocad may be to big for 
> the job man it took me for ever to get things right I will post it 
> this week end ok guys .when you do check it out let me know if it 
> looks good or if it needs some changes.
> 
> 
> 
> John Brauweiler
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Steve Greenfield <alienrelics@y...> 
wrote:
> > Yes, please scan it. I'd like to know what version you are using,
> > there is the regular, Pro, and there's a sort of low end one that
> > pushes itself as "Learn TurboCAD". Features a 3D and 3 views of a
> > go-kart on the fold-out. I can get that one for something like $15
> > now at the half price books here.
> > 
> > I saw someone on one of the message boards pushing what turned out
> > to be a trojan horse program. He'd even hacked into the
> > messageboard itself and would taunt the owner of the board. Bad
> > mojo.
> > 
> > Steve Greenfield
> > 
> > --- crankorgan <john@k...> wrote:
> > > Steve,
> > >       I bought mine in the store for $30. If you want the scan 
of
> > > the box let me know because there are several versions out 
there.
> > > 
> > > Mine came with a video tutorial. The free download one works 
just
> > > as 
> > > good. The online version has a bug in it. If you use snap grids
> > > and  
> > > you go out of the program and save it the drawing. The next time
> > > you 
> > > go in the program the first snap will be off a little. I would 
go
> > > 
> > > back in draw a line and then delete it. The next lines would ok
> > > after 
> > > that. I only use Turbocad for drawing PCBs so I am only using 
the
> > > X-Y 
> > > planes. The Z is set in the DXF to Gcode converter. There is 
also
> > > an 
> > > other program out there that Alan uses. I never mention it
> > > because 
> > > there is a guy floating around who steals a wrecks message
> > > threads 
> > > just to hawk his product! Everytime a friend of mine would start
> > > to 
> > > help someone learn to draw he would hijack the thread pushing 
his
> > > 
> > > product. He would get upset when you mention the Tutorial in
> > > Turbocad.
> > > His product may be better but his attitude is not!
> > > 
> > >                                             John
> > 
> > 
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