RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] which CAD program for a Mac?

To: "'personal_submersibles@psubs.org'" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>

Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] which CAD program for a Mac?

From: Alec Smyth <Asmyth@changepoint.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:26:32 -0500

Autocad as far as I can tell is only for PCs.

Well, from the responses as well as from my online research, it seems that Vectorworks (aka Minicad) is the app of choice for the Mac. Initially I found it priced as high as $1,300, but you can buy new boxed sets on ebay for $292 - this seems to be a fixed-price offering from a distributor, not just some individual who got their hands on a box. In addition, a Vectorworks free trial CD is available. So I've requested that, and if I like it I guess I'll buy it on ebay if I like what I see.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Alec

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Mills [mailto:barycenter@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:25 PM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] which CAD program for a Mac?

I have used Minicad on the Mac. It is a good Cad program.

I've used both Autocad and Autocad Lt. You can get a student's

price for Autocad [if you are a student or if you know one :-)

who can buy it for you ] Autocad Lt. is good and probably the

same price range as Minicad, maybe a little more.

TurboCad is selling around $99.00 for the basic package and is

a great little package for the cost. It also has a file conversion

utility to DXFs for Autocad. There is an eDrafting package called

VDRAFT you might want to check out.

http://www.vdraft.com/

--Steve

----- Original Message -----

From: Alec Smyth

To: PSUBS (E-mail)

Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:47 AM

Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] which CAD program for a Mac?

I know the "which CAD?" question has come up before, but I have a new twist. My wife just gave me a new MAC, and I've always been a PC guy. Do any of our resident CAD gurus have a recommendation? On my PC I've been using QuickCAD, which is a cheap 2D "cad lite" from the makers of Autocad. I love it, although I'd also like to do some 3D work. Key factors are ease of use, and low cost, since this is after all a hobby.

thanks,

Alec