rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft

"Richard Crowley" wrote in
news:13g4fq3pdrc3d4d@ :

> "Lloydj" wrote ...
>> My personal CAD journey started with Generic Cadd, went to
>> VisualCadd (which I still love), Acad LT, Acad 2000, now Acad
>> 2006. Being on a slightly higher profile side of theatre
>> now, I work closely with architects and other designers all
>> the time and Acad is central to getting our projects
>> coordinated.
>
> I also started out with Generic CAD, but alas, Autodesk,
> like Adobe and other high-end vendors chose to ignore
> the whole low-end market. Not everybody needs a CAD
> application that costs more than their computer. :-((
>

Exactly right! We found TurboCAD a few years ago and have never
looked back. Designers can send us their plans in ACAD DWG, and
we can send them the floor plans in that format. TCAD offers a
free 2D version that's fully functional; this allows you to learn
the basics of using a CAD program. Then you can upgrade to the
latest 3D version for a few hundred dollars - if you want to.

--
}:-) Christopher Jahn
{:-( /

Deceive boys with toys, but men with oaths.