The most substantial pieces here are the Feature Reviews. The time and word-count available gave an opportunity to try and get under a product’s skin, and understand what it would be like to use intensively.
Publication Details: Publication: “PC Plus”, UK Issue: Date: Product Information: Title: AutoSketch Release 7 Price: £116 Ex. VAT: £99 Supplier: Autodesk Limited Phone: 01483 462600 (fax: 01483 305556) WWW: http://www.autodesk.com Fact Panel: Minimum Requirements: Pentium, 16Mb RAM (32Mb recommended), Windows NT4.0/Windows 95/Windows 98, hard-drive with at least 50Mb free space (90Mb recommended), CD-ROM drive, 256-colour […]
Publication Details Publication: “PC Plus”, UK Issue: Date: Product Information Product: AutoCAD 2000 Price at time of publication: £3,701 incl. VAT (£3,150 ex. VAT) Supplier: Autodesk Limited Phone: 01483-462600 www: http://www.autodesk.com Fact Panel Minimum Requirements: Pentium 133 or better; CD-ROM; 800×600/256-colour VGA display; Windows display adapter; Mouse; 50Mb hard disk space (minimum); 64Mb disk swap […]
Publication Details: Publication: “PC Plus”, UK Issue: 118 Date: August 1996 Product Facts: Product: TurboCAD 2D/3D Price at time of publication: £70 Supplier: IMSI (UK) Limited Contact: 0181 581 2000 web: http://www/imsisoft.com Fact Panel: Minimum Requirements: 386, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 8Mb RAM, 28 Mb disk-space Available on: 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk + CD-ROM […]
Mid-Priced CAD: Visual CADD 1.2 Supplier: FastCAD Europe Ltd. Contact: 01923-246427 Price at time of publication: £495 Visual CADD is strictly a 2D draughting program, for users who need to prepare detailed manufacturing drawings rather than develop design concepts. This, and its heritage in Generic CADD, determines much of its character. There’s a comprehensive if […]
Mid-Priced CAD: AutoCAD LT Release 2 Supplier: Autodesk Limited Contact: 01483-300077 Price at time of publication: £499 At first sight, AutoCAD LT Release 2 appears almost identical to the original version, owing much to AutoCAD Release 12 for Windows. A toolbar along the top contains frequently used functions such as undo and layer control, and […]
Publication Details: Publication: “PC Plus”, UK Issue: 109 Date: November 1995 Feature Reviews: Mid-Priced CAD Is AutoCAD LT Release 2 still the best mid-priced CAD program? Tim Baty compares LT with its rival, Visual CADD AutoCAD LT Release 2 Visual CADD Whenever a program appears which defines a new type of application, it isn’t long […]
Budget Windows CAD: DesignCAD 2-D 7 for Windows DesignCAD 2-D is well-established in America, but less well-known in Britain – PMS. (Instruments) Ltd. hope to change this with Version 7.0 for Windows. A DOS-based 3D solids modeller is also available. Installation was painless in our review system, but the documentation contains almost nothing about configuration […]
Budget Windows CAD: ChoiceCAD for Windows version 2.1J Although ChoiceCAD for Windows from SoftCover International is relatively new to the market, it’s been available in beta form for about 18 months – an extraordinary period of time. However, it represents a serious attempt to combine ease of use with features suitable for professional design work. […]
Publication Details: Publication: “PC Plus”, UK Issue: 102 Date: April 1995 Feature Reviews: Budget Windows CAD As prices fall in the Windows CAD market, Tim Baty tries out two new packages that aim to woo users away from AutoCAD. Do they have the drawing power to succeed? ChoiceCAD for Windows Version 2.1J DesignCAD 2-D 7 […]
Mid-Priced Windows CAD: DesignView 3.0 Computervision is one of the world’s most respected suppliers of high-end CAD systems. Their customer-list reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of leading-edge technology, including companies like McLaren International, the Formula One racing-car manufacturer. DesignView was released two years ago, and currently represents Computervision’s lowest-priced product. If you have children at […]