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   Scarecrow | Feb 16, 2003 08:32am | #1

   Try TurboCad

   "in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king..."
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   buildit4you | Feb 16, 2003 03:57pm | #2

   Imerc,

   Have you tried Softplan?  It's a bit pricey, but has met all of my needs.

   Good Luck!

   PLP

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   MikeSmith | Feb 16, 2003 07:09pm | #3

   if you're moving from ACAD14, the three that would be in your league would probably be Vectorworks, Softplan, & Chief Acrchitect...

   I've never heard anyone who uses one of those three complain about their choice

   I've used Chief since '97,  Hubcap just switched from ACAD,  I  think Steve Zerby uses it.....

   Chief User's has an excellent site which you can get to from ART's home page..

   Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
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   FastEddie1 | Feb 17, 2003 12:01am | #4

   Skip the TurboCad...not worth the money.  I have Chief Home 5.0 and it's just ok, but miles ahead of Turbo.  Do a search for cad...there's lots of discussions.

   Do it right, or do it twice.

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   IMERC | Feb 17, 2003 12:31am | #5

   The Chief Architect 8.0 demo should be on the way. It isn't so much that I don't mind spending the money but I wouldn't mind having to do it only once.

   Is there a difference between Chief Home and Chief Architect?

   Duh! The search feature. Thanks.

   MORE TOYS NOW..... WHY WAIT TILL TOMORROW......

   Edited 2/16/2003 4:35:43 PM ET by IMERC

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   FastEddie1 | Feb 17, 2003 01:22am | #6

   Home 5.0 is a slightly dumbed down version of Chief 8, both published by the same company, supposedly very similar and fully compatible, about half the price.  Since you're used to Autocad, think of it as an AutoCad Lite vs Autocad comparison.Do it right, or do it twice.

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   IMERC | Feb 17, 2003 02:12am | #7

   Thanks.

   MORE TOYS NOW..... WHY WAIT TILL TOMORROW......