Originally Posted by
Andy990
You might take a look at DesignCad on Amazon. Does not cost a lot.
The next step up from DesignCad is TurboCad Deluxe. Both are cheap.
Turbo cad has been around since 1985, and is in its 21st edition. They also make Turbocad pro which costs a lot more.
I have used Blender. Its complicated to use. Any Cad program is complicated. None are easy to use even the very expensive ones.
The advantage of DesignCad or TurboCad Deluxe is the availability of extensive training materials that don't cost a lot. Cadcourse.com has the tutorials for turbocad
I recommend turbocad deluxe ver 14 or above. You don't need the newest version as even ver 12 runs on windows 8. About $10-15.
I would also suggest the cadcourse essentials training bundle, which shows your how to use the program, the turbocad manager and lead tech support walk you thru the program with onscreen narriatives,explations and comphrehensive instructions..eay to watch listen and learn. $50 well worth it. DesignCad, CadCourse and TurboCad are part of IMSI Design. The same programmers that wrote Sketchup, wrote turbocad before they wrote sketchup for google. The deluxe version of turocad does a considerable amount of 3d. The tutorials are applicable to design cad 2d as well as turbocad deluxe and pro.