Comments on: Training in Winchester http://paulthecad.co.uk An Unofficial TurboCAD and DoubleCAD Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul The CAD http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Paul The CAD Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:34 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-217 David, No training courses for a Mac at present, although I’ve been asked this so often now that they will come. The Mac versions are now on v5 which costs £50 as a download. However what I think would be best for you is to buy TurboCAD v4 2D Mac boxed version. This comes with a manual, plus I’ll throw in a training CD or book, whichever you’d prefer, for £60. This way you’d get a lot of extra help or just £10 more. Also I have a Mac technician that knows TC well who will be able to help out if a problem arrives. At my desk all day today, Monday and Tuesday next week, but then off for a show untill the following week. Paul 01962 835 081 (1) David,

No training courses for a Mac at present, although I’ve been asked this so often now that they will come.

The Mac versions are now on v5 which costs £50 as a download. However what I think would be best for you is to buy TurboCAD v4 2D Mac boxed version. This comes with a manual, plus I’ll throw in a training CD or book, whichever you’d prefer, for £60. This way you’d get a lot of extra help or just £10 more.

Also I have a Mac technician that knows TC well who will be able to help out if a problem arrives.

At my desk all day today, Monday and Tuesday next week, but then off for a show untill the following week.

Paul

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]]> By: David Fairclough http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-216 David Fairclough Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:20 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-216 Paul, Could you please recommend which version of turbocad would be best for my needs. I am a structural engineer; I need to do 2D drawings. I don't need 3D. But the drawings I produce must be professional and accurate. And I want to work on a Mac. Secondly, are there any training courses for TurboCad on Mac? David Paul,

Could you please recommend which version of turbocad would be best for my needs. I am a structural engineer; I need to do 2D drawings. I don’t need 3D. But the drawings I produce must be professional and accurate. And I want to work on a Mac.

Secondly, are there any training courses for TurboCad on Mac?

David

]]> By: Paul The CAD http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Paul The CAD Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:24:27 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-164 Will, I have a few training CDs for 2D v12 that you can have for free which will get him going. There is also a lot of training on YouTube. After that there are training days in Winchester, ( last few at £184 before the price goes up a bit), also excellent training books and videos. If you'd like the disk send a note with a mailing address to ptracey@avanquest.co.uk. The issue over a length is easily sorted and he will find TurboCAD far easier to use than AutoCAD. Paul Will,
I have a few training CDs for 2D v12 that you can have for free which will get him going. There is also a lot of training on YouTube. After that there are training days in Winchester, ( last few at £184 before the price goes up a bit), also excellent training books and videos.
If you’d like the disk send a note with a mailing address to ptracey@avanquest.co.uk.

The issue over a length is easily sorted and he will find TurboCAD far easier to use than AutoCAD.

Paul

]]> By: Will http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Will Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:09:46 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-163 Hi Paul, I've been asked to find some training materials for my boss. He's been using an ancient version of Autocad to do drawings with corners that don't quite meet up and dimensions that have been edited by had to say '10mm' when they are 9.674319461mm, etc. Can you recommend a free or cheap tutorial to go through the basics of how to do CAD drawings properly with Turbocad? After he's been though this I think some training might be appropriate. Many thanks for your help Hi Paul,

I’ve been asked to find some training materials for my boss. He’s been using an ancient version of Autocad to do drawings with corners that don’t quite meet up and dimensions that have been edited by had to say ‘10mm’ when they are 9.674319461mm, etc. Can you recommend a free or cheap tutorial to go through the basics of how to do CAD drawings properly with Turbocad? After he’s been though this I think some training might be appropriate. Many thanks for your help

]]> By: Paul The CAD http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Paul The CAD Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:09:32 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-25 Rod, A number of possibilities, some free some at a cost: At present there is an offer to upgrade your v10 to v15 for £30, if you take this up I can also throw in the training 2D guide at £20, (normally £35). The advantages here would be that you would be able to save in the latest DWG and DXF formats and the guide is for v15 and good. When you load v15, it puts a large number of sample drawings and tutorials on your hard drive that the training guide refers to and you can play with. There is a training day next week, 12th Feb, with places. You are welcome to call me at the office and I’ll happily go through the relevant points of drawing building plans, or if you are on the internet, I can link our computers so that you can see me working while talking over the phone. Once you know the correct tools and a few keyboard shortcuts, plans can be done very quickly and accurately. Paul 01962 835 081 (0) Rod,

A number of possibilities, some free some at a cost:
At present there is an offer to upgrade your v10 to v15 for £30, if you take this up I can also throw in the training 2D guide at £20, (normally £35). The advantages here would be that you would be able to save in the latest DWG and DXF formats and the guide is for v15 and good. When you load v15, it puts a large number of sample drawings and tutorials on your hard drive that the training guide refers to and you can play with.

There is a training day next week, 12th Feb, with places.

You are welcome to call me at the office and I’ll happily go through the relevant points of drawing building plans, or if you are on the internet, I can link our computers so that you can see me working while talking over the phone.

Once you know the correct tools and a few keyboard shortcuts, plans can be done very quickly and accurately.

Paul
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]]> By: Rod http://paulthecad.co.uk/training/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Rod Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:22:29 +0000 http://paulthecad.co.uk/?page_id=84#comment-24 Hi there. I am retired, now 70, and still do drawings for local Builders etc. I find I am about the only person I come into contact with that still uses a drawing board. I am happy with this but have had 'people' say my drawings aren't as tidy as those that use CAD. For this reason and admittedly because CAD offers much more, I have tried for some years to master Turbocad for doing 2D drawings. I last bought v 10 deluxe with the Reference Manual and find this helpful, but since I am not at the board continuously, often forget the many sequences to do things. I am very computer lierate in all other respects. You have refered to Tutorials but none go simply through drawing in 2D a house layout say. I am too old to want to spend much on a training course but would love a good simple tutorial to get me going fluently, and something I can easily refer back to. I have gone through all on Youtube (where I get guidance on many technical things) but there is nothing appropriate. Can you help. Hi there.
I am retired, now 70, and still do drawings for local Builders etc. I find I am about the only person I come into contact with that still uses a drawing board. I am happy with this but have had ‘people’ say my drawings aren’t as tidy as those that use CAD. For this reason and admittedly because CAD offers much more, I have tried for some years to master Turbocad for doing 2D drawings. I last bought v 10 deluxe with the Reference Manual and find this helpful, but since I am not at the board continuously, often forget the many sequences to do things. I am very computer lierate in all other respects. You have refered to Tutorials but none go simply through drawing in 2D a house layout say. I am too old to want to spend much on a training course but would love a good simple tutorial to get me going fluently, and something I can easily refer back to. I have gone through all on Youtube (where I get guidance on many technical things) but there is nothing appropriate. Can you help.

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