DeltaCad for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By lavalitedude

  Great but not perfect

  I can't help but think that negative reviews of this product are by people who did not take the time to do the tutorial or read the manual. It has a steep learning curve, but ultimately it does a great job. When I started using it, I kept a list of suggested improvements and "missing features." As time has gone by, that list has gotten shorter, not longer. Not everything is done in the most obvious way, but there is a way that works quite well once you learn it. But it does need some improvements: There is no grabber hand for scrolling the view. The horizontal scroll using the mouse does not work on my computer for some reason. The active layer should be displayed at the top of the window without having to enquire from the program. You cannot reorder the layers or group them. There is no obvious way to simply measure between objects (without adding a temporary dimension callout). I think the most frustrating thing is that you cannot snap to points on objects that are grouped. You have to ungroup first. Maybe I'll find out I'm wrong about that one. I hope so. Having said all this, using it, I'm getting faster and better every day, and it's doing the job (PC design) I need done. And it's $40. Not $400 or $4000.

  
  
• By cobber

  Great value

  When I first purchased DeltaCad I was frustrated with it and wished I had not purchased it. But, after using it for awhile and getting used to its odd and unintuative interface, this software has grown on me. For the price you really can’t beat this as a personal CAD program. It is really powerful, you just have to think different to use it effectivly. If you look around at other software of this type, they can be quite expensive, and they have a learning curve too. So I can recommend this software strongly IF you are willing to put the time in to figure out how it works.

  
  
• By T square T

  Getting better with every use.

  I have tried several “cad” programs. None even come close to Delta Cad. All I wanted was a simple way to draw dimensioned floor, cabinet and various other plans. Several emails, have been promptly answered and I’m getting more proficient with each use. Still have to ask questions regarding some functions ,BUT each inquiry is answered. There are a few “tweaks” I would like to see added to any funture upgrades. Hope I will have that opportunity should an upgrade ever be considered. I gave it 5 stars because it is the best of all I have purchased.

  
  
• By RRICH911

  BEST for the money

  I use this program for hobbie projects and home design because I cant afford autocad. Ive used this app for 4 years now and it is a excelent low cost solution for mechanical designing. I have bought several other drawing apps from the app store and ended up deleting them, wasting my time and money. This program is not big on options but it does what it claims to do and gets the job done..Hopefully more features will be added in the future. The stability is rock solid,it has crashed a few times but I have never lost any drawing work.

  
  

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