--- description: Learn more about TurboCad price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: TurboCad Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Engineering CAD Software](/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) > [TurboCad](/software/167524/turbocad-professional) # TurboCad Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/167524/turbocad-professional Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/167524/turbocad-professional?page=2) > Desktop CAD solution for the PC \& Mac which assist architects \& engineers with 2D drafting, 3D modeling and photo realistic rendering. > > Verdict: Rated **3.8/5** by 33 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses TurboCad? Designed to assist architects, interior designers, and mechanical engineers with 2D and 3D computer-aided designing, using dimensioning, constraints, rendering, surface and solid modeling. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.8/5** | 33 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: IMSI Design - **Founded**: 1983 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$299,99 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Annual Subscription and Network Licensing pricing also avaialble - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Imaging - CAD Tools - Data Import/Export - Design Analysis - Manufacturing Design Data - Presentation Tools ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Chat ## Category - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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They provide a wealth of content packs that come with ready to use furniture and materials. Also provide a Custom Workshop tool where you can adjust any of the existing furniture/objects and come up with your own specific furniture which can be added to user libraries. Lighting works very well with the LuxCore render engine and you can use emissive lighting or actual lighting. All is PBR based so light reflects as it should on object surfaces. Support was excellent from both forums administrator and support team at TurboCad. > > **Cons**: Very important to read the manuals and go thru training tutorials to fully understand how to produce some amazing final renders of homes. Rendering time can be slow, even on fast CPUs. Download servers are very slow. > > I’m new to working with floor plan design software but have experience with 3DSMax and Cinema 4D. I found Floorplan 2024 to be much easier to use for home design and layout than other tools. I started with just some basic measurements of the home we’re moving into and managed to build a complete floor plan in just a few hours. There are some key areas to read in the manual that will help, but for the most part it’s relatively easy to watch there tutorial videos and get up and running quickly. The more I used FloorPlan 2024 the more I realized the design decisions of the software and why their approach is very efficient with enough flexibility to provide stunning 3D homes. ----- ### "Frustrated novice business user." — 2.0/5 > **Michael** | *01 November 2025* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It’s inexpensive. I tried to move to Rhino but learning curve is too steep. Low cost alternative to other expensive tire frame cad programs > > **Cons**: Their support is non existent. No phone support. only email., which takes hours to hear back. Their sales team is easy to talk to, but they can or won’t help with issues other than sales > > Decade long user. Not high level, I find it difficult to use the advanced features. Project go unfinished or delayed because of slow functionality and I’ve give up trying to functional help. ----- ### "TurboCAD Special Thanks" — 5.0/5 > **Alex** | *12 September 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Easy to use interface, converting to DWG and Back to TCW - Choose your workspace style - win2000, winXP, CAD Course, AutoCAD, etc. - Easily convert 2d to 3d - Always up to date with Windows updates - Technical support (online) - Affordability - Easily import PDF files > > **Cons**: - Wish technical support was more one on one over the phone - Automated phone support > > Our company has been designing and building custom homes now for 22 years. We consider TurboCAD the go to program that allows us to design all the important aspects and features our clients need in their custom homes. Very easy to make adjustments and its user friendly tool interface is easy to operate. We have recently upgraded to the 2024 Platinum addition of TurboCAD, thanks to Syed(CEO), we will be using it for years to come. ----- ### "Nondeterministic software." — 2.0/5 > **Peter** | *25 September 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Features and capabilities. Lots of both. Free trial. This allows potential users to determine whether or not to use the tool. > > **Cons**: The features are on a tiered model. Some of the features that would be most useful for me are in the higher tiers while I won't use many of the lower tier features. TurboCAD changed the properties of my objects randomly. This caused confusion and issues. This glitch is why I decided to not purchase the software. Support is slow. The best turnaround time I saw was one business day. > > I got a trial license, downloaded the software and started to use it. While not intuitive, the interface was easy to use at a basic level. I encountered an issue late in the trial and contacted support to help me resolve it. While they came up with a solution to the problem, the trial license had expired. ----- ### "Very capable and feature packed tool - not for casual users" — 4.0/5 > **Joseph** | *29 January 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: This product is a "Swiss army knife" of features. Performs all core 2D and 3D CAD tasks. Great "bang for the buck" Excellent drafting tools. Very powerful once you know how to use it. > > **Cons**: Very steep learning curve. Very limited parametric/history modeling. Mediocre UI/UX for naming objects - hard to use with complex assemblies. > > I have the very pricey Platinum edition which enables a number of features for a better 3D CAD experience. This is an absolutely essential tool to be able to work with data from many different sources. TurboCAD's ability to import and export and convert between many data forms has saved the day so many times over. This is not something you pick up and learn in a day. Or a week. Or a month. Even after years of using various versions of TurboCAD, I'm still learning new details of core functionality and behavior that have been there all along. This is a serious tool that can generate precise and beautiful 2D drawings and 3D models. With proper setup, 3D rendering is beautiful. The UI is sometimes not as fast and responsive as I might like -- you will want to invest in a fast PC with a high performance GPU to get better experiences. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/167524/turbocad-professional?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/167524/turbocad-professional) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data