Maury S Posted February 8, 2016 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2016 I had an interesting conversation with the TurboCAD sales dept. today. I have the choice of using a 32 bit PC (Windows10) or a 64 bit Mac (10.10 Yosemite) so I inquired as to the capabilities, ease of use, support, service, etc. between the two. The reviews are mostly good for the PC version and horrible for the Mac version. He confirmed that the PC version is much better. Maury mtaylor 1 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAnderson Posted February 8, 2016 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2016 The speed of your computer won't as great a deciding factor as will the amount of memory you have. And possibly your graphics card. Paul mtaylor and Don9of11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 8, 2016 Share #3 Posted February 8, 2016 A lot of PC programs get ported straight across to Macs. The problem is that often, the developers/programmers don't take the time to test (or rather the company won't give them the resource for this) and functionality is often lost. The OS's are just different enough that what works on the PC won't work on a Mac. Siegfried 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dusek Posted February 9, 2016 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2016 Hi, It also depend on how complicated 3D models you plan to design. I use 32bit Turbocad for design of my kits and the 32bit version is limited by using only 4GB memory. It is not enought sometimes for larger models. I would prefere 64bit version but have no experience with Mac. Daniel mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuna Posted February 9, 2016 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2016 I use TurboCad Designer (2D only version) on the Mac, and have had no issues with it. I'm a relatively new CAD user, so I can't make any real comparisons. mtaylor 1 Quote Frank Completed: Skipjack Kathryn; Dunbrody Sectional Model; Paragon (modified Mayflower) Scratch Build; Planning a Sectional Model of Dunbrody NRG Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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