ActCAD Software Reviews

Summary: I was looking for something that worked like AutoCAD without the high cost. I had used AutoCAD from the 2005 up to the 2013 version.
Then I found some alternatives that worked almost the same.
ACTcad is the first program I've used that seems identical to those older versions of AutoCAD which I prefer.

Positive: Commands are identical to AutoCAD.
Interface is similar to AutoCAD.
Much lower cost.
Easy set up and integration.
Fast start up.

Negative: Haven't found any problems so far. Maybe the color scheme. I can probably change that.

Summary: Very nice and smooth. I highly recommend this product. It's a great value for money.
I use a lot of alternative solutions as I am a small company. This is one of the best alternative solution.

Positive: It is extremely easy to use. Transition from Autocad user is very easy.
We have had issues some time but got resolved very quickly.

Negative: Once in a while there is issue with the Hatching command where the hatching crosses the boundary.

Summary: Very happy with the program.
Easy to use as a replacement of the other dwg based programs.
If you have no experience at all, you have a lot to learn
I have CAD experience since 1984.

Positive: Total replacement for my previous cad program.
Very good user interface.
Sharp lines because of raytracing.
Import of .pdf files as background also totally scalable.
Low price and frequent updates.

Negative: After my previous Cad program i had to get used to the extensive user interface.

Summary: Overall Excellent product for Students as well as professionals. All features are excellent and can be utilised with minimum hardware. Cost is within budget and great features with this price.
Surely recommend for using it…….
Go for it without any hesitations…….
Thanks

Positive: I am using act cad for 3D as well as 2 D drafting for my Plant buildings and Machineries.
-Product was referred to me by our Architect as he was using it.
-Product having a very good features
-Mainly we can activate the setup by ourself and get very good support from Act Cad team.
-Runs smoothly with i5 Processor and 8GB RAM
-No lags or hanging issues
-Gives best features with least cost

Negative: - I haven’t face any issues with this product.
Doesn’t have any Cons.

Summary: Been using intellicad platform for more than a decade. The Actcad team is very responsive to any help.

Positive: Software is mostly the same as popular CAD platforms.
Does serve all our 2D drafting purpose as required for our nature of job.
License cost is very reasonable.

Negative: Documentation of VBA examples missing need to provide better documentation.
Linking blocks with database is not available.
Need for Actcad Electrical plug-in.

Summary: I would recommend ActCAD to anyone who is familiar with AutoCAD, but who don't want to pay to subscription to AutoCAD.

Positive: ActCAD is very similar to AutoCAD.
ActCAD has done everything I've needed to do so far that I was doing without high cost associated with AutoCAD.

Negative: None so far. Some of the tools are different from AutoCAD, but nothing I would complain about.

Summary: Overall my experience with ActCad is really good..... I can give 5 stars...
Customer support is just a phone call away and they will resolve what ever the problem is with the software.

Positive: 1.Really a good and affordable alternative to Any standard CAD softwares.
2. Almost all the features are same as Any standard CAD softwares.
3. After sales Support is really good.

Negative: 1.Small Glitches needs to be resolved.
2. Need to fix crashing issue.

Summary: This is over all best software with best price. You can use as Autocad. All most no difference. Yes it is require to change in some command as mentioned in cons.

Positive: Almost works as Autocad. When I was working I used Autocad. When I started my own office I need this type of utility with acceptable price.

Negative: Very few commands like:
Hatch
Inquiry
Print
Required to look in to.

Summary: I give it a big thumbs up. 5 stars. I have to say, i wasn't sure, so i did an evaluation download and quickly realized it was the answer i needed and purchased it.

Positive: Looks and feels like everything i am used to using. I wanted a lesser priced alternative to the big name cad program and this fit the bill.

Negative: Nothing to dislike so far, it functions as it should in a very familiar layout.

Summary: I am a loyal, uncompensated, advocate of ActCAD. Their management and support are the best I've encountered in any of the dozens of programs I use.
Of all the IntelliCAD resellers (I've tried several), ActCAD is superior and their price is the best or competitive. Their prompt technical support is worth the price of the CAD.
I highly recommend this ActCAD.

Positive: I've used ActCAD for many years. I used AutoCAD for decades. ActCAD is the functional equivalent of AutoCAD, but much less expensive, less bloated, and the support is superior. The User Interface is easily customizable. When glitches are discovered, ActCAD will typically have them solved in short order.

Negative: Occasionally, the update function does not operate. Fortunately, the ActCAD support staff will send you a link to a working download.

Summary: I am thankful that I found ActCAD. It can be both simple or complex. I have had occasion to open some of my old, more complex drawings that were created in AutoCAD 14. The drawings opened with no problems at all.

Positive: I am a retired Professional Engineer and I have used CAD programs including MicroStation, AutoCAD and simple drawing programs for over 30 years. I had been using an old AutoCAD 14 program that finally lost all support and I wanted to replace it. ActCAD popped up in an internet search and it seemed to be too good to believe. I tried the ActCAD BIM program for a few weeks and then I purchased the ActCAD Professional program for a number of reasons; (1) the program has all the functions and more I had with AutoCAD 14; (2) I was able to buy the program, not rent it; (3) the price of the program was unbelievably low; (4) I was able to load all of the plans I had created in AutoCAD 14 in ActCAD; (5) I found that simple functions like COPY, TRIM and others had functionality that made them easier to use; (6) using the program is so simple, I use it to draw whatever I want to build because I can use drawings to identify assembly issues and use dimensions for accurate material takeoffs; and (7) my primary use of ActCAD is for preparation of drawings of metal fabrication, building construction, concrete design, room layout and site layout. After about a year of using ActCAD there has not been a single drawing I could not create.

Negative: The HELP functions have sometimes been unable to show the path to specific functions. For example I was using ARCHITECTURAL dimensions and displayed a DECIMAL angle. The DECIMAL angle displayed with a COMA. I wanted the display with a PERIOD. I had to specify DECIMAL dimensions and change the COMA to a PERIOD then change back to ARCHITECTURAL in order to change the period. All of this was trial and error. Another HELP issue was finding the screen that changed the isometric drawing planes. The issues I have had don't change my view of the program

Summary: An EXCELLENT program, for its price, quality, ease of use, compatibility with other programs, and it is for life.

Positive: It is an inexpensive version to work the DWG files legally. the program works very well, it has all the tools that are required for the job.

Negative: I wish I had a quick command guide to learn all the tools more easily.

Summary: I get new experiences with Actcad. I am a project manager and I do all my projects with ActCAD. I'm just having a little trouble with the plumbing drawings. But I believe that this situation will be resolved in the future. It is an application that we will constantly improve ourselves.

Positive: I was using Autocad before. We were tired of dealing with student licenses or crack files. But I found ACTCAD for about 2 years and bought 4 different Lifetime licenses at a very affordable price. All users in our company are satisfied. The friends in the company that provided technical support always took care of us and solved our problems in a short time. I sincerely thank the ACTcad team for putting an economically very convenient program at the service of humanity.

Negative: There were minor flaws at first. but with quick updates, corrections were made. We are currently working to meet all our needs without any problems.

Summary: Overall ActCAD is a very affordable and usable software for anyone familiar with other CAD programs.

Positive: ActCAD functions like AutoCAD but without the huge price. All of the functionality that I’m familiar with between both programs operates the same.

Negative: There really isn’t anything that I don’t like considering the price difference of other CAD programs.

Summary: Excellent product, easy to use as very similar to AutoCad. I would recommend it as it is great value.

Positive: Very good, very similar to AutoCad at a fraction of the cost. Good support that solved issues quickly.

Negative: A few minor glitches with updates, probably my fault for not updating for too long.