Acorn User Christmas 1997

"One of the most striking differences between RiscCAD and its Acorn based competitors is that it has more tolboxes, each obtainable from a main toolbox, which I generally keep at the left of the screen. Clicking Select on a tool in the main toolbox merely selects that tool, but clicking with Adjust or Menu opens up another toolbox (effectively a sub-toolbox), giving options referring specifically to that tool. I like the way sub-toolboxes, if opened from the main toolbox with the Menu button, disappear as soon as a tool is selected from them, which is rather like TurboCAD for Windows' fly-down button bars.

Toolboxes can be displayed both vertically and horizontally by clicking on the button on the far left of its title bar, and the user can also set how wide the toolbox is by using the preferences window. There is also a single button bar along the top of the screen with buttons such as Save, Print, Cut and Paste.

The main toolbox gives access to all the drawing tools. Along with lines, circles and arcs, one of its options is automatic dimensioning, which is incredibly flexible and comprehensive. With RiscCAD's dimensioning, figures can be manually entered if required, and you can customize the arrow and text size. The accuracy of a dimension's measurement can be set, and measurements can be given a prefix and a suffix."

"The redraw speed of RiscCAD is remarkably swift. Admittedly, I am running it on a 200Mhz StrongARM Risc PC but, even considering that, it is very impressive."

"The software is reliable, throughout Acorn User's comprehensive three-month testing, RiscCAD did not crash or go wrong in any way. I was wrong to opt for a PC for CAD; it is much more productive to work with RiscCAD, which I now use."

 
Acorn Publisher Vol.  Issue 1 - September 2001

"What is so impressive with RiscCAD is not only the wide variety of drawing options available but the overall consistency with which all these features are implemented. Consistency makes it much easier to learn and to use any application."

"As I have already indicated I am very imperssed with the way in which RiscCAD has been implemented and the wealth of features and functions available. I can immediately see opportunities where RiscCAD would be invaluable.

It is, perhaps, a little inflexible in places, but if you are seeking the means to create highly accurate scaled drawings then I would recommend it without reservation."