All cad programs do have a learning curve. non of them are open the box ready. I learned autocad in a very short time, 6 months for all the main and basic features. turbo cad is also a real good program, I could never figure it out though. if you got the hang of turbo cad then keep with that one, you will begin to pick it up pretty fast. you could also find a turbo cad site online and learn more there also. keep it up!!