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One of the most powerful, yet least known tools in professional versions of TurboCAD is the Drafting Palette. The Drafting Palette is used for the creation of 2D construction and manufacturing documents from 3D designs, including ACIS® solids and 3D surfaces. It can be used in conjunction with both 3D Architectural and Mechanical designs. 3D Designs created or imported into TurboCAD’s Model Space are fully associative with the 2D views and construction drawings that the Drafting Palette creates in TurboCAD’s Layouts, even when working on an XRef. Dimensions are also fully associative. For Mechanical designs, both individual parts and assemblies can have any of 10 different standard views, 9 different preconfigured sectional views, as well as custom, detailed views chosen by a line or other closed arc or polyline. Recent versions of TurboCAD have also added the ability to add Layer Sets containing both visible and non-visible layers, and no scaling of Drafting Objects can be controlled by the Local (right click) menu. The Drafting Palette gives you great artistic control over how your views will work. Each drafting object placed on your Layout may be hatched, colored, or have its line weight and style adjusted as needed, with separate controls for visible and hidden line. In addition to standard cross-sectional views, fragmental views can be created and Drafting Breaks added.

The Drafting Palette works with over a dozen file formats and helps make TurboCAD Platinum, Professional and LTE Professional an excellent collaboration tool with other CAD applications. This includes Architectural formats such as .SKP (SketchUp) and .DGN (MicroStation/Intergraph) so the Drafting Palette can be used to create elevations, floorplans, sections, even detailed views, all of which are associative to changes in the model! 

3D CUSTOM WORKSHOP PRO

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3D CUSTOM WORKSHOP PRO:

This new FloorPlan® PowerTool adds over 90 professional CAD tools to FloorPlan® Home & Landscape Design. Its diverse feature set, consisting of 2D drafting, 3D modeling, editing, and data sharing tools allows the user to create virtually any object to complement their home design project. Objects created can be saved to your library and used with any of your home and landscape designs. Custom Workshop Pro can bring in popular CAD file formats such as SketchUp®, 3D Studio®, 3MF, STL, DAE, PLY, as well as Adobe® Illustrator®, PDF, SVG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, and JPG. Some of the features included in Custom Workshop Pro:

 

 

Some of the features included in Custom Workshop Pro:

 

2D Drafting Features:

 

·        Line Tools (8 methods)

 

·        Arc Tools (5 methods)

 

·        Circle Tools (7 methods)

 

·        Ellipse Tools (5 methods)

 

·        Polygon Tools (7 methods)

 

·        Bezier Spline Tool Fillet/Chamfer (5 methods)

 

·        Spline Fill

 

3D Modeling Features:

 

·        Primitives (6 types)

 

·        Extrude, Lathe, Skin, Cover

 

·        Booleans (Add, Subtract, Intersect)

 

·        Subdivision (Add Loop, Fill, Bridge, Inset)

 

·        Split & Slice

 

Modification and Editing:

 

·        Align, Group, Ungroup, Copy, Paste

 

·        Transformations (Translate, rotate, scale, mirror, along the path)

 

·        Arrays (Polar and Rectangular)

 

·        Magnet Tool

 

Data Sharing:

DWG/DXF, SketchUp®, 3D Studio®, 3MF, STL, DAE, Ply Adobe® Illustrator®, PDF, SVG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG

 

 

 

 

 

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With the release of TurboCAD 2017, users will find a more seamless workflow between office design and editing, and field work documentation. Office staff can now take TurboCAD drawing sand upload them to an iOS mobile device, where the files can then be used with IMSI Design’s field documentation app, TurboSite, in order to capture project and site information. Perfect for building construction, site design, job site inspections, construction administration, as-built verification, or practically any other AEC-related fieldwork project.

The captured information can then be round-tripped back into TurboCAD 2017 through the program’s new ability to read TurboSite’s native TAP files. Export the TAP file back to the office via email or upload to DropBox, Box or any WebDAV-enabled cloud site.

Back in the office, you can open up the TAP file in the new GeoMarks Palette. The Tap file will contain all mark-ups and GeoMarks, which include all captured media such as photos, videos and notes taken onsite.

Noted changes from the field visit that need to be made to the original file can then easily be made in TurboCAD.

To see a real-world example of workflow integration with TurboCAD and TurboSite, watch this video:

Working with TurboCAD and TurboSite together allows you to drive project efficiency across more of the project lifecycle, streamlining workflow processes and increasing productivity.

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TurboCAD for AutoCAD

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Are you thinking about using TurboCAD with AutoCAD or switching from AutoCAD to TurboCAD?

We’ve created a resource to provide you with the information you need to shorten your learning curve and start creating professional designs in no time at all. Once you’ve made the decision to use TurboCAD, this guide will help you get started by outlining the few differences in jargon, commands, and tools.

Here is just some of the information you’ll find:

TurboCAD offers the AutoCAD user

  • File Compatibility
    • AutoCAD DWG, Autodesk DXF and DWF, Spatial Technology SAT, ASCII, 3D Studio, STL, DGN, DCD, FCW
  • Supports vector formats: IGES, STEP, Meatstream, HPGL, VRML, CDM, WMF
  • Similar User Interface
  • Better handle-based editing
  • Larger variety of object snaps
  • Built-in raster to vector conversion
  • History for 3D solid models
  • Node editing
  • Constraint Management

The few differences and how they are resolved between TurboCAD and AutoCAD

  • Command selections and differences
  • Drawing Command differences
  • Node Editing

What you will love about TurboCAD!

  • Significantly more Mechanical tools
  • Significantly more Architectural tools
  • Additional Snaps not offered in AutoCAD
  • More affordable
  • Both permanent licenses and subscriptions are available

Download TurboCAD for AutoCAD Users now to learn more about why it’s easy to switch between TurboCAD and AutoCAD.

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