TurboCAD Pro 15 is the premium design software solution that’s delivered exceptional value to both 2D and 3D users for over 20 years. TurboCAD Pro’s robust set of 2D drafting and 3D modelling tools enable users to create innovative designs for a wide range of industries and disciplines. TurboCAD also includes several industry-leading technologies, such as Spatial Technology’s ACIS® solid modeling engine, LightWork Design’s photorealistic rendering and lighting engine and material libraries, and Siemens PLM Software’s D-Cubed geometric and dimensional constant engine. TurboCAD Pro’s incredible flexibility, low learning curve and overall ease of use are hallmarks of this award-winning program. A completely customisable graphical user interface, SEKE’s (Single Entry Key commands), and a Part/History Tree allows for editing of complex designs in any order. TurboCAD Pro is incredibly compatible with other CAD and graphics programs and formats, supporting import from over 30 file formats and export to over 25 formats. Our DXF and DWG file translators for AutoCAD® are considered some of the best in the industry. KEY FEATURES 2D Drafting: Advanced Drawing Tools TurboCAD employs over 40 line, arc, curve and spline tools, so that no matter the situation you’ve got the right tool for the job. When used with TurboCAD’s snaps and drawing aids you’ll be able to quickly sketch your designs with no restrictions. Constraints Apply relationships between 2 or more objects via dimensional and geometric constraints for accurate designs which can then be adjusted easily. Make a change to one object in your design, constraints automatically update the drawing based on the rules you’ve set. Dimensionally drive your 2D profiles. Select Copy & Editing Tools TurboCAD comes equipped with tools to allow you to quickly select objects by type, colour or by layer. Coupled with TurboCAD's array & copy tools you’ll save copious amounts of time. When used in conjunction with constraints provide huge power to your line-up. Annotation Tools Dimensioning and Text are vital to any CAD Drawing ours include: Smart, Quick and Baseline which allow you to dimension automatically Associative Dimensions - freely move, rotate, or resize the associated objects and the dimension will retain its position relative to the objects, and the dimension text will change automatically to reflect changes Precise Dimensioning up to 10 decimal points Formats include: Architectural, Fractional, Engineering, Decimal, and Surveyor Multi-Text Formatting and Scaling options Parametric Parts, Blocks & Symbols Easily create reusable objects, then drag and drop them into your designs. Parametric Parts, new in TurboCAD 15, greatly enhance this feature by allowing you to create your own parameter driven components for increased productivity. Block Attributes A block attribute is AutoCAD®-style informational text associated with a block that you can enter whenever you insert a block. TurboCAD reads and displays block attributes from AutoCAD drawings (DWG) and DXF files and allows you to generate your own. Hatches Patterns and Line Styles Apply hatch patterns by object or pick-points to add the finishes touches to your production drawings. 3D Conceptual Design and Rendering: TurboCAD offers the benefits modelling with both Surfaces and (ACIS®) Solids allowing for optimal flexibility in design. When coupled with LightWorks® Photorealistic Rendering you’re sure to impress clients and associates with your dramatic presentations. ACIS Solid Modelling Provides realistic complex 3D object creation as well as data crucial for engineers such as Volume, Moments of inertia, Center of gravity and Surface Area. Some of ACIS tools are: Rail, Sweep and Revolve Facet and Edge Modifiers Extrusions and Lofts of Compound Profiles Face to Face and Branch Lofting Section and Slice Lightworks Allows you to place lighting and luminance to your entire environment and allows you to apply bitmap materials to any 3D face for dramatic realism. Profile Editing 3D objects that are created by performing a function on a 2D profile can be modified to update the 3D object that is based on it. Assembly Tools Easily combining multiple components together to create one part has been made especially easy with TurboCAD new assemble tools Part Tree Allows you to go back to any procedural step in your design and make modifications without losing any subsequent work. Profile Editing 3D objects that are created by performing a function on a 2D profile can be modified to update the 3D object that is based on it. Publishing, Productivity and Reports: Drafting Palette Automatically creates and enables you to insert standard views of your model into Paper Space. Dynamic Viewports Viewports have two components: a boundary and the view that it contains. Any update of the view is instantly applied to the viewport. Viewports can be independently scaled and displayed in hidden line draft and quality rendered modes. Desktop Customisation TurboCAD’s desktop interface is completely customisable. Add command to any toolbar. Pop-up toolbars let you assign your most used tools to the local menu (right-mouse click), saving you from spending time navigating endlessly to use a tool. Context Sensitive Help Click any tool or menu item to instantly pull up the help description. Database, Reports, Tables Define custom fields reports, bill of materials and parts lists. Architectural Tools: Walls Walls automatically create openings for parametric doors and windows. TurboCAD also offers a host of supporting tools for walls. Wall Dimension tool – Quickly assign dimensions to any straight wall, including dimension thickness. Place dimensions in parallel or at any angle from the wall. Join/Split/Modify/Dimension Walls – Intelligent walls automatically join, intersect, and split when placing a door or window and even update dimensions automatically after you edit them Intelligent Walls – Self-healing intersection and ends for quickly layout floor plans. Convert to wall – convert existing lines, polylines, circles and curves into walls Parametric Doors and Windows, Stairs and Slabs Allow you to instantly create and modify doors and windows, stairs and slabs. Specify types and shape, select material, adjust dimensions, and more. Find more options with the TurboCAD Pro Architectural Edition. Door Type – Single and Double-hung Door Shapes – Rectangular and Custom Stair Types - Straight Window Type – Picture and Awning Transom Window Shapes - Rectangular Intelligent Roofs Intelligent roofs let you alter the pitch, add skylights, move items, change materials and self heal after a move. AEC Styles Allows you to modify or customiSe your architectural objects down to the last detail. Door and Window Schedule Adding a window or door into a drawing dynamically updates the schedule. User has complete control over how text will appear. Terrain tool Place your design on a hillside or uneven terrain. Create terrains from scratch of by importing Triangular Irregular Network (TIN) data from standard file formats. New Features TurboCAD Pro 15 provides greater productivity, stability, and ease of use, with more new features for greater flexibility in design while streamlining your work. New Environmentally Friendly Content: NEW! “Green” Library Access a library of over 50 Eco-friendly objects along with dozens of materials to help conserve our natural resources. NEW! Materials Over 300 New Materials have been added, many that are Eco-friendly. Enhanced 2D Drafting & 3D Modelling: Improved Lofting Lofting guidelines provide enhanced control of your lofted objects by adding 3D splines and polylines. NEW! Woodworking Layout Tool Create 2D layouts of 3D models to optimise the cutting and manufacturing of new components. NEW! Dimensions Get greater flexibility and enhanced 2D drafting ability with New Angular Dimension for Arcs and New Surveyor Linear Dimension. NEW! 3D Drawing Tool – Rotated Box Create 3D box on any angle from your active workplane. Specialised Mechanical Design: NEW! Automatic Workplane by Face Add speed to drawing and editing in 3D. Now all drawing tools will automatically detect and reposition the workplane when mousing over the face of an object. NEW! 3D Assembly Tools Enjoy easier editing of 3D objects with two new assembly tools – assemble by tangent and assemble by axis. Professional Architectural Design: Improved Terrain Tool Create terrain objects from selected points. NEW! Mode in Edit Dragger Edit Segment – Improve editing of Walls, Slabs and Bulge Polylines (zero width polylines). Improved Schedule Table Now includes support for Walls and Slabs. Optimised Data Management: NEW! Bill of Materials/Parts List The most effective way to cost your design. Report on all object properties and block attributes, assign custom attributes, or adjust the query to produce custom reports. Then easily convert the report into a table as a new TurboCAD object. NEW! Support of Table Object In addition to converting a Bill of Materials report into a table, you can also use the new Insert Table Tool to create a table on the fly, or import a table from DWG/DXF files, as Table Objects are now AutoCAD® compatible. NEW! Fill Schedule Wizard Create and fill the schedule table with drawing information faster and easier. Parametric Parts Creation and Management: NEW! Parametric Parts and Symbols Ability to create fully parametric 2D and 3D content – some parts may be used in AutoCAD® as well! NEW! Part and Symbol Library Palette New Palette allows for easy management of Parametric Parts and symbols. Outstanding Compatibility: NEW! ASAT File Import/Export Enjoy enhanced compatibility for 3D solid modelling. Store 3D objects and blocks/inserts in ASAT files. NEW! Collada (DAE) File Export Experience enhanced operability with virtual worlds and Google™ Earth with this powerful new export option. NEW! OBJ File Import/Export Obtain OBJ support for polygonal models and free form models such as curves and NURB surfaces. Improved 3DS File Import/Export Get better interoperability with mechanical and artistic design applications with improved material, texture coordinate, and normal import/export of 3DS files. Documentation, Online Help, Tutorials, and Support: Context-Sensitive Help Icon with a question mark, allows you to click on any tool or feature in TurboCAD, and the program will instantly take you to that feature in the Help Section. Free Email and Web-based Support Find the answer in our knowledge base, chat with users like you in our online Forums, read our tech blogs, or send us a questions and we’ll email you with the answer. Online User Guide (Download version) or Printed User Guide (DVD-ROM version) Over 500 pages. Printed Getting Started Guide Over 85 pages. Searchable, Indexed Online Help Recommended System Requirements: 2 GHz Processor, 2 GB RAM 3D Graphics accelerator card Wheel mouse Internet connection Microsoft ® Internet Explorer™ required for Internet registration Macromedia ® Flash™ plug-in required for on-line tutorials *GfK Australia retail CAD sales, Units, Jan 2003-Dec 2006