TurboCAD Mac 2008

Intuitive command tools, automated user tips and customizable keyboard shortcuts make it easy to get started and offer superior speed and efficiency in your design process.

• TurboCAD Explorer - Manage your design with the intuitive Layer Manager. Effortlessly add content using the Symbol Palette with access to over 7,000+ drag and drop symbols.

• Multiple User Settings - Customize your preferences from unit measurements, colors settings, and display options, to grid conditions, snaps, keyboard short cuts and dialog positions. Perfect for multi-user situations such as computer labs, schools, and station sharing.

• Icon based Show/Hide menu makes it easy to toggle between various parts of your design.

• Wheel Scroll Direction - Reverse the direction of your zoom with the simple roll of your mouse wheel.

• Partial Selections - Easily perform a partial selection by simply selecting from right to left.

• Skin Folder - Easily create and replace tool icons with externally located Skins folder.

Graphic Design Compatible

Turn your Illustrator® designs into CAD drawings with dimensions, or import CAD files from AutoCAD®, STEP and SAT into Illustrator images you can use in brochures and marketing materials. Perfect for importing technical drawings into desktop publishing format.

• NEW Updated DXF/DWG Support - Read/Write AutoCAD® files through v2008 with updated DXF/DWG translators. Includes support for model and paper space.

• Conversion Tool - Create precise 2D wireframe and hidden line drawings from imported 3D models, including AutoCAD, DXF and DWG files. Quickly create production-ready drawings, with auxiliary details and section views from existing 3D parts.

Complete Design & Editing

TurboCAD Mac v3 offers comprehensive drawing and editing tools for producing anything from simple hobby sketches to fully dimensioned, standards-compliant, production ready drawings.

• Over 275 Drawing Tools A complete set of 2D drafting and design tools are all grouped logically for easy access.
• Over 7,000 Drag-and-Drop Symbols Choose from thousands of symbols to effortlessly add content including electrical, mechanical, bathroom, kitchen, construction, LAN, CMOS, doors, windows, counters, fasteners, HVAC and more.
• NEW Tape Measure Tool Measure from one object to another quickly and easily.
• Snaps Quickly locate x, y coordinates, tangents and perpendiculars with TurboCAD Mac’s snapping technology. Transparent window overlays can even be used to snap text right where you want them.
• Fractional and Dimension Display All data entry fields support measurements in feet and inches and display the data in the same format.
• Double Line Tool The double line tool is perfect for drawing walls in architectural drawings. The double line automatically offsets to your chosen thickness.

Easy to Share

• NEW Export Options Export your designs to BMP and JPEG raster formats. TurboCAD Mac now supports the export and import of the most popular formats.
• NEW Publish to Web Save and share your file as HTML for use on the web.
• Bill of Materials Assign a specific Material, Price, Part #, Vendor #, Size, Weight, and Volume to any component of your drawing. Display the data in a table format within TurboCAD or export it to Microsoft Excel® for easy sharing.
• NEW File Properties Save additional information with your file—user and company name, file properties and design notes. The information can be used to automatically file title blocks in your printed designs.

Version 3.0 Size 116 Platform Mac OS,

Leopard / Mac OS X
Intel Mac, Power PC G4
512MB RAM
200MB disk space
32Mb Accelerated graphics card
Open GL