Benefits
2D Drafting• Advanced Drawing Tools - Employs over 40 line, arc, curve and spline tools • Constraints - Apply relationships between 2 or more objects via dimensional and geometric constraints for accurate designs which can then be adjusted easily • Select Copy & Editing Tools - Comes equipped with tools to allow you to quickly select objects by type, colour or by layer • Annotation Tools – Dimensioning and Text are vital to any CAD Drawing ours include: - Smart, Quick and Baseline which allow you to dimension automatically - Associate 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 - Parametric Parts greatly enhance this feature by allowing you to create your own parameter driven components for increased productivity • Block Attributes - Is AutoCAD®-style informational text associated with a block that you can enter whenever you insert a block • 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 • ACIS Solid Modelling – Provides realistic 3D object creation as well as data crucial for engineers such as Volume, Moments of inertia, centre of gravity and surface area • 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 Architectural Tools • 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. • 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.
• Doors and Windows - Drag-and-drop parametric doors and windows into your walls. Choose from hundreds of possible combinations of architectural styles and materials. - 20 Parametric Door Types – Single*, Double, Single-hung, Double-hung, Double Opposing, Uneven, Uneven-hung, Uneven Opposing, Bifold, Bifold-Double, Pocket, Double Pocket, Sliding Double, Sliding Triple, Overhead, Revolving, Pass Through, Accordion, Panel, and Communicating.
- 7 Parametric Door Shapes – Rectangular, Half Round, Quarter Round, Arch, Gothic, Peak Pentagon, and Custom.
- 15 Parametric Window Types – Picture, Single Hung, Double Hung, Awning Transom, Double Casement, Glider, Hopper Transom, Pass Through, Single Casement, Single Hopper, Single Awning, Vertical Pivot, Horizontal Pivot, Uneven Single Hung, and Uneven Double Hung.
- 14 Parametric Window Shapes – Rectangular, Round, Half Round, Quarter Round, Oval, Arch, Trapezoid, Gothic, Isosceles Triangle, Right Triangle, Peak Pentagon, Octagon, Hexagon, and Custom Stairs - Stairs can be created in just 3 clicks and are fully parametric. Choose from straight*, multi-landing, spiral, and U-shaped styles. Specify material, stair dimensions and more. Rails - This parametric object type lets you define hundreds of rail types and set location, post position, and extension parameters. Roofs - Intelligent roofs let you alter the pitch, add skylights, move items, change materials and self heal after a move. NEW! Slabs -Increase architectural design capabilities with parametric slabs, particularly for multi-level structures. The ability to cut holes in slabs is also supported. NEW! Integrated Building Materials Scheduler from 1st Pricing - The most advanced, user friendly building materials scheduler available. Generate accurate real-time schedules, including specifications and price quotes. Create and manage multiple schedules and bids with your free 1st Pricing ID. Improved Style Manager for Architectural Designs - Customize or modify styles and parameters for architectural object types, schedules, text and AEC dimensions down to the last detail. Define a style guide and manage how objects are defined, look and behave. Improved 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. Even create terrain objects from selected points. Improved Schedule Table - Adding a window or door into a drawing dynamically updates the schedule. Now includes support for walls and slabs. User has complete control over how text will appear. Advanced Mechanical Tools • Bend - Create accurate bends measuring from a specific distance from the edge. Set the axis, angle and radius and let TurboCAD do the rest. • Unbend - Great for sheet metal and fabrication shops, creates new unfolding object, leaving original in tact. • Tube Bend Tool - Make cylinders incredibly flexible. Simply choose where you want to bend to create models previously not possible. • Tube Flange Tool - Simply extend a tube and bend it in just a few clicks. • Flange Tool - Rapidly creates flat and bent flanges using the Smart Dimensioning tool for precision. • Parametric Holes with Boss Hole Type - Create parametric holes in objects in a few easy steps and modify the properties at any time including a option for easy parametric cylindrical bosses. • Imprint - Saves up to 3 steps by optionally combining Booleans with the Extrude Blend and Chamfer tools into one single procedure. • Horizontal & Vertical Constraints - Locks line segments into vertical or horizontal modes thereby adding greater control during the design process. • Unfold Face - Unfolds faces of various ACIS objects such as cones, even those with a filleted rectangle as the base. This is also knows as obtaining the involute of a surface is great for working with materials sheet metal or fabrics. • Facet Offset Tool - Move a Facet in or out of its current position while updating all connecting surfaces. |
