Features
New Interface options
TurboCAD's customisable tool environment now lets
you select to display only those tools you want and need, freeing
up your valuable screen space for designing. Choose from a
variety of collapsible, drag and drop menus with tools that are
intuitively grouped and organised, and offer display options
ranging from simple icons, to icons with full explanations. Plus,
TurboCAD's all new, context sensitive tools eliminate unnecessary
prompts and steps by making intelligent assumptions about you
desired outcomes, resulting in increased speed and productivity
in all aspects of drafting and design. And if you're not ready to
make the switch, there is even an option to remain in the
"classic" interface.
Superior Mechanical Design
With our latest release, you can
now apply material properties to individual facets of the same
object and preview blends before committing to them. More
geometric constraints have been added that improve the
relationship between 2D constraints and the resulting 3D derived
designs. And a rebuilt Part Tree now gives you a more complete
view of your part's history and parameters. Plus, mechanical
drafting is even easier with these advancements:
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New: Ability to define horizontal and
vertical constraints
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New: Hover cursor over an object to
preview a blend, before committing to
it
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Improved: Redesigned
"part-tree" for quick, easy parametric modeling and
editing
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Improved:
Create automatic and precise tangencies where splines meet
other objects
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Improved: Define constraints for objects
in parallel planes with just one
click.
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Improved: Apply different materials to
different facets of the same
object
New Mechanical add-on pack
includes
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New: Bending Tool. Create complex,
multi-planar 3D objects with a few simple clicks of the mouse.
Set the axis, angle and radius of the bend to create models
previously not
possible.
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New: Hole Tool. Create parametric holes in
objects in a few easy steps and modify the properties at any
time, based on mechanical standards, including counter bore and
tapped
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New: Facet Offset
Tool
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New: Pattern Constraints allow repeated
geometries within a 2D primitive such as a polygon to be fully
constrained. This is an especially powerful tool when 2D
entities are used with different transformations. Constraints
between the original group of geometries can be duplicated on
the patterned
geometry
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Enhanced: Part Tree with additional
editable parameters of 3D
primitives
Updated: tutorial for learning how to
effectively use the D-Cubed 2D Dimensional and Geometric
Constraint
Manager.
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Apply materials to individual facets of the
same objects
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Part Tree now gives a more complete view of
your history and parameters
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More
constraint options with D-Cubed's latest Constraint
Manager
Packed with more
than 15 constraints for 2D lines, arcs, circles, splines and
dimensions, you can now also apply horizontal and vertical
constraints to lines located on the same plan, as well as lines
located in parallel planes. Plus, quickly and easily locate and
even delete existing constraints within a drawing via an easy to
use constraints palette. You can even generate spline tangents
with just one click and TurboCAD automatically calculates the
precise spline connection points. Plus, powerful new Pattern
Constraints enable repeated geometries to be fully constrained
within 2D primitives. This tool is especially powerful when 2D
entities are used with different
transformations
Advanced Architectural
Drafting
Create parametric doors and windows, and drag
and drop them directly into the walls of your 3D drawing. Define
the exact parameters of these objects by choosing from dozens of
window and door types. Plus, select the specific properties of
each object, including frames, hinges and knobs. Easy to use
drop-down menus and a properties editor make this a snap.
TurboCAD will even automatically generate the appropriate symbol
for the 2D version of the drawing. And, architectural drawing is
a cinch with these latest
additions:
New: Point
Marker tool lets you automatically number objects such as rooms,
doors or windows and is great for creating legends, call outs, or
simply mapping points and adding notes to your
drawings
New: Auto generated symbols of chosen door
or window for 2D version of
drawing
New: LightWorks Archives of brand-name
interior and exterior
materials
New: Three options for
displaying fractional dimensions (stacked, diagonal,
in-line)
New: Create
parametric walls, doors, and windows, and choose from dozens of
architectural and material properties to create thousands of
style combinations. Plus choose different materials for frames,
hinges and knobs.
Drag and drop Parametric doors and windows into your
walls
Simplified Text
Editing
Offering a newly
simplified approach, TurboCAD's text editing tools now mirror
those found in other graphic applications. Simply select the text
box you want to edit and the text editing palette is
automatically called up. Extrapolate text to create 3D text for
effects such as embossing. And make edits to 2D and 3D text,
directly on screen. Plus choose from thousands of colors for text
and
background.
New and
Improved 3D
Tools
Newly integrated
3D tools now offer rigid and normal sweeps, including options for
doing simple extrudes where the extrude originates
bi-directionally from a user defined central
point.
All new visual
possibilities
Hundreds of brand name and custom designed, interior and
exterior materials and  effects are now available through LightWorks
Archives. Or create your own custom materials and effects through
our enhanced Materials Editor that lets you overlay multiple
materials and transparencies on top of each other to create
amazing custom surfaces. Plus, choose custom density levels for
scattering mediums, and go even further with all new Decal
Reflectance filters. And enjoy all new flicker free drawing and
fluid camera
views.
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New: Access hundreds of brand name and custom designed,
interior and exterior materials and effects through LightWorks
Archives
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New: LightWorks 7.5 with real time render
and "pre-cache" rendering for faster previewing of 3D models
and rapid editing while in render
mode
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New: "Flicker Free" rendered
views while moving, rotating and
zooming.
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New:
"Reflected" gradient brush for 2D rendering (similar to
"Cylinder" in
AutoCAD)
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New: Saturation parameter for Simple Environment
Luminances
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New: Set custom density levels for
scattering mediums such as
fog
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New: Layer multiple materials
and effects on top of each other
(Decal)
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New: Scaled
image backgrounds including "stretch", "preserve", "letterbox",
"view" and "center" for scaled image
backgrounds
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New: Export to GIF and PNG files with transparent areas
(Alpha
Channels).
Revamped
PDF
Features
The redesigned
PDF file export features now let you export paper spaces,
customize PDF fonts, True Type, SHX, paper widths, and paper
heights
sections.
Expanded
Interoperability
TurboCAD now
supports 28 of the most popular industry-standard file formats,
including DWG, DXF, IGES, STEP, DGN, STL, 3DS, and DCD. Plus, you
can now export you 3D files into DWF format or publish your
designs into HTML, JPG and now newly supported PNG and GIF file
formats with included Alpha Channel for
transparencies.
Added
Programmability
TurboCAD
Professional Version 12 even includes a complete software
development kit. (SDK). And, TurboCAD's
Software Development Kit now offers XML-based
definitions.
...and
there's
more
Full of
industry's leading tools and options not found even in higher
priced software, TurboCAD gives you more features per pound than
any other CAD programme on the market. With significantly
advanced parametric modeling, superior artistic and visual
options, comprehensive and time saving drafting tools, intuitive
and customisable user interface, and the most cross-compatible
file publishing options on the market, TurboCAD Professional
Version 12 is the tool that CAD professionals worldwide have
turned to for significant productivity and dramatic
results.
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