Graphics & Desktop:CAD/CAM

A Powerful 2D/3D CAD Standard For Everyone!

Product Information

If you are looking for an affordable, versatile and easy-to-use CAD solution with the power to tackle any design task, TurboCAD is for you. Get up to speed quickly with a Windows environment and get more 2D and 3D CAD power and flexibility than other more costly alternatives. TurboCAD shares files seamlessly with the industry standard CAD file formats, making it easy for you to collaborate with others. If you are looking to get serious about CAD or want to provide a powerful standard for everyone who needs to create, edit or view CAD drawings, TurboCAD is the ideal choice.

TurboCAD V9.1 delivers flexibility and performance to take you from 2D drafting and dsign to sophisticated 3D surface modeling faster and more efficiently. Utilize the improved user interface and tutorials to quickly guide you through the program's powerful CAD tools. With built-in resources for sharing drawings and data with other CAD applications, you have the power to product professional results in every step of the design process. 



Provides intuitive features to get you started right away, complete tools to finish the job, and powerful, easy-to-use 3D modeling and rendering.  Over 20 new and improved features!

Perfect For:

• Architects
• Engineers
• Designers
• Illustrators
• Educators
• Students

 
 


     








Fully Integrated 2D and 3D Design
Access over 250 tools grouped logically for easy access and enhanced productivity. New Copy/Mirror and Transform commands make designing easier.

Multi-Text Lines
Insert and edit multi-text lines with full formatting capabilities for enhanced drafting and presentation.

Other New Features:

• Automatic Material List Generation
• Interactive Tutorials
• Environment Palettes and Toolbars
• Terrain Tools for Editing
• Curved Walls
• Rotation/Repositioning
• Print Styles

Associative Dimensioning
Insert any type of dimension in one automatic step, including complex architectural and mechanical dimensions. Now includes multi-text dimensions.

Snaps and Drafting Aids
Integrated tutorials help you harness TurboCAD's power. Learn how to fully utilize lines and arcs, flawlessly render objects, edit your drawings and much more.

Printing and Output
Print only the pages or areas you want in multi-page drawings. Even create and save styles for Pen and Brush in tables.

3D Tools and Snaps
One-step shape tools, extrusions, revolutions and more, plus improved 3D snaps to create complex shapes easily.

Workplane
Enhanced features display the intersection of the workplane with 3D objects and now allow 2D entities to be modified on different workplanes.

Other Improved Features:

• Roof Editor
• Driveways, Decks and Fences
• 3D Camera Control
• Self-Healing 2D and 3D Walls
• Raytrace Rendering
• 24 Formats Supported
• AutoCAD / Microstation File Sharing

KeyFeatures Include

Drag-and-Drop 2D and 3D Symbols
View thousands of symbols in 2D and 3D. Easily click and drag them into your drawings.

Smart Architectural Walls
Create walls that automatically join, intersect and split when placing a door or window.

Automatic Drawing Setup
TurboCAD's step-by-step Wizard sets your scale, drawing size and more.

Convert Scanned Drawings
Integrated Raster-to-Vector tools let you easily bring in images and hand drawings, including OCR for text.

Multiple Drawings, Multiple Paper Space
Access multiple drawings, each with multiple pages having independent settings (grid, units, etc.) and one-click tabs for switching between pages.

AutoCAD, MicroStation File Sharing and More!
Compatible with AutoCAD, including support for multiple paper space, shaped viewports, regions and SHX Fonts. Also includes Microstation DGN support plus 20 other formats.

Floating and Shaped Viewports
Create viewports in any closed space, changing them with 2D and 3D model editing found directly in the viewport. Also includes independent snaps, layering and rendering controls>

Automatic, Editable Meshes
Create complex meshes simply by entering coordinate information directly or import matrix data from Excel, then view, edit and render the mesh directly in TurboCAD.

Lights

• Ambient
• Point
• Directional
• Sky Light
• Spot Light
• and more

Object Rendering

• Hidden-line rendering in perspective with objects clipped behind the camera
• LightWorks rendering engine with raytracing
• Background rendering
• Shadows with sharpness controls
• Support for OpenGL and acceleration cards

Includes

Included FREE with TurboCAD Version 9.1 is FloorPlan 3D.  Save hours of design time by creating your floor plan in this award-winning companion application. Then import your plans directly into TurboCAD and automatically create fully-dimensioned plans, elevations, schedules and more.

System Requirements

• Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP
• Pentium 166 or higher
• 64 MB RAM   (128 MB RAM for large files with thousands of 3D entries)
• 55-212+ MB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
• 64 MB of swap space
• Super VGA (1024 x 768) display
• High Color (16 bit) graphics card
• 4x CD-ROM drive with 32 bit drivers
• Mouse
• Internet connection recommended