TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D (PC DVD)

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• ASIN: B0022NHM3Q
• Release Date: 12 Jun 2009
  

By : Avanquest Software
Price : £20.83

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TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D gives you unlimited design options. Packed with hundreds of professional drafting tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols, TurboCAD Deluxe delivers everything you need. Create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, artistic illustrations, crafts, school projects and more. TurboCAD's LightWorks photorealistic rendering allows you to create stunning, life-like visualisations of your designs. Previous CAD experience is not required. TurboCAD Deluxe is backed by an extensive support network of user forums, newsletters, training materials and online resources. TurboCAD Deluxe is the smart choice for consumers looking for a high-quality, all purpose CAD application.
Top 5 Reasons TurboCAD is No.1!
1: Affordable CAD - More professional features per pound than any other 2D/3D CAD application sold.
2: Easy to Learn ; Use - Beginner, intermediate, and advanced menu settings with context sensitive help in a familiar Windows style interface helps you get results fast!
3: Complete 2D Drafting ; 3D Modelling in One Application - Packed with 2D drawing, modifying, and dimensioning tools, plus 3D modelling, photorealistic rendering, advanced lighting effects, transparency options, camera views, and more!
4: CAD ; Graphic Compatibility - Supports 28 of the most popular industry-standard file formats including AutoCAD® ; Google SketchUp files, save to PDF, and more!
5: Proven CAD Solution for Over 22 Years. Year after year, the industry’s most versatile and consumer friendly CAD application.
A Quick Overview:
Hundreds of Easy-To-Use FeaturesTurboCAD Deluxe is packed with hundreds of advanced design tools typically found in programs costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but is simple enough for anyone to use. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced CAD designer, TurboCAD Deluxe is the smart choice.
Innovative Architectural ToolsTurboCAD’s 2D/3D architectural tools let you design floorplans, decks, kitchens, bathrooms, room additions and more. Easily create top view two-dimensional floorplans, and then use our walk-thru tools to tour your design in 3D. Add materials, lighting and shadowing effects, and then produce stunning photorealistic renderings.
Sophisticated Mechanical ToolsTurboCAD’s mechanical drafting tools let you design everything from engines and mechanical parts, to circuit boards, patent drawings and more. Create complex 3D shapes simply by extruding (pulling) them from your 2D shapes. Edit directly in 3D mode and apply colours, brush styles and lighting effects to create stunning visual presentations.
New and Improved Features!
IMPROVED 3D BooleansBoolean operations use two existing 3D objects to create a new object. Objects can be combined, subtracted, intersected, or sliced. Now TurboCAD offers greater control over combining 3D entities with the ability to select multiple entities for addition or subtraction.
IMPROVED CurveNow TurboCAD offers the ability to split a 3D Curve into two pieces. It’s handy for extracting extrusion or sweep profiles from part of a larger curve.
IMPROVED MeasurementTurboCAD now has the ability to measure the length of 3D Curves as well as the area of ACIS faces.
NEW Mesh Simplifier ToolThis tool degenerates (simplifies to a specific number of triangles) TurboCAD Surfaces. It’s useful for simplifying large, imported meshes that will subsequently be rendered, as render times will be less.
NEW Helix ToolNew tool to quickly draw 2D and 3D spirals.
NEW 3D Mouse SupportTurboCAD now works with the Sandio 3D Mouse - www.sandiotech.com. Speed design as you move along and rotate about your drawing’s X, Y and Z axes without having to also use your keyboard or other on-screen navigational aids. It makes for more efficient drawing and viewing of 3D objects.
IMPROVED LightWorks RenderingTurboCAD now includes the Lightworks 7.9 lighting and rendering engine. This major upgrade of the underlying render engine provides dozens of new material shaders plus advanced shader descriptions.
IMPROVED Material ScalingNow there are new methods to accurately scale materials and preview those changes on the fly.
NEW Design DirectorThe Design Director lets you organise, access, and explore design alternatives easily in the Design Director Palette. You can create Layer Templates, Light Templates, and Camera Templates that you name and save for use on different designs. With Categories and Graphics you can select, view and assign properties without the constraint of Layers. Switching between design alternatives has never been easier!
IMPROVED DWG/DXF Import/ExportTurboCAD has always offered excellent compatibility with native AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT files, making it an excellent companion product. A new ability to export XREFs with DWG or DXF drawings offers even greater AutoCAD file compatibility.
IMPROVED Google SketchUp File SupportThe SketchUp (SKP) file import filter has been greatly enhanced in TurboCAD v16. Not only is more information about the SketchUp model now successfully imported into TurboCAD, but supplemental rendering, lighting and materials information is imported if the SketchUp model has been rendered with IMSI/Design's IDX Renditioner product, a plug-in to SketchUp.
SKP File Import Enhancements:Now supports SketchUp version 7 files Units settings are now importedDimension objects are now importedUser may now define the Material for Block Insertions in the model and may define 'By Block' the material for modelsConstruction Lines are now importedTwo new Camera properties are now imported - Perspective/Orthographic flag and the View propertyInsertion of Custom Materials (3rd-party) is now supportedHorizon Colours from the SketchUp Environment are now importedSoften and Smooth Edges properties are now imported
Additionally Imported IDX Renditioner properties from SketchUp model:Material Bumpiness information of SketchUp textures now importedRenditioner Lights, including Natural Lighting, are now imported as LuminancesShadow Casting property is now imported Glow Appearance from Renditioner lamps imported as material
NEW Google SketchUp File ExportConvert your TurboCAD models into native SketchUp (.SKP) files for seamless import into Google SketchUp.
IMPROVED Doors and WindowsTurboCAD lets you simply drag-and-drop parametric doors and windows into self-healing walls. This operation is made even easier with these enhancements:
Precise placement and editing of windows and doors have been made easier with new vertical alignment properties including Head Height, Sill Height for Windows and Head Height, Threshold Height for Doors.
Editing is now easier with added “Right/Left” and “Inside/Outside” flip options added to Node Editing
Measuring is simpler with “Measure To Property” added.
Object Materials in render property offers more visualisation options of these architectural object types.
Key Features
Lightworks Photorealistic RenderingPowerful 3D rendering defines physically accurate materials such as glass, mirrors, and polished or reflective surfaces with ray tracing – allowing you to create photorealistic designs.
PDF PublishingSave your drawing as PDF documents for easy sharing. Plus, export paper spaces, customise your fonts and define your paper widths and heights.
Earth-Friendly “Green” DesignTurboCAD offers a complete set of pre-drawn, eco-friendly details that you can drag and drop into your design, as well as dozens of “green” materials. Access the Green Building Design Centre for more earth-friendly building and design ideas, solutions and supplies. Dozens of links will help you locate energy wise and environment friendly doors, windows, natural lighting and much more.
Hundreds of Easy-to-Use Features
Setup WizardBreeze through questions designed to help you define your drawing’s size and orientation, units of measurement, printing scale and viewpoints
Flexible User InterfaceTurn on and off only the tools you want to see as you work in a familiar, windows-like, customisable interface. Display TurboCAD’s comprehensive set of 2D/3D design tools with full explanations in the beginner mode. Switch to intermediate or expert mode to gain screen space as you become more familiar with the program.
Advanced Handle-Based EditingSave time and draw more accurately, more quickly. TurboCAD provides handles for scaling, but also for rotating, moving and aligning objects.
Context-Sensitive HelpGet instant knowledge on tools by utilising the built-in help feature which will take you straight to the User Guide explanation of that tool.
2D ; 3D Text EditingCreate and edit text without leaving your drawing. Plus, choose from thousands of colours for text and background.
Colours, Brushes, Bitmap and Gradient Fills, and TransparencyTurboCAD allows for hatch patterns and gradients to be layered with transparency. Custom bitmaps, such as your company logo, may be used as well. This empowers you to much more clearly and precisely communicate construction or assembly details.
Table ObjectsCreate a table on the fly, or import a table from DWG/DXF files. Create and fill the schedule table with drawing information using the fill schedule wizard.
Full CompatibilityFull import export compatibility with: 3DS, CGM, DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, WRL, WRZ, PLT, TCW, WMF. Import compatibility with: SKP, DC, DCD, FCD, FCW, GEO, 3DV, Export compatibility with: BMP, DAE, GIF, JPG, PDF, PNG
Magazine Reviews:
"TurboCAD Deluxe is a superbly specified and good value-for-money CAD program which has versatility on its side...", (PC Advisor, August 2008)
TurboCAD Deluxe gives you unlimited design options with hundreds of professional drafting and design tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and pre-drawn drag-and-drop symbols. It’s everything you need to create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, illustrations, school projects and more.Affordable – an exceptional value in 2D/3D CADEasy To Learn and Use - Beginner, intermediate and advanced menu settings and context sensitive help in a familiar Windows style interface get results fast2D Drafting ; 3D Modeling In One Application - Packed with 2D drawing, modifying, and dimensioning tools, plus 3D modeling, photorealistic rendering, advanced lighting effects, transparency options, camera views and more!CAD ; Graphics Compatibility - Easily import existing designs from 28 of the most popular industry-standard file formats including AutoCAD and Google™ SketchUpProven Solution for Over Two Decades - Year over year, TurboCAD has proven itself as the industry’s most versatile and consumer friendly CAD application
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TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D (PC DVD)

 

Product Features

• Unlimited design options with hundreds of professional design and drafting tools
• New and improved features including helix tool, Google SketchUp file support, 3D mouse support, and more!
• The most affordable CAD - more professional features per pound than any other 2D/3D CAD application
• More 2D Drafting ; 3D Modelling in One Application – get more precision design and drafting tools
• Incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols
• Easy to Learn and Use - context-sensitive help within the software, searchable, indexed help online
• Improved CAD ; Graphics Compatibility - includes support for the most-popular industry-standard file formats
• Proven CAD Solutions for Over 22 Years - the industry's most versatile, consumer friendly CAD application
• Includes CAD Fundamentals Video Tutorials worth £39 and a printed user guide to get you started quickly!
• Perfect for Architects, Illustrators, Hobbyists, Designers, Students, Engineers, Builders, Contractors and more!

Customer Reviews

Purchased TC 8 a number of years ago, it was a bit clodgy but I got by with it.
Thought I would upgrade to this version as there would bound to be improvements to the programme.
Dissapointment theres not a great deal of difference in version 16 to version 8, as far as I can see you still cant do BASIC operations like trim for doors and window within lines unless of course you upgrade to the pro version
I have started using Auto Sketch in work it appears to be far more user friendly and productive than this, I wish I had gone for that now, which is kind of sad as I like the page set up on T CAD.
Not enough BASIC bells and whistles in the 2d application to make this programme worth the price you have to pay for it.
EDIT 11 Jan 2010
The software has now become unstable and unusable, judging by internet forums this problem is not confined to me.
TCW are in the process of emailing me fixes, ie Turn off all applications, disable spyware and antivirus and several other suggestions.
Personally i dont think I ought to be going through that nonsense to get their software to work, (even though I have tried their sugestions). As at todays date im still waiting for a resolution off the developer, in the mean time i have drawings on my machine which have a lot of my time invested in that wont open now, or possibly may never be able to be opened.

I recently bought Turbocad 16 Deluxe (2d/3d)
Within a few hours I had established that the package was feature rich and should easily fulfil my needs.
The user manual that came with it, however, proved to be error rich, almost as if it referred to a different version!
I found a forum on the web, (recommended by the company), and initially found it useful but soon I was unable to reach the website. This coincided with a period during which my ISP was down, this confused the issue a lot. My ISP has now been back up for a while but the forum is no longer available
I am still trying to learn how to use this 3D design package but may end up using a licence for a far more expensive one that my main client plans to use.
It is a shame because I do believe this is probably a good product, just badly supported

 

TurboCAD 16 Deluxe 2D/3D (PC DVD)