TurboCAD Information Sheet

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TurboCAD Pro is affordable, professional CAD software for design, drafting, detailing and modeling. Multi-threading and a GPU-accelerated drawing engine speed design, while powerful 2D parametric constraints, 3D surface and ACIS® solid modeling, LightWorks™ photorealistic rendering, architectural and mechanical tools, assembly tools, and extensive file interoperability appeal to professionals spanning numerous disciplines. TurboCAD Pro advances productivity with tools that allow for design, modification, presentation, and documentation in an integrated fashion. And because we know that most people use a number of tools or collaborate with others frequently, TurboCAD Pro is designed to provide excellent workflow to and from other applications.

TurboCAD Pro Platinum is premium, professional CAD software. It includes all the speed and technology of TurboCAD Pro for 2D/3D drafting, detailing, modeling, and rendering, plus advanced tools for greater control and flexibility with architectural and mechanical design. An integrated suite of architectural tools that are AutoCAD® Architecture compatible are available including parametric doors, windows, slabs, roofs, stairs, and rails, as well as compound walls, schedules, and powerful section and elevation tools. Advanced mechanical tools offer parametric control over parts, symbols, patterns, and constrained arrays. Coupled with extensive file interoperability, it’s perfectly flexible for users whose projects cross disciplines.

Perfect For
Architects, Engineers, Hobbyists, Contractors, Builders, Designers, Illustrators, Students, Educators, Graphics Designers

System Requirements
In order to run TurboCAD® Pro 18, your system must include the following -

Recommended System Requirements: Minimum - Pentium® IV Processor; Microsoft® Windows® XP with 512 MB RAM; Windows Vista or Windows 7 with 1 GB RAM; 300 MB of free hard disk space; 64+ MB of swap space; Super VGA (1024 x768) display; High Color (16 bit) graphics support; 4X DVD-ROM drive. Recommended: Your experience with TurboCAD will be greatly enhanced with a newer generation, higher speed CPU, 2-4 GB RAM, and larger display resolution. An optional GPU-accelerated wireframe render mode requires a supported graphic accelerator. The latest video drivers are typically required. Newer boards with more power and VRAM generally provide greater performance. Most cards in the NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1000 series, GeForce FX series, GeForce 6, 7, 8, and eForce GTX Series, NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1000 & up, NVIDIA® Quadro NVS series, NVIDIA® GeForce FX, NVIDIA® GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, NVIDIA® Quadro NVS series plus AMD-ATI R600 and R700 families AMD-ATI Radeon 9500 & up, AMD-ATI Radeon X, HD 2000 & up, AMD-ATI FireGL X, AMD-ATI FireGL V 3000 & up, AMD-ATI FirePro series; as well as INTEL® Integrated graphics series GMA 3000, GMA X3000, GMA 4000 (GMA = Graphics Media Accelerator). Flash® Player 8 required to view tutorials. For more more information visit www.TurboCAD.com. TurboCAD is a registered trademark and the IMSI/Design logo is a trademark of IMSI/Design, LLC. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Earlier versions of TurboCAD Windows

TurboCAD v17

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TurboCAD® Version 17 User Guide (PDF)

Comparison Chart with AutoCAD (PDF)

TurboCAD Pro 17 and Platinum Supported File Formats (PDF)

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The new TurboCAD Pro 17.1 is revved up and ready to go, offering new tools, improved speed, and greater interoperability. Here’s just a sample of what you have to look forward to:

Up to 60 times faster wireframe display with GPU-acceleration for smooth zooming, panning, and rotating large files!

AutoCAD® .DWG 2010 file support

Five new pattern tools (Platinum only)

Door and Window Muntins support

Improved Xrefs: XClip support and Xref layer management

Layer Set management improvements and Layer Filter

Better Google™ SketchUp™ workflow with COLLADA improvements

TurboCAD Pro is an advanced general purpose CAD product for design, drafting, detailing, and modeling. TurboCAD Pro appeals to numerous professionals and others interested in power mechanical and architectural design capabilities at an attractive and affordable price.

TurboCAD Pro features are extensible by upgrading to the Platinum Edition as well as by adding any of a number of plug-ins. In addition, there is an SDK for those wishing to extend its functionality in a custom manner.

TurboCAD Pro includes all the basic drawing and modification tools needed to draw nearly anything you can imagine. TurboCAD Pro's powerful tools for 2D or 3D design include 2D parametric constraints, 3D solid and surface modeling, robust photorealistic rendering ray tracing, lighting and materials, and extensive CAD and graphics file interoperability.

TurboCAD Pro advances productivity with tools that allow for design, modification, presentation, and documentation in an integrated fashion. And because we know that most people use a number of tools or collaborate with others frequently, TurboCAD Pro is designed to provide excellent workflow to and from other applications.

Open, insert, or embed up to 35 file formats and export up to 28, including .DWG, .DXF, .SKP (Google™ SketchUp™), .3DM (Rhinoceros®), .3DS (Autodesk® 3ds Max®), IGES, TEP, .OBJ, COLLADA (.DAE – export); vector formats including .EPS and .SVG; raster formats including .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, .PNG, .TIF, and more.

TurboCAD Pro reads and writes .DWG and .DXF files from R14 through 2010 including AutoCAD® Architecture extensions. This broad range of support helps to maintain your intellectual property investment by supporting older files, models, and parts. It also makes it easy to access parts from vendors or posted on model exchange sites like the Google 3D Warehouse.

Minimum System Requirements:

Pentium® IV Processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP with 512 MB RAM
Windows Vista or Windows 7 with 1024 MB RAM
300 MB of free hard disk space
Super VGA (1024 x768) display
High Color (16 bit) graphics support
4X DVD-ROM drive

Your experience with TurboCAD will be greatly enhanced with a newer generation, higher speed CPU, 2-4 GB RAM, and larger display resolution and graphics support.

An optional GPU-accelerated wireframe render mode (based on Redsdk technology from Redway3D®) requires a supported graphic processing unit (either a chip on the board, or on a video card). The latest video drivers are typically required. Newer boards with more power and VRAM generally provide greater performance. To determine if your video card or personal computer uses is likely compatible refer to your System Specifications, or contact the manufacturer of your video card and see if it uses one of the following video chipsets:

GeForce 8 Series
GeForce 9 Series
GeForce GTX Series

R600 family
R700 family

GMA 4000 family

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aero display mode causes interference with the Redsdk GPU-accelerated display mode. If you select this option TurboCAD will turn Aero mode off for that session. It affects only the transparency of the application window border.