TurboCAD 16 Pro Architectural

Manufacturer: IMSI
TurboCAD Pro 16 Architectural Edition is a premium solution for design experts, with added tools tailored to ease design for architects, builders, and civil engineers. Built on the complete 2D drafting and 3D surface and solid modelling toolset of TurboCAD Pro, it includes many of the most advanced technologies in the industry - ACIS(r) solid modelling, D-Cubed constraints, and Lightworks(r) photorealistic rendering.

" Surfaces and ACIS(r) solid modelling
" D-Cubed constraints
" Lightworks(r) photorealistic rendering
" Powerful Drafting Palette & Part Tree
" Advanced architectural design tools

Complete set of Drawing, Editing and Modification Tools

Advanced Drawing Tools
TurboCAD includes over 40 line, arc, curve and spline tools and over 50 Editing and Modication tools; so that no matter the situation you've got the right tool for the job. When used with TurboCAD's snaps, SEKEs (Single Entry Key commands), dimensions and drawing aids youll be able to quickly draft and document your designs with outstanding flexibility.

Constraints
What-if analysis is made easy with 2D geometric and dimensional constraints and is a tremendous time saver as you iterate designs. Apply relationships between two or more objects for accurate designs which can then be adjusted easily. Make a change to one object in a design, and constraints automatically update the drawing based on the user defined parameters. When used in conjunction with TurboCADs linear and radial copy tools, constraints allow you to instantly modify entire sets of patterned objects commonly used in mechanical design. Additional constraint options are included in the TurboCAD Pro Mechanical and Platinum Editions.

Select Copy & Editing Tools
TurboCAD comes equipped with tools to allow you to quickly select objects by type, colour, entity type, attribute, query, fence or by layer. Coupled with TurboCADs array & copy tools, youll save copious amounts of time editing your design. Handled based editing significantly increases your ability to quickly move, rotate and accurately place any object(s).

Annotation Tools
Dimensioning and Text are vital to any CAD Drawing. TurboCAD includes:

" Smart, Quick and Baseline which allow you to dimension automatically.
" Associative 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.
" Format Painter lets you instantly grab and associate any desired format attributes between objects.

Parametric Parts, Blocks & Symbols
Easily create reusable parametrically driven objects, then drag and drop them into your designs, thereby accelerating all levels of design and detailing. Advanced users can also script their own parametrically driven objects. Part and Symbol Library palettes allow for easier management of your CAD content.

Block Attributes
A block attribute is dynamic AutoCAD(r)-style informational text associated with a block that you can enter whenever you create or insert a block. TurboCAD reads, displays, and allows you to modify block attributes obtained from any AutoCAD drawing (DWG) and DXF files.

NEW XREF Manager
NEW XREF Manager is built in to the Block Palette, managing external references in your TurboCAD drawing more effectively. XREFs can also be exported with DWG or DXF drawings for greater AutoCAD(r) file compatibility.

Hatches Patterns and Line Styles
Apply hatch patterns by object or pick-points to add the finishing touches to your production drawings. Create your own Hatch vector and raster based hatch patterns and gradient fills with the Brush Styles Editor.



Useful Resources
" Turbocad versions

Better Compatibility
" Autocad Lt . Support offers easy file sharing and file compatibility with updated DXF/DWG file import export.
TurboCAD 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.

" Google SketchUp File Import/Export (IMPROVED)
The 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/Designs IDX Renditioner product, a plug-in to SketchUp. Now you can also save your TurboCAD models in the native SketchUp (.SKP) file format, allowing you to seamlessly import your designs into Google SketchUp. This product includes the full featured TurboCAD Pro 16, with hundreds of 2D and 3D design tools, plus these additional Architectural Design features.
* New Style Manager for Architectural Designs - Define styles and parameters for architectural object types, schedules, text and AEC dimensions. Define a style guide and manage how objects are defined, look and behave.
* Edit Profile Tool - customize an existing parametric Door or Window shape.
* Parametric Doors, Windows, & Stairs
* New Parametric Rails - This new parametric object type lets you define hundreds of rail types and set location, post position, and extension parameters.


New intelligent tools that let you focus on design, not the design tools.
New Smart Dimension Tool makes for faster, more efficient annotation of your drawing, automatically recognizing and creating the correct dimension type for:
" Linear dimensions for parallel and orthogonal lines
" Angular dimensions for any angle
" Radial Dimensions for arcs
" Diameter Dimensions for circles
" Even add dimensions to 3D objects in Rendered or Hidden Line modes.

New Geometric Alignment Aids
* Improved snap indicators and superior auxiliary line presentation, as well as other snap advances

* Improved Tangent Snaps
* Improved Projection Snaps
* Improved Perpendicular Line Snaps
* Improved Parallel Line Snaps
* Improved Tangent from Arc Snaps
* New Extended Node Editing for Cubes, Cylinder, and Cone
* New Compound Profiles in Blocks - A major enhancement to block handling, Compound Profiles can be generated, stored, and edited in a block section, saving valuable time.

* Improved Selection Info Palette puts all information about an object in one place and is now integrated with the Part Tree - no more jumping back and forth between palettes.
* New Dimension and 3D Layers are now created by default, so you don't have to think about it. When your image gets too cluttered, simply turn off the layer until you need it.
* Region Improvement - Creating a region from selected objects or by 2D Boolean operations is now up to 8 times faster.

Design, Draft & Present
* New LightWorks(r) v7.5 Photorealistic Rendering Engine

* New Terrain tool - Want to place your home or building design on a hillside or uneven terrain? Its a snap with the new Terrain tool. Create terrains from scratch or by importing Triangular Irregular Network (TIN) data from standard file formats.
* New options to display only foreground hidden lines Open up a world of presentation possibilities by overlaying hidden line renders on top of draft and quality rendered images.
* New Chamfer Angle Option - Specify the exact angle to be used in the Chamfer Command.
* Improved Multiline Text - Indent lines and paragraphs or create any number of tab stops.
* Delayed Paperspace Render - Dont be slowed down waiting for a render to happen. With TurboCAD 14, you control when and how your viewports in paperspace will render

Step Ahead with Architectural Design
* New Parametric Stairs - Like doors & windows, stairs are fully parametric - Material, Stair Dimensions, including width, riser height, tread depth, riser count and how the stair terminates (with tread, riser or landing).
* New Wall Dimension Tool - Quickly assign dimensions to any straight wall, including dimension thickness.
* New Window & Door Schedules automatically generate. Adding a window or door into drawing dynamically updates the schedule and you have complete control over how text will appear.
Included in the Architectural version is the New additional Architectural Pack
Our industrial architectural toolset includes an edit profile tool, additional parametric windows and door types and shapes, new multi-landing, spiral, and U-shaped parametric stair styles plus:
o New Parametric Rails complement new parametric stairs. Define hundreds of rail types from location, post position, and extension parameters. Set automatically or manually, offset and justify locations and material.
o New Style Manager for Architectural Designs Access sets of define styles and parameters for Architectural Object types, Schedules, Text and AEC Dimensions. Define a custom style guide and manage how architectural objects are defined and how non-design objects (text, dimensions, schedules) look & behave.

Innovate with Mechanical Design
* New ACIS(r) v16 Solid Modeling Engine Upgraded from ACIS v15, youll find many more improvements like improved healing when importing models and more.
* New Branch Lofting for one "trunk" and two or more 'branches'. New Branched Loft Tool manages both simple and compound profiles, minimizing what once took several operations.
* New Face to Face Lofting - Select two faces on different 3D objects and instantly build a lofting body to unite them.
* New Constraint Tool Option Angular Dimension for Arcs. Change the value of the angular dimension and watch it automatically update.
* Improved Part Tree lets you suppress any operation and delay update for quick "what if" scenarios. You can even hide portions of the Part Tree for re-rendering.

Pentium ll class PC or Higher
128+ MB RAM
55 to 260 MB hard disk space
64+ MB of swap space
Super VGA (1024 x 768) display
High Color (16bit) graphics card
4x CD-ROM drive
Windows(r) 2000/XP Home Edition/XP Pro