Which TurboCAD is Right for You? |
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Audit System - locate 'bad' or out-of-rage objects based upon user criterion |
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AutoCAD®-like 2D Drafting Interface Options
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Find CommandGroupPop-upsTabs in ribbon tree |
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Interactive Startup: Splash Sreen |
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Currently Available On: allows find all position of the command |
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Progress meter for Interop Filters |
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Command Line with Dynamic Input Cursor |
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Easy, Handle-Based Editing |
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Command Line - 4K monitors and dark theme support |
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Text Dragger - Ability to use degree, plus/minus, diamenter signs at text typing |
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ePack with Intelligent File Send |
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Purge Tool |
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Design Director - for object property management |
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Layer Filters |
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Layer Management |
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Conceptual Selector |
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Timestamp |
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Customize Ribbon Configuration |
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Named View Enhancements |
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Reset All Button in UI Theme Dialog Box |
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Ribbon UI Theme Support |
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Ribbon Large/Small icons, available space icon sizing |
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Repeat Last Command |
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Snaps: Highlight Hit Graphic improvement |
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UI Scale Slider in "Customize" Dialog Box and 4K monitor support |
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Undo Manager Pallete |
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TurboCAD Content Server Palette |
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Search option for Program Setup and Drawing Setup |
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Highlight selection is blocked if only one object is selected |
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Toggle Selection Highlighting |
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2D DRAFTING & EDITING |
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Block and Group Editing Indicator Bar |
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Edit Selected Block |
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2D Drawing, Editing and Modifying |
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Drafting Palette Layer Sets |
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Advanced Drawing Tools (Gear, Surface Tolerance, Text along Curve) |
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Drafting Palette Performance Improvements |
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Mass Properties |
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Section Properties |
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Generate Weight Report |
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Best Fit Circle |
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Best Fit Line |
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Openings Modifier Automatic Calculation |
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Auto Numbering Feature |
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Drafting and Detailing Palette - create associative sections and cut planes |
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2D Geometric and Dimension Constraints |
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Associative Arrays and Pattern Tools |
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Pattern improvements - ability to apply solid operations to all pattern elements simultaneously |
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Arrow tools |
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Auto Tools (for Scaling, Sizing, Positioning, Rotating, and Movement) |
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Bezier and Fair Curves |
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Centerline and Center Mark |
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Hatch Pattern Creator & Gradient Fills |
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Smart and Quick Dimension Tools |
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Relative Angle Field |
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Construct Similar |
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Highlight End Points |
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PDF Underlay |
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Remove Overlapping Entities Tool |
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Select by Similar - Select objects with shared or similar properties |
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Select by Block - Select blocks in the drawing |
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Resize previews in Block palette |
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Trace Tools - Trace By Point and Trace By Rectangle incorporated to 64-bit |
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FlatShot (PHLV5, tcHidden)
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Constraint Animation |
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3D DRAWING, MODELING, & EDITING |
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3D Surface Primitives |
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3D Booleans - Add, Subtract, Intersection |
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3D Helix |
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Select Feature or Defeature Part |
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Facet Editor: Copy, Delete Faces |
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Facet Editor Enhancememnt: Work in Multiple Windows |
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3D Splines and Polylines |
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Extrude (simple) |
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Assembly Tools |
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Sweep |
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Revolve |
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Advanced Blending Functionality |
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Slot Tools |
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3D Patterns from Compound Profiles |
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Mirror Copy Tool for 3D Objects |
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3D Slice by Facet |
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ACIS® Faceter Surface Tolerance |
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3D Print Repair Tool |
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Associative Intersections |
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Associative Sections |
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Cutting plane In Visualize render mode |
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SOLID MODELING & ADVANCED MECHANICAL DESIGN |
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Part Tree/History Tree |
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ACIS® Solid Modeling |
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Thread tool |
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Stretch Entity |
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Extract Entity |
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Push/Pull Tool |
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Imprint |
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Law Tools - Curve from Law; Surface with Laws; Offset with Law; Warp Entity by Law |
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Lofting |
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NURBS Support |
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Sheet Metal Tools (bend and unbend, flange, gusset and rib) |
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Smooth Surface Meshes (SMesh) |
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Tweak Face and Revolve Face |
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Twist Entity |
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Twisted Extrude, Extrude to Face Tools |
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ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & GIS |
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House Builder Wizard |
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Simple BIM via IFC Support |
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Walls (Self-Healing; Straight, Curved; Block Insert) |
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Compound Wall Definitions / Multi-Component Walls |
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Windows & Doors |
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Muntins - for Windows & Doors |
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Roofs |
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Slabs (Floor and Roof Slabs, now with openings) |
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Stairs |
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Rails |
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Markers |
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Schedule |
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Schedule Tool and Wizard |
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Architectural Sections and Elevations (3D-to-2D documentation) |
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Architectural Grid - AEC Grid |
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Style Manager |
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Self-Trimming and Self-Aligning Blocks |
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Geolocation of Drawings, Compass Rose |
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AEC Radial Grid |
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AEC Grid Improvement - "Keep label value" |
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Roof improvement: different overhangs for each side of the roof or a portion |
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Wall/window/door tools improvement: "Anchor to AEC Grid" |
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PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING AND VISUALIZATION |
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3D Photorealistic Rendering |
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Customizable Luminances and Material Libraries |
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Multithreaded faceting for render |
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Visualize Hidden Line and Draft Rendering and Lighting |
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TurboLux Photorealistic Physical Based Rendering, Lighting and Material Support |
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Customizable Environments Library |
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Luminance of Objects, Shadow Casting, Anti-aliasing |
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OpenGL & Hidden Line Rendering |
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Ray Tracing |
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Render Manager |
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Dynamic Cutaway Plane |
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Geo-located Sun & Physical Sky Lighting |
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Option to turn on/off assignment of materials to Face with color |
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DATABASE AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT CONTENT |
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Show Block insertion tree |
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Blocks, Block Editor |
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Xref Support |
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Internal Database and Custom Data; External Database Connectivity |
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Parametric Parts Editor for 2D and 3D parts creation and management |
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Programmable SDK & Ruby Scripting (Compatible with SketchUp Ruby Scripts) |
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Symbols, Part Library |
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Table Styles with Property Set Definitions |
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INTEROPERABILITY |
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Adobe 3D PDF (.U3D and .PRC) Export |
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3D Printer Support via .STL Import and Export |
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AutoCAD (DXF, DWG, and DWF) File Compatibility |
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Import and Open File Formats |
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Export of Coordinate Data |
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Export, Save As, and Publish File Formats |
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Enhanced SketchUp File (SKP) Import - geometry, views, materials, components |
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File Conversion Tool with Batch File Conversion |
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Open and Save ASAT, SAT,IGS, STP mechanical drawings |
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Open and Save 3DM (Rhino), OBJ, SHX (save only) , STP files |
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TAP File Import - Import TurboApp files from mobile devices |
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Google Earth (KML and KMZ) File Support |
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Terrain Data (XYZ) File Import and Export Support |
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3DM, 3DS |
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3MF Filter |
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Point Cloud Support (PCD, PCG, XYZ, ASC) |
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SAT/SAB/IGES/STEP - Support for Interop Face Color |
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DWG/DXF filter |
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FBX Filter - Textures and Materials support |
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STL File Import and Export with 3D Print Check |
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SAB Filter |
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Spatial InterOp (Catia V4/V5/V6, Inventor, NX 5, Parasolid, Pro/E/Creo, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, VDA-FS) |
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Publish to PDF |
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Export filters: VDA and CATIA |
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Support R2022 Interop from Spatial |
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Point Cloud Triangulation |
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Subset Point Cloud |
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Network License Support |
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