Precision 2D Drafting and Design for the Macintosh

Product Information

From simply hobby sketches to production ready, precision drawings, TurboCAD Mac version 3 offers you powerful functionality typically found in programs costing thousands.  With intuitive snaps, alignments, prompts, hints and online help, even beginners can quickly get up to speed.  Plus, TurboCAD Mac is capable of extracting precise 2D drawings from imported 3D files, as well as turning CAD drawings into Illustrator files for desktop publishing and graphic design.  Features also include Adobe Illustrator import and export, AutoCAD and Google SketchUp compatible, and over 275 2D design tools.

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Product Highlights

Graphic Design Compatible
Easily turn your Adobe Illustrator designs into CAD drawings with dimensions, and import popular CAD file formats into Illustrator.  Perfect for converting technical drawings into desktop publishing formats for use in brochures and all other marketing materials.

TurboCAD Explorer
Manage your designs with the intuitive Layer Manager.  Effortlessly add content using the Symbol Palette with access to over 7,000 drag and drop symbols including electrical, mechanical, doors, windows, bathroom, construction, kitchen, LAN, CMOS, counters, fasteners, HVAC and more.

Bill of Materials
Assigns details to any item of your drawing.  Display it in a table format in TurboCAD or export to Microsoft Excel.

Snaps
Quickly locate x, y coordinates, tangents and perpendiculars.

Tape Measure Tool
Allows you to quickly measure objects in both 2D and 3D space.

File Properties
Easily save information such as user name, company, document name and design notes along with the file.

Double Line Tool
The double line tool is perfect for drawing walls in architectural drawings.  The double line automatically offsets to your chosen thickness.

Fractional and Dimension Display
All data entry fields now support measurements in feet and inches and display the data in the same format.

Transparent Snap
New window overlays with transparencies let you snap text displays as smooth, anti-aliased text in all situations.  Additionally, snap text now displays clear even when laid over shaded images.

3D to 2D Conversion Tool
Create precise 2D wireframe and hidden line drawings from imported 3D models, including AutoCAD, DXF and DWG files.  Quickly create production-ready drawings, with auxiliary details and section views from existing 3D parts.

AutoCAD and Google SketchUp Compatible
Enhanced DXF/DWG translator for increased compatibility plus all new import support for Sketch Up files.

Product features

Perfect For:

• Architects
• Engineers
• Builders
• Designers
• Contractors
• Illustrators
• Educators
• Students
• Hobbyists

Features:

• 200 3DS Models
• 500 Floor Plans
• Read/Write AutoCAD files through v2008
• 7000+ Symbols and Parts
• Bill of Materials
• Graphic Design Compatible
• Universal Application
• 3D to 2D Conversion
• Multi-user Preferences
• Layer Manager
• Paper Space Support

2D Drafting:

• Translating
• Rotating
• Scaling
• Filleting
• Smoothing
• Chamfering
• Trimming
• Breaking
• Elevating
• Extending
• Lines
• Splines
• Arcs
• Circles
• Ellipses
• Curves
• Tangents
• Snaps

Create:

• Floorplans
• Landscapes
• Diagrams
• Circuit Boards
• Toy Models
• Electronics
• Maps
• Logos
• Illustrations
• and more

File Compatibility:

• DWG / DXF (Import and Export)
• JPEG (Export)
• CGM (Import)
• ACIS SAT (Import and Export)
• Adobe EPS (Export)
• Adobe Illustrator (Import and Export)
• BMP (Import and Export)
• CATIA v4 (Import)
• Grid Surface (Import)
• IGES (Import and Export)
• PICT (Import and Export)
• ProE (Import)
• Rhino 3DM (Import)
• Spline (Import)
• STEP (Import and Export)
• TEXT (Import and Export)
• Truespace COB (Import)

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