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TurboCAD 2026 for Windows: Elevate Your Design Game

TurboCAD 2026 is almost here, bringing over 70 new features and improvements to empower architects, engineers, and designers with cutting-edge tools. Whether you’re crafting intricate mechanical designs or architectural masterpieces, this latest release enhances sheet metal design, CAD interoperability, and rendering capabilities to streamline your workflow.

Explore the different editions, from Platinum to Designer, tailored to fit your needs. Plus, existing TurboCAD users can upgrade at a discounted rate, ensuring you stay ahead without breaking the bank.

Quickly see the feature differences of TurboCAD 2026 Platinum, TurboCAD Professional, TurboCAD Deluxe, and TurboCAD Designer in our comparison table below.

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TurboCAD 2026 Feature Comparison

Quickly see the feature differences of TurboCAD Platinum, TurboCAD Professional, TurboCAD Deluxe, and TurboCAD Designer.

TurboCAD 2026 — Windows Feature Comparison

TurboCAD 2026 Windows feature comparison by edition
Feature Platinum Professional Deluxe Designer
PricingView pricingView pricingView pricingView pricing
Performance, user interface and usability
AutoCAD®-like 2D drafting✔✔✔✔
Improved10–15× faster render-prep for ACIS geometry✔———
Undo Manager✔✔✔✔
Dark theme / 4K support✔✔✔✔
Ribbon UI customisation✔✔✔✔
NewMultilingual installation✔✔✔✔
ImprovedFile locations management✔✔✔✔
ImprovedNaming for draw tools✔✔✔✔
ImprovedUpdated WebView2 engine✔✔✔✔
Audit system✔✔✔✔
Launcher and start screen with workspace selection✔✔✔✔
ImprovedCommand finder✔✔✔✔
NewQuick access toolbar✔✔✔✔
Advanced UI tools
Progress meter for interop filters✔———
Command line with dynamic input (LTE workspace)✔✔——
Purge tool✔———
Layer & design management
Layer filters✔✔✔—
Design Director✔✔✔—
AI features
Copilot HelpOptional plug-inOptional plug-inOptional plug-inOptional plug-in
Copilot ProfessionalOptional plug-inOptional plug-inOptional plug-inOptional plug-in
NewCommand assistant field✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required
NewSmart help trigger✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required✔Copilot Help required
NewCopilot render assistant✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required
NewReplace texture✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required—
AI-powered part creator / part editor✔Copilot Professional requiredISO hex screw & nut excludedCopilot Professional requiredLimitedCopilot Professional required—
AI-powered basic text-to-CAD✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required
NewAI-powered part finder✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required✔Copilot Professional required—
2D drafting & editing
Basic 2D tools
2D drawing, editing and modifying✔✔✔✔
ImprovedSplit tool – length-based splitting✔✔✔✔
Bezier curves✔✔✔✔
Smart dimension tools✔✔✔✔
PDF underlay✔✔——
Advanced 2D tools
Advanced drawing tools (gear, surface tolerance, text along curve)✔———
Best fit circle / line✔✔✔—
Auto numbering✔✔✔✔
Associative arrays and pattern tools✔✔——
3D modeling & editing
Basic 3D tools
3D surface primitives, booleans, helix✔✔✔—
3D splines and polylines✔✔✔—
Basic 3D operations
Extrude, sweep, revolve✔✔✔—
Mirror copy tool for 3D objects✔✔✔—
Slot tools✔✔✔—
Advanced 3D tools
Advanced blending functionality✔———
3D patterns from compound profiles✔———
Surface extrude for polylines / 3D curves✔✔——
Facet editing
Facet editor (copy / delete faces, multi-window work)✔———
Bypass material assignment to faces✔———
Mechanical design
Sheet metal design✔———
ImprovedAdvanced sheet metal unbend✔———
Hole tool – custom holes✔———
ACIS®✔———
Surface & advanced modeling
Surface on face (offset option)✔———
Surface by set of polylines✔✔——
Lofting tool with skinning / sweep path✔———
ImprovedClosed loft for periodic geometry✔———
Associative tools
Associative intersections / sections✔———
3D print & repair
3D print repair tool✔✔✔—
Other tools
Shell tool, face offset✔———
ACIS® faceter surface tolerance✔———
Advanced 3D editing✔———
3D extrusion & revolve✔✔✔—
Part tree / history tree✔———
ImprovedDrafting palette object management (add / remove object tool)✔✔——
Solid modeling tools✔———
Imprint tools✔———
ImprovedProjection tool with new imprint option✔✔——
Law tools✔———
Sheet metal tools✔———
Surface and mesh tools✔———
Face manipulation tools✔———
3D print & repair tools✔✔✔—
Associative modeling✔———
Modeling engine✔———
Precision tools✔———
ImprovedPlace along curve tangent✔✔✔✔
Point cloud triangulation, subset point cloud✔✔——
Architectural design & GIS
House builder wizard✔✔✔—
Simple BIM via IFC support✔Import onlyLimited—
Intelligent (parametric) architectural objects
Walls (self-healing; straight, curved; block insert)✔✔✔✔
Compound wall definitions / multi-component walls✔———
Windows & doors✔✔✔—
Muntins for windows & doors✔———
Roofs✔✔✔—
Slabs (floor and roof slabs, with openings)✔✔——
Stairs✔✔——
Rails✔✔——
Markers✔✔✔—
Schedule tools
Schedule✔✔✔—
Schedule tool and wizard✔✔✔—
Architectural documentation
Architectural sections and elevations✔✔——
Grids and structural tools
Architectural grid – AEC grid✔✔✔✔
AEC radial grid✔✔——
Style management
Style manager✔LimitedLimited—
Advanced architectural tools
Self-trimming and self-aligning blocks✔✔✔—
Geolocation of drawings, compass rose✔✔——
Array tools for ADT (Architectural Desktop) objects✔✔✔—
BIM tool (BIM palette)✔✔✔—
Removal of lines between floors in multi-storey houses✔✔✔—
Railing by path for polyline arc segments✔✔✔—
Roof tools
Roof: different overhangs for each side✔✔✔—
Multi-level roof (gambrel roof)✔✔✔—
Roof including cut edge type: horizontal✔✔✔—
Terrain tools
Create terrain by set of polylines✔✔——
Curtain walls✔✔✔—
Curtain wall entity, style, tool, edit, split / join tools, V-meet support✔✔✔—
Photorealistic rendering
3D photorealistic rendering✔✔✔—
Customisable luminances and material libraries✔✔✔—
ImprovedVisualize engine updated to ODA 26.7✔✔✔—
Visualize: hidden line, draft render, anti-aliasing, ambient occlusion✔✔✔—
TurboLux: import scene, lighting, draft / quality rendering✔✔✔—
TurboLux ground shadow✔✔✔—
TurboLux scene tone mapping (brightness slider)✔✔——
Default scene lighting settings✔✔——
Database & programmatic
Blocks, Xref support✔✔✔—
Programmable SDK & Ruby scripting✔———
Interoperability
AutoCAD® (DWG / DXF) file compatibility✔✔✔—
Adobe® 3D PDF export✔U3D only——
ImprovedODA 2D Adobe PDF import via File → Open✔✔✔✔
3D printer support (STL)✔✔✔—
SketchUp import✔✔✔—
Import and open file formats54252215
Export, save as and publish file formats34272316
File converter with batch conversion✔———
ImprovedePack support✔✔——
NewUpdated Teigha (ODA) to version 26.12✔✔✔✔
STEP importHigh-precision STEP translation powered by ACISODA STEP import——
NewIGES importHigh-precision IGES translation powered by ACISODA IGES import——
Other
Network licence support✔✔✔—
Spatial ACIS®✔✔——

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TurboCAD 2026 File Format Comparison

TurboCAD’s extensive file interoperability makes it a great companion product. View import (open) and export (save) options by product level.

✔ Import & Export | ← Import Only | → Export Only

TurboCAD 2026 — Windows File Format Comparison

✔ Import & export ← Import only → Export only — Not supported

TurboCAD 2026 Windows file format support by edition
File format Platinum Professional Deluxe Designer
PricingView pricingView pricingView pricingView pricing
DWG AutoCAD® native format✔✔✔✔
DWF Autodesk® Drawing Web Format✔✔✔✔
DXF Drawing Exchange Format✔✔✔✔
3DM Rhino format✔———
3DS Autodesk® 3D Studio format✔✔✔—
3DV VRML worlds←←←←
3MF 3D Manufacturing Format→→→—
3DXML 3D XML→———
ASAT ACIS®✔———
ASM Pro/E, Creo, Solid Edge assembly←———
CATPART CATIA V5 / V6✔———
CATPRODUCT CATIA V5 / V7✔———
ASC, PCD, PCG point cloud data←———
BMP bitmap→→→→
CGM Windows® bitmap format✔✔✔✔
DAE COLLADA model✔→→—
DC, DCD DesignCAD® format←←←←
DGN Intergraph MicroStation✔✔✔—
EPS Adobe® PostScript✔✔✔—
FCD, FCW FastCAD format←←←*
FBX FBX® data exchange technology✔✔✔—
GEO VRML worlds←←——
GIF Graphics Interchange Format (with alpha channel support)→→→→
IAM Autodesk Inventor assembly file←———
IPT Autodesk Inventor part file←———
IFC Industry Foundation Classes✔✔——
IGS IGES drawing✔←——
JPG JPEG→→→→
JPG SDK sample filter JPEG→———
KML, KMZ Google Map format←←←—
Model CATIA V4←———
OBJ OBJ drawing✔✔——
PAR Solid Edge part←———
PRT UG NX, Pro/E, Creo←———
PDF Adobe® Portable Document Format→→→→
PDF Adobe® 3D Portable Document Format→———
PDF Adobe® 2D Portable Document Format←←←←
PDF Adobe® PRC Portable Document Format→———
PLT plotter file format language✔✔✔✔
PNG Portable Network Graphic (with alpha channel support)→→→→
PRC Product Representation Compact (3D PDF)→———
Raster multiple 2D formats (referenced in this table)✔✔✔✔
SAT ACIS®✔———
SAB ACIS®✔———
SHX shape file format→→——
SKP Trimble SketchUp® format✔✔✔—
SLDASM SolidWorks assembly←———
SLDPRT SolidWorks part←———
STEP STEP drawing✔———
STL stereolithography format✔✔✔—
STP STEP drawing✔←——
SVG Scalable Vector Graphics→→→—
TAP TurboApps® packaged file format←←——
TCT TurboCAD® drawing template✔✔✔✔
TCW TurboCAD® native format✔✔✔✔
U3D Universal 3D✔→——
VDA VDA-FS✔———
WMF Windows® Metafile✔✔✔✔
WRL VRML worlds✔✔✔✔
WRZ VRML worlds✔✔✔✔
X_B Parasolids binary←———
X_T Parasolids text←———
XYZ terrain data←←——

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