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Video Comparison – TurboCAD & AutoCAD Zooming & Panning

TurboCAD Africa — Wed, 22 May 2019 09:51:56 +0000

In this short video we showcase the zoom & panning functionality that is available in TurboCAD and how it compares similar functionality in AutoCAD Watch the full video comparison below:

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Video Comparison – TurboCAD & AutoCAD Similarities

TurboCAD Africa — Wed, 15 May 2019 08:14:06 +0000

A short video discussing some of the similarities between the AutoCAD pallets and ribbon versus the TurboCAD toolbars and pallets. Watch the full video comparison below:

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Video Tutorial – TurboCAD External References

TurboCAD Africa — Thu, 09 May 2019 10:25:21 +0000

A brief video tutorial will show how external references are implemented in TurboCAD versus that of AutoCAD.

Footnote Information TurboCAD External References:

All of the file formats that may be opened and imported, with the exception of bitmap images, may be used as an External Reference (Xref). More than 15 of the 3D formats that may be used as an Xref also work with the Drafting Palette. This combination means that the model may be designed in one application, and the views, sections, elevations, and floorplans will be updated when the original model is changed. The designer may continue to work in SketchUp, AutoCAD®, or SolidWorks®, for example, while the drafting continues in TurboCAD.

TurboCAD Professional offers complete control over layers in the Xref, even when controlled through the Layer Filter function in the Design Director palette. Support for binding an Xref in the document has been added, so that the geometry is converted into a block within the drawing. Once an Xref has been bound it may then be exploded to create simple geometry.

Another feature is support for the drawing variable $VIZRETAIN which defines how changes will be applied when the Xref is reloaded. Drawings can be saved with Xrefs in .TCW, .2CD, or .DWG format, with those Xref properties maintained – although the .DWG will recognize only another .DWG as an Xref if opened in an application other than TurboCAD.

The addition of an XClip command make working with external references much more fruitful. Simply define the boundaries of the region to define the portion of the Xref to incorporate in the drawing.

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Video Tutorial – AutoCAD CTB plot style tables in TurboCAD

TurboCAD Africa — Mon, 06 May 2019 11:13:15 +0000

This short tutorial video will showcase how AutoCAD plot style tables can be imported into TurboCAD.

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Video Tutorial – Flange Improvements

TurboCAD Africa — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:15:43 +0000

New “Flange” properties have also been added. They are disabled in Selection info palette for older (TC2018 and earlier) Part Tree nodes but available for new Part Tree in TurboCAD 2019.

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Video Tutorial – PDF Underlay Tool Improvements

TurboCAD Africa — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:16:02 +0000

The PDF Underlay tool allows you to insert a page of a PDF file into your drawing to use as a reference or tracing layer. To use properly as a tracing layer, the file must be a vector PDF, rather than a bit-mapped PDF. As a vector file, you will be able to snap to the endpoints and midpoints of lines in the PDF underlay.

This feature is now available in All versions of TurboCAD.

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Video Tutorial – Surface Extrude Improvements

TurboCAD Africa — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:09:47 +0000

TurboCAD comes with a number of 3D primitives including Box, Rotated Box, Cone, Cylinder, Polygonal Prism, Sphere, Hemisphere, Torus, and Wedge. Users can now select flat 3D polylines or 3D curves for Surface Extrude tools such as Revolve. Also, 3D Curve and Curve (2D Curve) are now separate tools.

Users can now select flat 3D polylines or 3D curves for Surface Extrude tools such as Revolve. Also, 3D Curve and Curve (2D Curve) are now separate tools.

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Video Tutorial – Unbend Tool Improvements

TurboCAD Africa — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:22:25 +0000

The following new improvements have been implemented in the Unbend tool:

1) Progress indicator

2) The ability to interrupt by pressing “esc” while building a “preview”

3) Greater accuracy in the “Unbend” results due to using ACIS® unbend at each step

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How Do I Switch AutoCAD Work Alike Off

TurboCAD Africa — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:54:15 +0000

In the newer versions of TurboCAD Professional you have the function to switch to a 2D AutoCAD work alike mode.

We often find that our experienced TurboCAD users have trouble when this is switched on when upgrading. Not to worry, switching to and from this mode is a simple setting.

I will now explain how to switch the AutoCAD work alike mode off.

Open any drawing or template in TurboCAD.

Click on drop down menu “View” > “Toolbars”.

Click on the “Options” at the top left of the “Customise” window that opens.

Change the “Default style” by clicking on the drop down arrow next to “LTE workspace” under “Workspace”.

Click on “Default workspace” to change the style to the normal TurboCAD mode.

Now you can close all the pop up windows.

To switch on the AutoCAD work alike mode, select LTE workspace in step 4.

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How Do I Reset My Settings To Default

TurboCAD Africa — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:25:57 +0000

If you find that certain keyboard keys stopped working, you can set your Workspace to Default by following these steps:

(Please note: This will set any assigned keys as well as toolbars to default.)

Click on drop down menu “View” > “Toolbars”.

Click on “Options” in the Customise window that opens, then click on “Default”.

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