TurboCAD MAC v16 Comparison

Published On - September 18, 2019

TurboCAD Africa Product Comparison 2019

TurboCAD MAC v16 Comparison Chart

Get a quick overview of TurboCAD Mac v16 features by product level.

Below you can view the key differences of TurboCAD Mac Platinum, TurboCAD Mac Pro, TurboCAD Mac Deluxe, and TurboCAD Mac Designer.

 
  Platinum Pro Deluxe Designer
Performance
64-bit Compatible
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IMPROVED: Up to 12× Faster Redraws for Large Files
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IMPROVED: Up to 22× Faster File Loads
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IMPROVED: Up to 5× Faster PDF/DWG Import Speed
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IMPROVED: Up to 25× Faster Printing of Large Files
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2D Drafting & Annotations
26 Dimension Types
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250+ Drafting Tools
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2D Dimensional and Geometric Constraints
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Angular Tolerance
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Best Fit Line and Circle
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Bill of Materials
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CutList BOMs
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Conic Tools
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Duplicate Layer Command
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Precise Model to Sheet  – for automatic 2D Drawing Generation
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Save Layers with Views
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Advanced Drafting
Auto 3D to 2D (Polylines)
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Auto 3D to 2D (Precise)
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Curves
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Section/Detail/Auxiliary Views
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File Referencing
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GD&T
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Markup and Redline
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Simplify Curve Tool
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NEW: Arc Slot Polygon Tool
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UI & Usability
IMPROVED: Copilot Help (1-Year-Subscription included)
 Copilot Professional Plug-In required Copilot Professional Plug-In required Copilot Professional Plug-In required Copilot Professional Plug-In required
IMPROVED: Copilot Professional (optional Plug-In)
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Part Tree
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Gripper tool – for transforming objects
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Inspector
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Navigator
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Customizable Tool Palettes
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Customizable Grids
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IMPROVED: Redesigned Custom Tool Creation and Editing
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NEW: Multilingual Support
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Video Tutorials
 15 15 15 7
3D Connexion Mouse Support
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Draw View Type – for easily scaled Prints
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Drawing Wizard
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Open Backup
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Print by Layer tool
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Print Window
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Print Large Plot Sizes
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Repeat Previous Command
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Save for Review
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Selection Tools – Lasso, Feature, Mesh
 ✔ ✔ ✔ Lasso Only
Tool Icon Sizing
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User Guide
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Viewport Layouts
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Architectural Tools
Doors
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Make 3D
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Roofs
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Slabs
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Walls, Multi-Walls
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Windows
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3D Modeling Tools
ACIS® Solid Modeling Kernel
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Basic Solids
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Basic Surfaces
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Feature Based/History Tree
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Mesh Booleans
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Move Face
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Push/Pull Modeling
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Shelling, Blending
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Show/Hide Face
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Split Mesh
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Weight and Volume Tables
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NEW: Sheet Metal Tools (Base,Flange,Contour Flange,Partial Flange,Hem,Rolled Hem,Unbend)
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Sheet Unfold
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Clash Detection
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Compare Parts
 ✔ PowerPack Plug-In required PowerPack Plug-In required  
Gear
 ✔ PowerPack Plug-In required PowerPack Plug-In required  
Explode
 ✔ PowerPack Plug-In required PowerPack Plug-In required  
Advanced 3D Modeling
Add Loop Tool
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Advanced Surface Tools
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Bending Along Curve
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Boolean Edge Treatments
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Bridge Tool
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Cover Surface with Guides
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Cylinder SubD Primitive
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Deformations
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Draft Surfaces
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Feature Patterns
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Fill Hole
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Flanges
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G2 Continuous Edge Blending
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Infinite Plane Objects
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Inset Quad Mesh Modifier
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Lofting with Guides
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Magnet Tool
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Mesh Symmetry
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MicroScribe Digitizer
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Pocket Hole for Woodworking
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PowerPack Design and 3D Printing Tools
 ✔ PowerPack Plug-In required PowerPack Plug-In required  
Quad Mesh Tools
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Repair Curves
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Rib/Lip Feature
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Skin Surface  with Guides
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Subdivision Tool
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Surface Booleans
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Surface Extend
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Surface Analysis
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Surface Lofting
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Surface Utilities – including Cut Section, Curved Surface and Explode Curve
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Tangent Covers
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Three Face Blends
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Thumbweight Blending
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Trim/Join Surface
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Woodworking Joint Tools
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Wrap – Imprint, Emboss, Engrave
 ✔ ✔    
Rendering, Presentation and Visualization
Data Display
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Environment Maps
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HDRI Support
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KeyShot Rendering Live Linking
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Material, Decal Library
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OpenGL Rendering
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Photorender Spot Light
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Poster Size File Export
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QuickTime Video Recorder
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Rapid Render Tool for Woods
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Ray Tracing, Shadows, Transparency
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Sketch Rendering
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Special Lighting Effects
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Strip, Dome and Area lights
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Animation
Object Time Lines/Paths
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Panoramic & Object Virtual Reality
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Walk Through, Flyby
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3D Printing
Auto Position
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Overhang Analysis
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Preview Slices
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Printer Definitions
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Sample STL files
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Show Printer Volume
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Support Structure
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Surface Normals Check
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Wall Thickness
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Translators
Advanced MCAD Native Translators*
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2D PDF Import

 

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3D PDF Export

 

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3MF Import/Export
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ACIS® R26 Kernel
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Adobe Illustrator™
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Batch File Converter
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
NEW: Batch Export Single Parts from Multi-Part Files
 ✔ ✔    
BMP Import
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Collada (DAE) Import
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
IMPROVED: DXF/DWG (supports latest Version)
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
IGES, STEP, SAT
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
OBJ Import/Export – with Texture support
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Rhino™ 3D Import
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
SAB Export
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IMPROVED: SketchUp Import/Export (supports latest Version)
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
STL Import/Export
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
SVG Import/Export
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
Other Features
2D/3D Part Library: 26,000
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
NEW: ISO Part Library
 ✔ ✔ ✔  
NEW: Part Creator (AI-Powered)
 Copilot Professional Plug-In required Copilot Professional Plug-In required    
Multiple ViewPorts (Draw Views)
 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
OpenGL Materials/Textures
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*Mac (VDA, CATIA v4, ProE)

*Windows (SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Inventor, NX, CATIA V4/V5/V6, Parasolid)