TurboCAD® Deluxe 15, a powerful 2D & 3D CAD and drafting program, developed by IMSI/Design, has been launched by Avanquest Software Publishing, a leading developer and publisher of business and consumer software. With hundreds of professional drafting tools, materials and modern CAD features, TurboCAD Deluxe 15 delivers a powerful CAD solution at a fraction of the cost of rival CAD products.
With no prior CAD experience necessary, graphic designers, architects, students, hobbyists, engineers and builders will benefit from its affordability and simplicity. Complex designs can be completed easily in 2D mode and then converted into photo realistic 3D images. Once in 3D, users will be able to inspect their designs through different camera angles, adding lighting effects to increase realism.
Architectural tools can be used to design a variety of structures and home improvements, including floor plans, kitchens, bathrooms and extensions. Time consuming tasks are alleviated through ‘self healing’ 2D and 3D walls, which automatically join and intersect. Walls, windows and doors are fully parametric and can be scaled to meet needs and customised with different materials. A guide on eco-friendly design and materials is also included to reflect the needs for modern planning.
TurboCAD Deluxe 15 is not just for architectural design as it also includes drafting tools for mechanical objects, such as engines, circuit boards, technical drawings and mechanical parts. Designs can be made in 2D and then converted into 3D, where editing can continue before colours and lighting effects can be added. This results in practical images for manufacturing and aesthetically stunning graphics for presentations.
New features in TurboCAD Deluxe 15 include:
NEW! Dimensions – enhanced 2D drafting ability with New Angular Dimension for Arcs and New Surveyor Linear Dimension
NEW! Green content & information - access a library of over 50 Eco-friendly objects and dozens of materials to help conserve natural resources
NEW! Materials – over 300 new materials added
NEW! Rotated Box - create 3D box on any angle from an active workplane
NEW! Mode in Editor Dragger – improve editing of walls, slabs and bulge polylines
NEW! Improved Schedule Wizard - now includes support for walls and slabs
FREE! CAD Fundamentals v2: 2D Training CD for TurboCAD worth £39.99
Included with TurboCAD Deluxe 15 is CAD Fundamentals v2: 2D Training CD for TurboCAD, a comprehensive 2D CAD training tutorial worth £39.99. There are 200 lessons in 5 hours of content. The course covers introductory and intermediate 2D CAD skills and teaches key 2D drawing skills. Users can become proficient with the user interface, drawing tools, templates, symbols and many more of TurboCAD’s essential features.
TurboCAD Deluxe 15 has enhanced operability with virtual worlds, such as Google™ Earth, through Collada (DAE) file export. 3DS files can also be imported and exported easily for interoperability with mechanical and artistic design applications. The new ‘Insert Table Tool’ can create a table instantly or import a table from DWG/DXF files, as Table Objects are AutoCAD® compatible.
TurboCAD Deluxe 15 requires no previous experience in computer-aided design. The new software is also backed by an extensive support network of tutorials, user forums, newsletters and website resources to ensure that the user experience is faultless.
