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TurboCAD Mac Tips, Tutorials and Techniques

$49.99

Time Saving eBook for Beginners and Advanced Users

With over 280 fully illustrated tips, TurboCAD® Mac Tips, Tutorials, and Techniques is the go to eBook for quickly answering the most frequently asked questions about TurboCAD® Mac. Whether you are new to computer-aided design, or an experienced CAD user, this valuable training provides insights into the program so you can do more in less time.

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Better Drafting and Design

TurboCAD® Mac Tips, Tutorials, and Techniques is an eBook that puts you on the fast track to learning TurboCAD Mac, and provides valuable insights for experienced TurboCAD® Mac users. Filled with helpful tips from the program’s creator, you'll learn how to use the software in the best possible way, increasing your productivity.

Examples from TurboCAD® Mac Tips, Tutorials and Techniques

Discover insights for everything from beginning to advanced applications:

User Interface: Learn how to use the start-up screen, the Gripper, work planes, snaps, tool palettes, preferences, layers and concept explorer. Also, manage performance, select objects and modify objects. PLUS - Top 10 tips for new users.

Drafting: Master a collection of essential tools used to create and manipulate 2D objects, including curves, text and annotations. Add symbols, apply BOMs and draw views.

Surface Modeling: Use surface construction utility tools for skinning and lofting, covering, nets, and sweeps. Apply surface utility tools to cut, intersect, project, trim or rebuild surfaces.

Solid Modeling: Build objects that are closed bodies with well-defined mass properties. Make primitives for truncated cones and elliptical cylinders, and access primitive control points. Control gaps, overlaps and more.

Rendering and Displaying: Create and manipulate CAD shapes for curves and surfaces. Define resolution angles and defaults. Explore options for viewing data.

Photo Realistic Rendering: Generate an image from a scene that contains CAD shapes combined with texture, lighting and shading information. Use photo-rendering to produce impressive visual realism. Adjust angles to applied materials.

Data Sharing: Share your designs with other applications in a variety of data formats, including surface and solid model, and facet based. Explore exporting options, extensions and other data sharing methods.

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Better Drafting and Design

TurboCAD® Mac Tips, Tutorials, and Techniques is an eBook that puts you on the fast track to learning TurboCAD® Mac, and provides valuable insights for experienced TurboCAD® Mac users. Filled with helpful tips from the program’s creator, you'll learn how to use the software in the best possible way, increasing your productivity.

Discover insights for everything from beginning to advanced applications:

User Interface: Learn how to use the start-up screen, the Gripper, work planes, snaps, tool palettes, preferences, layers and concept explorer. Also, manage performance, select objects and modify objects. PLUS - Top 10 tips for new users.

Drafting: Master a collection of essential tools used to create and manipulate 2D objects, including curves, text and annotations. Add symbols, apply BOMs and draw views.

Surface Modeling: Use surface construction utility tools for skinning and lofting, covering, nets, and sweeps. Apply surface utility tools to cut, intersect, project, trim or rebuild surfaces.

Solid Modeling: Build objects that are closed bodies with well-defined mass properties. Make primitives for truncated cones and elliptical cylinders, and access primitive control points. Control gaps, overlaps and more.

Rendering and Displaying: Create and manipulate CAD shapes for curves and surfaces. Define resolution angles and defaults. Explore options for viewing data.

Photo Realistic Rendering: Generate an image from a scene that contains CAD shapes combined with texture, lighting and shading information. Use photo-rendering to produce impressive visual realism. Adjust angles to applied materials.

Data Sharing: Share your designs with other applications in a variety of data formats, including surface and solid model, and facet based. Explore exporting options, extensions and other data sharing methods.

Note: The availability of new features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the New Feature Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Multi-Language Support

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Support for English, French, and German languages ensures broader accessibility for international users.

Performance Improvements

TurboCAD® Mac 16 delivers significant performance improvements for handling large files and complex operations.

Up to 12× Faster Redraws

The redraw speed has been improved up to 12 times for large files. In testing, a 2D file containing 148,318 objects—including points, lines, circles, polygons, text, and groups—was repainted much more quickly compared to the previous version. This improvement becomes more noticeable as the number of entities increases.

Up to 22× Faster File Loads

Files with thousands of entities now load up to 22 times faster. This results in reduced wait time and a more responsive user experience when opening complex projects.

Faster File Loads

Up to 5× Faster PDF/DWG Import Speed

Importing complex PDF and DWG files is now up to five times faster, improving efficiency when working with external design data.

Up to 25× Faster Printing of Large Files

Printing performance for large designs has been optimized up to 25 times faster, allowing for quicker output without sacrificing quality.

Redesigned Custom Tool Creation and Editing

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The custom tools interface in TurboCAD® Mac has been redesigned to support larger m×n icon arrays, providing greater flexibility in organizing tool palettes. Users can now configure layouts such as 3×20 or 10×10, and a new edit dialog makes it easier to modify existing tools, enhancing customization and overall usability.

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Redesigned Custom Tools Interface

Arc Slot Polygon Tool

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This new drawing tool enables users to create polygons using arcs as defining edges, providing increased design flexibility and creative control.

ISO Part Library

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TurboCAD® Explorer Symbols now includes a 3D ISO part library, allowing designers to access standardized components directly within their projects.

Batch Export Single Parts from Multi-Part Files

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A new batch export option lets users save each individual part in a multi-part file as a separate file, simplifying file management and sharing.

SketchUp Import

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The SketchUp importer has been updated to support the latest SketchUp versions, with special handling for glass materials.

  • Transparent materials automatically receive a glass shader.
  • Ensures realistic rendering with minimal manual adjustments.

Part Creator (AI-Powered)

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TurboCAD ® Mac introduces an advanced AI-powered feature for generating intelligent parametric parts, available exclusively in Copilot Professional. This powerful tool supports the creation of a wide range of mechanical components, including:

  • Gears: Spur, Full Spur, Beveled, Ring, Worm, Rack, Planetary, Herringbone Ring, Herringbone Rack
  • Screws: Hex
  • Nuts: Hex
  • Threads: ISO, ACME

Users can customize parameters like diameter, helix angle, and tooth count to generate precise mechanical components.

Copilot – AI Assistant

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Copilot has been enhanced with improved instruction-following capabilities and a more advanced language model, making it an even more valuable AI assistant. These enhancements are available in both Copilot Help and Copilot Professional, ensuring users across all plans benefit from its intelligent support.

Features include:

  • Step-by-step guidance on using tools
  • Answers to common questions
  • Data insights for drawings
  • Text-to-image generation
  • General CAD expertise and best practices

Sheet Metal Tools

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New tools for sheet metal design enable advanced modeling and manufacturing-ready outputs.

Available Tools:

  • Base
  • Flange
  • Contour Flange
  • Partial Flange
  • Hem
  • Rolled Hem
  • Unbend

These tools help simulate real-world fabrication processes such as bending, forming, and unfolding.

Minor Corrections and Bug Fixes

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Since the release of TurboCAD ® Mac 15, hundreds of minor corrections have been implemented to enhance stability and accuracy. Key fixes include:

  • Corrected issues with feet/inches unit handling
  • Fixed problems with extruding faces from solids
  • Resolved performance bottlenecks related to logging
  • Addressed WorkPlane switching inconsistencies between views
  • Fixed OpenGL clipping errors for distant parts
  • Improved outline polygon printing accuracy
  • Added layer set name validation checks
  • Enhanced French and German localizations
  • Improved mesh-to-analytic conversion
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Minimum System Requirements

  • Operating System: macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) through macOS 26.0 (Tahoe) 1
  • Processor: Apple Mac with Intel® (x64 architecture)
  • RAM: 8 GB or greater
  • Hard Disk Space: 4 GB of free disk space for installation
  • Pointing Device: Mouse with wheel button (recommended) or 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse
  • Internet Connection: Required for activation, updates, and subscription-based features (if applicable) 2

Additional Notes

  • Operating System: 1 Program compatibility is not guaranteed for earlier operating systems (pre-macOS 11.0) or future unreleased macOS versions.
  • Optimal Performance: 16 GB RAM and SSD disk for improved handling of large files.

Internet: 2 User responsible for all associated ISP fees and charges.

Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 / 11  64-bit¹

Intel® or compatible 1.0 GHz 64-Bit processor or higher (multi-core processor supported)

Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

Hard Disk Space: 4 GB available hard disk space

Video Card: VGA Video Card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit color. (Dedicated video card with 4 GB or more RAM recommended)

DVD-ROM drive for media installations only

Mouse with wheel recommended

Internet access and Internet Service Provider account required²

¹ Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows® 10, Windows® 8, Windows® 7.

² User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges.

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Complete, Step-by-Step Tutorials for TurboCAD® Mac

This Guide is presented in a Tutorial format, allowing the user to follow the step-by-step instructions from concept to completion. This Guide is structured in a Tutorial Session and Task format and each session contains both a 2D Sketch and a 3D Model of the same design.

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