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Learning Edition TurboCAD(R) Learning Edition, is a comprehensive, fully functional 2D CAD software product. It is the ideal vehicle for new users to learn how to use and discover the concepts behind CAD software. In addition it is a viable product for producing professional 2D CAD drawings. The software includes the very informative "Complete Guide to Learning CAD" by Randall Newton and Robert Berry (271 pages), the useful crossover guide "TurboCAD for Users" (144 pages) and a full multimedia Quick Tour. This will reduce the learning curve and provide easier accessibility to the software for the entry-level user. • Complements existing CAD seats within a design environment. • Powerful enough to be used by dedicated CAD specialists. • Easy enough to use by non-dedicated, occasional users. • Customizable User Interface. • Compatible with MS Office and other productivity applications. • OLE: Drag and Drop drawings into any OLE compliant application. • Easy to Learn and Use • Setup wizards using real world input. • Templates for every discipline and measurement system. • Extensive multimedia tutorial. • Handle based editing with the precision of CAD. • Context sensitive Edit Bar with constraints. • Context sensitive local menus. IMSI is making its Learning Edition available for free* with the firm belief that users will learn to love the TurboCAD product and will want to upgrade to our latest 2D/3D versions. Research has shown that CAD users typically remain with the CAD software they learn first, favoring techniques and procedures that they are already familiar with. *The product is free to anyone willing to submit their contact information in order to allow IMSI to contact them with upgrade offers to the latest versions of TurboCAD. Features of the Learning Edition include: • More than 150 tools for drawing, editing, and viewing Reads and writes AutoCAD R14 files. • Text: Oblique, Backwards, Outline and Fill, Scaleable, Flexible, Standard. • Dimensions: Edit dimension text. Trailing zeros to indicate accuracy. Prefix/Suffix, Tolerance Limits, Leader Text. • Symbols: Tabbed, Docking, Symbol palettes. · Open/Import File Types: AutoCAD DXF R14, AutoCAD DWG R14, AutoCAD Web Format (*.DWF), Windows Metafile (*.WMF), IMSI FloorPlan 3.0 (*.FP3), TurboCAD for Windows ASCII, file (*.TCX), EPS, and HPGL. • Copy: Rubber Stamp with snaps. Offset • Snaps: Perpendicular, Mirror (Opposite), Single Entry Keyboard Equivalents (SEKEs). • Hatching: Outline method, Selection hatching of non-closed surfaces. Moveable hatch pattern origin. New hatch patterns. • Explode: Multiple explode across multiple selections. • Selection Options: Select by Color; Drawing Order (with keyboard). • View: Aerial View; Viewports (magnification tool); Multiple drawing windows for drawing from one window to another. • Toolbars: Multiple predefined toolbar configurations. • Node Edit: Segment delete; Bezier curve tangent controls; as a keyboard shortcut. • Handle-Based Editing: Stored reference points for all objects; Stored insertion points for symbols and blocks; Direct node edit access tool. • Other Functionality: Distance, Area and Angle calculations by path; IntelliMouse support for zooming; Setup Wizard (intelligent page setup); On-line software synchronization. Print a large drawing across multiple sheets. • Content: ANSI and ISO templates; Mono-spaced fonts; More than 30 Sample Drawings, PDF Book: Guide to Learning CAD, PDF Book: TurboCAD for AutoCAD(t) Users; Quick Tour (Multimedia tutorials). • Software Development Kit: supporting Visual Basic, C++, Delphi, and Java, fully customizable, extensible, and programmable. • Circle/Arc: Tangent to Three Points • Edit Bar: Selection Size System requirements: Windows 95/98/NT4.0 or later, 486 DX2-66 or better CPU, 8 MB (16 MB recommended), 11 MB free hard drive space, VGA graphics card (minimum 256 colours). |
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Pro v4.1 Learning Edition (README FILE INFORMATION SUPPLIED WITH SOFTWARE) This version of TurboCAD is a fully functional 2D design and drafting product. We are confident that you will be so pleased with TurboCAD's ease-of-use and power that you will want to take advantage of special offers for upgraded versions of the software. We require registration information so that we can contact you with these special offers relating to TurboCAD upgrades. DOCUMENTATION This version of TurboCAD is shipped with electronic documentation in the form of a PDF file. You will need to have the Adobe Acrobat(t) Reader in order to view the documentation. You can download the reader free of charge from www.adobe.com. The PDF file can be located in the Documentation folder on the CD Rom or on the TurboCAD web site at www.turbocad.com. The Complete Guide
to Learning and Using TurboCAD is a highly recommended book! It will help
both expert and novice alike come to grips with not only the functionality
of TurboCAD, but also the concepts of CAD in general. Make sure to place the CD in the drive before running the Tour. When you run the Quick Tour, without the TurboCAD CD in the drive, you will be prompted for a location. The folder on the CD-ROM is \QuickTour\. If you have problems
launching the Quick Tour, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder
and double click the Player.exe program. The Quick Tour will then ask
for the Please be sure to
visit www.turbocad.com to access the support page which outlines the available
support alternatives. Free email support and charge telephone support
is can be access from the site. Be sure to visit the
TurboCAD Forums and Gallery on www.turbocad.com. You will find a very
active TurboCAD User Community that regularly share ideas, discussions,
views, solutions, and tips and tricks, questions and answers, and even
drawings. 1. Circle/Arc Tangent
To Three Points Mode 1 - A Circle/Arc can be drawn tangential to any object simply by clicking on the object, moving the circle to the desired point along the object, and pressing ENTER. A fixed radius can also be specified after the object is chosen. Mode 2 - A Circle/Arc can be drawn tangential to any two objects simply by clicking on each of the two objects. As with the single object selection a fixed radius can be specified after the selection of either object. Mode 3- A Circle/Arc can be drawn tangential to any three objects simply by clicking on each of the three objects. In this mode a fixed radius cannot be used. The local menu supplies a Through Point option. This option allows the user to specify whether the Circle/Arc will simply pass through a selected point, or will be tangential to that point. If the option is ON the Circle/Arc will simply pass through the point and will not be tangential. REMEMBER: A Circle/Arc cannot be drawn through just any three points. Selection of the third point will not be allowed if the third point selected does not define a circle. 2. Copy Offset NOTE: Copy Offset does not create an exact copy of the selected object. It creates a new entity that is modeled on the selected object 3. Dimension Prefix
/ Suffix 4. Dimension Tolerance
Limits 5. Dimension Leader
Text-Box 6. Edit Bar Selection
Size Fields 7. New File Filters AutoCAD Native Format
(*.DWG) for AutoCAD [R14]* 8. Block Attributes TurboCAD reads and displays block attributes from AutoCAD drawings (DWG) and DXF files. To create a block attribute definition in TurboCAD, use the Insert pull-down menu and select Block Attribute Definition. There is also a button in the standard toolbar; click and hold the text tool (capital 'A') to see the fly-out menu containing the Block Attribute tool (a picture of a tag). Right-click on the tool and select the Block Attribute Definition tab to set the mode and default information. Define a start point for the block attribute text as you would with normal text. Choose a point on or near the graphics to be included in a block. Right-click to change the alignment, height or angle of the text. Enter a "Tag" name for the block attribute. This name is used to uniquely identify the attribute within the block. Use no spaces in the name if you will be sending the drawing to AutoCAD. We will use the tag "COST" in this example. Don't hit Enter yet. You can enter the prompt and default value in the edit bar, or edit these properties later. For now, use the tab key to enter the prompt "What does it cost?" in the edit bar Prompt field and value of $0.00 in the Default field. Press Enter to finish the definition. You can double-click it and choose the Block Attribute Definition tab to change the Tag, Prompt, default Value and Mode. Blocks can contain more than one block attribute definition, so you might create other tags that ask for the Part Number, Owner, etc. When you are satisfied with the definitions, simply include them in the selection of objects that will make up the new block. When you insert the block, a dialogue will appear that gives the prompt "What does it cost?" and offer $0.00 as the default value. The behavior of the dialogue is dependent on the following optional Modes: Invisible: WARNING, When you explode a block containing invisible block attributes the information is lost. Constant: Verify: Preset: 1. Resolution Specific User Interfaces TurboCAD has the ability to recognize the screen resolution that you are using. (You can change your screen resolution in Windows 95 by right-clicking the Desktop and choosing Properties.) A different (but similar) interface will appear for each resolution. If you change your screen resolution between drawing sessions, TurboCAD will inform you that the most recently used interface does not correspond to the current screen resolution, and ask you if you want to load it. If you answer NO, a new interface will appear that is tailored specifically for the new resolution. You may also load different interfaces manually via Tools|Customize|Setup|Load From. 2. Multi-Level Interfaces TurboCAD ships with several different levels of user interfaces. You can load the different interfaces via Tools|Customize|Setup|Load From. The "Beginner" interface is a scaled down version of the "Standard" (Intermediate) interface. Users who feel that the number of buttons and tools available in the Standard interface overwhelms them should consider using this option. The "Standard" (Intermediate) interface contains all commands. It is the default interface that is used in the documentation and for the different screen resolutions. We recommend that you use this interface. The "Tabbed"
(Advanced) interface is a bold attempt to redefine the normal methods
that Windows uses for menus and toolbars. Advanced users, who know TurboCAD
and Windows commands, might prefer it to the alternative interfaces. The
new user who is still trying to get a grip on standard Windows and TurboCAD
functions may TurboCAD includes
two new TrueType fonts (Letter Gothic and Orator) which are both mono-spaced
fonts. These fonts are thin and equally spaced, similar to the more 1. Trailing Zeros New to TurboCAD v4 is the ability to add trailing zeros to a dimension to illustrate the accuracy by the number of decimal places. Two settings affect the functionality of this new feature: Precision (found in Options|Units and Scale) and Round Off (found in the dimension property sheet). These two settings should be set in the following way: If Precision is set
to 1, set Round Off to 0.1 If these two settings are not set like this, unexpected results can occur. For example, if Precision is set to 4 and Round Off is only set at 0.01, the third and fourth decimal places will always be zero regardless of the true dimension. 2. Leader Used As Arrow Line The Leader dimension can be used as a line with an arrowhead if the "Force Text Horizontal" option is unchecked in the dimension property sheet. Define the point where you would like the arrow head, move the cursor to the point where you want the line to start, press <Tab> and then delete the text string. Press <Ctrl>+<F> to finish. 3. Blocks Segment or Entity
dimensioning methods will not work on blocks. You either have to explode
the block before dimensioning or use the manual method for dimensioning
The Rubber Stamp command
now works with snap modes and relocated reference points. As a result,
this command offers a viable alternative to the normal Copy Please be sure to
check the TurboCAD SDK Web site, accessed from the TurboCAD home page
(www.turbocad.com), for the latest news, examples, and updates regarding
the Software Development Kit. The default pen width
of zero will print the thinnest line possible on a given printer. On high-resolution
printers this may appear too thin, particularly for dimensions. The default
printing width of entities with pen width zero can be adjusted via Options|Display.
Setting this default width to zero will have functionality similar to
TurboCAD 3.0. When working in Windows
2000, WMF export (Save as WMF) does not work. When an attempt is made
to write into WMF format, the following messages is displayed in Windows
2000: This is caused by the fact that Microsoft has slightly changed WMF format in Windows 2000. |