2D drafting and design - precision drawing at its best
Product Information
TurboCAD Mac v2 offers over 275 intuitive 2D design tools, plus 7000+ symbols, extensive file compatibility, and intuitive command tools to simplify the design process. It’s the perfect precision design choice for CAD professionals and graphics designers.
From simple hobby sketches to production ready, precision drawings, TurboCAD Mac offers you powerful functionality typically found in programs costing thousands. With intuitive snaps, alignments, prompts, hints and online help, even beginners can quickly get up to speed. Plus, TurboCAD Mac is capable of extracting precise 2D drawings from imported 3D files, as well as turning CAD drawings into Illustrator files for desktop publishing and graphic design.
Perfect for:
Architects
Engineers
Builders
Designers
Contractors
Illustrators
Educators
Students
Hobbyists
New Features
New! Universal Support: Operate on both Intel and Power PC based Mac computers. Get peak performance especially on Intel Core Duo, with up to four times the previous processing speed.
New! Updated DXF/DWG Support: Numerous improvements in the DWG/DXF translator enhance compatibility plus all new support for model and paper space.
New! Double Line Tool: The double line tool is perfect for drawing walls in architectural drawings. The double line automatically offsets to your chosen thickness.
Updated Fractional and Dimension Display: All data entry fields now support measurements in feet and inches and display the data in the same format.
Transparent Snap: New window overlays with transparencies let you snap text displays as smooth, anti-aliased text in all situations. Additionally, snap text now displays clear even when laid over shaded images.
Transparent Section: Modify the color and transparency level associated with your selection box. Plus control the selection background color and transparency level.
Partial Selections: Easily perform a partial selection by simply selecting from right to left.
New icon based Show/Hide menu makes it easy to toggle between various parts of your design.
Product Highlights
Precision 2D Drafting and Design
Turn Your Ideas into Precision Designs - TurboCAD Mac v2 offers comprehensive drawing and editing tools for producing anything from simple hobby sketches to fully dimensioned, standards-compliant, production ready drawings. Intuitive command tools, automated user tips and customizable keyboard shortcuts make it easy to get started. And advanced level features and functionality deliver limitless design possibilities. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, TurboCAD offers you versatile, professional level tools and the highest file compatibility of any Macintosh CAD software on the market.
2D Drafting & 3D to 2D Conversion
Over 275 Design Tools & 7,000+ Symbols
AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator Compatible
Intuitive Tools
Over 275 design tools, each with tips and keyboard shortcuts to bring you speed and efficiency in your design process. Customize your preferences from unit measurements, colors settings, and display options, to grid conditions, snaps, and more.
Multiple User Settings: Save keyboard short cuts, dialog positions, colors, font sizes and other preferences for each user to boost utility in multi-user situations such as computer labs, schools, and station sharing.
Wheel Scroll Direction: Reverse the direction of your zoom with the simple roll of your mouse wheel.
Skin Folder: Easily create and replace tool icons with externally located Skins folder.
Partial Selections: Easily perform a partial selection by simply selecting from right to left.
Graphic Design Compatible
Turn your Illustrator designs into CAD drawings with dimensions, or import CAD files from AutoCAD, ProE, STEP, SAT and CATIA into Illustrator images you can use in brochures and marketing materials. Perfect for importing technical drawings into desktop publishing format.
TurboCAD Explorer
Manage your design with the intuitive Layer Manager. Effortlessly add content using the Symbol Palette with access to over 7,000+ drag and drop symbols included electrical, mechanical, bathroom, kitchen, construction, LAN, CMOS, doors, Windows, counters, fasteners, HVAC and more.
Bill of Materials
Assign a specific Material, Price, Part #, Vendor #, Size, Weight, and Volume to any component of your drawing. Display the data in a table format within TurboCAD or export it to Microsoft Excel for easy sharing.
Snaps
Quickly locate x, y
Conversion Tool
Create precise 2D wireframe and hidden line drawings from imported 3D models, including AutoCAD, DXF and DWG files. Quickly create production-ready drawings, with auxiliary details and section views from existing 3D parts.
Product Features
Features
7,000+ Symbols and Parts
Bill of Materials
Graphic Design Compatible
Universal Application
3D to 2D Conversion
Multi-user Preferences
Layer Manager
Paper Space Support
2D Drafting
Translating
Rotating
Scaling
Filleting
Smoothing
Chamfering
Trimming
Breaking
Elevating
Extending
Lines
Splines
Arcs
Circles
Ellipses
Curves
Tangents
Snaps
Floorplans
Landscapes
Diagrams
Circuit Boards
Toy Models
Electronics
Maps
Logos
Illustrations
and more!
Macintosh Requirements
Macintosh OS X 10.4
G3 or G4
