2D Drafting and Design Software

Software Information

TurboCAD for Mac delivers comprehensive 2D drafting and design tools. Produce anything from simple sketches to standards-compliant, software production-ready drawings.  It includes a full-featured 2D CAD application with associative dimensions, snapping technology and systems library along with the ability to create 2D drawings from 3D part and over 275 design tools and 8,000 symbols.

Perfect for:

• Architects
• Hobbyists
• Contractors
• Illustrators
• Students
• Engineers
• Builders
• Designers
• Educators

Software Features

Tools Palette

• Choose from over 275 intuitive, design tools. Each tool includes tips and keyboard shortcuts bringing you speed and efficiency throughout the design process.

Graphic Designer Compatible

• TurboCAD lets you turn your Adobe Illustrator designs into CAD drawings with dimensions.
• TurboCAD can act as a bridge between Adobe Illustrator and CAD systems such as AutoCAD, ProE, and CATIA by providing tools that automatically convert 3D data into 2D data suitable for export back to Adobe Illustrator.

Preferences

• Customize your preferences to create work parameters perfect for your needs.
• Edit everything from unit measurements, colors and display options, to grid conditions, snaps, and more.
• Plus, customizable keyboard shortcuts.

Bill of Materials

• Assign attributes such as: Material, Price, Part Number, Vendor Number, Size, Weight and Volume to any component of a drawing.
• Display it in a table format within your TurboCAD file, or export to applications such as Microsoft Microsoft Excel.

TurboCAD Explorer

• Intuitive Layer Manager and Symbol Palette with drag and drop access to over 8,000 symbols and parts including electrical, mechanical, bathroom, kitchen, construction, LAN, CMOS, doors, windows, counters, fasteners, HVAC components, and more.

Snaps

• Quickly locate x, y coordinates, tangents and perpendiculars.

Conversion Tool

• Automatically create precise 2D wireframe and hidden line drawings from imported 3D components or assembly drawings
• Quickly create software production-ready drawings and additional auxiliary, detail, and section views.

Import File Formats:

• ACIS SAT
• Adobe Illustrator
• BMP
• CATIA v4
• Grid Surface
• IGES
• PICT
• ProE
• Rhino 3DM
• Spline
• STEP
• Text
• Truespace COB

Export File Formats:

• ACIS SAT
• Adobe Illustrator
• CATIA v4
• CGM
• EPS
• IGES
• PICT
• STEP
• TEXT

Macintosh Computer Requirements

• Macintosh OS X (10.3 or 10.4) *
• G4 Native
• 512MB of RAM
• 200MB free Hard Disk Space
• 16MB Accelerated Video Card with Open GL Support
• Three button mouse with wheel

* TurboCAD does not support OS X versions earlier than 10.2