TurboCAD 2020 Key Feature Comparison
Key Features Comparison
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UI & Performance
Audit System - locate 'bad' or out-of-rage objects based upon user criterion
AutoCAD®-like 2D Drafting Interface Options
Command Line with Dynamic Input Cursor
Easy, Handle-Based Editing
ePack with New Intelligent File Send
Windows 64-bit and 32-bit Compatible Versions
Design Director - for object property management
Confirm replace warning message - Added in warning dialogue
Customize Ribbon Configuration
Reset All Button in UI Theme Dialog Box
UI Scale Slider in "Customize" Dialog Box and 4K monitor support
2D Drafting & Editing
2D Drawing, Editing and Modifying
Advanced Drawing Tools (Gear, Surface Tolerance, Text along Curve)
Drafting and Detailing Palette - create associative sections and cut planes
2D Geometric and Dimension Constraints
Associative Arrays and Pattern Tools
Auto Tools (for Scaling, Sizing, Positioning, Rotating, and Movement)
Centerline and Center Mark
Hatch Pattern Creator & Gradient Fills
Smart and Quick Dimension Tools
Angular dimension tool improvement
Improved Inspector Bar functionality
Open/Close property for Polyline
PDF /Insert/Underlay - New for TurboCAD Deluxe and Designer
Pick Point Hatch Improvement
Remove Overlapping Entities Tool
Select by Similar - Select objects with shared or similar properties
Trace Tools - Trace By Point and Trace By Rectangle incorporated to 64-bit
FlatShot (PHLV5, tcHidden)
Quick Dimension improvements
3D Drawing, Modelling & Editing
3D Booleans - Add, Subtract, Intersection
Advanced Blending Functionality
3D Patterns from Compound Profiles
Mirror Copy Tool for 3D Objects
ACIS® Faceter Surface Tolerance
Extrude Improvement - Surface extrude for flat 3D polylines or 3D curves
Fillet Edges (blend) Tool Improvements
Solid Modeling & Advanced Mechanical Design
Law Tools - Curve from Law; Surface with Laws; Offset with Law; Warp Entity by Law
Sheet Metal Tools (bend and unbend, flange, gusset and rib)
Smooth Surface Meshes (SMesh)
Tweak Face and Revolve Face
Twisted Extrude, Extrude to Face Tools
Advanced Architectural Design & GIS
Simple BIM via IFC Support
Intelligent (Parametric) Attribute-rich, Architectural Objects*
Walls (Self-Healing; Straight, Curved; Block Insert)
Compound Wall Definitions / Multi-Component Walls
Muntins - for Windows & Doors
Slabs (Floor and Roof Slabs, now with openings)
Architectural Sections and Elevations (3D-to-2D documentation)
Self-Trimming and Self-Aligning Blocks
Geolocation of Drawings, Compass Rose
"Array tools" improvement for ADT (Architectural Desktop) objects
BIM Tool Improvement - BIM palette for show/edit BIM data
Removal of lines between Floors of multi-story houses
Photorealistic Rendering and Visualization
3D Photorealistic Rendering
Customizable Luminances and Material Libraries
Customizable Environments Library
Luminance of Objects, Shadow Casting, Anti-aliasing
OpenGL & Hidden Line Rendering
Shared Shader Sets - support of legacy drawings
UV Mapping - now includes SMesh Objects
Volumetric Rendering Effects
Geo-located Sun & Physical Sky Lighting
TurboLux™ Photorealistic Physical Based Rendering, Lighting and Material Support
Option to turn on/off assignment of materials to Face with color
Database and Programmatic Support; Content
Blocks, Block Editor and Xref Support
Internal Database and Custom Data; External Database Connectivity
Parametric Parts Editor for 2D and 3D parts creation and management
Programmable SDK & Ruby Scripting (Compatible with SketchUp Ruby Scripts)
Table Styles with Property Set Definitions
Interoperability
Adobe 3D PDF (.U3D and .PRC) Export
3D Printer Support via .STL Import and Export
AutoCAD (DXF, DWG, and DWF) File Compatibility
Import and Open File Formats
Export of Coordinate Data
Export, Save As, and Publish File Formats
Enhanced SketchUp File (SKP) Import - geometry, views, materials, components
File Conversion Tool with Batch File Conversion
Open and Save ASAT, SAT,IGS, STP mechanical drawings
Open and Save 3DM (Rhino), OBJ, SHX (save only) , STP files
TAP File Import - Import TurboApp files from mobile devices
Google Earth (KML and KMZ) File Support
Terrain Data (XYZ) File Import and Export Support
Point Cloud Support (PCD, PCG, XYZ, ASC)
STL Improvement - 3D Print check
SAT Filter - Support for Curves
Spatial InterOp (Catia V4/V5/V6, Inventor, NX 5, Parasolid, Pro/E/Creo, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, VDA-FS)
Other
Point Cloud Triangulation
Spatial ACIS update for 28.0/29.0
New Features Comparison
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Performance, User Interface and Usability
Keyboard Report Enhancement. Added icons, local menu description, dark theme
New option "Keep Size" in the 2D and 3D Selector Local menus
New option "Highlight selection in renders" in Program Setup, Preferences
Render Studio Enhancement. (Support UI Scale, layout update etc.)
Search option for Program Setup and Drawing Setup
Selection Information Highlight Improvement
Toggle Selection Highlighting
Assignment of Materials to color faces toggle
Command Line - User interface enhancements for 4K monitors
Selector Tool speed enhancement
Drafting Object Acceleration
GDI Redraw speed enhancement
Inspector Bar - Mathematical expressions, i.e. Add, Subtract, now work
Ribbon Interface - Dynamic resizing of Icons and Icon descriptions; Large icon support
Selector tool Acceleration in GDI mode
Text Tool - Support of Plus (+), Minus (-), Diameter, and Degree characters
2D Drafting & Editing
Ability to interrupt GDI wireframe draw
3D SNAPs - Intersection of two, 2D objects lying in different work planes can be snapped to
Best Fit Circle and Line tools
Block and Group Editing Menu Bar
Drafting Palette - Ability to Select Layer Sets; Scaling of Drafting Object
Paper Space Viewport Explode
Quick Dimension - Dimension a Group of Graphics added
Section Properties - Any closed 2D graphic section properties can now be displayed
3D Drawing, Modeling & Editing
Associative intersections
Surface on Face: New option "Offset"
Updated ACIS® Solid Modeling Engine (Booleans, blends, shelling)
ACIS® Solid Modeling Engine - Updated to v29.0
3D Printing - The 3D Print tool now includes new Check and Repair options
Covering - Model complex shapes from 2D or 3D closed profiles
Mass Properties - Assign Materials with associated densities to computer a solid object's weight
Generate Weight Report - Generate a weight report and optionally export to a bill of materials
Select Feature or Defeature a Part
Architectural & Construction
AEC grid improvement: new property "keep label value"
Roof improvement: different overhangs for each side of the roof or a portion
Wall/window/door tools improvement: "Anchor to AEC Grid"
Display of Multi-Story Houses
Rendering & Visualization
TurboLux. Physical Based Renderer
TurboLux. Support of Caustics and a Denoiser
TurboLux, '800+ New, fully editable materials
Visualize. Auto update current view
cREO 8, SolidWorks 2022, ParaSolid 34, SolidEdge 2022, NX 1980,CATIA v5-5
Visualize. Camera Extended Parameters
Interoperability
Support R2022 Interop from Spatial
CREO 8, SolidWorks 2022, ParaSolid 34, SolidEdge 2022, NX 1980,CATIA v5-5
3MF - Import/Export of Textures
DWG/DXF - Updated to 2020 for Import/Export
IFC - Export of PPM objects and 2D/3D Block Insertions
Professional Mechanical CAD File Formats - CATIA, Inventor, NX, Parasolid, ProE, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, VDA-FS
SAT, SAB and ASAT - Updated Import/Export of v28.0 and v29.0
SketchUp (SKP) - Updated to 2020 for Import/Export
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