New in TurboCAD LTE 8.0 Build 10.3 (Jul 18, 2016)
- Productivity and Usability Enhancements:
- New Conceptual Selector:
- Manipulate and modify 3D objects like never before. The totally flexible design of Conceptual Selector allows users to customize any visual and editing parameters available in the application (eg. Move, scale, or rotate).
- Improved Nudge:
- The TurboCAD Nudge function now offers more efficient pick up and placement of selected object(s) using the numbers pad.
- Improved Block/Group Editing:
- While in block/group edit mode, users can now snap to objects outside the block or group.
- More Flexible UI:
- Users can now resize dialog boxes as needed for their design environment. Adjust the screen size, resolution, and more. Works with the majority of dialog boxes including general property pages, multiline text, dimensions, program setup, and Drawing options pages.
- New Contact Manager & File Sharing:
- Users now have the ability to create and maintain contact lists and send files to individuals or groups from within TurboCAD.
- New Backup Open Documents On Program Close:
- A new default option called ‘Automatic Backup and restore’ automatically saves any modified documents that you have open. When this option is on, all open documents are backed up to the backups folder without prompting, and then the program closes. When you next start the program, the same documents are automatically reloaded so that you can continue working where you left off.
- New Untitled Documents:
- Documents that you have created and not saved are backed up using the name "Untitled" followed by a number and the date/time. This name and number corresponds to those shown in the titlebar when you are editing new unsaved documents.
- New File Buffer:
- A new option to save the Undo/Redo buffer of a file when it is closed or when the application closes (SEE Above) The buffer is re-loaded when the file is reopened, and can be used from the last point.
- Improved Drafting and Detailing:
- Improved Redsdk:
- TurboCAD 2015 now offers an updated Redsdk 3.5.0.2 Engine, and also now includes a New Displacement Shader in the RedSDK materials.
- Improved Format Painter Tool:
- Use the Format Painter to transfer Custom Properties and Property Set Definitions (PSD) from one object to another. This huge productivity improvement is also a crucial feature for extending BIM/IFC models.
- Improved Dimension Text:
- Dimension Text can be set to Non-rotatable. With this property, selected, dimension text will always face the user no matter the orientation of the drawing.
- Sorted Layers in Drop Down Lists:
- The Layers in the drop down and simple lists are now sorted as per the Design Director. If you change the control view order in Design Director the same ordering will be in all other Layer controls.
- Improved Trim Tools:
- New ability to trim hatched or closed objects and maintain the hatch or closure.
- New Dimension Units Format ‘By Drawing’:
- Users can now globally define dimension units at the drawing level.
- Improved Join Polylne Tool:
- The Join Polyline Tool now works on Beziers and splines without converting them to a polyline, so that their original curve status is maintained.
- Interoperability Updates:
- Improved DWG/DXF Read/Write Filters:
- TurboCAD now uses the latest Teigha engine for the conversion of .dwg and .dxf files to/from different versions. Dynamic blocks are imported as simple blocks.