TurboCAD Platinum Changelog

What's new in TurboCAD Platinum 2021 28.0 Build 73.0

Oct 28, 2021

Find Control in Custom Ribbon Page:
The Find feature allows users to search or find Command/Group/Pop-ups/Tabs in the Ribbon tree.
An Interactive Startup Splash Screen:
Splash Screen has been added as a Startup Screen when Launching TurboCAD for a better interactive user interface. The interactive screen displays recently created files and ability to open/create new file via the Create tab, allows user to learn about TurboCAD basics, including new feature videos, via the Learn tab, and get access to the latest information about TurboCAD, via the News tab.
Snap Improvement: Highlight Hit Graphic:
This feature highlights edges for snaps when you move a 3D object or connect two, 3D objects together. This option has been added to both the Drawing Aids window and the related settings have been added to the Program Setup/Preferences dialog box as Visual Effect Settings, selected – Visual Effect Settings.
Resize Previews in Blocks Palette:
A new slider has been added to the Blocks Palette which allows the user to resize previews of blocks within the Blocks Palette.
Currently Available On :
A new feature has been added to the Commands section in the Customize menu, which allows the user to see the position of a particular command available in the menu, UIs and toolbars.
Find Block in Blocks Palette:
A new search bar has been added to the Blocks Palette which allows user to find a block by its name in the Blocks Palette.
Viewport Hidden Line Performance Improvement:
A new option “Use Hidden Line Cache” has been added to the cache section of the Viewport properties window. If this is turned on, Paper Space viewport processing (redraw, move, zoom) becomes significant faster for large drawings.
Load/Unload Xrefs:
A New option “Status”, with two values: “Loaded” and “Unloaded” has been added to the Edit Xrefs dialog box. When a referenced drawing (Xref) is Unloaded from the current drawing, the drawing opens much faster and uses less memory. When the Xref definition is unloaded from the drawing file, the internal pointer to the referenced drawing remains. You can therefore restore all the information by Loading the Xref. In order to maximize the performance of TurboCAD, it is recommended that you Unload any referenced files if they are not needed in the current drawing session but may be used later for printing/plotting.
Edit Selected Block Command:
Now user can edit the selected block directly within the TurboCAD drawing without having to select the Edit Content option from the Blocks Palette. This can be done by simply selecting the block and clicking “Edit Selected Block”, now added to the menu.
Architectural Grid:
The Architectural Grid is a new tool that makes it easy to align other architectural objects in the drawing, such as walls and columns. Users can also import rectangular grids from DWG drawings and can change the properties of the grid and bubble representation, via the Selection Info palette.
Apply to Pattern:
A new local menu option “Apply to Pattern” has been added to the Pattern tools. User can now apply solid operations for all pattern elements simultaneously. New option is available for the following operations which can be applied on the pattern objects simultaneously: Fillet Edges, Chamfer Edges, Face offset, Shell Solid.
3D Mapping Tools:
Two, 3D mapping tools: Face UV Representation and Surface on Face have been added to TurboCAD. Face UV Representation is used to get a UV representation of the selected ACIS® face as a separate object. Surface on Face is used to get a 3D surface from a selected UV representation, and 2D contour, which lies on the UV representation.
Imprint Improvement:
The Imprint tool has been improved such that it can use a block insertion that contains set of 2D contours, as a profile for performing the imprint. This can be useful for creating holes in Sheet Metal designs. Association between the block insertion and the hole is also supported
Multi-threaded faceting for rendering:
Marketing Copy: A new option has been added to the ACIS® section in Drawing Setup. In this mode, rendering is done faster for drawings containing ACIS solid bodies.
Visualize Render Mode:
A new render mode “Visualize” has been added to the TurboCAD 2021. Visualize supports several device modes: OpenGLES2, OpenGL and GDI, out of which OpenGLES2 is the most advanced and the most productive device mode.

New in TurboCAD Platinum 2018 25.0 Build 25.3 (Jun 27, 2018)

USABILITY AND INTERFACE:
New Interface Options:
TubroCAD 2018 boasts a new variety of excellent user interfaces including a new RIBBON INTERFACE similar to that found in Microsoft Word and the latest versions of AutoCAD. It also features an updated CADCourse INTERFACE with accelerated keyboard shortcuts for all the commands. Further for traditional users the older CLASSIC INTERFACES type are included so that no matter which interface you prefer you will feel comfortable with the new program. Various types of THEMES are supplied giving you the choice of how you want to interface to appear. At the start of the program a pop-up dialog will appear allowing you to easily choose your preference.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Two, Three, Four or Five Key Keyboard Shortcuts:
This brilliant new feature is set to revolutionize the way people use TurboCAD! Similar to the functionality found in other products such as Generic CAD or AutoCAD, the user now has the ability to set up keyboard shortcuts that consist of either two or more keystrokes to quickly invoke any TurboCAD command. These keystrokes are sequential and do not need to be a keyboard combination.
The sequence of keys is initially invoked by pressing and releasing the Control (Ctrl) key and then a set of subsequent keys to invoke the specific command. This effectively allows the user to keep the left hand on the keyboard in the right hand on the mouse massively boosting productivity.
Isolate and Hide Objects:
This terrific new feature allows you to take a complex drawing and to quickly reduce its complexity by allowing you to select certain entities and to isolate them independent of layers or groups. In this way you can focus on the entities that you’re wishing to edit while avoiding overlapping or otherwise complicated entities. In addition to isolating certain objects you also have the choice of hiding additional objects so that you can focus only on the entities that are important during the editing procedure. When complete you can simply hit the Unhide option and the drawing will return to its previous state.
Search Option for Locating UI Features:
This excellent new feature allows you to quickly search for particular commands within the customize dialog allowing you to quickly identify either the command itself or its keyboard shortcut. This will greatly enhance productivity as you can easily customize your interface to suit your own needs by dragging the icon onto a familiar toolbar or to create a new customized keyboard shortcut that you will remember. You can type a word in the search field to cycle through the commands and materials. Buttons next to the input field highlight the previous or next suitable item. A search history is stored in a drop-down list allowing you to quickly search for that item again in subsequent. A search combo box is used is in materials, luminance, environment and advance rendering style.
2D DRAFTING AND EDITNG:
Snap Between Two Points:
Snap between two points that once chosen allows you to snap to the middle of two subsequent points, saving the effort of snapping to the center of a two-point construction circle, and then deleting the circle afterwards.
Thick Profile tool:
Applying thick profile tool with defined width and corners type options to groups of entities of lines/polylines/circles/arcs on plane. It automatically calculates thicken profiles according to width defined for original entities. It results in set of polylines, set of connected polylines (these two options are for TurboCAD versions withour ACIS), region or set of sheet ACIS entities (those two are for Pro version)
Flatten Tool:
Use the Flatten tool for 3D polylines and 3D splines to make them flat on the work plane. This command zeros out any Z values for the defining points of these entity types allowing them to be used in a 2D environment.
Trim by Entity:
This interesting new command allows trimming of multiple entities by using a single 2D close profile as the cutting edge. All objects within the defined profile are trimmed and removed. This allows you to avoid having to select multiple objects to trim to just one cutting edge.
Pick Point Hatch Improvement:
The pick point Hatch tool now has the ability to forgive small errors in design in that if a boundary line is not 100% closed you can specify an error margin distance so that the hatch command will automatically fill in the difference. This “error margin distance” is adjustable in the “Gap” value in the inspector bar and will greatly speed up hatching procedures as 100% accuracy in regard to closed curves or polylines is now optional.
3D DRAWING, MODELING, AND EDITING:
Quick Pull for surfaces:
Use the Quick Pull tool to pull or push a closed 2D area of a 3D object (TC Surface) by extruding.
Improved Coordinate Measure tool to include 3D:
In earlier versions of TurboCAD, the Measure Coordinates of the Point tool could only measure the X and Y values as it functioned like a 2-D tool fixed on the active workplace. Now, the measure coordinates tool behaves more like a 3D tool in that will show the 3D coordinate of the World coordinate system independent of the active user coordinate system.
New 2D Create option:
New option for "Create 2D" has been added for 3D polyline, 3D Spline tools. When you switch on this option, and polyline(spline) is flat then a 2D object is created instead of 3D.
ARCHITECTURAL:
Relative Angle Fields for Wall and polyline update:
While drawing walls or polylines, you can now choose to enter an Angle (which is absolute in relation to the world coordinates) or a Relative Angle which is the angle from the immediately previous segment (arc or line).
"Add Roof by Walls" Tool Improvement:
Previously, you could create only one roof object. But now there is the possibility to create more than one roof.
RENDERING & VISUALIZATION:
Lightworks 9.1 SP5:
The LightWorks rendering engine is now once again included in TurboCAD and will no longer be an optional plug-in. TurboCAD 2018 includes LightWorks 9.1 SP5, which includes the following improvements
Environments:
Scaled Image (Foreground/Background)
Sky:
Type: User Defined Sky
Render Styles:
Enchancements like "Lights only" for Lens flares, ability to minimize/maximize radius of Bounce and Gather, modify the intensity of Final Gather Controller for blurred shades, and Soft Pencil sketching are introduced in Render Styles.
Status Bar Memory Display Update:
Once the Rendering mode for a selected object is initiated; the TurboCAD status bar now displays the respective memory usage along with the processing time.
FILE SUPPORT / INTEROPERABILITY:
File Sharing with AutoCAD 2018 : Updated DWG and .DXF file import and export
3MF Export Support: TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2018 now supports export of the 3MF file type used in Manufacturing.
OTHER:
Audit System:
A new “Audit” item has been added to the Filters menu of the Selection Info Palette . This Audit System enables you to highlight ‘bad’ objects in Selection Info palette, turn on/off audit conditions and change their parameters, generate audit report for one or more objects, filter ‘bad’ objects in Selection Info palette, send notifications (about a ‘bad’ object) to Event Viewer palette.
Extents Size Property:
The Extents Size parameter has been added to the Selection Info Palette properties. Extents Size parameter works with groups, blocks and insertions. You can now use the ‘Extents size’ property to select entity according to size valuation. Select objects that you think are big or small, or an object in any range you want. The Extents Size update provides you with additional flexibility so that you can use this parameter for various needs and for analyzing possibly corrupted “wrong” entities.
Image Manager Improvement:
You can now select Multiple files from Open Dialog box when importing pictures in the Image Manager palette.
New Zoom Diagnostic Message:
A new message has been added. It appears when the user tries to zoom in or zoom out beyond the maximum zoom factor or limit.
OK and Cancel Buttons Added to Insert Fraction Dialog Box:
Improved usability by the addition of OK and Cancel buttons in the dialog box of the Insert Fraction in the Text Editor palette.
Select by Entity Type Update:
Now Circle/Ellipse item of previous TC versions is separated into two cases: Circle and Ellipse. The same is for Circular and Elliptical arcs. Previous versions could not select Circles or Arcs separately.

New in TurboCAD Platinum 23.1 Build 31.1 (Jul 1, 2016)

MECHANICAL DESIGN:
NEW Advanced Blending Functionality:
New 3D Fillet Blending options allow for much more organic and realistic object creation. These options include a NEW Holdline Blend, providing the ability to blend using associative polylines, and a NEW Variable Blend, offering the ability to blend between points and then adjust their radial amounts via the part tree.
NEW Bend to Path:
The new Bend to Path tool and Part Tree operation can bend an ACIS solid object along a line, arc, or curve.
NEW 3D Law Tools:
Laws are mathematical functions in the form of a formula. They are used to define how resulting objects are modified.
NEW Curve from Law:
The new Curve from Law tool lets users create a parametrically defined curve from a Law object in the drawing. This object could be used with the Graphic on Path tool, in Sweeps and more.
NEW Surface with Laws:
Generate an entirely new parametric surface object with a formula.
NEW Warp Entity by Law:
TurboCAD can warp an existing 3D solid based on a mathematical formula.
NEW Offset with Laws:
You can define a law which reshapes the resulting offset object based on a formula.
New options include:
Use Law - specifies if a law should be used for offsetting
Edit Law - Allows the user to enter or edit a law
NEW Extract Entity:
This tool allows extraction of edges and faces from a solid body with or without an offset. Offset sheet faces loops, and other extracted objects can be used by other tools such as sweep. Options include:
Extract edge from body
Extract/offset face from solid
Remove open gap from sheet body
Offset face/planar face loop
NEW Imprint Edge:
This new tool can Imprint Edges into Faces by dividing them into discrete areas each of which can have its own material.
NEW Tweak Face:
New tool that extends the face of an existing 3D solid object to the boundary that is defined by a sheet face, allowing users to easily create more complexed forms.
IMPROVED Revolve Face:
TurboCAD now offers the ability to use a 2D profile to generate a revolve from the face of an existing 3D object and either add or subtract the result.
NEW 3D Slice by Facet:
TurboCAD makes it easy to slice, or divide, one or more 3D objects into new objects, by specifying the slicing plane. The 3D slice tool, which offers the ability to slice by line, by plane, by workplane, and by surface, now includes Slice by Facet.
New Slots Tools:
Three new slot tools for inventors, woodworking and furniture design. They include:
Slot
Circular Slot
Circular Slot By Center and Radius
IMPROVED Array/Pattern Tool:
Users can now create a checker board pattern with the pattern tool to apply to 3D objects.
New Lofting to a Point:
Points can now be included as lofting profiles.
IMPROVED ACIS® Engine:
TurboCAD Pro 2016 and TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2016 now use the ACIS R26 Kernal
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN:
NEW Convert Roof Slabs:
Now you can take a classic TurboCAD roof, and convert it (explode) the roof to a set of roof slabs. This makes it more convenient to create and edit custom roofs (clipped gable roof, dormer, etc...)
NEW Trim Roof Slab by plane:
This tool allows you to trim a Roof Slab by the plane of another object. The objects that can be used are: Other Roof Slabs, Standard Roofs, or Walls.
Select target flat plane for the trimming object
Select the side of the roof slab to be trimmed.
Support classic TurboCAD trim tool for Roof Slab (trim by polyline)
NEW Multi Landing Stairs By Polyline:
You can now create multi-landing stairs from a 2D polyline.
IMPROVED Edit Roof Slope Rise/Run Support:
The Edit Roof Slab Tool now includes an input field.
IMPROVED IFC Object Support:
The IFC file filter, commonly used for BIM operations, now supports the Import/Export of Beam object types and Column object types.
IMPROVED House Wizard Tool:
The house wizard, used to quickly layout a house plan, placing and sizing each room, drop in closets, passageways, a garage, and even decking, now allows you to name each room while in the tool so you don’t have to do it after.
RENDERING:
Redsdk Photorealistic Enhancements:
New Portals - The ability to designate objects as transparent to sky luminances.
Improved Tone Mapping with interactive palette controls
New Tone mapping control in Render Manager
Improved Render Manager:
Enhancements to the UI Algorithms for improved workflow and management of Rendering Components: Materials, Luminances, Environments, Advanced Render Styles
NEW Active Drawing Components:
Render components of the active drawing can now be accessed more quickly so that if you want to repeat use of a material, luminance, environment or render style, it's now bookmarked for easy access.
Improved Double Precision:
All of the numerical values are now stored in double precision. This creates greater precision and accuracy.
Faster update of some objects in RedSDK mode:
Auto-update of some objects like TurboCAD Camera and TurboCAD Light in RedSDK mode is now much faster.
NEW Redsdk 4.x Engine:
Migration to Redsdk 4.x
Improved RedSDK Transparent fill support
Transparent fill now works the same in both Redsdk and GDI. A solid brush pattern can also be called a fill.
POINT CLOUD:
NEW Point Cloud Support:
TurboCAD Pro Platinum now offers tools to interpret a point cloud, a set of data points in some coordinate system. In a three-dimensional coordinate system, these points are usually defined by X, Y, and Z coordinates, often intended to represent the external surface of an object.
New Point Cloud Import/Export:
import or export a point cloud using .PCD and .XYZ formats
New Point Cloud Triangulation:
Ability to extract a Surface from point cloud data set
New Subset Point Cloud:
The ability to select a subset of an existing point cloud and create a separate entity.
GENERAL:
NEW/Improved Mirror Copy Tool for 3D Objects:
3D Mirror Options are now all part of the Part Tree to more easily manage changes.
New Mirror Along Face option lets users define a plane across which the Mirror operation should be performed.
New Try to Create Single Object option, if turned on, TurboCAD will try to add the original object and its mirrored copy
NEW Backup of Open Documents on Program Close:
When this new option is on, all open documents are backed up on program close without prompting. Then when you next start the program, the same documents are automatically reloaded so that you can continue working where you left off.
NEW File Buffer:
When a file is closed or when the application is closed, this new option saves the Undo/Redo buffer and is re-loaded when the file is reopened, so it can be used from the last design change.
NEW Untitled Documents:
Documents that you have created but have not saved are now 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 ISO Circle/Grid:
This new tool allows you to easily construct isometric circles.
USER INTERFACE:
IMPROVED Conceptual Selector:
Drag reference point and rotation bars with CTRL
Scale handles on boundary boxed as in classic mode
New Highlighting (Redsdk Only):
UI enhancement which highlights 3D objects and parts of 3D objects while using certain tools in Redsdk mode including imprinting, quick pull & 3D mirror copying.
New Spaces:
Manage all your spaces through the design director including model space, and all paper spaces so you can handle spaces more efficiently than the tab interface allows.
New Show Normals:
The visualization of the normals make it easier to estimate the smoothness and orientation of the 3D objects, and to find artifacts/defects on those objects.
Render Manager UI Improvements:
Render Manager now support the Dark Theme
FILE INTEROPERABILITY:
New PRC 3D PDF Support
TurboCAD now supports both .U3D and .PRC (Product Representation Compact) file export. This new filter option exports 3D content in PRC format.
Improved DWG and DXF File Support:
TurboCAD now uses the latest Teigha engine for the conversion of .DWG and .DXF files to and from TurboCAD for improved interoperability with other CAD applications.

New in TurboCAD Platinum 21.1 Build 35.5 (Jun 2, 2014)

New in TurboCAD Platinum 20.0 Build 19.3 (May 15, 2013)

More Realistic Renders:
New UV Mapping creates more realistic and varied materials for rendering
Improved Interoperability
Improved AutoCAD 2013 (DWG) filter offers continued enhancements for working with the latest AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT files
New 3D PDF filter supports export of 3D models to PDF which can be interactively viewed with Acrobat Reader (since v7)
New/Improved Collada (DAE) filter provides greater import/export accuracy and performance working with Google Earth
Advanced Mechanical Design & 3D Modeling:
New Split Face Smesh Editing Tool allows for quick division of a smooth surface mesh face so you can more precisely define the area you want to modify
New Extrude Face Smesh Editing Tool lets users to quickly extrude a smooth surface mesh face along an extrusion path
New Gear Contour Tool quickly creates and aligns gear shaped objects. Adjust properties including teeth number, diameter pitch, pressure angle, angle of rotation, hole diameter, and thickness
New Selector Option for 3D Booleans easily selects multiple objects for 3D Boolean operations (3D add, 3D Subtract, and 3D Slice) using one of the new super selector modes
New Hole Operations - Pattern points defined by 2D patterns can be used for 3D hole operations
Greater Usability:
New AutoCAD 2D work-a-like mode allows users to switch from the tradition TurboCAD UI to the TurboCAD LTE UI, so users may work in an environment similar to AutoCAD with dynamic input and a command line
New Export Coordinate Data derives point data from the geometry in models and drawings and exports the data in a standard CSV format
New Print Window is a simply way to quickly print just what you want. Enter coordinate values, or simply drag the mouse over the area of your design you wish to print
New Super Selector Modes offer more precise control over object selection for faster, easier modification of your drawing
New Rectangle Selector Mode is a bidirectional selector
New Window Polygon Selector Mode only selects objects inside a closed polygon
New Crossing Polygon Selector Mode selects objects crossing or within a closed polygon
New Fence Selector Mode selects objects touched by an open polygon
New Previous Selection Function added to the selector dragger allowing users to quickly jump back to the last selection with which there was a modification, and restore the selection
More Powerful Drafting & Detailing:
New Associative Arrays greatly expands TurboCAD pattern tools. Users can now rapidly create parametric 3D patterns from a wide variety of entities including ACIS Objects (previously available), Surface Objects, 2D Objects, 3D Objects, and Blocks
New Patterns from Compound Profiles uses the 2D elements of patterns for 3D object creation via Compound Profiles
New Entity Marks - Create custom marks to better track objects and add information including:
Property Sets Definitions – Data and visual components
Multi-View Blocks – Composites of blocks which can include property sets definitions and/or define varying appearances depending upon the viewpoint of the block
New Protractor Tool helps users rapidly create construction lines in 2D and 3D with a powerful dynamic display
New Stellated Polygon Tool creates star-shaped polygon objects in two clicks! Adjust properties for a variety of 2D/3D shapes
Improved Associative Viewport Dimensions lets users add dimensions to an object through a viewport in paperspace and the dimensions will update if the model changes
New Drafting Object Reference Point allows users to manually redefine the reference points of drafting objects so you can adapt to changes in the model
New Dimension Function - Linear and angular dimension tools now allow users to specify a fixed length for line extensions and the value for that length
Customer Feedback Program (CFP):
The new, optional CFP helps build a better TurboCAD that better meets customers’ needs. By analyzing real-world trends and patterns in TurboCAD usage, CFP helps optimize current product features, make positive changes for future releases, and better measure product performance and quality
Network Management:
New Network Deployment Manager now allows network administrators to install, configure, and deploy multiple licensed copies of TurboCAD across your network server using Windows Server. Great for use in corporate, government, and educational settings

TurboCAD Platinum Changelog

What's new in TurboCAD Platinum 2021 28.0 Build 73.0

New in TurboCAD Platinum 2018 25.0 Build 25.3 (Jun 27, 2018)

New in TurboCAD Platinum 23.1 Build 31.1 (Jul 1, 2016)

New in TurboCAD Platinum 21.1 Build 35.5 (Jun 2, 2014)

New in TurboCAD Platinum 20.0 Build 19.3 (May 15, 2013)

New in TurboCAD Platinum 19.1 Build 32.3 (Sep 26, 2012)