TurboCAD and BricsCAD are rewriting the notion that it takes a $5,000 CAD program to do specialized tasks. By Ralph Grabowski Can we still call CAD “low-end” when it does sheet metal design and direct editing of 3D solids? Programs in the past have been considered low-end CAD when they cost a few hundred dollars and provided general drafting functions — in 2D usually, and … [Read more...] about High-end CAD features have migrated to low-price CAD
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TurboCAD 2016 enhances 3D mechanical design feature set
Other updates include rendering, architectural and user interface enhancements. The 2016 update to TurboCAD from IMSI/Design includes enhancements to its 3D mechanical design feature set, including the ability to generate a variety of 3D shapes by using “law-based” design. Other new features include updates to its visualization rendering engine, new features for architectural … [Read more...] about TurboCAD 2016 enhances 3D mechanical design feature set
IMSI/Design TurboReview first to support 3D PDF on iPad
The company best known for TurboCAD is carving out a niche in mobile. Today IMSI/Design announces TurboReview for iPad, the latest in its growing line of AEC mobile viewing products and the first to offer review and mark-up of 3D PDF files. Notable among product features are two orientation features: first, text added to the 3D PDF is always facing forward, even if the … [Read more...] about IMSI/Design TurboReview first to support 3D PDF on iPad
Venerable TurboCAD gets a 64-bit makeover
Version 19 of this retail CAD leader sports dozens of new and enhanced features. IMSI/Design, a long-term survivor in the tumultuous retail CAD market, this week releases version 19 of TurboCAD Pro and TurboCAD Pro Platinum. Leading the list of new features is an upgrade that makes TurboCAD 64-bit software. The 64-bit upgrade means TurboCAD can now use up to 32GB of … [Read more...] about Venerable TurboCAD gets a 64-bit makeover
Corel introduces CorelCAD, an all-new CAD product
Corel has been steadily building a business around technical drawing; with CorelCAD it takes the next step into design and collaboration. Does the world need another CAD program? Corel thinks so and today the company is introducing CorelCAD, a new 2D and 3D CAD program for Mac and Windows. The new program is designed for professionals and priced at $699, a price tag well below … [Read more...] about Corel introduces CorelCAD, an all-new CAD product