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TurboCAD user is an island and most of the tips found here were learned
in
whole or in part while participating on the TurboCAD User Forum.
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21) Reusable Desktop Configuration
Would you
like to know how to create a custom TurboCAD desktop and save the
configuration for easy access?
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20) TurboCAD Drawings to PDF Format
Being able
to get drawings into a readily viewable electronic format is very
important when it comes to collaboration and consulting with clients.
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19) Blocks & Symbols
Blocks and
Symbols can be great time savers when used with TurboCAD drawings.
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18) Chain Links
Creating
chain links in TurboCAD is not as difficult as one might expect.
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17) Importing & Creating Hatch/Brush
Patterns
Do you ever
require different hatch patterns?
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16) Associative Profiles
Were you
aware that TurboCAD offers a form of auto updating when it comes to
some types of 3D components?
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15) ACIS Facetor Modes
Do you ever
wonder what ACIS stands for and how it relates to TurboCAD?
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14) Wood Grain Image Textures
Do you ever look at the LightWorks
help files when trying to figure out how to wrap a wood image to an
object in TurboCAD and wonder why it has to be so complex?
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13) Mesh, Patterns & other Openwork
Objects
New users
often find that they cannot render the 3D patterns they have spend time
creating and wonder if there is a way around this issue.
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12) TurboCAD People
Do you ever
find yourself wondering how to add people to a
TurboCAD scene?
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11) Tapped Hole on Curved Surface
Finding a
reliable method to place holes (tapped or otherwise) on a
curved surface has perplexed many new users over the years.
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10) Placing a Model into a Photo
Placing a 3D
model into a photo can prove to be quite challenging, but
the results can be well worth the effort it takes to get it
there.
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9) How to get Lights to Shine Through Glass
Are you
having trouble getting lights to shine through glass or other
transparent objects? Look no further - the solution is close at
hand.
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8) Replace / Skip Dialogue
Do you ever
wonder what on earth you are supposed to select when you
encounter the Confirm Replace dialogue?
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7) Releasing Material Facet Lock
Have you
ever noticed that when you perform a Boolean operation on
objects that have materials applied to them that the materials can no
longer be changed in the usual manner?
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6) Seeding an Object’s Coordinate System
Are you ever
troubled when you apply a wood grain material to all your
cabinet timbers and the grain does not run in the correct direction on
one or more of them?
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5) 3D Text / Wrapped Text
Do you ever
wonder how to place 3D text into a drawing or, more
specifically, onto a 3D object?
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4) TurboCAD Chrome
Two of the
things that really make a rendering of a mechanical design
sing are good lighting and the choice of materials. Who doesn’t like
Chrome?
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3) Date / Time Stamp
A question
often asked by individuals who create working plans for
clients using TurboCAD is: “How come TurboCAD doesn’t have an easy way
to insert the current date and time?”
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2) Cylindrical Wrapping
A skill that
eludes many TurboCAD users is the one that allows them to
place (wrap) images around cylindrical objects.
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1) Scaling an Inserted Image
Do you ever
find a need to scale an
inserted image in TurboCAD and find that you haven’t got a clue how to
go about it?
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