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A common request for theme specific TurboCAD tutorials has always been interior architectural renderings. Although a number of architectural specific tutorials have been penned over the years, never before has it been more important to look at this topic than it is since the implementation of RedSDK.

Within the tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to recreate the boardroom that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. A few items are supplied to help keep the tutorial time to a manageable amount. Supplied models include the molded chair, the light switches, the recycle bin and the Barcelona love seat. Aside from learning how to draw in TurboCAD, the user will learn how to set up the drawing and how to insert standard lighting. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and establish render scene luminance. The reader will also learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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Not so long ago I saw a MoI tutorial by Michael A. Maynard that illustrates the steps required to create a molded plastic stacking chair. The chair looks very cool and I thought that it would be terrific if we could create it in TurboCAD. MoI makes the process somewhat easy since it has a 'Flow' tool that allows a user to basically project one shape onto another. Unfortunately, TurboCAD does not possess such a tool and an alternate means is needed to create the molded shape that is crucial to the design. Luckily TurboCAD Pro Platinum has some sheet metal tools which will make the creation of the chair possible. Although we will not get as elaborate as Mike does in his tutorial, we will work towards a very decent representation of it.

I hope that you enjoy the tutorial. Best regards, Don Within the tutorial the reader will be lead through each keystroke to produce every component of the molded stacking chair that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will also learn how to insert standard RedSDK lighting and will learn how to establish a RedSDK render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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To help introduce TurboCAD Pro 2015 and RedSDK the author has chosen a sweet little mechanical device as the basis for the tutorial.

Within the tutorial the reader will be lead through each keystroke to produce every component of the mini vise that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial (with the exception of a simple e-clip and a machine screw which have been downloaded from a supplier and included with the tutorial download). The reader will also learn how to insert standard RedSDK lighting, will learn how to utilize RedSDK render scene luminance and establish a RedSDK render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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It is time for a woodworker's tutorial and what better construct than an elegant curio cabinet with a semi-complex design.

Unlike most of the tutorials offered by the author, this particular tutorial is approached with a 'design as we go' format. As such, there is the occasional design change made within the tutorial. Making changes helps illustrate the thinking behind designing and illustrates methods to edit parts as needed due to design changes. Making changes is definitely something a designer will need to know how to do as he or she proceeds with all future designs.

Within the tutorial the reader will be lead through each keystroke to produce every component of the curio cabinet that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial (with the exception of some downloaded standardized parts that get inserted). The reader will also learn how to insert standard lighting, will learn how to utilize render scene luminance and establish a render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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The Gear Pump is definitely a sweet piece of gear for those with a bent toward the mechanical. It also makes an ideal candidate for a TurboCAD tutorial – not too complex, but complex enough to give the reader a good overview of the many functions that make TurboCAD a viable option for those investing in a CAD system. The Gear Pump tutorial was originally written for TurboCAD Pro V12. Much has changed since then and the tutorial has been fully revised and enhanced to reflect the many positive changes and developments that have come along since then.

Within the tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to produce every component of the gear pump that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial (with the exception of some downloaded standardized parts that get inserted). The reader will learn how to create the gear pump components using 2D profiles and 3D shapes. The reader will learn how to insert standard lighting, will learn how to utilize render scene luminance and establish a render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format. Finally, the reader will learn how to create an exploded assembly and integrate the two assemblies into paper space with balloon markers and a table.

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The Radial Engine tutorial was originally written for TurboCAD Pro V15, but it has been fully updated for TurboCAD Pro v21.

I have wanted to create a tutorial for a radial engine for eons but always felt a bit intimidated by the idea. However, like any good modeler, I decided to face the challenge and see what I could come up with. To my surprise and pleasure, the task was not terribly difficult in the end. It just required some forethought, a bit of time spent researching and the drive to make it happen, which I already have in spades, as the saying goes. Although I based the radial engine on some internet photos I found while researching, much of the model was made up as I experimented with the design.

I hope that you will enjoy following the tutorial and will feel the magic of TurboCAD that I feel every time I create something with the program.

Best regards,
Don

Within the tutorial the reader will be lead through each keystroke to produce every component of the radial engine that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will learn how to create all the components using 2D profiles and modified 3D shapes. The reader will learn how to insert standard lighting, how utilize render scene luminance and utilize a render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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Lofting profiles in TurboCAD to create organic shapes is usually the route taken to create such things as airplanes, boats and cars. Since TurboCAD is not a NURBS  based 3D modeling package it is not always easy to get the desired results and most often a user must live with a lesser degree of precision. Be that as it may, these organic shapes can be created in TurboCAD to some degree with some planning, some experimentation and a strong desire to make it happen.

The executive jet in this tutorial will be approached more like one would proceed with a modeling program than one might with precision CAD software. Much of the detail will be created by 'tracing' strategically positioned and scaled images. As such, a reader may find that the input data listed within the tutorial may not be exactly as what is seen on their own desktop. This does not mean that the tutorial cannot be followed, but the reader must be aware that this is the case and that they must use their data in place of what is written in the tutorial. This will become clearer as the tutorial progresses and it is not something that should cause any grief.

Those who have worked through the Textual Creation tutorial known as Airliner (from v15) will notice many similarities in this tutorial. Be that as it may, a number of areas in this tutorial are approached differently and some areas expanded upon. This tutorial also includes a short boat hull lofting lessen at the end to demonstrate a different form of lofting, one not used while creating the Executive Jet.

Within the tutorial the reader will be lead through each keystroke to produce every component of the executive jet that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. Aside from learning how to draw in TurboCAD, the user will learn how use materials (including UV wrapping), how to insert standard lighting and how to utilize render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

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Without a doubt, one of the larger fields where CAD software is employed regularly is within the architectural industry and its myriad faces. As such, any means to make the process of architectural presentation quicker and easier is most certainly welcome. With such thinking driving the development of TurboCAD, this awesome program continues to evolve and provide users a formidable way to achieve pleasing and functional plans and renderings in a very timely and professional manner.

TurboCAD Pro V21 - Architectural Presentation is a fully illustrated tutorial that leads the beginner through every keystroke necessary to transform IMSI/Design's 2D Marion floor plan into the fully detailed 3D model presented on the cover of this tutorial. The furnishings are not created during the tutorial, but they are supplied and inserted into the house during the tutorial.  This tutorial was originally written for TurboCAD version 11 and then revised for version 15 and again for version 17. Due to its popularity it has now been fully revised for version 21, integrating new program processes and some new design ideas.

Also within the tutorial, the reader will learn how to set up their drawing, how to insert standard lighting and how utilize render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format. Three different views will be established and one paper space page will be created.

Note that the large foprmat printer is not created during the tutorial, it is only a prop for the book cover.

From the Introduction:
One of the fundamental tenets of any CAD package is to never draw the same thing twice. This is very sound advice and a user would be wise to broaden this tenet to its fullest definition. This not only includes using blocks and symbols while drawing but it includes devising ways to approach the more mundane things such as repeating text and establishing tool properties or styles. One way to address much of this is to create a drawing template(s) where many properties have been pre-established and which includes at least one paper space page that has a reusable title block.

Within the tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to produce four ANSI size reusable TurboCAD templates with title blocks. These are based on the mechanical style the author uses in his daily work with one client within the manufacturing industry. The reader will find much discussion within the pages of this tutorial that will hopefully provide good insight into choices that are made.

One of the fundamental concepts in TurboCAD, when it comes to drawing in 3D, is the use and understanding of workplanes. Most new users are initially overwhelmed by this concept, but once the user puzzles out what workplanes are all about they quickly realize that they weren't that complex after all.

Each workplane tool, complete with a user-friendly explanation and example, will be illustrated within this tutorial and this will be done by having the reader work through various examples keystroke by keystroke. By the time the reader reaches the end of this tutorial any confusion about workplanes should have lessened significantly.

TurboCAD Pro V18.2 – Bill of Materials

TurboCAD Pro V18.1 – Preparing a Model for Final Rendering

TurboCAD Pro V18.1 - Student Desk Combo

TurboCAD Pro V18.1 - Antique Cannon

TurboCAD Pro V18.1 - Octagonal Gazebo

TurboCAD Pro V18 -  Rope Clamp

TurboCAD Pro V18 -  RC Engine

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 -  Oscillating Fan

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 -  Retro Fridge

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 -  Spiral Stairs

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 -  Timber Frame Barn

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 -  Grain Auger

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 - Sprockets & Chain

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 - Drawing Template

Create a Reusable Drawing Template
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TurboCAD Pro V17.2 - Speaker Cutaway

Using an External Reference Parts and Assembly Approach

TurboCAD Pro V17.2 - Architectural Presentation

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TurboCAD Pro V17.1 - Industrial Shock Absorber

TurboCAD Pro V17.1 - Electric Motor

TurboCAD Pro V17.1 - Anatomy of a TurboCAD House

TurboCAD Pro V17 - Process Piping

TurboCAD Pro V17 - Window Illustration

TurboCAD Pro V17 - Workplanes

TurboCAD Pro V16.2 - Railroad Handcar

TurboCAD Pro V16.2 - Banker's Lamp

TurboCAD Pro V16.2 - 24' Water Tower

TurboCAD Pro V16.1 - Helical Tri-Lobe Blower

TurboCAD Pro V16.1 - Product Package & Poster

TurboCAD Pro V16.1 - Framed Structure

TurboCAD Pro V16.1 - Face Frame Dresser

TurboCAD Pro 16.1 - Grommet Manufacture

(Preparing Drawings for Production)

TurboCAD Pro 16 - Globe Valve

TurboCAD Pro 16 - Trade Show Booth
Image Wrapping Demystified

TurboCAD Deluxe V21 - Caboose

TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 - Timber Frame Barn