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TurboCAD Mac
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ViaCAD
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AutoCAD LT
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Designer v5
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2D/3D v6
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2010 for PC
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| Suggested Retail Price (USD) |
$69.95
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$99
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$1200
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Usability & Interface |
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| Customizable User Interface and Preferences |
a
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a
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| Draw Order by Layer |
a
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| Block Manager |
a
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a
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| Video and Interactive Tutorials |
a
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a
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| Drafting Assistant |
a
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a
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Architectural |
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| Intelligent, (Parametric) Attribute-rich Architectural Objects |
a
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a
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| Smart, Self-Healing Walls |
a
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a
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| Doors and Windows |
a
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a
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2D Drafting and Detailing |
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| Wide Selection of Basic 2D Drafting Tools |
a
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a
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a
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| Auto-transform Tools (for Scaling, Sizing, Positioning, Rotating, and Movement) |
a
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| Smart and Quick Dimension Tools |
a
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| Layer Properties Manager & Layer Sets |
a
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a
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a
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| Bezier and Fair Curves |
a
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a
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| Text Editing |
a
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a
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a
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Interoperability – File Import and Export |
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| AutoCAD® DWG and DXF File Compatibility |
a
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a
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a
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| Single and Batch File Converter |
a
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| Import and Open File Formats |
a
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a
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a
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| Export, Save As, Publish File Formats |
a
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a
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a
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Content |
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| Pre-designed Floor Plans |
a
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| Symbols, Part Library |
a
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a
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a
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TurboCAD Mac
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AutoCAD LT
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Deluxe 2D/3D v5
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2010 for PC
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| Suggested Retail Price (USD) |
$129.95
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$1200
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Usability & Interface |
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| Customizable User Interface and Preferences |
a
|
a
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| Draw Order by Layer |
a
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| Block Manager |
a
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a
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| Video and Interactive Tutorials |
a
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| Drafting Assistant |
a
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a
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Architectural |
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| Intelligent, (Parametric) Attribute-rich Architectural Objects |
a
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| Smart, Self-Healing Walls |
a
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| Doors and Windows |
a
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2D Drafting and Detailing |
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| Wide Selection of Basic 2D Drafting Tools |
a
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a
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| Auto-transform Tools (for Scaling, Sizing, Positioning, Rotating, and Movement) |
a
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| Smart and Quick Dimension Tools |
a
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| Layer Properties Manager & Layer Sets |
a
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a
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| Bezier and Fair Curves |
a
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| Text Editing |
a
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a
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3D Drawing and Editing Tools |
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| 3D Primitives, Meshes and Splines |
a
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| Boolean Operations – Add, Subtract, Intersect |
a
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| Advanced 3D Modification Tools – Shell, Loft, Blend, Boss, and More |
a
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| NURBS Surface Modeling Tools |
a
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| Extrude, Revolve, Twist , and Sweep Editing Tools |
a
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Rendering & Visualization |
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| Shaded, Realistic Rendering |
a
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| Gradient Fills |
a
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| Shadow casting |
a
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| OpenGL, Shaded and Hidden Line Rendering |
a
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| Customizable Material Library |
a
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Interoperability – File Import and Export |
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| AutoCAD® DWG and DXF File Compatibility |
a
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a
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| Single and Batch File Converter |
a
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| Import and Open File Formats |
a
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a
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| Export, Save As, Publish File Formats |
a
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a
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Content |
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| Pre-designed Floor Plans |
a
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| Symbols, Part Library |
a
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a
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October 27, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I’m a mac user and naturally interested in the Mac version of TurboCAD however interested to know of anyone’s experience with compatibility issues with Mac created TurboCAD drawings and Windows based computers opening/amending the drawings.
Reason I ask is that many of my work clients/partners use Windows PCs and I’m wondering if I should purchase TurboCAD for Windows and operate through Parallels?
October 28, 2010 at 11:23 am
The official line here is that drawings can be saved as DWG in the Mac versions and imported into PC based CAD software and I think that this works fine 98% of the time. However I do occasionally come across a DWG drawing giving problems. In all but one of these cases over five years I’ve been able to find a solution.
However you can run the PC version under windows, which I do with Parallels. The only snag that I found was that the groups of tools do not expand when clicked on, but this is easily got around by putting then on my local menu.
I think that if your colleagues are mostly using PCs, I’d run the PC version under Parallels, less chance of problems.
Paul