Don Cheke’s TurboCAD Training

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If you ever get to sit on the round table of TurboCAD experts Don Cheke will be amongst the gathering. On his site, www.textualcreations.ca, you will find many superb examples of Don’s work. On the IMSI site there is a showcase of examples of TurboCAD drawings by Don and several others which display the wide capabilities of TurboCAD. One of my favourites are the David Mullins drawings, although not what you immediately think of when you think of CAD.

Don produces tutorials, which are very detailed and carful not to leave the less experienced behind. They come as a PDF either as a download or on a disk. Because so many people ask me about training on a regular basis Avanquest are going to start to sell these on their www.turbocad.co.uk site. However, this process always takes longer than you think it should, so they will not be visible for a month or so. In the meantime if anyone would like a forward copy, then give me a call, or send an e-mail with your phone number and I’ll call you.

There are four and below are Don’s comments and descriptions of each one.

The Radial Engine tutorial

Introduction:

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 primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to insert standard lighting, how utilize render scene luminance and render scene environment. Additionally, the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.

Note: For use while using TurboCAD Professional software.

All Textual Creations TurboCAD tutorials are based on the versions for which they were written. Although users of previous and newer versions are welcome to try the tutorials the author cannot state what results will be achieved. Many changes, some subtle and others not so subtle, are made with each program revision. Although many steps and directions would be generic some may not be. The same can be said for tools between versions. Older versions may not have the same tools and newer versions may have simplified techniques that alleviate some of the long drawn out methods needed for earlier versions.

Disc contains: 248 page tutorial file in PDF format, tutorial covers in PDF format should the reader choose to print the tutorial book, plus bonus files.

For additional TurboCAD tutorials visit Textual Creations – www.textualcreations.ca

The Landscape Design tutorial.

Introduction:

Garden and landscape design are topics that are occasionally addressed on the TurboCAD User Conference Forum. It is a little disheartening that those seeking advice are often directed to other programs that have been created specifically for this type of work. Perhaps this is even sound advice if a user is planning on doing garden and landscape design on a full time basis. However, for an occasional design in this particular genre TurboCAD will work just fine. In fact, it is the opinion of the author that TurboCAD would be a great choice providing a user takes time to create a library of landscape and design symbols to help with a speedier creation.

Within this tutorial the reader will be lead through every keystroke to produce the back yard design that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will learn how to create almost all the elements used within the design using 2D profiles and 3D primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to insert free 3D plants found on the internet and a 3D bench created and supplied by the author. The reader will learn how to insert standard lighting and how to use a render scene environment and render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format. The reader will also learn how to utilize paper space where a final plan layout will be created utilizing viewports and annotations.

Note: For use while using TurboCAD Professional software.

All Textual Creations TurboCAD tutorials are based on the versions for which they were written. Although users of previous and newer versions are welcome to try the tutorials the author cannot state what results will be achieved. Many changes, some subtle and others not so subtle, are made with each program revision. Although many steps and directions would be generic some may not be. The same can be said for tools between versions. Older versions may not have the same tools and newer versions may have simplified techniques that alleviate some of the long drawn out methods needed for earlier versions.

Disc contains: 215 page tutorial file in PDF format, tutorial covers in PDF format should the reader choose to print the tutorial book, plus fifteen tutorial files and bonus files.

For additional TurboCAD tutorials visit Textual Creations – www.textualcreations.ca

The Construction Drawings tutorial.

Introduction:

During the tutorial, the reader will learn how to create the framed 36″ entry door illustrated on the cover of the tutorial, using 2D profiles and 3D primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to create a render scene environment. The reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format. The reader will also learn how to utilize paper space where the construction drawings will be created utilizing viewports, inserted drafting palette views, dimensions and annotations. The tutorial will illustrate all these processes with each keystroke.

Note: For use while using TurboCAD Professional software.

All Textual Creations TurboCAD tutorials are based on the versions for which they were written. Although users of previous and newer versions are welcome to try the tutorials the author cannot state what results will be achieved. Many changes, some subtle and others not so subtle, are made with each program revision. Although many steps and directions would be generic some may not be. The same can be said for tools between versions. Older versions may not have the same tools and newer versions may have simplified techniques that alleviate some of the long drawn out methods needed for earlier versions.

Disc contains: 291 page tutorial file in PDF format, tutorial covers in PDF format should the reader choose to print the tutorial book, plus six tutorial files and bonus files.

For additional TurboCAD tutorials visit Textual Creations – www.textualcreations.ca

The Architectural Presentation tutorial.

Introduction:

One of the larger areas where CAD software is employed is within the Architectural industry. Using TurboCAD to create the many drawings and illustrations that are often required for projects will enable the user to produce top notch work in a timely fashion. TurboCAD created drawings and renders will undoubtedly impress clients, contractors and building authorities alike and the user will come away feeling that the time spent on learning to use TurboCAD was time well spent.

TurboCAD Pro V15.1 – 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. This tutorial was originally written for V11.2, but due to the changes in the program since then many changes have been made to the tutorial and lessoned some of the previous long and tedious processes.

Note: For use while using TurboCAD Professional software.

All Textual Creations TurboCAD tutorials are based on the versions for which they were written. Although users of previous and newer versions are welcome to try the tutorials the author cannot state what results will be achieved. Many changes, some subtle and others not so subtle, are made with each program revision. Although many steps and directions would be generic some may not be. The same can be said for tools between versions. Older versions may not have the same tools and newer versions may have simplified techniques that alleviate some of the long drawn out methods needed for earlier versions.

Disc contains: 273 page tutorial file in PDF format, tutorial covers in PDF format should the reader choose to print the tutorial book, plus twenty-one tutorial files and bonus files.

For additional TurboCAD tutorials visit Textual Creations – www.textualcreations.ca