TurboCAD Version 16 Feature Comparison Chart - New and Improved Features & Benefits

Feature	Description	New/ Improved	Benefits	Pro Basic	Pro Mech	Pro Arch	Pro Plat	Deluxe
Drafting/ Detailing/UI
Bezier Curves	Node editing options improved to include Equal Curvatures at point, Non-equal Curvature at point, Non-smooth at point	Improved	Much better control over curve fitting with nodes handles
Blocks	Material property for Block Insertions and 'By Block' material for entities	Improved	Now you can specify different rendering materials for different block instances
Dimensions	Custom Block Arrows now supported; accurate dimensioning of displayed entities in Paper Space Viewports	Improved	Create customized arrowheads for your dimension styles; dimension scaling in Paper Space matches scale from Model Space
Drafting Palette	Enhanced Brush style options for drafting objects, ability to show/hide tangency lines; works with surfaces; dimensions are associative for drafting objects.	Improved	1. Works with surfaces - in the past, the Drafting Palette would only work with ACIS, 3D solids 2. Associativity of dimensions - if you place a Smart Dimension on the section that is displayed in Paper Space, then if you go back to Model space and change the size of the parameter that is dimensioned in Paper Space, then that dimension will automatically update to the new size defined in Model Space 3. Show/Hide Tangency lines - simply a visualization improvement allowing for the view if a less cluttered looking Section Both architectural and mechanical objects can now be used. Palette is no longer limited to ACIS objects. Associated dimensions are a big productivity enhancement.
Filleted Corners	Ability to add Filleted Corners automatically from Local Menu when drawing Polygons, Irregular Polygons, Rectangles and Irregular Rectangles	New	Streamlines process of filleting corners for Rectangles and Polygons
Fonts	Hebrew support of Text, Multiline Text and SHX fonts; specify SHX font file location.	New	Now properly annotate drawings with Hebrew text
Format Painter	Ability to save selected or 'painted' formats as preset property values for any object property type, which are then accessed from the specific Entity Style drop down menu	Improved	Save Entity properties and formats from imported files for re-use in other drawings
Node Editing	Selector mode functionality added to Local menu	Improved	Easily manipulate one or more nodes of the selected object.
Offset Tool	Improved to work with ACIS-based objects, offsets now spline based for curves and ellipses. Constrained, compound profiles can also be offset.	Improved	For curves and ellipses, the offsets are more editable when they are spline-based.
Polygons	New ability to create Polygons by Edge	Improved	Now you can define a polygon by the endpoints of one edge. Handy for stacking polygons against one another.
Sections/ Elevation tools	New ability to create sections and elevations of any 3D object - horizontal, vertical or user defined. Sections can be displayed in a rendered mode.	New	Great ability to examine custom cross sections of architectural or mechanical designs
Xref Manager	New Xref Manager now built in to the Block Palette	New	Manage eXternal References in your TurboCAD drawing more effectively
3D Modeling
ACIS®	Solid modelling engine updated to version 18	Improved
3D Booleans	Ability to select multiple entities for addition or subtraction	Improved	Greater control over combining 3D entities
3D Mouse Support	TurboCAD now works with the Sandio 3D Mouse - www.sandiotech.com	New	Move along and rotate about your drawings X, Y and Z axes without having to also use your keyboard or other, on-screen navigational aids. Perfect for 3D modelling
Curve	Ability to split a 3D Curve	Improved	Split a 3D spline into two pieces. Handy for extracting extrusion or sweep profiles from part of a larger curve.
Extrude Face (Tug and Shove)	Analogous to SketchUp Push/Pull tool, but much more powerful options (draft angle, fillet, chamfer)	New	Great productivity enhancement for 'sketching' out 3D models
Extrude, Revolve, Sweep	Added new 'Offset property in TurboCAD 16	Improved	Allows creation of a body with constant thickness, as offset.
Helix	New 3D Helix tool in TurboCAD 16	New	Draw 3D spirals.
Measurement	TurboCAD 16 now has the ability to measure length of 3D Curves, area of non-planar ACIS faces, or area of planar faces with a single click; volume of multiple 3D objects.	Improved	More efficient measurement of planar faces - no longer have to click on all vertices then 'close' to measure. New ability to measure non-planar (curved) faces
Mesh Simplifier Tool	Degenerates (simplifies to a specific number of triangles TurboCAD Surfaces	New	Useful for simplifying large imported meshes that will subsequently be rendered. By being able to define a lesser number of triangles, the render will go faster
SolidBodyTie	Tool for associating Smart Dimensions with 3D ACIS objects. Works with the Drafting Palette in TurboCAD	New	Associative dimensioning of 3D Sections of Objects -- the (Smart) dimensions update in Paper Space when the Model Space object is resized.
Tweak	Perform Boolean Adds and Subtractions with complex 3D models	New	Easier method to add and subtract complex 3D models from one another
Architectural
Doors/Windows	Added Right/Left and Inside/Outside flip options to Node Editing; Measure To property added; Object Materials in render property added	Improved	Easier editing, measuring and visualization options of these architectural object types
Doors/Windows	New Vertical Alignment properties have been added to Doors and Windows: Head Height, Sill Height for Windows; Head Height, Threshold Height for Doors	Improved	Easier editing and precise placement of these architectural object types
Railings	Ability to attach railings to both sides of stairs at once	Improved	Many stair designs have rails/banisters on both sides, now TurboCAD can depict these
Slabs	Offset field added to 'Add slab by click' tool	Improved	Eliminates gaps between floors and rooms
Stairs	Edit Node improvement - ability to edit the Stair's height	Improved	Easier editing of Stair properties in TurboCAD
Style Manager	Additional styles pre-configured for Windows, Doors, Stairs, Slabs, Rails, Tables and Text; new Dimension (non-AEC) added to Style Manager	Improved	Greater flexibility in default settings to Architectural Object types - now 2-3 preset styles per object type, instead of just one.
Walls	Wall styles now added to Style Manager and Multi-Component walls can now be created. Properties (brush style and colour, pen colour) can be added to each component.	New	Adds more variety to the types of walls that can be created.
Woodworking	Enhanced woodworking Layout wizard - ability to define Plank Rotation, Size of Cut, Edge Trim, Plank's names; create separate Planks table. Now recognizes planks of the same size and groups them. Can align grain of wood with planks and specify offset for damaged planks.	Improved	Ability to accurately cut out layouts of woodworking designs
Interoperability
DWG/DXF Export	Ability to export XREFs with DWG or DXF drawing	Improved	Greater AutoCAD file compatibility
Database Connect Palette	New integration of Objects and Blocks with external ODBC (Object Database Connectivity) data. Supports access to data sources on other, external servers	New	Enhanced Bill of Materials, BIM and PLM functionality
SketchUp file Import	Enhanced import through support of SketchUp Layers, Scenes Views and Components. Now imports IDX Renditioner rendering, lighting and material settings as well. (click here for a complete description of SketchUp)	Improved	More efficient and complete work flow from SketchUp conceptual design to CAD drawing and details
Mechanical
Constraints	New Mid-point constraint and Improved Symmetrical constraint	New, Improved	Constrain a point to the midpoint of another line; automatically create additional symmetrical constraints for end points of arcs and lines
Imprint tool	New Dimple feature added to tool	Improved	Improvement for Sheet Metal work
Thread Tool	New tool that enables the threading of 3D models in TurboCAD	New	Easy way to create threaded objects - pitch and height of threading a parametrically defined and editable
Twisted Extrude	Simple Extrude with added parameters: Twist angle, Distance type, Normal, Full Height, Twist to top , Twist start distance, Twist end distance, Twist continuity - G0, G1 or G2.	New	Create a wide variety of twisted extrusions.
Rendering/ Visualization
Drag on Facet	Drag and drop material from the Material Palette on to a 3D object's face	New	Easily apply multiple material finishes to a single object
LightWorks®	Engine now updated to v7.8
Material Scaling	New scaling options (Height and Width) for wrapped materials; model size	Improved	Better, more accurate scaling of the materials appearance to the size of the object it is being applied to
Render Style Palette	New palette which allows application of pre-defined render styles (lights, environments, etc.) to specific objects or entire scenes. Also includes Render Style Editor	New	Easily apply different render styles to objects to quickly and efficiently determine the optimum rendered look of an object or scene