TurboCAD Pro Platinum provides parametric AEC door and AEC window objects. They are style driven, and multiple door and window styles may be created. New to TurboCAD 18 is the ability to attach block definitions to doors and windows to enable unlimited design customizations. These TurboCAD AEC objects are AutoCAD® Architecture (ACA) compatible so that .DWG models with ACA extensions may be read, modified, and documented as needed.
There are numerous door and window types and shapes available for use in creating your architectural drawing. These existing types and shapes can all be edited in the Style Manager to create an unlimited number of new door and window styles. Custom profiles may also be used for unique shapes. And with version 17, door and window muntins may be added well. Click on the Video tab above to see a demonstration of customizing a window design using muntins.
Window Types include: Picture, Single Hung, Double Hung, Awning Transom, Double Casement, Glider, Hopper Transom, Pass Through, Single Casement, Single Hopper, Single Awning, Vertical Pivot, Horizontal Pivot, Uneven Single Hung, Uneven Double Hung.
Window Shapes for each of these Window Types include: Rectangular, Round, Half Round, Quarter Round, Oval, Arch, Trapezoid, Gothic, Isosceles Triangle, Right Triangle, Peak Pentagon, Octagon, Hexagon. And using the Profile Manager, custom shapes can be made as well.
Door Types include: Single, Double, Single-Dhung, Double-Dhung, Double Opposing, Uneven, Uneven-Dhung, Uneven Opposing, Bifold, Bifold-Double, Pocket, Double Pocket, Sliding Double, Sliding Triple, Overhead, Revolving, Pass Through, Accordion, Panel, and Communicating.
Door Shapes include: Rectangular, Half Round, Quarter Round, Arch, Gothic, and Peak Pentagon. Also using the Profile Manager, custom shapes can be made
These items are intelligent as well as parametric. This means they work well with other architectural tools — doors and windows communicate with the auto-generated Schedule tool, and they understand how to interact with walls.
AEC doors and windows that are inserted into self-healing walls are also recognized by AutoCAD object enablers, so they will be accurately represented in AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT®, or AutoCAD Architecture even though neither AutoCAD, nor AutoCAD LT have the tools necessary to create them (for that you need ACA, DoubleCAD XT Pro, or TurboCAD Pro).
This is yet another productivity advance over simply using standard blocks, double lines, and tables in AutoCAD LT.