Advanced Training for Architectural Design with TurboCAD Pro

The Architectural Tutorial Bundle for TurboCAD Pro provides three complete training tutorials from TurboCAD expert Don Cheke of Textual Creations including the Architectural Presentation tutorial, Drawing Template tutorial, and Workplanes tutorial. Follow his instructions to master the use of TurboCAD Pro, including some of the more advanced architectural design tools, while creating some amazing designs. These are downloadable tutorials, delivered on PDF, perfect for anyone looking to start their training immediately.

Architectural Presentation Tutorial
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 has now been fully revised for TurboCAD Pro 17.2, integrating new program processes and some new design ideas. Also within the tutorial, the reader will learn how to set up their drawing, insert standard lighting and utilize render scene luminance. You’ll also learn how to establish a render scene environment, render your drawing, and save it in a high resolution image format. Three different views will be established and one paper space page will be created.

Drawing Templates

One of the fundamental tenets of any CAD package is to never draw the same thing twice. This not only includes using blocks and symbols while drawing but also 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 where many properties have been pre-established and which includes at least one paper space page that has a reusable title block. The Drawing Templates Tutorial leads the reader through each keystroke to produce a reusable TurboCAD template and the title block that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will find much discussion within the pages of this tutorial that will hopefully provide good insight into choices that are made.

Understanding Workplanes

One of the fundamental concepts of 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. This tutorial illustrates each workplane tool with a user-friendly explanation for the reader to refer to as you work through various exercises.

Note
It is advised that those following the Architectural Presentation tutorial have TurboCAD Pro Platinum 17.2. Although users of different versions are welcome to try the tutorials, some version differences will be experienced. For the most part these differences are minor and should not keep the user from completing the tutorial.