TurboCAD 2023 Designer
TurboCAD 2023 Designer
Essential 2D CAD Software
TurboCAD® 2023 Designer is the essential 2D Drafting solution for new users of CAD. It’s easy-to-use precision 2D CAD software at an entry-level price. Use the setup wizard, tutorials, and context-sensitive help to immediately get productive. Quickly draw, modify, dimension and annotate floorplans, technical illustrations, and any other 2D design you can think of.
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New Features
Overview of TurboCAD 2023 New Features |
Performance, User Interface & Usability |
Tools Palette – Resizing icons when changing Toolbar icon sizeIcon sizes in Tools palette can now be resized when scaling the toolbar icon sizes in Customize window. |
Style Manager Palette – Search Option addedA new Search bar has been added to the Style Manager Palette, which allows user to find the various options contained in the properties. The search bar makes it easy for the users to search for different options available in the palette rather than finding them manually. |
Selection Information Palette – Search Option addedA new Search bar has been added to the Selection Information Palette, which allows user to find the various options contained in the properties. The search bar makes it easy for the users to search for different options available in the palette rather than finding them manually. |
2D Drafting and AnnotationFind and Replace TextA new Tool “Find and Replace Text” has been added to the Edit menu. User can find a specific text in the drawing and replace it with another word with one click. With a wide number of advanced search and text options, user can search for the specific text easily and replace it with less effort. |
Automatic CalloutsA new tool “Automatic Callouts” has been added to the Dimension menu in TurboCAD 2023. The purpose of this tool is to automatically add callouts (leader dimensions) to the drawing in just a few clicks. These callouts can be arranged in circular formation or along a polyline. After callouts are generated, a BOM table is created with callout details. |
Interoperability/Data Sharing |
Ability to control drawing units when opening a dwg/dxf fileTurboCAD 2023 now has an ability to control units when opening a AutoCAD file. Previously, TurboCAD did not understand the original scale of the drawing and used to assume units in English|Architectural with a strange scale. As a solution, a new option “Use plot units as drawing units” has been added to the dwg/dxf import setup dialog. |
AutoCAD 2023 SupportODA has been updated to 23.8 version in TurboCAD 2023. |
System Requirements
TurboCAD Designer is delivered in a 64-bit version to take full advantage of your hardware’s available computer memory to load, process, and render CAD files.CPU Type1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor64-bit System Requirements:Microsoft Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8* 64-bit, Windows 7 (64-bit) - 8 GB RAM.Recommended:Your experience with TurboCAD Designer will be greatly enhanced with a newer generation, higher speed CPU, 8+ GB RAM. |
Compare New Features
| New & Improved Features (includes over 500+ bug fixes) | Platinum | Professional | Deluxe | Designer |
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| Performance, User Interface and Usability | ||||
| Update Thumbnails in Blocks Palette | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Library Palette – Update Thumbnail dialog | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Blocks Palette – Block Insertion Parameters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Blocks Palette – Block Preview | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Isolate/Hide Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 'Selection Information Highlight Improvement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Library Palette – Preview Render Modes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Style Manager Palette – Search Option added | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selection Information Palette – Search Option added | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clash Detection Tool | ✓ | |||
| Render Manager Update | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Materials and Luminances Palette | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Save/Load Engine and Scene Preferences | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 2D Drafting and Editing | ||||
| Find and Replace Text | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic Callouts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hidden Line removal for Block insertion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Drafting Object dimension improvement | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Join Polyline Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3D Modeling and Design | ||||
| Exploded View | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Shell Tool Improvement | ✓ | |||
| Facet Offset Tool Improvement | ✓ | |||
| 'Updated ACIS® Solid Modeling Engine (Booleans, blends, shelling) | ✓ | |||
| Rendering and Visualization | ||||
| Render Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| LightWorks Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Visualize SDK (v24.2) Update | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Static Linking with Visualize SDK Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Materials Database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Use Visualize Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Use TurboLux Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Environments Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Material Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Light Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| “Shadow Receive” and “Shadow Cast” Options | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New Visual Styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ambient Occlusion Improvement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Interoperability | ||||
| Support R2023 Interop from Spatial | ✓ | |||
| IGES, STEP, SAT/SAB | ✓ | |||
| CREO 8, SolidWorks 2023, ParaSolid 34, SolidEdge 2023, NX 1980,CATIA v5-5 | ✓ | |||
| Architecture Tools | ||||
| Roof – New type of Cut Edge: Horizontal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multi-Level Roof (Gambrel Roof) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Overview
Essential 2D CAD Software:TurboCAD 2023 Designer is the best precision design solution on the market for new CAD users. It’s easy to learn and use with quick access to hundreds of 2D drawing, modifying, and dimensioning tools that are perfect for designing floor plans, technical illustrations, flow charts and more. It includes a customizable Ribbon Interface with 4K monitor support to optimize productivity and readability on higher resolution displays. |  |
TurboCAD 2023 Designer can help you design projects such as:• Architectural drawings• Remodeling plans • Floor Plans • Interior Design Layouts • Landscape Design Plans • Electrical Diagrams • Mechanical Designs • DIY Projects • Invention Mock-Ups • Graphics and technical illustrations • 2D drafting, diagraming and schematic drawings |
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We will help you learn:TurboCAD includes set up wizards, context-sensitive help, snaps, alignment aids, handle-based editing, and a flexible user interface. These will shorten your learning curve, and improve your productivity and design efficiency.Your purchase includes 6 months of free technical support, as well as access to our training tutorials, so you will not have to learn through trial and error. We are experts at creating CAD software and our tutorials will help you to become an expert user quickly. Plus, Context Sensitive help and a choice between using offline PDF manual and our Online help portal. |
Simple and flexible pricing:We offer a single user, permanent license for TurboCAD 2023 Designer. Download once and own it forever. |
Key Features
Essential 2D CAD Software:TurboCAD® 2023 Designer includes all the essential 2D Drafting tools you need for beginner to intermediate needs. It’s ready-to-use with a customizable interface that adapts to your needs and workflow. Learn quickly with set-up wizards, snaps, and alignment aids. |
A Complete Set of 2D Drafting and Detailing Tools:TurboCAD Designer 2023 employs a large selection of line, arc, curve, and spline tools, so that you’ve always got the right tool for the job. When used with TurboCAD’s snaps, modification tools, and drawing aids you will be able to quickly draft and document your designs with no restrictions. Read more about 2D Design in TurboCAD |  |
Annotation Tools Including Dimensioning and Multiple Text Display Options:A complete set of Dimensions and Text tools allows for better communication of design intent. |
Pick Point & Path Hatching, Bitmap Fills, and Transparency:Choose from over 70 hatch patterns (including colors), unlimited bit-mapped fills and 100 levels of transparency to better visually identify various components of your drawing. |
Comprehensive Layer Management:Gives more options to control the appearance, editing, and printing of the drawing entities. Set visibility, line style, color and more to create professional drawings. |
Publish to PDF and Import and Export Popular CAD and Graphics Formats:Save your Designs for sharing to this application standard format - includes support of both Model and Paper Spaces; insure accurate 'round-tripping' with industry-standard AutoCAD DWG. |
Compatibility and File Sharing:Whether you’re a team of one or many, you’ll have the interoperability needed to collaborate. We’ve ensured that TurboCAD is compatible with a wide variety of popular CAD and Graphics formats. You will be able to deliver files that can be opened and edited by users of AutoCAD® and other popular design software. Your team will be running like a well-oiled machine.• TurboCAD provides compatibility with AutoCAD® DWG and DXF files, from R12 to 2023 • VMRL Worlds Import/Export • PDF Export Read more about TurboCAD File Support |