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AutoCAD® 2006 |
TurboCAD Professional v12 |
| Input |
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| Command
Line Input |
Yes -
majority of commands are accessed through the command line, as well as via
menus and toolbars |
TurboCAD
has no Command Line entry, it uses toolbars and menus; however some functions
are available only through the Inspector Bar |
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| Coordinate
Systems |
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| Extents |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Definable |
Yes |
Yes |
| World |
Yes |
Yes |
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| General
Editing Tools, Other |
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| Copy |
Yes, 6
types - Array, Linear, Mirror, Offset, Rotated, Scaled |
Yes, 9
types - Array, Linear, Radial, Array Fit, Linear Fit, Radial Fit, Mirror,
Offset, Vector |
| Explode |
Yes |
Yes |
| Group |
Yes |
Yes |
| Layer Properties Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated Calculator |
Yes |
Yes |
| Macro Recorder |
No |
Yes |
| Multiple UNDO/REDO |
Yes |
Yes |
| Raster to Vector Tracings (integrated) |
No |
Yes |
| Spell Checker |
Yes - entire drawing |
Yes - selected text or
entire drawing |
| Symbols/Block Editors |
Yes |
Yes |
| Symbols/Blocks |
300+ in Design Center, plus 82 Dynamic blocks |
12,000 |
| Zooms |
11 |
7 |
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| UI
Customization/Preferences |
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| Context
Sensitive Tools |
No |
Yes |
| Coordinate System screen position |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cursor Shape |
1 -crosshairs only |
3 |
| Customizable User Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
| Design Director/Design Center |
Yes - Blocks, DimStyles, Layer, Layouts, Linetypes, Tablestyles,
Textstyles, Xrefs |
Yes - Cameras, Categories, Graphics, Layers, Lights, Views,
Workplanes |
| Movable, Dockable Toolbars |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shortcut keys |
Yes |
Yes |
| Toolbars |
Yes |
Yes |
| Variable aperture size for cursor |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Viewing/Layers |
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| Create
Named Viewports |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create Custom Layer Sets |
Yes |
Yes |
| XREFs |
Yes |
Yes |
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| 2D
Drawing Tools |
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| Arcs |
11 types |
13 types |
| Bezier curve |
No |
Yes |
| Circles |
6 types |
8 types |
| Construction Lines |
Yes |
Yes |
| Double Lines |
Yes through multilines |
Yes - 8 tools |
| Ellipses |
3 types |
3 types |
| Irregular Polygon |
No |
Yes |
| Lines |
1 type |
5 types |
| Multilines |
Yes |
Yes - 8 tools |
| Parallel Lines |
Only through Offset or Multiline command |
Yes |
| Perpendicular Lines |
Only thru Ortho snap |
Yes |
| Points |
20 styles |
5 styles |
| Point Marker |
No |
Yes - 4 types |
| Polygon (equal length sides) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Polyline |
Yes |
Yes |
| Revision Cloud |
Yes |
Yes |
| Spline curve |
Yes |
Yes |
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| 2D
Editing/Modifying |
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| Array copy |
Yes |
Yes |
| Boolean Add, Subtract and Intersect |
Yes |
Yes |
| Break |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chain/Join polyline |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chamfer |
Yes - 2 types |
Yes - 3 types |
| Extend |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extend Objects to Boundary |
Yes |
Yes - only for lines |
| Fillet |
Yes |
Yes |
| In-Place Text Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Insert +/- tolerancing symbols into multi-text |
Yes |
Yes |
| Join |
Yes - arcs, lines, polylines, splines, elliptical arcs |
Yes - lines, polylines and walls |
| Multiple Object Trim and Extend |
Yes |
Yes |
| Selection Fence |
Yes |
Yes |
| Stretch objects |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trim |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vector copy - distance and angle |
Yes |
Yes |
| X Meet Double Lines |
No |
Yes |
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| 2D
and 3D Measurements |
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| Angle |
No |
Yes |
| Area |
Yes |
Yes |
| Base Moments of Inertia |
Yes - 1 |
Yes - up to 3 |
| Base Section Modulus |
No |
Yes |
| Center of Gravity |
Yes |
Yes |
| Coordinates |
Yes |
Yes |
| Distance |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extra Data from Block Attributes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Radius of Gyration |
Yes |
Yes |
| Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Constraints
and Tolerances |
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| Driving Dimensions |
No |
Yes |
| Geometric and Dimensional Constraints |
No |
Yes - 19 different types |
| Geometric Tolerances |
Yes |
Yes |
| Set tolerances to surfaces |
No |
Yes - surface, normal and max. edge length |
| Tolerance symbols |
14 |
1 |
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| Dimensions |
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| Types |
13 -
Aligned, Arc Length, Angular, Baseline, Continuous, Diameter, Jogged Radius,
Leader, Linear, Ordinate, Quick, Radius, Rotated |
13 -
Angular, Baseline, Continuous, Datum, Diameter, Distance Incremental, Leader,
Orthogonal, Parallel, Quick, Radius, Rotated |
| Associative |
Yes |
Yes - plus editable driving dimensions |
| Automatic |
Yes - through Qdim command |
Yes |
| Fractional |
No |
Yes |
| Non-associative |
Yes |
Yes |
| Set Tolerances to Dimensions |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Hatching and Fills |
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| Associative |
Yes |
Yes |
| Calculate Hatch Areas |
Yes |
Yes |
| Edit Hatch boundaries |
Yes |
Yes |
| Gradient fills |
Yes - 18 types |
Yes - 5 types |
| Hatch Patterns |
68 |
76 |
| Hatch Pattern editor (user definable) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Island detection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Path |
Yes |
Yes |
| Pickpoint |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Snaps |
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| Snaps |
13
- Apparent Intersection, Center, End Point, Extension, Intersection,
Mid-point on line, Mid-point between two points, Nearest Point, Node,
Parallel, Perpendicular, Quadrant, Tangent |
13 -
Center, Center of Extents, Divide point, Grid, Intersection, Mid-point,
Nearest on Facet, Nearest on Graphic, Orthogonal, Quadrant, Tangent to an
Arc, Vertex, Workplane Intersection |
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| 3D
Drawing and Editing |
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| Overall |
Complete -
see below |
Complete -
see below |
| Assemble |
No |
Yes - position objects adjacent to one another |
| Blending, with preview |
Yes |
Yes |
| Boolean Add, Subtract |
Yes, plus Union |
Yes |
| Compound Profiles |
No |
Yes - Extrudes, Sweeps, Lofts and Cones |
| Deformable modeling and
NURBS surfaces |
No |
Yes |
| Drafting Palette for Parts, Assemblies |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extrudes |
Yes |
Yes - Simple, Rigid and Normal |
| Facet editing |
No |
Yes |
| Intersect and Slice |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lofting |
No |
Yes |
| Part Tree with Editor |
No |
Yes |
| Shell solid |
Yes |
Yes |
| Primitives - solid and surface |
9 - Box, Cone, Dish,
Dome, Mesh, Pyramid, Sphere, Torus,
Wedge |
9 - Box, Cone, Cylinder,
Hemisphere, Mesh, Polygonal Prism, Sphere, Torus, Wedge |
| Sweeps |
Yes |
Yes - Simple and Rail |
| Polylines |
Yes |
Yes |
| Revolve |
Yes |
Yes |
| Section |
Yes |
Yes |
| Splines |
Yes |
Yes - 2 types |
| Spline surfaces |
No |
Yes |
| Surfaces from 2D profiles |
Yes |
Yes |
| Optional Mechanical Pack - Includes Hole, Blend and Facet Offset
tools; Pattern constraint; additional parametric functionality for the Part
Tree |
No |
Yes |
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| Solid
and Surface Modeling |
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| Solid
Modeler |
Yes -
Proprietary |
Yes - ACIS® v15 |
| NURBs-based Deformable Modeling |
No |
Yes |
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| Rendering
and Visualization |
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| 256-color Shading |
Yes |
Yes |
| 3D Views |
Yes - 10 types |
Yes - 12 types |
| Alpha Channel support on
PNG and GIF file exports |
No |
Yes |
| Apply different materials
to different facets of the same object |
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Yes |
| Ambient Lights |
4 - Ambient, Distant, Point, Spot |
6 - Ambient, Directional, Headlight, Point, Sky, Spot |
| Camera position |
No |
Yes |
| Color Transparency |
No |
Yes |
| Design Director for managing environments |
No |
Yes |
| LightWorks Archive support |
No |
Yes |
| Luminance of Objects |
No |
Yes -19 |
| Material Libraries for rendered objects |
147 |
260 |
| Open GL rendering |
Yes |
Yes |
| Photorealistic Rendering |
Yes |
Yes - LightWorks® v7.5 |
| Photo Ray trace Rendering |
Yes |
Yes - LightWorks® |
| Quick Time VR Support |
No |
Yes |
| Ray tracing |
No |
Yes |
| True Color Support |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Architectural
Tools |
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| Doors
- Parametric |
No |
Yes |
| Roof |
No |
Yes |
| Wall |
No |
Yes |
| Windows - Parametric |
No |
Yes |
| Join/Split/Modify/Dimension Walls |
No |
Yes |
| Convert double polyline to wall |
No |
Yes |
| Optional Architectural Pack - Includes additional
Parametric Window and Door types and
shapes; Edit Profile tool |
No |
Yes |
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| Interoperability |
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| File
Open, Insert or attach Bitmap |
21 formats |
34 formats |
| File Save as or Export |
14 formats |
24 formats |
| HTML Publishing Formats |
JPG, DWF, PNG |
JPG, DWF, PNG |
| Optional file
filters |
None |
CATIA v5 Reader/Writer, Inventor Reader |
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| Programmability |
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| API,
AutoLISP, VisualLISP support |
Yes |
No |
| Included SDK |
Yes |
Yes |
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