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ISBN 1-57632-XXX-X Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 What TurboCAD Offers the AutoCAD User ................................................................................ 1 File Compatibility ......................................................................................................... 1 The TurboCAD User Interface .................................................................................................... 2 Repeating Commands.................................................................................................. 3 Local Menus ................................................................................................................. 4 Coordinate Bar ............................................................................................................. 4 Editing with Select Cursor............................................................................................ 5 Inspector Bar ............................................................................................................... 5 Palettes ....................................................................................................................... 6 How TurboCAD Differs from AutoCAD ....................................................................................... 8 What’s Missing from TurboCAD .................................................................................. 8 Jargon .......................................................................................................................... 8 TurboCAD Drawing Commands ................................................................................... 8 Node Editing .............................................................................................................. 10 What’s Unique to TurboCAD ......................................................................................................... 12 Mechanical Tools .................................................................................................................. 12 Architectural Tools ............................................................................................................... 13 Pricing ........................................................................................................................ 13 When You Need More Help ..................................................................................................... 14 TurboCAD for AutoCAD Users Lesson 1: Setting Up Drawings .................................................................... 16 About the Tutorials .................................................................................................................. 16 Starting AutoCAD ..................................................................................................................... 19 Advanced Setup Wizard ............................................................................................ 19 Starting TurboCAD ..........................................................................................................................21 Page Setup Wizard ..................................................................................................... 21 Creating Layers: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 29 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 30 TurboCAD’s Property Toolbar.................................................................................................. 35 TurboCAD’s Layers Drawing Setup ..................................................................................... 36 Setting the Snap and Grid Spacing: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 37 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 38 Saving the Drawing: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 41 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 42 TurboCAD’s Snap Modes .................................................................................................... 43 Summary .................................................................................................................................. 45 Lesson 2: Inserting Objects ......................................................................... 46 Starting to Draw ....................................................................................................................... 47 Drawing Construction Lines: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 47 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 48 Drawing Rectangles: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 49 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 50 Drawing Circles: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 55 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 56 Copying and Mirroring Entities: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 57 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 58 Drawing Arcs: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 60 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 61 Drawing Lines: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 62 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 63 Filleting Corners: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 64 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 65 Zooming In and Out With TurboCAD .................................................................................. 65 vi iii Table of Contents Making and Inserting Blocks: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 66 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 67 Changing Linetypes and Layers: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 72 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 73 TurboCAD’s Entity Styles ..................................................................................................... 74 Summary .................................................................................................................................. 78 Lesson 3: Applying the Finishing Touches ........................................................ 79 Activities in this Lesson ............................................................................................................ 79 Dimensioning with TurboCAD ................................................................................................... 80 Drawing Dimensions: AutoCAD Object Dimensions ..................................................................................... 82 TurboCAD Entity Dimensions ..................................................................................... 83 Segment Dimensions: AutoCAD .................................................................................................................... 84 TurboCAD .................................................................................................................. 85 Switching to Paper Space: AutoCAD ...................................................................................................................