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New Keyboard Commands
Another a new development in soon to come v 2018. Extra keyboard commands under TOOLS – Customise – Keyboard.
It obviously depends on what tools you use a lot and find most useful, but here’s one example, Zoom Extends. In previous versions, you were able to assign a key, say Z to zoom out incrementally, but not to extends and as you could zoon out simply by rolling your wheel mouse there was little point. You could click on the Zoom Extends icon at the top of your screen, or there is the little trick of tapping your wheel that normally works.
However in 2018 you can assign a single key to Zoom Extend, I tried it with Z and it worked a treat. Z did have a different function by default, but not one that I ever used.
Also good to know that the Default button puts them all back to what they were doing before you started mucking about with them.
Paul
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TurboCAD 2018 The Return of LightWorks
I’m very pleased to say that LightWorks is returning to TurboCAD, RedSDK is now an optional plug-in. I have not yet seen the new version, but I’d presume that LW will be its old easy to use self.
2018 is due out at the end of March, but experience tells me that this will be delayed, release dates for all sorts of software often are, so I’m sure it will be here by the end of April.
Paul
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AutoCAD Training
If you need help with AutoCAD on a personal level, rather than organised classes, then I have recently met a chap who used AutoCAD in his work and is now semi-retired and teaches AutoCAD. He might even be persuaded to take on projects.
His name is Clive Osmond and can be contacted by email at the address below.
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Problems Watching Training Films
If Training Films will not play, or you only hear or only see them, and both of these have happened to me, then the fix is to download the VLC Player from the link below.
I believe that it is updated on a fairly regular basis, so you may need to do this occasionaly.
Get VLC Player from here: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html
Paul
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SketchUp Upgrades
After the 21st April, 2017, SketchUp will cut off the ability of SketchUp users of versions 6, 7 and 8 to buy the latest SketchUp at an upgrade price.
After that date SketchUp will treat these users as new customers who have to pay the full price if they want the latest version.
Paul
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TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2017
Below are three links to IMSI, the publishers of TurboCAD giving information about the new TurboCAD versions. You will note that they have given up the idea of having a Pro and a Pro Platinum version, there’s just a pro Platinum version, wave goodbye to Pro.
However, there is now a halfway house between Deluxe and Pro Platinum called Expert.
Key Features Comparison
https://www.turbocad.com/content/turbocad-2017-compare-key-features
New Features Comparison
https://www.turbocad.com/content/turbocad-2017-new-feature-comparison
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TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2017
TurboCAD 2017 is just around the corner.
Below is a film of one of the new tools that I think looks very useful.
To pre-order call me on 077 24 88 24 03.
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Problems loading and/or launching TurboCAD
Now and again customers have a problem initially installing and launching TurboCAD, this could be in the shape of TurboCAD asking for an activation code every time you load, or TurboCAD not being able to read the serial number resulting in the error message “Your serial number is either missing or incorrect”.
The link below will take you to a post on the TurboCAD Forum that will explain how to solve this. Note that where it says Vista+, it means Vista and all subsequent operating systems.
http://forums.turbocad.com/index.php/topic,9797.msg57814.html#msg57814
Paul
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The Drafting Pallett
The Drafting Pallet.
Available in Pro Platinum versions
The drafting pallet is a tool that automatically converts your 3D drawings into orthographic projections, with the added ability to show sections and what I used to know as ‘True Shape’, or a view by ‘view line’. The Drafting Pallet is found under TOOLS – Pallets – Drafting.
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The latest version of TurboCAD has just been released in the UK
IMSI have now swapped to naming the versions after the year, which I think makes sense, as it will be clear to all just how old your version is.
So we now have version 2015.
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