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Envisioneer 6 - New Features

Envisioneer 6 - Top Ten New Features

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Envisioneer version 6.0 takes the next great leap in productivity saving you valuable time and greatly improving the communication process between you and your clients, consultants, and material suppliers. Version 6 makes the easiest to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) software even easier while delivering practical and effective tools to the building industry.

Snap Tracking

This new production tool allows you to visually locate and align your building elements with other objects in your project. Drastically reduce the amount of steps previously needed to a single point and click action.

SmartViews

SmartViews are a huge productivity enhancement that will save hours of time when drawing updates are needed. Changes made to your BIM model will now update all your SmartView plans, elevations and sections automatically throughout your entire project in seconds.

Framing Improvements

Envisioneer makes framing your BIM model more intuitive and adds a greater level of detail for increased accuracy. Significant new framing features include the following:

Graphical Intersection Solving
The new graphical wall configurator allows you to create and manage wall intersections with ease. A complete preview of your wall connections are now conveyed to assist you in fine tuning your framing solution.

Blocking / Nogging
Specify blocking / nogging at designated positions. Choose from wood blocking or steel bridging channel.

Lapping of Very Top Plates
You can now identify a lap distance in a continuous run of walls for a more accurate visual representation and reflection in the cut list.

Enhanced Roofing

New roof editing features solve complex situations in seconds. You can now move a roof edge and give the option of either maintaining or adjusting the support height. Another significant feature allows for the matching of selected roof planes with a master plane which is a huge time saver.

In Place Block Editing

Edit your blocks and attributes on the spot simply by selecting them. Access the definition and attributes directly from the properties panel making changes fast and easy.

Global Catalog Management

The new Catalog Manager introduces the editing of multiple objects at the same time. Select any number of elements and globally change parameters including size, material, and quantity information in a single step. Edit hundreds objects in minutes.

Quantity Takeoff Enhancements

Additional information can now be extracted including Phase, Usage, Category, and Unit; essential criteria for advanced takeoffs and order delivery. Libraries have been created for each new item saving valuable time when entering repetitive data. Assemblies have also been improved and categorized into libraries which can be organized and selected from within the elements’ property pages.

Quote Generator

The new Quote Generator allows you to define, customize and generate professional level quotes with a single mouse click. Create your own templates complete with company information and logos. Have total control over labor, one-time items, waste factors and markup. Quote Generator also provides you with the tools to manage your inventory and link to Point of Sale systems.

Generate 3D Models from 2D Drawings*

Create an Envisioneer BIM model from a PDF file in minutes. Import your PDF, then calibrate, scale, orient and crop the useful information necessary for the conversion. Track the PDF file to create your BIM model and then frame, analyze, optimize and generate renderings, construction documents and material takeoffs.

Structural Analysis Integration*

Envisioneer’s unique partnerships with industry leaders let you integrate with whole home structural analysis software. Directly communicate via the BIM model to value engineer, optimize, and reduce material usage with your material suppliers and manufacturers.

* Optional add-on utility

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Additional New Features

Right-Click View Management

All view commands can now be accessed through the right click
menu including the ability to add, copy, delete and access the View
Manager.

Copy View

You can now copy views either from the View Manager or from the
right click menu on the view tabs.

Insert Menu Added to Worksheet

A new Insert menu has been added to worksheet mode for speed
and convenience.

Recentering of Openings

Using the new Snap Tracking feature, it is now a simple process to
recenter openings using the move command.

Render 3D RealView Dialog Changes

Dialog size and camera position will be retained allowing you to exit
and tweak the model in between rendering sessions.

Landscape Paths Improved

Pathways are now constrained lengthwise when using grips to edit
and lengthen.

Floor Insertion Options

Insertion of floor by room now has option for insertion to wall core
or to wall surface.

Ceiling Insertion Additions

Insertion of ceiling by room now has option for insertion to wall core
or to wall surface.

Room Region Insertion

Room region insertion has added option of inserting to wall core or
to wall surface

Room Schedule Expansion

Room schedules can reference the wall core or surface to extract
room areas, perimeters and volumes

AutoCAD File Support Improved

When opening DWG files, color mapping on layers has been
improved as well as enhanced support for splines.

Additional Fine Tuning

A none option has been added to the printer list.

Startup screen has been added to the menu

Catalog Manager can be accessed from Worksheet view

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Envisioneer 6 Now Available!

Envisioneer™

Envisioneer™ is a true, award winning Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution designed specifically for the residential and light commercial markets. With Envisioneer, you will drastically reduce design and production time of building projects through its ability to instantly and intuitively apply all project modifications to every aspect of your design. You are empowered to design in 2D and 3D concurrently, produce detailed construction documents, framing components, and accurate material and cut lists. Apply interior and exterior design elements to your designs from furniture, flooring and countertops to roofs, terrains, and hardscape features. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

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Product	Price
Envisioneer v6.0 Essentials (single user license) Inlcudes DVD case and online documentation	$895
Envisioneer v6.0 Professional (single user license) Inlcudes printed manuals	$1,495
Envisioneer v6.0 Construction Suite (single user license) Inlcudes printed manuals	$1,995
Additional Seats are all 40% off SRP
SnapTrak module - includes PDF import, scaling for tracing	$495
Envisioneer Upgrades
from Envisioneer v5 to v6 Construction Suite	$395
from Envisioneer v5 to v6 Professional	$295
from Envisioneer v5 to v6 Essentials	$195
from Envisioneer v4 to v6 Construction Suite	$695
from Envisioneer v4 to v6 Professional	$595
from Envisioneer v4 to v6 Essentials	$495
from Envisioneer v3 to v6 Construction Suite	$895
from Envisioneer v3 to v6 Professional	$795
Upgrade from any consumer product	(save $100)
Envisioneer Add-ons
Printed Users Guide	$100
Training CD series 1-9	$159.95
Training Materials
Full day classroom hands on training	$395
Online custom training (per hour)	$150

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TurboCAD 2-D Competence Test

This examination will test the working knowledge of a TurboCAD user at a 2D level. Purchase this product and submit your answers via e-mail at the end of the test.

TurboCAD concepts that are covered in the test

This examination will test the working knowledge of a TurboCAD user at a 2D level. The test directly or indirectly tests the following TurboCAD concepts:

• Accurate Measurement of lengths and angles
• Units and Scaling
• Functional knowledge of most of the 2D drawing tools including lines, arcs and splines
• Paper Space and Model Space
• Named Views and Viewports
• Page Setup options and scale
• How to change properties
• Layers
• Modification tools
• Groups, Blocks and Regions 
• Copy commands
• Text

Take the test now. Reserve about an hour of your time to be able to answer the 20 questions. For a small fee you can submit your answers for grading. If you score 75% or higher you will receive an electronic Certificate of Competence showing your name and grade. 

Essential Printing Tools & Techniques in TurboCAD

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This set of training movies describes how to print properly in TurboCAD. The product contains a PDF printer driver with detailed step-by-step movies teaching you to create large-format PDF files for easy reproduction at your local printing company.

Movies one through thirteen teach a user how to correctly use the TurboCAD tools such as Model Space and Paper Space with Viewports. The aim of the course is to enable the user to create large-format printouts by taking a professional PDF file to the local print shop. Each of these movies includes full captioning which can easily be used later as a printable reference.

Movies fourteen through twenty two are related to the functionality of the Solid PDF Creator Plus program.  You will learn how to easily create PDF files from any of your Windows applications.  Further you will enjoy the ability to create Secure or PDF-A (archive) files with the ability to rotate, join and delete pages between PDF files, plus much more!

Movies twenty three through thirty one originally shipped as the CADCourse Print Solution.  These movies were recorded in the TurboCAD version 10 program and even though these files are out of date (and do not use the same PDF driver) they still offer valuable insight into the functionality of TurboCAD and PDF files.

So pick up this valuable set of movies and extremely powerful PDF creation program now and never have trouble printing in TurboCAD again!

Table of Contents

Movie 01 – Introductions and Overview
What is PDF?

Movie 02 – World and Page Setup
CADCourse Interface, Paper Space vs. Model Space, Page Setup
Movie 03 – Named Views and Viewports
Layout and Margins, Creating Named Views, Inserting Viewports in Paper Space, Scaling Viewports and Viewport Properties, Selecting Viewports
Movie 04 – Positioning and Scaling Viewports
What is Scale?, Architectural vs. Metric Scales, Changing a Viewports Scale, Entering a Scale in a Title Block, Using the Stretch Tool to Modify the Title Block, Positioning the Viewport within a Title Block
Movie 05 – Multiple Shapes and Scales of Viewports
Multiple Scales on one page, Creating Shaped Viewports
Movie 06 – Polygonal Viewports

 

Movie 07 – Layers and Viewports
Layers, Adding Paper Spaces
Movie 08 – Dimensions and Title Blocks
Using Blocks in Title Blocks, Dimensioning in Viewports
Movie 09 – Using Layers in Viewports for 3D Objects
Creating a 3D Box, Dimensioning 3D Objects in a viewport, Creating Top, Left, Front and Isometric Views, Duplicating Viewports, Using Layers in Viewports
Movie 10 – Rendering Viewports Options
Rendering Viewports, Rendering Options in Viewports, Floating Viewports
Movie 11 – Scaling the Drawing Page
Scaling without Viewports, Choosing a Standard Scale, Title Blocks on Scaled Pages
Movie 12 – Creating the PDF File
Choosing the ARCH Template, Creating a Drawing, Inserting the Viewport and Setting Page Size, Choosing the PDF Printer Driver, Choosing a Scale, Printing to File
Movie 13 – Printing Colors in Black
Movie 14 – Installing and Registering Solid PDF Creator Plus
Downloading from the Web, Installing the Software, Support Services, Registering the Software, Receiving an Unlock code via the Web
Movie 15 – Introductions and Overview
Introductions, Launching the Software, Overview of the program, PDF Archive Format, Deleting pages from a PDF, Saving PDF files
Movie 16 – Manipulating PDF Files
Rotating Pages, Extracting Pages, Reordering Pages
Movie 17 – Passwords and Permissions
Document Properties, Password Permissions
Movie 18 – Watermarks
Applying Watermarks, Watermarks Options
Movie 19 – Toolbars
Open PDFs, Undo Redo, Multiple Windows/Split screen, Dragging and Dropping between Windows
Movie 20 – Toolbars Continued
Search, Insert Pages, Copy and Paste, Selecting multiple pages, Zooming In and Out, Zooming to Fit and 1:1, Two Page View, Rotate Pages
Movie 21 – PDF Printer Properties
Target Folder, PDF A Compliance, Document Information, Security Settings, Page Setup, Custom Pages Sizes, Default View Settings, Print Quality, Color and Grayscale Settings, Embedding Fonts
Movie 22 – Creating PDFs from Applications or Files
Drag and Drop, Print to PDF driver, Conclusions, Bonus Movies
Movie 23 – History of PDF
Movie 24 – Paper Space and Scale
Movie 25 – Model Space and Viewports
Movie 26 – 3D Views in Paper Space
Movie 27 – Title Blocks
Movie 28 – Layers in viewports
Movie 29 – Layer sets in viewports
Movie 30 – Multiple pages
Movie 31 – Printer Scaling

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Essential TurboCADCAM Movies v3

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The CADCourse team of Rob Berry and Dave Taylor have joined with IMSI's TurboCAD Director Mauritz Botha and the original TurboCADCAM brainchild Mike Keeney to create great new training movies for this amazingly powerful new third edition of the program. The experts joined in an online meeting to discuss the essential concepts required to machine metal either on a mill or lathe.

Demo movie - Mauritz Botha discussing_contraints.html

Demo movie - Auto Constraints and Concentric constraints

Demo movie - Making late changes.html

Demo movie - Cutting with a Lathe

Over two hours of recorded movies introduce the fundamental concepts of TurboCADCAM by emulating the common procedures encountered in a typicalputs workshop environment. Firstly you will learn to set up specific tools to accomplish common milling operations such as pocket milling, drilling and even lathing. An example drawing (containing errors) is then imported from an externally created source via the DWG file format. Then typical design errors, such as gaps and lines not meeting properly, are quickly corrected with the help of TurboCADCAM's powerful constraint tools. The closed profile is then easily used as an outline for the milling and drilling operations. The resultant part can be visualized in 3-D simulation, along with its automatically generated g-code. Once you're happy with the code, you can then send it to your CNC machine via the COM port.

These training movies will teach you everything you need to know about creating g-code right from the setup of the machines, through the creation of the part with its associated tool paths, to sending the operation to the machine. You will get all the help you need from the IMSI experts including the original and current developers, as well as benefit from the added perspective of the support and training specialists from CADCourse.com!

Highlights of the course include:

• Preparing the machine to generate g-code by setting up the tools for the specific job.
• Parametrically change the geometry of the object with the constraint engine.
• Detailed tool paths with color-codes to represent either rapid moves, cuts or drilling operations.
• You're shown how to use the CAD/CAM wizard to setup the size of your stock.
• How to setup tools for the specific job.
• Set the origin in relation to the physical piece of metal in the machine, making sure to avoid the clamps that secure the object.
• Use both fractional and metric settings for specific tools.
• Use the constraint engine to generate parametric designs.
• Setup the size of the stock and position the origin.
• View your model in 3-D with full cutting path simulation.
• Learn about pocket milling.
• Visualize tool paths by selecting the g-code.
• Learn time-saving techniques with different entry and exit methods.
• Learn how to make changes for customer requests that come in at the last minute.
• Save the g-code and send it directly to the machine.
• Use the join polyline command to create sophisticated cutting paths.
• See examples of side, thread and chain offset milling
• Learn to use the engraving tool.
• See an example of a lathing operation with full simulation in 3-D.
• Quickly create threads and grooves.
• Create photorealistic renderings to send to your customer.
• Customize g-code for your specific machine including water cutters or even
  sewing machines.
• Discover the advantages of a preprocessor as opposed to a proprocessor.
• Learn to change g-code for the same part to apply to different machines.

Whatever your level of expertise with TurboCADCAM, you are sure to benefit with these excellent new training movies!

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CADCourse Essentials 2D 3D

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The CADCourse Essentials series teaches the student the fundamental concepts involved in using both the 2D and 3D tools in TurboCAD. The most important tools contained in TurboCAD are covered as longtime TurboCAD expert Robert Berry records his online discussions.

Listen along as the team shares their in-depth knowledge of how the TurboCAD program works. You will quickly pick up many useful techniques as they cover the basic building blocks through to how to create photo realistic rendering and much more!

 

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Woodworking in TurboCAD with Geoff Malthouse

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CADCourse's Robert Berry gets to together with experienced woodworking tutor Geoff Malthouse and discovers many woodworking gems within Geoff's woodworking chest.  Watch as he shares his years of woodworking experience and how it applies to TurboCAD. You will see all manner of tips and tricks including how to create traditional dovetails in 3-D and realistically rendered wood grains.  Further Geoff discusses his TurboCAD FAQ website where he has been collecting treasured TurboCAD tips from the user forum for years.  He also shares with us his wealth of woodworking resources such as materials, textures, cheat sheets, example drawings, symbols and much more!

New to this release are Closed Captions below the video allowing viewers to read the dialogue.  We hope this added medium allows for a clearer understanding of our international accents. Another new added feature is a table of contents along the left allowing you to easily navigate through headings tagged in the movie.

We invite you to view the following sample movies. You will see Geoff Malthouse introduced as he shares his noteworthy credentials in the woodworking industry. We hope this will help you get a good feel for what is covered in the training courses. Remember however the movies you purchase have much higher resolution than sample movies below. Enjoy!

Woodworking in TurboCAD with Geoff Malthouse Sample Movies

Also included in this package is CADCourse's Woodworking in TurboCAD v11/12 where Robert Berry describes how to draw a cupboard in 3D.  Spend less time designing and more time making sawdust! With these latest set of training movies from CADCourse you will quickly learn the design techniques in order to be more productive in your work shop. The collective knowledge of both TurboCAD and woodworking experts is presented in over four hours of movies as they join to discuss TurboCAD solutions specifically for the woodworker! For more information that portion of the product see the following links.

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The following is a table of contents of movies titles contained in the product:

01 Loading the CADCourse Interface
02 Introductions
03. FAQ Web Site
04 Starting with a Plan
05 Creating Dovetails and Sockets
06 Profile of Front with Dovetails
07 Creating the Sides of Chest in 3D
08 Wood Working Resources
09 Components of the Chest
10 Symbols and Layers
11 Rendering Wrapped Images
12 Using Seeds to Transfer Grain Orientation
13 Using the Material Editor to Create Wood Grain
14 Realistic Wood Colors

Personalized Online Support/Training for TurboCAD

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Receive personalized training and support from expert TurboCAD user Robert Berry in our online WebEx Training Center. We have the ability of sharing computers so that the instructor can even control the mouse cursor to guide the student in the correct use of the tool.

You can purchase one hour segments at $75 per hour. For multiple hours or group classes we will consider reducing the hourly rate.

You will need to have high-speed Internet connection. (ISDN| DSL| Cable Modem| T1) .

You can call us at 877 827 8776 (or e-mail us at sales@cadcourse.com) to schedule a mutually suitable time. In most cases we can schedule meetings within 24 hours.

Woodworking in TurboCAD sample movies

This Sample set of woodworking training movies is taken from the Woodworking in TurboCAD with Geoff Malthouse product

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