NOVATO, Calif. — IMSI/Design™ announces that it is shipping its flagship product, TurboCAD® Professional Version 15.

2D Drafting, 3D Modeling and UI improvements include:

    * New Bill of Materials. A highly effective way to cost your design projects and tie them to the Building Information Management work flow.
    * New Support of Table Object. Used with the new Bill of Materials feature. Table objects are AutoCAD compatible.
    * New Rotated Box 3D Object. Draw a box at any angle on the active Workplane.
    * New Mode in Edit Dragger — Edit Segment. Improved editing of walls, slabs and bulge polylines (zero width polylines).
    * New Photorealistic Materials. Over 300 new Materials have been added to enhance the photorealism of your designs.

Architectural and Civil Engineering CAD improvements include:

    * New Layout Tool for Woodworking. Create 2D layout of 3D model to optimize  
    cutting/manufacturing of components.
    * Improved Style Manager for Architectural Objects. Better control over architectural designs,
    ability to make quick changes to common architectural object types.
    * Improved Schedule Table. Now includes support for walls and slabs.
    * New Surveyor Linear Dimension. Enhanced 2D drafting capabilities.
    * Improved Terrain Tool. Ability to create terrain objects from selected points.

Mechanical CAD advancements include:

    * Improved Assembling of 3D Objects. Enhanced 3D design with additional alignment tools —tangent and axis.
    * New Automatic Workplane by Face. Much easier now to make edits to 3D objects.
    * New ACIS® v17 Solid Modeling Engine.

Interoperability and Content enhancements include:

    * ASAT, OBJ and Collada (DAE) File Format Support. Enhanced compatibility for solid
    modeling and for Virtual Reality, including Google™ Earth (NASD: GOOG).
    * Improved 3DS file Import and Export. Better support for mechanical and artistic design
    applications.

‘Green’ Building Content details include:

    * Photovoltaic (solar) roofing panels
    * Structurally Integrated Panels (SIPs)
    * Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)
    * Energy efficient foundations and flooring

Availability and Pricing

TurboCAD Professional 15 is now available at a suggested retail price of $1,295. Current TurboCAD users can purchase upgrades directly from IMSI/Design by calling 1.800.833.4674 or online at http://www.TurboCAD.com.

www.imsidesign.com

::Design World::

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