The following formats can be read by TurboCAD, either for import, export, or both. Some formats have a Setup in which you can set certain parameters for conversion. If you do not specify conversion parameters, the defaults will be used. (If no Setup is indicated, the conversion requires no additional input.)
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PNG: Raster graphic format (export only).
KML: (Import) Is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. KML uses a tag-based structure with nested elements and attributes and is based on the XML standard.
KMZ: (Import is a file extension for a placemark file used by Google Earth. KMZ stands for Keyhole Markup language Zipped. It is a compressed version of a KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file. Keyhole was the founding company of the Earth Viewer software that Google Earth was built upon.
PDF: Adobe Portable Document Format
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XLS: Spreadsheet format (export only)
SKP File Import Setup
Use "ByLayer" color for entities without material: Assign the SketchUp layer color to any entity that does not have an assigned material.
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Load Keyframe Information: Accepts or ignores the keyframe 3DS file data.
3DS File Export Setup
Preserve loaded 3DS materials: Saves unique materials from a 3DS file. If not checked, saves TurboCAD materials.
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DWG and DXF file formats do not support unit types, only a designation as Imperial or Metric. All Imperial units are converted to inches in DWG, all Metric units to mm. |
DXF (DWG) Export Setup
Save As: Select the AutoCAD version.
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Export setup is fully automatic.
PNG Export Setup
Bits Per Pixel: The number of bits per pixel in the saved image. A value of 8 means a 256-color palette; a value of 24 means True Color palette.
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- Once the SAT file has been imported, select an object in the drawing, make a block of it, and bring this block onto the paper of the TurboCAD desktop.
- Open the Properties window for this block, open the Block Insertion page, and assign non-zero values to the rotation coordinates.
- When a 3D view of your object is displayed, select the object and explode it.
- After this you can display individual elements (polygons) of the object by selecting the different parts of objects.
SAT Export Setup
Select the SAT version for export.
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