TurboCAD V14 Pro - Office Reception - Textual Creations

TurboCAD V14 Pro – Office Reception
– HardRock INDUSTRIES –
Donald B. Cheke
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Copyright © 2006 Donald B. Cheke
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Special Note
All of the work presented within this tutorial is based on TurboCAD V14 Pro. Although users of
previous versions are welcome to try the tutorial it cannot be stated what results will be achieved. Many
changes, some subtle and others not so subtle, are made with each program revision. Although many
steps and directions would be generic some may not be. The same can be said for tools between
versions. Older versions may not have the same tools as V14 Pro and if the same tools are available the
tools themselves may have been revised and hence, work in a different manner than they previously did.
The author would like to extend a thank you to the Charles City Area Development Corporation for
allowing the use of the warehouse background image within this tutorial.
Photographer: Cathy J. McGregor, Charles City Area Development Corporation, Charles City, Iowa

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents...................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 4
Setup........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Floor ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Walls......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Stairs......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Railings..................................................................................................................................................... 42
Windows................................................................................................................................................... 68
Doors ........................................................................................................................................................ 74
Lights........................................................................................................................................................ 84
Named View............................................................................................................................................. 93
Materials Application – Session 1.......................................................................................................... 95
Reception Counter ................................................................................................................................ 122
Wire Table ............................................................................................................................................. 129
Demo Table............................................................................................................................................ 137
Symbol Library Creation..................................................................................................................... 145
Additional Furnishings......................................................................................................................... 147
3D Sign ................................................................................................................................................... 160
2D Sign Creation................................................................................................................................... 164
3D Image Wrap Panels......................................................................................................................... 180
Materials Application – Session 2........................................................................................................ 181
Render Check ........................................................................................................................................ 209
Render Scene Environment ................................................................................................................. 210
Render Scene Luminance..................................................................................................................... 211
Saving the Rendered Image ................................................................................................................. 213
Appendix A – Compound Profile Issue............................................................................................... 215
Appendix B – Door Issue...................................................................................................................... 217
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Introduction
Another common request for theme specific TurboCAD tutorials is interior architectural renderings.
Those that have submitted requests often include the desire to learn how to approach such a theme, how
to use an image to reflect what is visible outside the windows and how to establish lighting that will
show through the windows and help make the interior seem welcoming and believable. It is with this in
mind that TurboCAD V14 Pro – Office Reception has been created. Hopefully those working through
the tutorial will find some of the techniques demystified and find that they are able to include some of
these new found techniques adaptable to future drawings.
As with any technically advanced software, the user is generally faced with a steep learning curve. It is
the hope of the author that the money and time spent working through a Textual Creation tutorial will
help ease the learning and allow the reader to come away feeling confident that they made a wise
decision. This tutorial is in no way intended to teach interior design or construction but rather it is
intended to teach the use of some of the tools that TurboCAD offers and to introduce the new user to a
drawing methodology. The author does have some building construction background but does not
profess to be an expert in this or any other field. The author does, however, feel confident that the
techniques outlined within the tutorial can help lay the foundation for future successful TurboCAD
illustration for even the newest user.
This tutorial will assume that the reader has the full edition of TurboCAD V14 Pro with the
Architectural and Mechanical add-ons, although no mechanical tools will be used during the tutorial.
This is important as it has been noted that some of the original base tools are missing if the add-ons or
not installed. Whether this is still true for version 14, the author cannot say with certainty.
There are many ways to approach a project and it is likely that each person using the program would
proceed in very different ways, so be open to alternative methods as experience builds. What is
important is that the user becomes familiar with the objects that they wish to model and begin to look at
them in a different way than they might otherwise do. What primitive shapes make up the whole? What
will be required of these primitive shapes early in the drawing and how will this affect needs further
along? What component or components should be started with? Many questions can only be answered
through experience but hopefully some of them will be answered by the time the beginner has worked
through this tutorial. There is a great deal covered in this tutorial and the author urges the beginner to be
patient, to read very carefully and to take the time necessary to do a good job. Try to enjoy the process
as much as you will enjoy the final results.
This tutorial assumes that the beginner has studied the desktop to some degree and can locate most of
the tools. Since there are endless desktop configurations that can be set up in TurboCAD the author has
opted to illustrate the required tools with the V14 user interface and the default toolbars in their
undocked format (Office 2000 theme).
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This tutorial also utilizes a tool that does not come pre-packed with TurboCAD. It is the Copy in Place
tool created by David Bell, based on an original macro by Winston Mitchell. It is available as a free
download on the General Macros page at http://www.bcitool.com/. Please download it and install it as
per the instruction that come with the download. It is truly an indispensable tool.
The beginner should not overlook the importance of the internet as a resource for material to help
understand the dynamics of what they are trying to model. If only to help gain a better understanding of
what a user is modeling a Google image search and regular web search is time well spent. By
performing such a search the author was able to locate the great background image that is being used
within the tutorial. Thanks go to photographer Cathy J. McGregor, Charles City Area Development
Corporation, Charles City, Iowa.
Some images have been supplied with the tutorial. Please place these in a permanent file location on the
hard drive of your computer.
Some TurboCAD files have been supplied with the tutorial. Place them in a memorable folder on the
hard drive.
Some image editing will be performed within the tutorial. If the user does not have the freeware called
IrfanView, please download and install it. You do not need to install the Google toolbars or the plug-ins.
It is an excellent quick and easy image editor. If the reader is not comfortable doing this it is not
necessary as the edited images have been included with the tutorial.
IrfanView address: http://www.irfanview.net/
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Setup
Begin a new drawing in Model Space. If the user has not changed any program preferences the new
drawing should be based on the Normal Imperial default template that comes with the program. If this is
not the one that opens do not worry as the drawing will be changed immediately to better suit the
tutorial.
Ensure that the TurboCAD desktop is set to Isometric SE view.
Select Plane by World from the Workplane toolbar.
From the Option Menu at the top of the TurboCAD desktop select Preference. Uncheck the Use Choice
option. Click OK to exit the dialogue.
So that there is no confusion experienced while following the tutorial please ensure that all 3D entities
are created as solids (default in Pro) and that the following Drawing Setup properties are established.
From the Option menu at the top of the TurboCAD desktop select Drawing Setup.
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Floor
The main drawing will begin with the floor and it will be made with a simple box.
Select the Box tool from the 3D Object toolbar.
Place the cursor over one of the grid intersections in the drawing and press the G key on the keyboard (G
SEKE) to place the first point of the box. (Short form terminology would read: G SEKE snap the first
point of the box to one of the grid intersections in the drawing.)
Press the Tab key to enter the Inspector Bar fields. Type 24' in the Width field, tab once more and type
56' in the Length field, tab once more and enter -.1 in the Height field. Press Enter on the keyboard to
complete the box. (Short form terminology would read: Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 24' in the
Width field, 56' in the Length field and -.1 in the Height field. Press Enter).
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
A few details before continuing.
Please note that there are helpful instructions on the status bar to help with tool usage.
Because the drawing Space Units are set to inches any number entered without a suffix will be read as
inches. Since the floor size was known in feet the sizes were entered as such and the foot suffix was
used. (any foot suffix can be used ' or ft). Note: If a user only knew the metric measurement it could be
enter as well, using the metric suffix and TurboCAD would perform the conversion.
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Select the floor and note the size on the Inspector Bar. It is now listed in inches as determined by the
Space Units setup.
If a user desired the measurements to be displayed in feet the Space Units dialogue would need to be
opened and Architectural Format chosen. The author has chosen to use inches in Decimal format as the
base and so the tutorial will proceed as such, so do not select it. If opened to look click Cancel to exit.
It is also important to point out the relationship of positive and negative numbers used within the
drawing process. A positive basically means above the workplane and a negative means below the
workplane. Perhaps the illustration from the old version Understanding Workplanes tutorial will help
illustrate this.
The thickness of the floor was created downward (-) so the top of the floor is on the workplane at 0. If
this sounds confusing at this point do not worry too much as it will start to make sense as the tutorial is
worked through.
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Note axis line of selected floor.

Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter -81 in the Delta Y field. Press Enter to move a copy into place.
Right mouse click and select Make Copy again from the Local Menu to turn it off.
Open the Properties dialogue for the selected wall and change the Height to 108 under the Wall tab.
Click OK.
Press Esc to deselect the selection.
Before continuing the structure will be placed in a common location for all users.
Press Ctrl + A to select all the components in the drawing.
With the components selected, Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 0 in the X and Y Position fields.
Press Enter to make the move.
Before the doors and windows are placed the stairs will be established.
Stairs
The new Stair tool in V14 is pretty interesting but a user still needs to know specific data to have the
stairs placed correctly.
To do this some steps will be shown to illustrate how the specs were determined in the case of the
tutorial. All steps may not be necessary as a user becomes proficient with star placement.
Switch to Left view.
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Select Plane by Active View from the Workplane toolbar.
Select the Rectangle tool from the Line toolbar.
Zoom in on the top right corner of the second floor landing and V SEKE snap the first point of the
rectangle.
Move the cursor in a left downwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar
and enter 8 in the Size A field and 1.5 in the Size B field. Press Enter. This places a stair profile in the
landing, thus illustrating that the landing will be the top step.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
The distance from the top of the main floor to the top of the landing is known to be 124 inches. To get a
rise of about 7 inches per step 124 can be divided by 17. This gives a single rise distance of
7.2941176470588235294117647058824 inches according to the Windows Calculator. Copy the number
from the calculator
Select the stair profile and then select the Copy in Place tool from the BCiTool_GM toolbar 1X.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and type – (minus sign) in the Delta Z field and then Paste (Ctrl + V) the
copied number after the minus sign. Press Enter.
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With the lower stair profile still selected, Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter -8 in the Delta Y field to
move the stair profile into place.
Select the top stair profile.
Select the Linear Copy tool from the copy toolbar.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 18 in the Sets field. Do not press enter.
Press Shit + Tab to move back one field and then press Esc to move out of the Inspector Bar.
Move the cursor to the edge of the lower stair profile and E SEKE snap two times. In progress below.
This places eighteen stair profiles, the last one embedded in the floor illustrating the starting point of the
stairs. Select the second stair profile and select Delete. There are two copies here.
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Continue the zigzag line to the bottom right corner of the lowest tread (top left corner of the lowest riser)
and when the last point has been snapped select Finish to end the polyline. The new red line will be the
wall modifier line in the next steps.
Switch to Isometric SE view.
Select Plane by World from the Workplane toolbar.
Select the Wall tool from the Architecture toolbar.
V SEKE snap the first point of the new wall to the forward lower left corner of the reception wall.
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Move the cursor to the lower inside corner at the front of the stairs and V SEKE snap the second point of
the wall. Even though the vertex that is being snapped to isn't quite at floor level the snapped wall point
will drop down since the wall will want to stay level. In progress below.
Select Finish to complete the single wall.
Select the Wall Modifier tool from the Architecture toolbar.
Select the stair Wall as the wall to modify and select the red polyline as the modifier graphic. In progress
below.
Note: The red polyline is located at grid 0 as 2D objects will always be drawn on the workplane. When
Workplane by Active view is selected the workplane is always parallel to the viewing screen at 0 on the
grid and when the structure was move earlier the center was placed at 0. That is why the red polyline is
where it is – at 0.
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Select the Line tool from the Line toolbar.
Using two V SEKE snaps place a line as indicated in the picture below. Her we can see that the right
baluster of the dual will require a slice and the left baluster will require being extended and sliced.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the red line and then press D SEKE and relocate (V SEKE) the reference point to the lower right
vertex of the line.
Select Copy at the top of the TurboCAD desktop.
To edit blocks a user must do so through the Block palette.
Select the Dual_Baluster thumbnail on the Block palette and the select the Edit Content icon at the top
of the palette.
The block opens in a new window.
Be sure that the new window is in the same Left view as was the original window.
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Select Paste at the top of the TurboCAD desktop.
Select No at the warning.
Pick up the pasted red line and V SEKE snap it to the same location as it was in the original.
Select the left baluster. Place the cursor over the middle of the top line of the baluster and when the
double arrow cursor appears left mouse click to pick up the end. Move the cursor so the top of the
baluster clears the red line and then left mouse click to define the extent of the move. In progress below.
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Select the 3D Slice tool from the Boolean & Facet toolbar.
Press and hold the Shift key down. Select both balusters as the objects to slice. Release the Shift key.
V SEKE snap both ends of the red line to define the slice line. In progress below.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select and delete the red line and the two upper cutoffs.
Select the Finish Edit icon at the top of the Block palette to complete the edit.
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Turn on the Window Wall and the Open Stairs layers.
Select Plane by World from the Workplane toolbar.
Windows
At this point a series of windows will be installed. There will be sixteen windows that will be 48 inches
square. They will have 4 inches of wall space between them and they will start 14 inches from the floor.
Since the TurboCAD windows cannot be copied using the standard copy tools they will need to be
placed individually, but this will not take much additional effort to do.
To define the starting point, select the Line tool from the Line toolbar. V SEKE snap the first point of
the line to the lower left forward corner of the lowest stair by the window wall. After the snap the point
will drop down to the workplane.
In progress below. Like so.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 52 in the Length field and 270 in the Angle field. Press Enter.
Select the Perpendicular line tool from the Line toolbar.
Left mouse click the blue line that was just placed as the line to go perpendicular from. Move the cursor
to the left end of the same blue line and V SEKE snap to define the location of the perpendicular line.
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Pull the line to the right a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 10 in the Length
field. Press Enter.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the 10 inch line.
Select the Linear Copy tool from the Copy toolbar.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 0 in the X Step field, -52 in the Y Step field, 0 in the Z Step field
and 4 in the Sets field. Press Enter.
Select the Window tool from the Architecture toolbar.
Right mouse click on the Window tool icon to open the Properties dialogue for the tool. Under the
Window Main tab adjust the various fields to reflect those in the image below.
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Under the Window Dimension tab adjust the various fields to reflect those in the image below. Click
OK. Window Materials will be addressed later in the tutorial.
Move the cursor to the wall and line it up to the vertex closest to the wall on the far left perpendicular
line and then V SEKE snap to define the location of the first window. In progress below.
V SEKE snap at the other three perpendicular lines to place the other three windows. In progress below.
Option note: A user can engage the Make Copy
tool on the right mouse click Local Menu and
copy windows to the side with a 52" Delta Y
field entry.
A user cannot do this to place windows upward
or downward, since the elevation entry will
prevent this.
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Turn on the 3 Main Walls layer and the Reception Wall layer.
Doors
Three doors will now be inserted.
Select the Door tool from the Architecture toolbar.
Right mouse click on the Door tool icon to open the Properties dialogue for the tool. Under the Door
Main tab adjust the various fields to reflect those in the image below. Note that the elevation is 0. When
the structure was first created floor level was made to be at 0 and when the wall was snapped to the floor
it too was at 0. Under the Window Dimension tab adjust the various fields to reflect those in the image
below. Click OK. Window Materials will be addressed later in the tutorial.
Move the cursor over the bottom of the reception wall and M SEKE snap at the middle to place the door.
In progress below.
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The user should note that this 30 × 80
size includes the frame so if a more
accurate representation is required add
the size of the frame to the door size.

Do not turn off the tool but rather right mouse click on the Door tool icon to open the Properties
dialogue. Under the Door Main tab adjust the Elevation to read 124. Click OK.
Right mouse click on the word SNAP at the bottom of the TurboCAD desktop to open the Drawing Aid
dialogue. Check Divide By and enter 8 in the Segments field. Click OK.
Switch to World Plan view.
Move the cursor over the bottom line of the back wall and left mouse click at the third and sixth
magnetic points to place two doors.
First door placement in progress. Notice the pink X, this just indicates the last point a snap was made.
Second door placement in progress.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Switch to Left view.
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When a desired view is achieved right mouse click on one of the Standard View icons to open the
Named View dialogue. Enter Low View Full Render in the Named View dialogue and click New. Click
Close. The view is now saved and can be gone back to when desired. The view can also be inserted into
paper space as a viewport if desired.
If need be, the reader can enter the authors settings – but try to achieve a nice view on your own.
Materials Application – Session 1
Sometimes it is kind of fun to add materials while in a rendered view to see what is happening 'live'.
This is probably not a good idea if the user has an older slow computer or a complex drawing. The
office reception is not too complex at this stage so a few materials will be done in this manner.
Right mouse click on the wireframe tool to open the Camera properties. Check Quality and select
Raytrace Full from the Rendering Mode dropdown menu. Click OK.
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Allow time for the graphics to load and the scene to render.
It is a pretty dark printer unfriendly image so it will not be show below.
Press Ctrl + T to open the Select by Entity Type dialogue. Select Window and click OK.
Open the Properties dialogue for the selection.
Under the Windows Materials tab ensure that Frame is in the Part field. Select Lacquer from the
Category dropdown menu and Mora Metallic from the Material dropdown menu. Select Edit Material.
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Select the Create New Material icon to the right of the current material name field. Enter Mora Metallic
Light Blue in the New Material dialogue and click OK.
The Pattern tab is the tab that is open. Hover the mouse over the names in the window on the left to see
which tab is which.
Left mouse click on the color box to open the color menu.
Enter 177, 223, 247 in the RGB fields and click OK. If the RGB fields are not visible select advanced
view from the menu (icon at the bottom right corner of the color menu).
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Press Esc to deselect the selection.
The results so far.
The rest of the materials will be applied in wireframe as some of the remaining objects are blocks and
they need to be addressed in a slightly different manner.
Select the Wireframe tool two times, one to end the render and once to turn off perspective.
Switch to Isometric SE view.
Open the Blocks palette.
Select the Light_Fixture block thumbnail and then select Edit Content at the top of the palette.
A new window opens. Select the lens component and the open the Properties for the selection.
Under the 3D tab select Edit Material.
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Select the Create New Category icon to the right of the current category name field. Enter Constant in
the New Category dialogue and click OK.
Select the Create New Material icon to the right of the current material name field. Enter White in the
New Material dialogue and click OK.
The Pattern tab is the tab that is open.
Select Plain from the dropdown menu. Open the color menu and select White.
Left mouse click the Reflectance tab in the window on the left. Select Constant from the dropdown
menu.
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Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select and delete the baseboard in the doorway.
Select both sections of baseboard and then double click the Atlantis Metallic Lacquer thumbnail on the
Material palette to apply the required material.
Switch to Isometric SE view.
Press Ctrl + K to open the Select by Colors dialogue. Select Blue and click OK.
Assign the selection to the 2D layer.
Create a new layer called Baseboards and turn it off.
Select and assign the two baseboard components to the Baseboards layer.
Reception Counter
At this point the reception counter will be created. It will be created by revolving 2D profiles.
Switch to Left view.
Select Plane by Active View from the Workplane toolbar.
Select the Rectangle tool from the Line toolbar.
N SEKE snap the first point of the rectangle to the bottom line of the wall as indicated in the picture
below.
Move the cursor in a right upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar
and enter 2 in the Size A field and 3.5 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
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V SEKE snap the first point of the next rectangle to the top right corner of the last rectangle. Move the
cursor in a left upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 3 in
the Size A field and 24 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
V SEKE snap the first point of the next rectangle to the top left corner of the last rectangle. Move the
cursor in a right upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter
17.5 in the Size A field and 1.5 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the last rectangle and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter .75 in the Delta Y field. Press
Enter to move it to the left.
Select the Rectangle tool from the Line toolbar.
V SEKE snap the first point of the next rectangle to the top left corner of the last rectangle. Move the
cursor in a right upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter .75
in the Size A field and 11.5 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
V SEKE snap the first point of the next rectangle to the top left corner of the last rectangle. Move the
cursor in a right upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 8
in the Size A field and 1.5 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
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Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the top rectangle and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 5.25 in the Delta Y field. Press
Enter to move it to the left.
Select the top two rectangles and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter -.75 in the Delta Y field.
Press Enter to move them to the right.
Press Esc to deselect the selection.
Select the Line tool from the Line toolbar.
To determine the center of rotation for an overall 96 inch diameter counter V SEKE snap the first point
of the line to the top left corner on the upper rectangle of the profile.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 48 in the Length field and 0 in the Angle field. Press Enter.
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Demo Table
Open a new drawing, based on TurboCAD's Normal template.
It should open in World Plan view and have its workplane set to world.
Select the Line tool from the Line toolbar.
G SEKE snap the first point of the line to a grid intersection and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and
enter 24 in the Length field and 0 in the Angle field. Press Enter
Select the Parallel tool from the Line toolbar.
Left mouse click the line to define which line to go parallel from and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and
enter -9.5 in the Offset field. Press Enter.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the lower line and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 25.2 in the Size X field. Press Enter.
Select the Circle Center and Point tool from the Circle/Ellipse toolbar.
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V SEKE snap the left vertex of the top line to place the first point of the circle. Tab into the Inspector
Bar and enter 9.15 in the Diameter field. Press Enter.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the circle. Right mouse click and select Rubber Stamp from the Local Menu.
V SEKE snap a copy at the other three ends of the lines and then Press Esc to exit the Rubber Stamp
tool.
Save the drawing now as Demo Table.
Select the four circles and the two lines and then select Place on Workplane from the Format menu at
the top of the TurboCAD desktop.
Select the Circle Tan to entities tool from the Circle/Ellipse toolbar.
Left mouse click by the upper outer edge of the top left circle.
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Symbol Library Creation
Select the Symbols Libraries icon at the top of the palette.
Select New.
Select the Create New Folder icon.
Enter Office Interior Furnishings as the Folder name and press Enter.
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Left mouse click in the drawing area below the HRI text and to the left of the rotated text to define the
text location. Type Dedicated Organization, press Shift + Enter 2X, Release the Shift key and then type
Professional Services, press Shift + Enter 2X, Release the Shift key and then type Current Technologies,
press Shift + Enter 2X, Release the Shift key and then type Business Continuity, press Shift + Enter 2X,
Release the Shift key and then type End User Support. Select Finish.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the new text and relocate it to a position similar to that in the image below.
Select the Rectangle tool from the Line toolbar.
V SEKE snap the first point of the rectangle to the bottom left corner of the large rectangle. Move the
cursor in a right upwardly direction for a short distance and then Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter .5
in the Size A field and 8 in the Size B field. Press Enter.
Select the Text tool from the Text toolbar.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 4 in the Height field. Press Enter.
Select a Bottom Left alignment.
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V SEKE snap to the lower right corner of the last rectangle to define the position of the text. Type H.
Select Finish.
Press the Space Bar to exit the tool.
Select the small rectangle and the H.
Select the Linear Copy tool from the Copy toolbar.
Tab into the Inspector Bar and enter 3 in the X Step field, 0 in the Y Step field, 0 in the Z Step field and
3 in the Sets field. Press Enter.
Select the first small rectangle.
Select the Mirror Copy tool from the Copy toolbar.
E SEKE snap the middle H to define the first point of the mirroring line. Press and hold the Shift key
down. Move the cursor upward for a short distance and then left mouse click to define the second point
of the mirroring line. Release the Shift key. In progress below.
Double click on the middle H to open the Properties dialogue. Under the General tab change the capital
H to a capital R. Click OK.
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Render Scene Environment
Although the next few steps will look quite easy, getting just the right look requires quite a bit of
experimentation. The reader will benefit from the authors experimenting in this case by simply entering
the settings that the author settled on. Although each drawing requires it own RSE it does get a bit easier
as experience develops, as the user becomes more familiar with what does what.
From the Options menu at the top of the TurboCAD desktop select Render Scene Environment.
Select Scaled Image from the Environment dropdown menu. Select Edit Environment.
Select the New Environment icon to the right of the current environment name field. HardRock RSE in
the New Environment dialogue and click OK.
Select the Background tab in the window on the left. Hover the mouse over the names to see which tab
is which. Left mouse click the yellow folder icon and locate the file featherlitemanufacturing.jpg and
click Open. This is the background image mentioned in the introduction. Leave the other settings as is.
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