Top view of a retro Bush radio. More views will be forthcoming when my web pages are updated in the near future. Sorry there hasn’t been much for news the last while.
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2010-2
16
New TurboCAD Pro Tutorial
Textual Creations is very pleased to announce the release of TurboCAD Pro V16.2 – Handcar Tutorial
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TurboCAD Pro V16.2 – Handcar Tutorial is a 235 page fully illustrated tutorial that leads the reader through every keystroke to produce the railroad handcar on the cover of the tutorial.
TurboCAD Pro V16.2 – Handcar Tutorial is available on the Textual Creations Shopping Page. Sample pages are available there.
From the Introduction:
Where would new CAD users be without all the interesting objects that can be found in the world of railroading? Most of these objects are excellent subjects to practice drawing with, and with so many free resources available online the whole process is made quite easy. Although the handcar design in this tutorial is based roughly on resources discovered on the internet, the author has made many changes to make it better suited to this tutorial.
Within the tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to produce all components of the railroad handcar that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will learn how to create each object by manipulating 2D profiles and 3D primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to set up their drawing, how to insert standard lighting and how utilize render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.
2010-2
1
New TurboCAD Deluxe Tutorial
Textual Creations is very pleased to announce the release of TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 – Timber Frame Barn
TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 – Timber Frame Barn is a 320 page fully illustrated tutorial that leads the reader through every keystroke to produce the timber frame barn on the cover of the tutorial.
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TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 – Timber Frame Barn is available on the Textual Creations Shopping Page. Sample pages are available there.
From the Introduction:
A large user focus of any CAD software is ultimately the architectural / construction field. Whether a user is designing a cabin, a house, or other unnamed structure a user must feel that they can depend fully on the CAD software that they purchased – that it will meet their needs in a timely and hassle free manner. It is the author’s belief that TurboCAD can and will meet the needs of most builders without too much trouble, once over the initial learning curve that is part of any software package.
Within this very comprehensive tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to produce all components of the timber frame barn that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will learn how to create each object by manipulating 2D profiles and 3D primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to set up their drawing, how to insert standard lighting and how utilize render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format. Additionally the reader will be led through the steps to create a title block and a six page paper space presentation.
2010-1
27
Expanding Skill Set
Recently I have been in the process of checking out other CAD software. I am hoping to expand my market by eventually offering tutorials for one additional package. So far, I have checked out SketchUp and Alibre. Alibre seems a pretty neat package with its excellent constraints and parametric features. It is likely the one that I will expend additional energy on. After I feel more comfortable with Alibre I will create an Alibre gallery to feature some of the work I do with it.
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2010-1
17
New TurboCAD Deluxe Tutorial
Textual Creations is very pleased to announce the release of TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 – Caboose.
TurboCAD Deluxe V16.2 – Caboose is a 257 page fully illustrated tutorial that leads the reader through every keystroke to produce the caboose (within an environment) as illustrated on the cover of the tutorial.
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TurboCAD Pro V16.2 – Caboose is available on the Textual Creations Shopping Page. Sample pages are available there.
From the Introduction:
There is something romantic about the Caboose. It conjures up all kinds of feeling about the past, about solitude and life on the rails. Many folks have a fascination with railroading and the author is no exception, so a tutorial to create such a thing seemed the perfect way to introduce new users to TurboCAD.
An HO scale wide vision Caboose, purchased from the local hobby store, will be used as the basis of the tutorial. The reader is not required to purchase one, as the author will measure and provide the required dimensions.
Within this very comprehensive tutorial the reader will be led through each keystroke to produce all components of the caboose and track that is illustrated on the cover of the tutorial. The reader will learn how to create each object by manipulating 2D profiles and 3D primitive shapes. The reader will learn how to set up their drawing, how to insert standard lighting and how utilize render scene luminance. The reader will learn how to establish a render scene environment and the reader will learn how to render their drawing and save it in a high resolution image format.
2010-1
13
New TurboCAD Gallery Image
I created this pocket watch in TurboCAD back in version 9 for fun but recreated it today in version 16 for use in a horological journal. I think I have come a long way since version 9, if I may say so myself. I know the program has come a long way, so that helps too.
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2010-1
10
TurboCAD Deluxe Tutorials
With the ever increasing base of TurboCAD Deluxe users, I have decided that it is prudent to start producing new Deluxe tutorials again. I am currently working on a completely revised Caboose tutorial that should be ready by the end of this week or very early the next. Keep an eye on this news blog for an announcement when it is ready.
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Currently there is only one Deluxe tutorial avaialble, which is doable in Deluxe v14 – v16. See: TurboCAD V14 Deluxe – Dinner Setting
Remember that there already exists oodles of TurboCAD tutorials for the TurboCAD Pro user. Visit the Textual Creations Shopping Page.
2010-1
6
TurboCAD and a Coke
This is my latest TurboCAD model and render. It proved to be quite a challenge and caused the program to crash several times while filetting edges, but once sorted out it performed well and rendered quite quickly. Some post work was done in Photoshop, but the bottle itself required very few tweaks.
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2010-1
1
Happy New Year – 2010
Happy New Year to all clients, customers and friends of Textual Creations. May this new year be a joyous and prosperous one.
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2010-1
1
Happy New Year 2010
Happy New Year to all clients, customers and friends of Textual Creations. May this year be joyful and prosperous.
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