CADCourse Software Demos
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Podcast Description
CAD software video demonstrations for both architectural and mechanical disciplines.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoCC018 CADCourse interviews Bob Mayer of IMSI Design Movie 05 | What is happening on the International front. New relationship in China. Selling well in Japan with Cannon partnership. Avenquest and Mindscape in England and Germany. Strong presence in South Africa. Val Carter has got TC accepted in the curriculum for secondary schools in SA. What education solution for schools in USA? Licensing at very reasonable prices. What are the support and training options available? Email and limited phone support. Sophisticated support can be obtained from CADCourse.com. Architectural training for 2D house design. CAD Fundamentals for 2D mechanical developed in Australia. Are you attending any tradeshows in the near future? What can we expect in the future? Great medium to communicate. | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoCC017 CADCourse interviews Bob Mayer of IMSI Design Movie 04 | What is the future of the Macintosh version of TurboCAD. IMSI reentered Mac market two years ago. At retail level it has been very well received. Not the same code base as Windows version Long term goal is to have one code base. CAD is good on a Mac platform. Technologies like QT to convert both platforms. Focusing solutions for professional user. Encouraging for Professional users. Will not abandon the retail market but want to grow business through professional channels. TurboSketch product is an example of add-on strategy. SketchUp product is very popular from Google. SketchUp lacked rendering and they created plug-in to add this functionality. IMSI will continue to look for opportunities to create add-ons for other products. | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoCC016 CADCourse interviews Bob Mayer of IMSI Design Movie 03 | IntelliCAD Consortium is for greater compatibility with AutoCAD world. Lisp development environment. Goal to write third party plug-ins. Open ARX technology. Open ARX is a method of exposing programming technology TurboCAD opens architectural object types better than AutoCAD itself without the add-ons. Will IMSI have its own IntelliCAD? Exciting improvements for architectural users with new doors and windows. Doors and windows show differently in either 2D or 3D. Parametric settings allow manipulation of object types. Goal is to support more and more object types. Roofs will become parametric as well. 1st Pricing will be reintroduced. Multiple different object types to be supported What will happen with FloorPlan? FloorPlan is seen as a consumer product. | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCC015 CADCourse interviews Bob Mayer of IMSI Design Movie 02 | Positive Feedback for v14 Haven’t had the problems with DWG compatibility Feedback from forums is positive. IMSI Design active participants in ODA Scandal in the ODA Lawsuit between ODA and Autodesk Method to circumvent non-original DWG warning Fraudulent accounting activity in the ODA? ODA supplies libraries for TurboCAD Latest compatibility with 2007/2008 Future direction of TurboCAD v14 with add-on packs. V13 started with Mechanical and Architectural add-ons packs Contain more sophisticated tools such as branch lofting in Mechanical pack TurboCAD Pro positioned in the middle of the CAD world Big enhancements will be in the form of packs Packs will be price modestly to make it an easy purchasing position Add-packs will only work with the Pro products. Designer and Deluxe are consumer products ADD-ons created with the SDK? Big initiative for upcoming releases will be the SDK to expose more functionality of the program Want to encourage third party developers to create add-on plug-ins AutoCAD successfully encouraged developers and this is also IMSI’s goal. | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoCC014 CADCourse interviews Bob Mayer of IMSI Design Movie 01 | Welcome Bob Mayer to CADCourse Podcasts. Bob is the Chief Operating Officer of IMSI Design. Bob’s history with IMSI. New changes to IMSI company. Discussion of TurboCAD’s marketing history. Users groups and direct marketing. Direct mail vs. email. New owner ship of IMSI Design. New direction of the company. Greyhawk and Royal Farros. Excited about CAD and what they doing. Management invested in the success. | 8/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoCC013 Envisioneer 4 Demo Movie 5 | Multiple floors Building locations Plant encyclopedia Driveways Circular walls Terrain Mesh view Generate Project Estimates Cut lists Framing | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoCC012 Envisioneer 4 Demo Movie 4 | Dimensions Exterior dimensions Interior dimensions 2D Layout Plan View with different scales Text size consistent for printing size Elevation views DWG wall details Register AutoCAD developers Inserting DWG files Inserting rendered views | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoCC011 Envisioneer 4 Demo Movie 3 | Used as a sales tool Versatile roofing feature Gable roof edges Adjust slope Envisioneer 4 home design software for builders, contractors, designers, remodelers, architects, drafters | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoCC010 Envisioneer 4 Demo Movie 2 | Automatic interior and exterior walls Easy editing of walls by dragging Conceptual design -- what-if options Exact distances via typing Interior and exterior wall dimensions Always creating a 3D model Intelligent Doors and Windows | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoCC009 Envisioneer 4 Demo Movie 1 | Introduction to Brad Finck of Cadsoft Envisioneer target market Goals of the product Ease of use Similarity to FloorPlan® Background of Cadsoft the company Overview of the interface Drawing walls by typing distances | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoCC008 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 8 | Faster LightWorks Engine Updated ACIS Engine Materials on Surfaces Using 2D blocks to create 3D objects Landscapes Mesh Editing Nodes of the mesh Importing Terrain via spreadsheet Changing lights to white Changing softness of the landscape Automatic 2D Contour maps TurboCAD Designer is 2D only Deluxe has LightWorks version with Materials Pro, Mechanical, Platinum Edition Architectural and Mechanical Editions | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoCC007 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 7 | Bend Tool Distance from edge for bend Specify starting point of the bend Flange tool Bending a tube Circular profiles Piping or duct work Tube Flange/Extend Tool Adds sections of pipe | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoCC006 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 6 | Squashing a Sphere into an egg shape Deformable molding Exploding the Sphere remains as an ACIS object Resizing using the invisible selection handles Improved selection handle manipulation Built in Stretching and Scaling ability | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoCC005 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 5 | Improved Part Tree and Selection Info Palette Combined palettes Part tree -- Delay Update tool Suppress Boolean operations Boolean Subtract Slice Tool Part Tree limitations Undo restores part tree Node Editing 3D objects Node Editing a Wall | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoCC004 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 4 | Branch Lofting Selector Properties to control Inspector Bar Fields Using Delta to move objects along the objects axis TurboCAD is flexible Changing the inspector bar field width via options Changing the Z position Warning Dialogs and how turn them on/off Moving object by dragging the axis selection handle Branch lofting good for organic and mechanical forms Lofting from one face to another Using the facet editor to loft Restrictions on lofting | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoCC003 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 3 | New Style Manager for wall dimension styles Measuring to the outside and center of openings Wall intersections Significant improvements for wall dimensions Text Styles enable global text changes Creating new styles Style now work for text already in the drawing Style Manager also used for Schedules Stairs and Railings Creating a Stairs and Railing Using styles for preset variations in production environments Additional Stairs styles in Architectural pack | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoCC002 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 2 | Automatic 3D dimensions, Automatic Radius and diameter dimensions, Angle measurements, Wall Dimension Tool | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoCC001 TurboCAD Pro v14 Demo Movie 1 | Brian is Senior Product Manager for Product Development for IMSI/Design He has been working for IMSI for +-12 years How are customers receiving TurboCAD v14? System runs faster and is more robust New IMSI Design Products TurboSketch as an add-on for Sketch Up Bridge between TurboCAD and FloorPlan v11 Patch for FloorPlan just released for Vista Future ideas for FloorPlan | 7/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
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