Creating a PDF document in TurboCAD

The most common mistake people make when trying to create a PDF file from a TurboCAD document is not having any views in paper space. So we shall go through step by step the easiest way to create a PDF file from your drawing. I am using the file Architectural from the samples folder for this example.

1) Create a View

a) Select Create View from the View menu.

 

 

b) Draw a fence around the area you would like to create a view of.

 

c) Name the view whatever you would like. In this case I am going to name the view Render1.

 

2) Switch to paper space.

 

3) Insert the view we created earlier into paper space.

a) Select Insert View from the Insert menu.

b) Draw a box the size that you want the view to be.

c) Select the view that we created earlier.

4) Changing the properties of the view. For this example I am going to change the scale and the render quality.

 

a) Select the view you would like to change the properties of.

b) Select Properties from the Format menu

c) Changing the scale

I) From the left side of the menu select properties.

II) Check the option “Fixed” in the scaling options.

III) Select the scale you would like from the drop down menu.

d) Changing the render quality.

I) From the left side of the menu select Rendering

II) From the left side of the menu select Quality.

III) Under rendering mode select Raytrace Full.

5) Saving as a PDF

a) Select Save As… from the File menu.

b) From the Save as type dropdown menu select PDF.

c) To change the size of the PDF press the Setup… button.

d) Change the value of the length and width to what you would like and press OK.

e) Press the save button.

You are now finished and your PDF should appear exactly as your view does in paper space.