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The concept of BIM technology has been around since the 1960s. Over the past 20 years 3-D modeling has been actively used in the automotive and aviation industries to model cars, ships and airplanes. However it has been only relatively recently that the AEC building industry has been "revolutionized" by information modeling technology.

Previously, architects and engineers used CAD as an electronic drafting board to create their plans, but these drawings were essentially "non-intelligent" containing only the geometry of lines, arcs and text. Over the past several years there have been many new software offerings that have attempted to change the fundamental methodology of how architectural drawings are created by trying to build intelligence into a model which is then used to generate construction documents. Some of this software is intriguing but actually many architects and engineers still need, and often prefer, the traditional 2D lines and arcs to complete certain custom areas of the drawing.

CAD Projekt is a leading Interior Design company based in Poland that delivers a joint solution in their IntelliCAD offering. Their users experience the best of both worlds in that they can use all of the traditional 2D and 3D CAD tools but still benefit from integrated BIM technology that can be imported via the IFC file format.

CAD Projekt chose IntelliCAD over other CAD platforms its open source, reliability, familiar user-friendly interface and its full compatibility with the .dwg file format. As a Commercial member of the ITC, CAD Projekt has unlimited distribution rights for an extremely low royalty rate, allowing them to supply their worldwide customer base with the full IntelliCAD program alongside their own software at no additional charge. Furthermore, access to the IntelliCAD source code accelerates development and allows them to tightly integrate their own software to ensure better performance and reliability.

CAD Projekt says their success would have been impossible to achieve without their partnership with the ITC. They say the knowledge and experience of the ITC’s international development team ensures the highest quality solutions and allows them to direct all their efforts towards their own vertical applications.

“Becoming a part of ITC was not only a great economical and programming solution, but also an important turn in our understanding of globalization. We feel that together we can create much better solutions to serve our customers,” says Mr. Adam Sterczala, Economical Director and co-founder of CAD Projekt K&A.

If you are interested in using IntelliCAD as your CAD development platform then please contact me via Skype at Robert.Berry.ITC and I will do my best to work with you to establish if IntelliCAD does in fact meet your development requirements.

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Portland, OR, USA, November 8, 2013 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.2d.

IntelliCAD 7.2d is a maintenance release that contains over 300 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 7.2c release in July 2013. In addition to fixes, improvements can be found in the areas of performance, working with 2013 .dwg files, selection and dragging, text, and printing.

ITC Development Director David Lorenzo stated, “As the IntelliCAD 7 user base continues to grow, we continue to work closely with ITC members to provide timely IntelliCAD 7.2 updates. IntelliCAD 7.2d contains several months of accumulated enhancements, fixes, and member-delivered patches.”

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC members to receive details about availability of IntelliCAD software.

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent, non-profit organization funded and directed by its members specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

Portland, OR, USA, August 20, 2013 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced its new IntelliCAD Mobile Platform with the release of IntelliCAD Android Viewer.

The IntelliCAD Android Viewer opens .dwg files on Android mobile devices and includes viewing features such as: 2D and 3D modes, layer visibility, model or layout selection, orthographic or isometric views, wireframe or shaded views, and interactive touch zoom, pan, and rotation. Additionally, simple measurements can be quickly calculated between two selected points.

With mobile device touchscreens you can use either two finger or single finger input. Two finger input enables dual pan and zoom operations. One finger input supports multiple modes — either pan, dynamic 3D rotation or distance measurements.

The mobile platform is also planned for Apple® iOS and Microsoft® Windows® RT operating systems in the near future.

David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director, stated, “The IntelliCAD mobile platform is an inexpensive way for ITC members to experiment with new mobile technology solutions, and while the ITC takes its CAD platform experience and applies it to mobile viewing, data extraction and markup, the ITC also gains multi-platform and touch screen experience that could migrate back to the core IntelliCAD engine.”

ITC members initiated mobile technology development within the ITC to address increasing use of mobile devices by their CAD users. By pooling resources, members reduce costs through shared development of the core platform while having the ability to create unique vertical solutions for their markets.

IntelliCAD Mobile Technology is now available for ITC Commercial and API member licensing. ITC members who license the technology have access to source code and base APIs to access and modify drawing data for customization with their own vertical mobile solutions. The annual fee for the mobile platform is $3,000 – including royalty free, worldwide distribution.

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC members to receive details about availability of future IntelliCAD software based on the mobile platform.

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent, non-profit organization funded and directed by its members specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

Portland, OR, USA, July 5, 2013 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.2c.

IntelliCAD 7.2c is a maintenance release that contains over 200 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 7.2b release two months ago in May 2013. In addition to fixes, improvements can be found in the areas of performance, multiline text, selection, entity snapping and tracking, and an update to new ACIS libraries.

ITC Development Director David Lorenzo stated, “The IntelliCAD 7 user base is growing and reaching an increasing number of varying software environments. Our member-integrated approach and infrastructure systems allow us to respond with an updated release faster than we’ve ever done before.” He added, “The 7.2c release incorporates many newly reported requests and issues, some from just a month ago.”

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC members to receive details about availability of IntelliCAD software.

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

Portland, OR, USA, May 1, 2013 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.2b.

IntelliCAD 7.2b is a maintenance release that contains improvements and fixes to areas required by ITC members and their end users. The ITC development team works directly with ITC members to implement improvements as quickly as possible as more solutions based on IntelliCAD 7 reach more end users in a variety of software environments.

IntelliCAD 7.2b contains more than 450 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 7.2a release in December 2012 and includes performance enhancements and improvements to the user interface, printing, text, dimensions, entity snapping and tracking, and more.

ITC Chairman Ladd Nelson with Carlson Software commented, "Carlson users are embracing the new IntelliCAD platform, and the maintenance updates from the consortium show continuous progress to our user requests. On behalf of the ITC Board of Directors, we are excited to see IntelliCAD development continue to accelerate as more products are released by ITC members on the new platform."

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC members to receive details about availability of IntelliCAD software.

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

The old adage that most people only use a fraction of the features contained in a computer software program is applicable when comparing the features of AutoCAD® versus IntelliCAD.

IntelliCAD shares over 396 of the most important commands in AutoCAD as well as over 507 system variables. This means that the vast majority of CAD users will have more functionality than they will ever need when using the IntelliCAD program.

A full list of the features shared by both programs can be found in the link below.

IntelliCAD v7 shares important features with AutoCAD.pdf

For immediate release – January 14, 2013

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Appoints Robert Berry as Business Development Director

Portland, OR, USA, January 14, 2013 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the appointment of Robert Berry to the position of Business Development Director starting January 2, 2013.

Robert Berry brings a wealth of knowledge to the position with over two decades of experience as the Director of TurboCAD and the Owner of CADCourse.com. His international experience spans South Africa, Russia, Germany, England, France and Australia. His previous clientele include Boeing, Rio Tinto, The Blue Man Group, Houston Power and Light, the U.S. Department of Housing and the United States Air Force.

ITC Chairman of the Board, Ladd Nelson of Carlson Software, said, "Based on the conversations and skills that Robert demonstrated, we felt his background in the CAD market and his variety of marketing skills were ideally suited for the tasks associated with the position. Rob's focus will be to explore the market and recruit new members into the ITC."

Mr. Berry commented, "I'm very excited to join the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium at this exciting time in the CAD market with the emergence of the mobile and 3-D printing platforms. I believe that my skill set and experience represent the perfect match to be able to champion the benefits of using the ITC source code products."

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

IntelliCAD is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.

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Portland, OR, USA, December 28, 2012 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.2a.

IntelliCAD 7.2a is a maintenance release that contains more than 700 improvements and fixes to areas required by members and their users since the IntelliCAD 7.2 release in June 2012. In addition to conversion support for 2013 .dwg files, IntelliCAD Version 7.2a includes general performance enhancements and improvements to printing, entity editing, dimensions, entity snapping, and many other areas.

When asked about the year-end update to IntelliCAD, David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director commented, “Throughout 2012, more and more ITC members have delivered their products based on the IntelliCAD 7 platform to end-users. This release in particular is focused on improvements as IntelliCAD reaches a wide variety of end users."

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC members to receive details about availability of IntelliCAD software.

Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD and membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD and the ITC, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. The ITC is also a founding member of the Open Design Alliance, thereby contributing to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

4M, member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, released a new version (v.11) of its BIM Suite for Building Design based on IntelliCAD. The new version provides full IFC support, according to the 2x3 IFC Standard. All three vertical applications of the 4M BIM Suite, IDEA Architecture, FINE MEP, and STRAD Structural, can import/export building models from/to all major AEC programs (Autodesk® Revit®, Graphisoft® Archicad, Nemetschek Allplan, and others), offering new opportunities for data exchange and interaction between all types of applications involved in the construction process. The collaboration becomes more effective with the new IDEA 11, which includes a smart attribute manager of building elements.

For more information, please visit http://www.4MSA.com.