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Come to Athens to meet the development team and see the new IntelliCAD.

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (http://www.intellicad.org/) announces the fourth IntelliCAD World Meeting, a multi-day conference designed for people interested in IntelliCAD to meet with ITC members, the IntelliCAD development team, and other innovators in the CAD industry.

IntelliCAD World Meeting 2008 will be held October 29 to 31, 2008 in Athens, Greece. The conference focuses on the next generation of the IntelliCAD technology, to be released during Q2 2009. Seminars will demonstrate the capabilities and importance of this new technology, including new components and application programming interfaces to create custom objects in IntelliCAD. These new development tools further enhance the current capabilities of ITC members to create advanced object-oriented vertical solutions for their end-users.

The ITC team has been working for over 3 years refactoring the widely used IntelliCAD engine, an open platform upon which hundreds of engineering applications have been based. The new IntelliCAD will offer greater speed and wider functionality, and is using the Open Design Alliance DWGdirectTM libraries as its internal database, aimed at offering the best alternative to Autodesk® AutoCAD® for developers.

Mark Driscoll, OEM Business Development Manager for Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., commented that his company "has been a member of the ITC for many years now and we have seen how this technology has advanced over the years. ARX functionality together with native DWG support in a familiar look and feel will definitely turn the "New IntelliCAD" into a more valuable resource for our customers in support of their 2D drawing data. As a software development platform, IntelliCAD provides a robust and feature rich environment in which CAD software developers may build their applications."

When asked about this year's upcoming IntelliCAD World Meeting, ITC Chairman of the Board and co-founder of DP Tech, Cedric Desbordes said, "This meeting is of high interest for our members, and any company interested in the IntelliCAD technology, to discover the great potential of IntelliCAD 7 and learn how they can start now to migrate their ARX, DRX, SDS or ADS applications. More than ever it is time to join the consortium and I encourage potential members to attend this meeting to learn more about IntelliCAD, our members, and our technology partners."

To get more information about this event and to register for the IntelliCAD World Meeting, visit our website at http://www.intellicad.org/WorldMeeting2008/ or send an e-mail to worldmeeting2008@intellicad.org.

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Additions and improvements boost value of IntelliCAD technolog

Portland, Oregon - July 10, 2008 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (http://www.intellicad.org/) announced today the release of IntelliCAD 6.5, the latest software release in the IntelliCAD 6 family that continues the tradition of delivering new features while at the same time enhancing performance, quality, and reliability.

IntelliCAD 6.5 delivers polar tracking and spell checking features, supports the DIESEL programming language, works with many additional image file formats, implements enhanced performance in several key areas, and benefits from an upgraded user interface with all-new 24-bit color.

When asked about this latest release, David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director, commented, "The IntelliCAD 6.5 release is another example of how the ITC organization, its growing list of members, and its talented development team are unified in their commitment to developing the highest quality CAD software. It's exciting to see our members benefiting from such success while we look to even greater opportunities beyond the IntelliCAD 6.x series."

With the ITC's delivery of IntelliCAD 6.5, ITC members are able to incorporate the latest DWG-compatible IntelliCAD technology into their own vertical applications.

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

ITC members gain early access to new IntelliCAD technology.

Portland - December 19, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (http://www.intellicad.org/) announces the release of IntelliCAD 7.0 Alpha to the ITC members.

IntelliCAD 7.0 is a complete re-architecture of the IntelliCAD technology. IntelliCAD 7.0 integrates DWGdirect from the Open Design Alliance directly as its internal database, which provides improved performance in loading and saving files, full access to the DWGdirect DRX development interface (an object-oriented C++ API), and a flexible new graphics subsystem.

When completed, IntelliCAD 7.0 will further enhance the ability of ITC members to create advanced and highly specialized vertical applications and deliver robust CAD technology to their end-users.

When asked about the release, David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director, replied, "Although IntelliCAD 7.0 is not feature complete, the release allows our members to learn more about the new DRX API. The sample DRX applications provided with the Alpha demonstrate how to implement custom objects in IntelliCAD with overrides such as dragging, grip editing, and LIST. Members can review the API, provide feedback, and begin design for new applications while internal development continues to complete the new engine."

IntelliCAD 7.0 Alpha includes over 250 rewritten commands - several of which are now demand-loaded DRX external applications, UNICODE support, improved paperspace functionality, Diesel menu support, object enabler for Autodesk Architecture, improved DWG file format compatibility, and an improved user interface.

The ITC plans to release IntelliCAD 7.0 Beta in the second quarter of 2008.

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Portland - August 28, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (http://www.intellicad.org/) announced today the release of IntelliCAD 6.4, another release of the IntelliCAD 6 family aimed at improved quality, the latest DWG compatibility, and increased stability.

IntelliCAD 6.4 uses the latest advances in the ODA DWGdirect 2.3.2 libraries, which interpret the updated DWG 2007 file format, including 2008 object support. IntelliCAD 6.4 can read, display, and save drawings in the latest DWG file format, which includes several new entity types, such as annotations, and over 40 new system variables.

The ITC released the updated IntelliCAD technology so ITC members can use the latest IntelliCAD technology with the updated DWG file format. David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director, commented, "The IntelliCAD 6.4 release continues our commitment to quality, stable releases which provide our members with improved performance in addition to support for the latest DWG file format in a quick timeframe."

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Portland, Oregon - May 29, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced today the release of IntelliCAD 6.4 Beta, another release of the IntelliCAD 6 family aimed at improved quality, DWG 2008 compatibility and increased stability.

IntelliCAD 6.4 Beta uses the latest advances in the ODA DWGdirect 2.3.1 libraries, which interpret the updated DWG 2008 file format. IntelliCAD 6.4 Beta will read, display, and write DWG 2008 files, which include several new entity types and over 40 new system variables.

The ITC Development Team has worked diligently to release this latest Beta version quickly so that ITC members can preview and test the latest IntelliCAD technology with the updated DWG 2008 file format. When asked about the IntelliCAD 6.4 Beta release, ITC Development Director David Lorenzo replied, "Expanding on the quality assurance used for the release of IntelliCAD 6.3 we expect that IntelliCAD 6.4 will have improved quality and stability."

For updates on the availability status of IntelliCAD 6.4, information about its new features and capabilities, and opportunities to test the Beta version, please visit: http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Portland, OR May 15, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC), the developer of IntelliCAD core technology, today announced the New IntelliCAD. 

The New IntelliCAD represents a complete redesign of the widely used IntelliCAD engine, an open platform upon which hundreds of engineering applications have been based.    The new IntelliCAD will offer greater speed and wider functionality, and is based on DWGdirect, a non-proprietary design format compatible with ARX and Autodesk-related systems available from the Open Design Alliance.  

ITC welcomes all developers who have ARX applications and application developers closely reliant on IntelliCAD technology to learn more about the New IntelliCAD. Interested parties register at http://www.intellicad.org/register/. Registrants will receive invitations for webinars, newsletters, beta testing opportunities, and the status of the New IntelliCAD development and availability. ITC anticipates the alpha test release July 2007 and the full release to occur at the start of 2008.

According to ITC President Arnold van der Weide, "We are excited about the New IntelliCAD which culminates a long-term effort to build the next-generation system, with over 20 man-years invested thus far on the project."

"After three years in development, I believe that the New IntelliCAD is the perfect solution for ARX based application developers who are looking for an alternative to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.  At this point we want everyone to plan ahead for taking advantage of all the potential of the New IntelliCAD."

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Portland, OR - March 1, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of its latest version of its cooperatively developed CAD engine, IntelliCAD 6.3.  The IntelliCAD engine reads and writes the DWG data format - a binary file storage format for storing both graphics and textual annotations - used commonly by architects, engineers, designers, and virtually all CAD-related software applications.

IntelliCAD 6.3 uses the latest advances in the ODA DWGdirect 2.2 libraries, based on the industry standard OpenDWG, which is widely supported by commercial software vendors, and the engineering community.   IntelliCAD 6.3 utilizes the new ODA libraries to interpret the updated DWG 2007 file format.  IntelliCAD 6.3 will read, display, and write DWG 2007 files, which include 10 new entity types and over 80 new system variables.

Although the focus of v6.3 development has centered on DWG 2007 compatibility, other major enhancements can be found in this release:

• A new color book editor provides the ability to effectively organize, create, and edit color books.
• Improved user interface for PDF export provides more flexible output options.
• Dozens of new events and a new ApplicationPreferences object were added to the COM API.
• A new Code Page Manager command allows you to convert drawings or set your code page language preferences when opening drawings.
• Multiple enhancements for raster image handling include:
  • Improved user interface
  • 4x increase in display performance for large images
  • Lower memory footprint for large images
  • Improved performance for drawings with a large number of images
  • Better support for monochrome images
  • New COM API for creating and manipulating image entities

In addition to the new features and DWG 2007 support, hundreds of repairs and minor improvements were added as well, including:

• Setup now supports Microsoftâ Windowsâ Vistaä
• Draworder enhancements for blocks and external references
• Viewport enhancements, including locking viewports and assigning a UCS for viewports
• Snapping to model space entities from paper space; picking model space entities from paper space for creating dimensions and other dimensioning improvements
• The Paste command allows you to specify an insertion point
• Performance improvements with drawings containing large meshes
• Improved performance and reduced screen flicker when using dynamic zoom and pan
• The Tangent-Tangent-Tangent option is now available for circle creation

David Lorenzo, Development Director, IntelliCAD Technology Consortium commented, "Our extensive tests of the new DWGdirect libraries indicate that the ODA has done a great job providing 2007 DWG support.  We are proud to release the newest update to IntelliCAD to our wide audience of users."

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

Portland, OR - February 27, 2007 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the introduction of its user-friendly new website at www.intellicad.org

The newly designed website brings together ITCs clearer focus on providing greater service to its members and potential members, as well as incorporating more historical information about the organization. With the new site, navigation and efficiency have been enhanced to improve usability and communication with potential members, press and those interested in the use of IntelliCAD

With an impressive layout, designed to cater to everyone's needs, current and potential IntelliCAD users, as well as members of the press, can efficiently navigate the site using a minimum number of clicks to access information. Website content has been upgraded to more closely meet the needs of potential ITC members and IntelliCAD users.  The site also offers automated sign-up for new members, who will also receive a personalized copy of the membership agreement and access to increased online support and information.  The new website offers an updated members and product area which now allows users to maintain their own data.

"This is a great move for ITC. The entire team is working hard to ensure that the ITC members, potential members and IntelliCAD users get the best service possible," said ITC President Arnold van der Weide. "The mission of the ITC is to bring high-quality CAD technology to the industry, and this site is a step towards making that technology easily available and well supported."

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

• A new color book editor provides the ability to effectively organize,
• create, and edit color books.
• Improved user interface for PDF export provides more flexible output options.
• Dozens of new events and a new ApplicationPreferences object were added to the COM API.
• A new Set Language command allows you to convert drawings or set your code page language preferences when opening drawings.
• Multiple enhancements for raster image handling include:

• Setup now supports Windows Vista
• Draworder enhancements for blocks and external references
• Viewport locking
• Snapping to modelspace entities from paperspace
• Pasteclip allows you to specify an insertion point
• Performance improvements with drawings containing large meshes
• Improved performance and reduced screen flicker when using dynamic Zoom and Pan
• The Tangent-Tangent-Tangent option is now available for circle creation

David Lorenzo, Development Director, IntelliCAD Technology Consortium commented, "Our extensive tests of the new DWGdirect libraries indicate that the ODA has done a great job providing 2007 DWG support. We will work closely with our members and the ODA during the beta process to insure that their solutions are working well before the final release. We look forward to receiving feedback from members and their customers."

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org

New raster image solution added

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces IntelliCAD® 6.2
May 8, 2006 | Portland, OR
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (www.intellicad.org) announced today IntelliCAD 6.2, an important update of the IntelliCAD technology.

IntelliCAD 6.2 builds upon the enhancements provided with IntelliCAD 6.1 and 6.0 by further supporting IntelliCAD users with the creation of complex, high-quality, professional drawings.

IntelliCAD 6.2 extends the performance gains from versions 6.1 and 6.0 for handling large files by displaying and inserting drawings with large polyface meshes up to 8 times faster.

New color features include support for true colors, which include more than 16 million colors, and color books, which provide a way to organize collections of colors.

Some ITC members may decide to include a new raster imaging solution, ADeko Raster, with IntelliCAD Professional. ADeko Raster includes easy-to-use features that allow users to work with image files in their drawings.

Major additions and improvements were made to the IntelliCAD COM API, adding dozens of new methods and properties.

Also aiding IntelliCAD users will be more new features, including the ability to view thumbnail images while browsing drawing files, draw and view wipeout entities, attach WAV files as audio notes, use new extension entity snap options, and modify commands to snap to the midpoint of specified points.

When asked about the IntelliCAD 6.2 update, ITC Development Director David Lorenzo replied, "The COM API additions show our continued support for IntelliCAD as a development platform, while leveraging third-party components such as raster imaging demonstrates a strong commitment to our development community. We will continue to build this partnership to provide quality solutions for our users."?

About the IntelliCAD Technology

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its Commercial Members, who in turn provide end-user sales and support. Commercial Members offer options such as VBA, Rendering, ACIS Solid Modeling, Raster Image Display, etc., and their own applications. You may visit www.intellicad.org/members for a complete list of Commercial Members authorized to provide stand-alone versions of IntelliCAD and applications "Powered by IntelliCAD Technology."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of commercial software developers that has been established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more.

Contact Information

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium
10260 SW Greenburg Rd. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97223
United States
Tel: +1 503 293 7655
Email: press@intellicad.org