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ActCAD 2023 Map Drafter is a new product that helps designers produce and deliver digital maps. It includes all the 2D drafting and design features you would expect, plus image calibration, local language text features, map view and flow directions, profiles, image markers, map cleanup, ESRI shape export, and much more.

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The new version of ENDUROCADD® from BlueScope Steel includes full 3D visualization of light gauge steel models and produces detailed site drawings to show how to install the BlueScope Steel ENDUROFRAME® system. BlueScope Steel started using the IntelliCAD engine in November 2021, and they plan to continue expanding ENDUROCADD functionality in the coming months.

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ENDUROCADD software is part of the ENDUROFRAME system, which is used for manufacturing light gauge steel frames and includes a complete package of design software, production management software, rollformer, accessories, and support. ENDUROCADD software is based on the IntelliCAD engine. To learn more about using IntelliCAD as a native .dwg platform, go here.

Did you miss the ODA summit that aired last month? Need to re-watch the topics most relevant to your business? ODA Summit 2022 highlighted industry topics for CAD, BIM, mechanical, and more.

The replays are available here:

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The ITC is a founding member of the ODA. You can read about the ITC and ODA working together at the ODA Member Showcase.

Interested in portable CAD software? With CMS IntelliCAD's Remote USB Dongle Tool, you can simplify your licenses by creating a USB dongle using an activation key and a regular USB flash drive.

ActCAD 2023 Prime, Professional, and Standard versions are newly released! Available with all the features and improvements found in the IntelliCAD 11.0 engine, the new version includes section planes, 3D walk and fly, view cube tool, and view and visual style controls. Other new features include the 3D Positioner command; isolating, hiding, and unisolating entities; and displaying selected entities with a glowing highlight effect. And more.

With products from the ActCAD suite, you can natively create and edit .dwg files for 2D drafting, 3D modeling, and BIM (Building Information Modeling). ActCAD includes global perpetual licenses and has several licensing options.

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ActCAD includes several changes to IntelliCAD source code to match its requirements, which is not possible with any other OEM CAD engine. To learn more about OEM options using the IntelliCAD engine, go here. To learn about how ActCAD benefits from membership in the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, see the success story.

FRAMECAD will be in-person at tradeshows this fall in France, Mexico, the UK, and the US. Headed to one of the following events? Check out how FRAMECAD uses IntelliCAD in its design and build systems for cold-formed steel construction.

Paris, France at BATIMAT
October 3-6, 2022
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Birmingham, England UK at UK Construction Week
October 4-6, 2022
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Phoenix, Arizona US at Techome Summit Builder
October 4-6, 2022
Indianapolis, Indiana US at METALCON
October 12-14, 2022
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Mexico City, Mexico at Expo CIHAC
October 12-14, 2022
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FRAMECAD uses IntelliCAD in its end-to-end steel frame design and manufacturing system for rapid construction of buildings. To learn how FRAMECAD benefits from ITC membership, read the success story. To find out more about IntelliCAD's BIM technology, go here.

If you're investigating CAD platforms, you might find it helpful to take a look at the Using IntelliCAD guide which is available at lulu.com in ebook and printed formats.

Using IntelliCAD describes how to use IntelliCAD to draw in 2D and 3D, view drawings, dimension entities, work with layers, insert blocks and external references, add custom programs, and everything else you expect from a CAD program.

The guides are available for a small fee. Note that if you're purchasing a printed copy, you need to purchase both Volume 1 and Volume 2 to complete the book.

• For the IntelliCAD 11.0 Professional version, go here.
• For the IntelliCAD 11.0 Standard version, go here.

Of course ITC members receive source files and output for the IntelliCAD user guides and other documentation as part of their ITC membership. If you're an end user looking for IntelliCAD documentation, contact the ITC member where you purchased IntelliCAD.

IntelliCAD Mobile Platform 1.5 now uses ODA Platform version 22.12 and includes restored support for Apple® macOS® and iOS operating systems. New features in the 1.5 release include a dark user interface theme and native platform user interface themes.

The IntelliCAD Mobile Platform provides ITC Mobile SIG members with a development platform and CAD file viewer (.dwg, .dxf, .dgn, .dwf, .dae, and various image files; architecture and civil objects; and underlays) that runs on thousands of different Microsoft® Windows® desktop, Google Android™, Apple® macOS®, and Apple iOS mobile devices.

For more details about the IntelliCAD engine, go to www.intellicad.org.

Newly released CMS IntelliCAD 11.0 includes all the new features found in the IntelliCAD 11.0 engine, focussing on new view and visualization productivity tools, plus a whole lot more. All CMS IntelliCAD versions also work with BIM files which can now import Autodesk® Revit® 2022 files and work with visibility states. CMS IntelliCAD PE PLUS also allows you to select and work with .ifc and .rvt underlays using the Explorer and use the Audit command to check for errors in .ifc files that are attached as underlays.

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Interested in trying it out? CMS IntelliCAD is available with a free trial at https://us.intellicadms.com. 

CMS IntelliCAD 11.0 is based on the IntelliCAD 11.0 engine which was released to ITC members earlier this month. For details about IntelliCAD's native .dwg support and development platform, go here. 

All DotSoft CAD add-on products are updated to include support for the new IntelliCAD 11.0 release:

• ToolPac: CAD Productivity Tools
• XL2CAD: Excel to CAD Connectivity, eliminating OLE problems
• WD2CAD: Word to CAD Connectivity, eliminating OLE problems
• MapWorks: Civil/Survey, Mapping & GIS Tools

Existing DotSoft users should contact DotSoft directly to obtain discounted upgrades to their existing versions.

DotSoft is a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium. For details about the IntelliCAD platform, go here.