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Available for the ActCAD 2025 product suite, ActCAD maintenance release 130746 is now available and includes numerous improvements, including new commands such as AREATABLE, COLORLAY, FIXHATCH, LEGEND, and many more. To get the latest ActCAD 2025 Premium, Standard, and Map Drafter versions, ActCAD users can update using the ActCAD command CHECKFORUPDATES.

The most recent ActCAD versions are also available directly from the ActCAD website in the downloads area.

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

ActCAD 2025 is based on the IntelliCAD 13 engine. The ActCAD release includes custom 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.

Congratulations to Vitor Neves, CMS President, Chairman of the ITC, and recent award recipient from the Portuguese Order of Engineers. Mr. Neves was honored with the "Internationalization Award – Portuguese Engineer Abroad" award, which recognizes excellence in engineering both within Portugal and on a global scale, contributing to progress and well-being worldwide. A mechanical engineering innovator, Mr. Neves holds several US patents, and here at the ITC, we benefit greatly from his contributions to engineering and CAD. 

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As Chairman of the ITC Board of Directors, Mr. Neves plays a key role in leading the ITC and its development of the IntelliCAD platform. While there are many CAD development platforms, IntelliCAD is the most trusted, thanks in part to collaborations with exceptional individuals like Mr. Neves. To learn more about how CMS and the ITC work together, see the success story.

Headed to the Basque Tech Summit in Donostia, Spain October 25-26? While you're there collaborating on all things BIM, make sure to see ACCA presenting on openBIM, geospatial digital twins, and smart cities.

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ACCA delivers software designed for architectural design, structural engineering, analyzing and calculating, energy performance analysis, quantitative studies, site health and safety, and maintenance and management of BIM processes.

ACCA is a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium and delivers several BIM and technical products based on the IntelliCAD engine. To learn more about IntelliCAD's BIM technology, go here.

Congratulations to the team at ZWSOFT! ZWCAD, their flagship 2D CAD software, was awarded G2's Best Usability badge and ranked as the #1 easiest to use general-purpose CAD software. 

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ZWCAD is developed by ZWSOFT and is a .dwg-compatible CAD solution with a familiar CAD interface and easy-to-use commands. ZWSOFT has been an ITC member since 2002, and its products are used by over 900,000 users from more than 90 countries and districts. 

In case you missed it, Carlson Software released its Carlson 2025 product line this summer. Enhancements are found throughout Carlson Civil, Survey, Hydrology, GIS, Construction, GeoTech, CADnet, Trench, Field, Point Cloud, Mining, and Natural Regrade. Just one highlight is in Carlson Point Cloud which now uses machine learning to automate feature extraction from aerial data sets. And there's so much more!

To find out about Carlson Software's latest tools and CAD software for the land surveying, civil engineering, GIS, construction, and mining industries:

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IntelliCAD is the default CAD engine built-in with Carlson Software products. To find out how Carlson Software and the ITC work together, see the success story. To find out more about IntelliCAD's .dwg technology, go here.

Check out FRAMECAD at an upcoming tradeshow this fall to learn how they use IntelliCAD in their steel frame design and build systems.

• Big 5 Construct Nigeria
  September 24-26, 2024
  Lagos, Nigeria
• Jeddah Construct
  September 29 - October 1, 2024
  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Expo CIHAC
  October 9-11, 2024
  Mexico City, Mexico
• LATAM Steel Frame Congress
  October 24-25, 2024
  São Paulo, Brazil
• Metalcon
  October 31 - November 1, 2024
  Atlanta, Georgia

For more details and to book a meeting for a show, go to framecad.com/events.

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.

CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 includes performance improvements, an all-new Options dialog, multiple built-in calculators, lookup tables for advanced blocks, and data extraction for more entities. LISP is completely refactored to improve performance and increase compatibility with other CAD applications. Other new features include Flatshot, Solid Profile, Make Shape, Compile to SHX, Make Linetype, and more.
For CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 PE PLUS licenses that include Spatial® Technology ACIS® modeler, use the following commands to work with surfaces: Network, Offset, Fillet, Extend, and Trim.

All CMS IntelliCAD versions support working with BIM files and include these new features: extract data from BIM files, validate IFC files, convert RVT to IFC, draw corner windows, dimension AEC entities, manage layers for IFC underlays, and attach railings to stair segments. You can also define styles for new elements such as roof slabs, dimensions, structural members, and more.

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CMS IntelliCAD versions can be purchased with a perpetual or subscription license and can include a USB dongle for portable licensing. New users can try a free trial at https://us.intellicadms.com.

CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 is based on the IntelliCAD 13.0 engine. For details about IntelliCAD's native .dwg support and development platform, go here. For details about how CMS and the ITC work together, see the success story.

Just released: ActCAD 2025 Premium, Standard, and Map Drafter. Included are a wide range of new features: create 2D representations of 3D entities; generate profiles of 3D solids; make shape and linetype definition files; create network surfaces; offset, fillet, extend, and trim surfaces; use more advanced block features, get enhanced 3Dconnexion mouse connectivity, create area-based text annotations, convert polylines to more types, cut with a base point, and so much more.ActCAD 2025 Premium also includes new BIM features such as validating IFC files, converting RVT/RFA files to IFC files, dimensioning AEC entities, defining more AEC styles, managing layers of IFC underlays, and drawing corner windows.

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

ActCAD 2025 is based on the IntelliCAD 13 engine. The ActCAD release includes custom 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.

If you're investigating CAD platforms, you might find it helpful to take a look at the Using IntelliCAD guide for the IntelliCAD 13.0 Professional or Standard version.

Using IntelliCAD describes what's available in the IntelliCAD engine and details 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 here.

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.

It took just a week for DotSoft to release all DotSoft CAD add-on products to include support for the new IntelliCAD 13.0 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.