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CADdirect 2022 Released by BackToCAD

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Newly released by BackToCAD: CADdirect 2022 and CADdirect 2022 PRO 3D. CADdirect is a native .dwg file creator and editor that includes a familiar user interface with menus, tool palettes, fonts, and styles, and also PDF import with Raster 2 Vector and OCR, 2D and 3D PDF publishing, and more.
 

CADdirect PRO 3D additionally includes 3D ACIS solid support and the ability to work with STEP, IGES, SAT, and B-Rep models

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BackToCAD's CADdirect is available with a permanent license in English, German, Spanish, and Korean versions.

CADdirect 2022 is based on the IntelliCAD 10.0 engine. To learn more about IntelliCAD, go here.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG ITC CAD BackToCAD

ActCAD 2021 Released with IntelliCAD 10.0a Engine

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ActCAD 2021 BIM, Professional, and Standard versions are newly available with all the improvements found in IntelliCAD 10.0a, which was released just two working days ago to members of the consortium. 

With ActCAD you can create and edit .dwg files natively, convert from PDFs, convert from images, batch convert, use the extensive block library, and more. The ActCAD product line offers free email technical support and perpetual licensing for individuals, USB sticks, and networks.

To learn about how ActCAD benefits from membership in the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, see the success story.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM ITC ActCAD CAD

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCAD 10.0a

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The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.0a.

IntelliCAD 10.0a is a maintenance release for version 10.0 that was previously issued on July 30, 2020.

IntelliCAD maintenance releases concentrate on fixes, but IntelliCAD 10.0a includes minor new features: choose the color of print stamps, determine whether print stamps print upside down, and use the new Show Palettes and Hide Palettes commands. Also included for multiline text are superscript, subscript, and strikethrough character formatting; many new paragraph formatting options, and on-the-fly spell checking.

Other improvements and fixes are found in performance, editing and selecting entities, text, and blocks.

“The 10.0a maintenance release includes fixes in direct response to initial feedback from our summer 2020 release of IntelliCAD 10.0, which is packed with large and small features, all with big productivity improvements for IntelliCAD users,” commented David Lorenzo, ITC President. “Our close, co-op style collaboration allows us to quickly fix issues that have a direct impact on ITC members and their end users.”

IntelliCAD 10.0a is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 64-bit versions. IntelliCAD Mobile Viewer versions are available for Windows desktop, Google® Android™, Apple® macOS® and iOS.

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 shared 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.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM ITC DGN CAD IntelliCAD 10

New Release: ActCAD 2021

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New release! ActCAD 2021 BIM, Professional, and Standard versions are available now with support for version 2021 .dwg/.dxf files, dynamic screen input, a new material library, new visual styles, many new commands, and much more. For the specialty ActCAD BIM version, other features include the ability to create roofs, beams, mitered joints, and to explode BIM underlays.

ActCAD is based on the IntelliCAD engine and is drafting and modeling software designed for engineers, architects, and other technical consultants who need to create and edit native CAD files. To learn about how ActCAD benefits from membership in the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, see the success story.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM ITC ActCAD CAD

Now Available: progeCAD 2021

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The focus of progeCAD 2021 is the CAD operator and their comfort. Right at the progeCAD start, users can see the new stylish Start page with all the necessary resources at their fingertips: drawing templates, recent drawings, and tutorials. Drafting and design tasks become much easier and quicker with progeCAD 2021 new options, commands and features. The new SELFILTER and SELECTION CYCLING commands make selection and editing of similar objects an effortless process. Associative arrays speed up creation and editing of multiple objects by arranging them in circular or rectangular patterns. The DATAEXTRACTION command allows users to create different tables such as bill of materials and part lists by extracting data from block attributes, object properties, and drawing information.

progeCAD 2021 also makes multi-page PDF documents through the PDF Append function to better organize drawing documentation. Now it is possible to enrich drawings with additional information and data through QRCODEs. There are also new features for specific fields of drafting such as section and elevation line creation, 2D parametric libraries of mechanical and structural components for construction, import of .sldprt part files and .sldasm assembly files, and much more.

progeCAD is 2D/3D DWG/DXF-native CAD software based on the IntelliCAD engine. Its AEC, MCAD, and general CAD users benefit from native .dwg compatibility, a perpetual software license, and robust features for working with CAD drawings.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG ITC CAD ProgeSOFT

Print2CAD 2021 Ultimate Released by BackToCAD

print2cadNeed to create editable CAD drawings from PDF files? Print2CAD 2021 Ultimate can do that, and more! It specializes in converting PDF files and 3D scans to .dwg and .dxf drawings, and it includes full-featured CAD editing capabilities of those converted files.

Because Print2CAD 2021 Ultimate is based on the IntelliCAD 10.0 engine, it takes advantage of both the latest PDF import technology and IntelliCAD features. 

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Topics: IntelliCAD ITC CAD BackToCAD PDF

ZWCAD 2021 Released

zwcad 2021Newly released ZWCAD 2021 boosts performance with faster speeds, in particular when opening files and working with layers, and includes enhanced external reference management and clipping, improved transparency, and many other productivity features.

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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 their products are used by over 900,000 users from more than 90 countries and districts. 

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Topics: IntelliCAD ITC CAD ZWCAD

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCAD 10.0

IntelliCAD 10 DisplayThe IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.0.

IntelliCAD 10.0 is a major release that includes numerous new features.

The OpenGL ES graphics device is now supported for enhanced display quality and performance, which also includes new visual styles. A new materials library contains materials that can be assigned to entities and layers and then displayed with visual styles; spot and point lights can also now display in-program with visual styles. The redesigned View Manager has more options available and allows users to make selections dynamically for the view’s background, perspective, lens length, etc. New dynamic input incorporates command prompts and measurement guides at the cursor. Printing with .pc3 customization files is enhanced with the ability to set margins, page size, .pmp files, and settings that vary according to the output file type. New import file formats include .obj and .stl. Many new properties are available for various entity types in the Properties pane, including the ability to view properties of custom entities. IntelliCAD 10 also includes the ability to migrate user interface customizations from previous versions.

Smaller features that will have a big efficiency boost for end-users are the ability to re-order and sort layer filters, combine paragraphs and clear formatting of multiline text, determine which user interface items are hidden when cleaning the screen, use new videos and online resources from the Start page, convert closed entities to solids, specify a layer state for each published sheet, a redesigned status bar, enhancements for Section 508 usability, better 4K display support, and an initial Hungarian translation.

For versions of IntelliCAD that work with BIM files, draw roofs and beams, create mitered joints for beams, explode attached BIM underlays into polyface meshes and polylines that can be edited while retaining underlay functionality, and use new options for section lines and elevation lines.

For versions of IntelliCAD that open, save, and edit .dgn files in their native format, the supported command set now includes Multiline Text, Chamfer, and Dimension Styles.

For technical users, IntelliCAD 10 incorporates ODA SDKs version 2020 Update 2 and enhanced .NET and IRX functionality for increased API capabilities.

Other improvements and fixes are found in performance, working with files, editing and selecting entities, text, printing, and more.

David Lorenzo, ITC President, stated, “IntelliCAD 10 is a huge structural update with new core libraries from the ODA, a new geometry library, updated graphics, and new APIs. Yes, there are several interesting new features for users too, but the structural changes provide a much stronger foundation on which ITC members can build even more complex and diverse applications.”

An overview video of IntelliCAD 10.0 features is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FmyaEugUMio.

IntelliCAD 10.0 is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 64-bit versions. IntelliCAD Mobile Viewer versions are available for Windows desktop, Google® Android™, Apple® macOS® and iOS.

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 shared 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.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM ITC DGN CAD IntelliCAD 10

Swiss all CAD now Available with ZWCAD

zwcad swissallcadUsers of Swiss all CAD now have an additional choice when it comes to their CAD platform. Enter ZWCAD.

Swiss all CAD is a specialty 3D CAD solution for solids modeling in manufacturing, connecting to ERP systems and CNC machines, and more. Combining it with ZWCAD provides users with an attractive solution at an attractive price.

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ZWCAD is a .dwg-compatible CAD solution available in 15 languages for worldwide designers and engineers in various industries such as AEC and MFG. ZWCAD is built by ITC member ZWSOFT and is based on the IntelliCAD engine.

Topics: IntelliCAD ITC CAD ZWCAD

Latest Version of CADprofi now Available for ZWCAD Users

zwcad laptopZWCAD and CADprofi have been used together for years, and now ZWCAD 2020 and CADprofi 2020 are updated to work together for creating architectural, electrical, HVAC & piping, and mechanical designs. Get the ZWCAD news >>

CADprofi is a developer of CAD applications that are available in 22 languages. Their products can be integrated with various .dwg-compatible applications.

ZWCAD is a .dwg-compatible CAD solution available in 15 languages for worldwide designers and engineers in various industries such as AEC and MFG. ZWCAD is built by ITC member ZWSOFT and is based on the IntelliCAD engine.

Topics: IntelliCAD ITC Architecture CAD ZWCAD HVAC Mechanical Electrical