Articles and Press Releases

MicroSurvey Software Inc. — member of the ITC — delivers its many IntelliCAD-based applications to land surveyors, civil engineers, seismic surveyors, mapping professionals, police officers, and accident reconstruction specialists. There are many different CAD development platforms available, but year after year MicroSurvey chooses IntelliCAD because it is the only open source, non-profit, cooperative CAD development platform.

IntelliCAD Co-op is the foundation for our civil, survey and forensic CAD applications. IntelliCAD provides a familiar CAD interface for our users and familiar development APIs for our developers. In addition to the standard APIs, IntelliCAD Co-op provides complete source access at the core level that has enabled new solutions we could not create on any other CAD platform. – Jason Poitras, General Manager MicroSurvey, ITC Secretary

To learn more about how MicroSurvey benefits from ITC membership, go to https://www.intellicad.org/microsurvey-case-study. 

MicroSurvey: www.microsurvey.com
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium: www.intellicad.org

ActCAD Engineering Solutions, a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, recently announced updated releases to its 64-bit and 32-bit versions of ActCAD:

• ActCAD 2017 is now based on IntelliCAD 8.2a.
• ActCAD 2016 is now based on IntelliCAD 8.1b.

For more details about ActCAD, see http://actcad.com/news.php. 

FRAMECAD, member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, released a new version of FRAMECAD Structure in Summer 2016. FRAMECAD Structure is a complete CAD software package with BIM compatibility. The new version includes a direct interface to Autodesk® Revit® and many other BIM software packages.

For more details about FRAMECAD Structure, visit http://blog.framecad.com/blog/framecad-structure-offers-revit-bim-software-integration.

ITC member ProgeSOFT creates progeCAD — 2D/3D CAD software based on the IntelliCAD engine — and has been in the CAD business for over 25 years.

ProgeSOFT works together with the ITC and uses the IntelliCAD source code to provide native .dwg file support and core CAD functionality for progeCAD. This allows ProgeSOFT to focus on special user requirements and add-ons, and on delivering its products to designers, engineers, and creatives in over 70 countries.

IntelliCAD gave us an excellent CAD product, and after having put the finishing touches to it, we brought progeCAD to the cutting edge of low-cost CAD technology." – Damiano Croci, COO of ProgeSOFT,
ITC Vice President

To learn more about the ITC and ProgeSOFT collaboration, go to https://www.intellicad.org/progecad-case-study.

ProgeSOFT: https://www.progesoft.us/ 
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium: www.intellicad.org

Carlson Software creates software for land development, engineering, and mining. Since 2007, when Carlson Software joined the ITC, Carlson customers have had a choice in CAD platforms: IntelliCAD® or Autodesk® AutoCAD®. 

"If a user already has AutoCAD, they can run our solutions. If they are looking for an effective, lower cost CAD alternative, then Carlson's products come with IntelliCAD built in, ready to use for no extra cost." – Bruce Carlson, President/Founder of Carlson Software

To learn about how Carlson Software and the ITC work together, go to www.intellicad.org/carlson-case-study.

Carlson Software: www.carlsonsw.com
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium: www.intellicad.org

ProgeSOFT, member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, announces e-book Inside progeCAD 2017. The e-book is designed to help new progeCAD users get started using progeCAD 2017, which is a 2D/3D general-purpose CAD application based on the IntelliCAD engine.

Inside progeCAD 2017, by Ralph Grabowski, is available for free. For more details about the e-book, see http://news.progesoft.com/en/?p=453.

ActCAD Engineering Solutions, a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, announced the release of its new product ActCAD 2017 Classic available in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. ActCAD 2017 Classic is lightweight 2D drafting and 3D modeling software based on the IntelliCAD engine and ACIS kernel, and it supports all .dwg and .dxf file versions from Release 2.5 to 2017. 

For more details about ActCAD 2017 Classic, see http://actcad.com/actcad-2017-classic-version-released-in-64-&-32-bit.php.

Carlson Software, a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, announced the release of Carlson 2017 which is based on IntelliCAD 8.2. New features include a new 3D Solids module, new commands, improved performance, native DGN with basic CAD functions, improved reporting, and much more.

For more details about Carlson 2017, see: http://www.carlsonsw.com/products/office-software/carlson-2017/.

ActCAD Engineering Solutions Private Limited, a commercial member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, announced the release of new versions based on the most recent ITC IntelliCAD 8.2 engine:

• ActCAD 2017 Professional 64bit
• ActCAD 2017 Professional 32bit
• ActCAD 2017 Standard 64bit
• ActCAD 2017 Standard 32bit

What's new in ActCAD 2017:

• Latest ITC engine based on new ODA libraries. Drastic improvement in speed and performance
• Transparent and in-place MTEXT dialog box
• New Array dialog box
• New FIELD command
• Export 3D PDF feature
• Export .bmp from drawing
• Maximize Viewports
• Minimize Viewports
• New IMAGEFRAMEMODE option
• New TEXTTOFRONT command
• Improved performance when working with complex blocks, panning and zooming, exporting to .pdf files, and more.
• New keyboard shortcuts
• New command aliases
• And many more new commands

ActCAD is general purpose CAD software for civil, mechanical, architectural, electrical, structural, interior and exterior design consultants. ActCAD has several extra features and options built in to enhance user productivity. ActCAD offers Global Licensing with a Self-License Transfer option for unlimited installations between computers.

For more information about ActCAD and the latest releases, please visit http://www.actcad.com and http://actcad.com/news.php. 

Portland, OR, USA, July 1, 2016 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 8.2.

IntelliCAD 8.2 is a major release that includes new support for exporting 3D .pdf files; more options added to existing features that export 2D .pdf files, export .bmp files, and attach underlays; new in-place multiline text editor; new support for maximizing and minimizing viewports; and various other new commands such as BCOUNT, IMAGEFRAMEMODE, FIELD, and TEXTTOFRONT. IntelliCAD 8.2 also includes improved performance when working with complex blocks, panning and zooming, exporting to .pdf files, and more.

IntelliCAD 8.2 is optionally available with the ability to open, save, create, and edit .dgn files in the native DGN format. IntelliCAD 8.2 also includes optional integration with Artisan Renderer to create photorealistic images of models quickly using a wide range of pre-set materials and lighting setups combined with the ability to create custom lights and realistic materials.

For IntelliCAD versions that include a ribbon, IntelliCAD 8.2 now includes ribbon panel expanders, ribbon versioning support, and the ability to customize the ribbon using the CUSTOMIZE command.

IntelliCAD 8.2 is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista®, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

David Lorenzo, ITC President said, "This new release not only continues our commitment to improve performance and features for editing native .dwg files but provides optional native editing for .dgn files as well. A lot of work has gone into the core to allow native editing for different file formats within the same framework, and I am excited to see how the ITC and its members can leverage that in the future.”

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.

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