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PriMus-CAD is the professional 2D/3D CAD system for drawing with the full power of a CAD system and obtaining a detailed Bill of Quantities of the project. The BoQ can be generated from a .dwg file created with PriMus-CAD, from a pre-existing .dwg or .dxf file, or from a raster image (.tif, .jpg, etc.).

PriMus-CAD is based on IntelliCAD 7 technology.

CAD Features

• Work with 2D and 3D .dwg file drawings
• Draw common drawing entities easily by using the classic 2D and 3D CAD commands (for example: lines, polylines, arcs, circles, blocks, hatches, splines, 3D poylines, meshes, face, 3D face solids)
• Use the same interface and keyboard commands as other well-known professional CAD solutions
• Save native .dwg files that can be opened and managed by other CAD solutions
• Save and open files of Autodesk® AutoCAD® DWG™ format (release 11/12 to release 2010) and DXF format (release 2.5 to release 2010)
• Open .dwg files created and saved with AutoCAD 2012
• Complete compatibility with AutoCAD commands “line”, “menu” (.mnu) and script files (.scr), hatches, fonts, and true type fonts
• Manage complex linetypes
• Multiline text
• Audit features Check and Recover
• Visual customization of menus and toolbars
• Image reading of BMP, GIF, JPG, TIF formats from within the .dwg file
• Export to WMF, EMF and SLD (slides) file format
• Simultaneous management and editing of multiple drawings
• Layouts, blocks, linetypes, etc. exploration and management (also across multiple drawings)
• Raster image management

Bill of Quantity features are active for project files created with PriMus-CAD and .dwg drawing files created with other CAD systems.

Bill of Quantity Features

With PriMus-CAD, each entity (line, polyline...) can represent a measurable entity.
The graphical entity can represent different meanings in relation to the kind of detail or project that the designer is drawing (architectural, road, drainage, etc.); for example, a line can even stand for various types of walls, pavements, roads, drainage, etc.

For each of these drawn entities, the CAD system is capable of returning automatically all metric data used for dynamically obtaining the Bill of Quantities, completely integrated within the program interface.

PriMus-CAD is equipped with advanced filters that allow the user to verify the correct correspondences between the drawing entities (lines, arcs, etc.) and the BoQ.

Furthermore, with PriMus-CAD it is also possible to check the correspondence between the drawn entity and the measurement rows contained with the BoQ; by selecting the measurement row in the BoQ section, the corresponding graphical entity is also selected in the drawing. Any editing of the drawing causes a dynamic updating of the Bill of Quantities. The obtained BoQ can then be saved in the DCF format and managed with PriMus, PriMus-P or PriMus-DCF.

All of the information contained in the drawing (drawing entities and Quantity data) is saved within a single .dwg file. The .dwg file, generated in such manner, can then be managed with any other software compatible with the DWG format; only if opened with PriMus-CAD can the Bill of Quantities information be managed and viewed.

For more information about PriMus-CAD, please email info@accasoftware.com or go to http://www.accasoftware.com.

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/.

Portland, OR, USA, November 11, 2011 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.1.

IntelliCAD 7.1 is a maintenance release that contains many improvements since the IntelliCAD 7.0b release in August, while also including performance enhancements throughout in areas such as printing, zooming, multiline text, and .pdf file export. IntelliCAD 7.1 also supports new features: attach .dgn files, drag-and-drop layouts between drawings, invert image clips (raster image support is available in Professional versions), and more.

IntelliCAD 7.1 integrates Open Design Alliance Teigha® version 3.4.1 released earlier this year.

David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director commented, “With the release of IntelliCAD 7.1, the ITC has shown that the new architecture allows us to more easily incorporate ODA Teigha updates. In addition, our quick updates in the 7 series are keeping pace with fixes and features required by both ITC members and their industry users."

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 licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. 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.

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, USA, August 26, 2011 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 7.0b.

IntelliCAD 7.0b is a maintenance release that contains numerous improvements to areas required by members and their users since the IntelliCAD 7.0a release in July.

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 licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. 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.

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

Burleson, Texas, USA. CMS, Inc. released CMS IntelliCAD® 7.
For more details, see http://blog.intellicadms.com/intellicad/2011/07/index.html.

Portland, Oregon — Autodsys, Inc. released IntelliCAD 7 Standard. For more information, see the news at http://www.autodsys.com/.

Portland, Oregon - October 20, 2009 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) (http://www.intellicad.org/) announced today the release of IntelliCAD 6.6, supporting newly released ITC member products with advanced graphics technology and quality enhancements.

The ITC is a unique organization whose member companies jointly contribute to the development of the IntelliCAD CAD platform. During the research and development of the new IntelliCAD release 6.6, development teams from several ITC members cooperated to design the new high performance algorithms that boost the efficiency of all member products.

"Our customers are creating and editing larger and more complex drawings." said David Carlson of Carlson Software. "In response, our engineering team worked with customers to identify and remove performance bottlenecks encountered with large IntelliCAD drawings. These improvements are built into the new Carlson 2010 release. In addition, since the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an open source community we were able to integrate it into the IntelliCAD R6.6 code in such a way that the products of other ITC members will benefit from this effort. This sharing of resources between members makes a lot of sense from our perspective."

When asked about this latest release, David Lorenzo, ITC Development Director, commented, "The IntelliCAD 6.6 release provides a major improvement in quality through new error reporting tools and technology we have been building over the past few years. These error reporting tools have been revolutionary in enabling us to more quickly respond to customer issues."

ITC members worldwide have been swift in integrating the new IntelliCAD 6.6 into their products. "We developed the new YellowCAD product on IntelliCAD as a professional alternative to AutoCAD LT® for all generic 2D/3D applications," stated Jean Denis Heymann, Sales Manager at YellowCAD. "We believe that the price of technology should no longer be an obstacle to designers and draftsmen."

Customers making the switch from other CAD systems to IntelliCAD have benefitted from the new release. "For nearly 25 years, our customers have depended on MicroSurvey products to compute and draft their surveying and engineering projects," stated Darcy Detlor, CEO of Microsurvey Software, Inc. "In 2004, MicroSurvey switched to the IntelliCAD platform and today is delivering MicroSurvey CAD 2010 based on IntelliCAD R6.6. Release 6.6 represents the fastest and most reliable IntelliCAD platform yet and our customers are benefitting directly from the increased performance in reading, creating and viewing .dwg file drawings."

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium: 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. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial Members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. For the latest ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

About Carlson Software. Carlson Software, an independent company founded in 1983, develops software solutions to bring land development professionals from concept to completion. The 25-year-old company is known for its civil, surveying, machine control and positioning, plus mining software solutions. (http://www.carlsonsw.com/)

About YellowCAD: The YellowCAD company was formed by a dedicated team of executives and developers most of whom have over 20 years experience in CAD. The YellowCAD product offers a general design solution with native .dwg file input and output for CAD users in architecture, construction, civil and mechanical engineering. (http://www.yellowcad.fr/)

About MicroSurvey: MicroSurvey Software Inc. has been developing software and hardware solutions for surveying and mapping for over twenty years. MicroSurvey Software is a two-time winner of PROFIT Magazine's 100 Fastest Growing Companies and a winner of Deloitte Technology's Fast 500. (http://http://www.microsurvey.com//)