Articles and Press Releases

4M S.A., member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium since 2000, creates architectural, mechanical, structural, and electrical CAD and BIM applications that are built on top of the IntelliCAD engine. With access to APIs and source code, 4M integrates their own vertical solutions to deliver seamless products to their customers.

Joining the ITC allowed us to develop and deliver market-specific vertical applications with powerful yet familiar CAD functionality combined with well-defined standards and specifications." – Babis Charalambopoulos, Partner and Co-Founder 4M

To learn more about how 4M benefits from ITC membership, go to https://www.intellicad.org/4m-case-study.

4M S.A.: www.4msa.com
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium: www.intellicad.org

ZWCAD Product Manager, Daniel Huang, answered questions this fall about ZWCAD 2017, including discussions about new features, performance, upgrade policies, and the future of ZWCAD.

ZWCAD is CAD design software based on IntelliCAD and developed by ITC member ZWSOFT.

To read the Q&A, see http://www.zwsoft.com/zwcad/press-release/20161013/What_the_PM%20_Has_to_Say_about_ZWCAD%202017.html. 

ActCAD Engineering Solutions, a member of the ITC, recently announced updated maintenance releases for ActCAD 2017 and ActCAD 2016. ActCAD is based on the IntelliCAD engine and is general purpose CAD software for civil, mechanical, architectural, electrical, structural, interior and exterior design consultants.

For details about the latest maintenance releases and for download links, see:

• http://actcad.com/actcad-2017-new-patch-8.2.978-released.php
• http://actcad.com/actcad-2016-new-patch-1720-released.php  

FRAMECAD Ltd. recently released a new ebook, The Future of Construction – The Case for Building with Cold Formed Steel, which describes the benefits and trends of Light Gauge Steel, or Cold Formed Steel, construction.

FRAMECAD Ltd. is an ITC member that develops FRAMECAD — a rapid steel framing design and build system based on IntelliCAD. 

For more details and to get the free ebook, see http://blog.framecad.com/blog/lgs-is-replacing-traditional-construction-methods.-whats-driving-the-change.

ITC member, ActCAD Engineering Solutions, recently announced that ActCAD 2017 supports table creation and editing. The new table feature is available now in ActCAD 2017, which is based on IntelliCAD. For more information and a video, see:

• http://actcad.com/create-and-edit-tables-in-actcad-2017.php 

CADian Soft recently announced an updated version of CADian 2017 which includes fixes and important updates. CADian, based on IntelliCAD, works with .dwg files and is designed for architects, engineers, designers, and anyone who wants to work with CAD drawings.

The newest CADian 2017 version is 3.1.12.

For details about CADian Soft products, see http://www.cadian.com/. 
For details about downloading the CADian 2017 patch release, see https://www.cadian.com/english/notice/content.asp?idx=259&page=1. 

Interested in seeing how IntelliCAD is used for surface modeling and contours? ITC member MicroSurvey released several related videos for MicroSurvey CAD 2016, which is based on IntelliCAD. For more details, see http://helpdesk.microsurvey.com/index.php?/News/NewsItem/View/232 and http://www.microsurvey.com/downloads/movies/mscad.htm#Movies_Contours. 

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

ZWCAD Architecture 2017 is CAD software based on IntelliCAD and designed for architects by ITC member ZWSOFT. ZWCAD Architecture 2017 includes all of the features found in ZWCAD and also the ability to work with elevations and sections. ZWCAD Architecture 2017 is now available in English and Traditional Chinese. 

For more details about the ZWCAD Architecture 2017 release and for a free 30-day trial, see http://www.zwsoft.com/zwcad/press-release/20161024/ZWCAD_Architecture_2017_is_Released_to_Alleviate_Burdens_of_Architects.html.

FRAMECAD is a rapid steel framing design and build system based on IntelliCAD and developed by ITC member FRAMECAD Ltd. The new FRAMECAD Structure 8.1.6 version includes a multi-language user interface in English, Spanish, Chinese and French; enhancements to the ADD command; new truss layout options; and more.

For more information about the new FRAMECAD Structure 8.1.6 version, visit the FRAMECAD Blog.

To see how FRAMECAD benefits in the machine automation industry with its ITC membership, see https://www.intellicad.org/framecad-case-study.

CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. (CMS), member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, announced this fall that it released a new version of its ETOOLBOX Mobile CAD Viewer website. ETOOLBOX Mobile CAD Viewer works with Android phones and tablets to view .dwg, .dxf, and .dwf files that are stored either on the mobile device or in the cloud. 

For more information about the new release, visit http://blog.intellicadms.com/intellicad/2016/09/etoolbox-mobile-cad-viewer-website-update.html.

To see how CMS benefits from ITC membership, visit https://www.intellicad.org/cms-case-study.