How about AutoCAD®
2009 DWG support, PDF and 10000 DWG blocks?
progeCAD continues to push the cutting edge of
IntelliCAD
product development. progeCAD IntelliCAD software is
more like AutoCAD and less like AutoCAD LT (lite),
for a fraction of the cost. This software very closely emulates the
AutoCAD-like user interface and commands,
including IntelliCAD AutoLISP®
interpreter command line and VBA scripting as well
as robust DWG™ 2009 file support - including ACIS 3D
Solids modelling, block and XREF management.
progeCAD IntelliCAD also supports the display of
special international language characters. Extended
features of the Professional series include eSNAP-from,
find-and-replace, SVG & ECW support, PDF import and
printing, raster to vector image conversion and
graphics manipulation for embedding images.
progeSOFT is a member of the ITC executive
committee. They have over ten years CAD development
experience bringing improvement and new features to
the basic code . progeCAD IntelliCAD is locally sold
and supported in Australia and New Zealand by our
team at CADDIT. Download
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Intel
Pentium®
or more powerful processor
(recommended)
Microsoft
Windows®
2000, Windows®
XP or Windows®
Vista
256 MB RAM
(minimum), 512 MB (recommended for complex
drawings)
400 MB of
hard disk space
The IntelliCAD Software Story...
Many people equate CAD software
directly to AutoCAD. A large share of the general public
is still totally unaware that there are many other CAD
programs, even many other *types* of CAD, as well as
different CAD file formats and standards. Even fewer are
aware that software exists which brings AutoCAD level
functionality to the public at a much more reasonable
price level.
The first commercial CAD systems required specialized
hardware and extensive administrative overhead to keep
in operation. In 1982, a team of 15 released the first
successful stand-alone CAD that worked on commodity PC
hardware. It was based on a previous work by Mike Riddle
called MicroCAD, and was originally planned to assist
with "desktop automation" tasks. This new concept was
called AutoCAD. It sold for $1000 USD.
AutoCAD introduced other concepts to the general public:
the first open CAD exchange format specification. This
Data eXchange Format, or DXF, soon became a defacto 2D
CAD standard, supported by virtually all platforms. This
move ironically helped assure AutoCAD's place as a
market leader. The DXF specification was kept basic,
only allowing translation of geometry necessary to
communicate with downstream applications. Ownership of
AutoCAD was still required to read the binary DWG data
which stored the complete drawing, including copious
attributes and data.
Today, Autodesk AutoCAD costs more than AUD$6000, but little has
changed in most basic software deliverables for several
years. Some features, such as IGES support, which
appeared in previous releases have actually been
removed.
progeSOFT IntelliCAD (progeCAD)
In the 90's VISIO Corporation (now owned by Microsoft)
set forth to provide a practice alternative to the
overly-priced AutoCAD. This software would provide a
similar methodology and interface, support AutoCAD
scripts which are written in a version of LISP, and,
most importantly, reliably read and write AutoCAD DWG
files as it's native file format. The software was
called IntelliCAD.
When
Microsoft purchased VISIO, it declined to enter
into the DWG drafting software market. Instead, the
IntelliCAD code base was to be further developed by a
member consortium called the IntelliCAD Technology
Consortium, or ITC. ITC members are permitted to use the
developed code base in their own commercial end-user
products, including DWG converters and viewers.
progeSOFT is based on beautiful Lake Como, Italy. They
are an executive member of the
ITC
and offer the most reliable AutoCAD alternative on the
market today. This product was once called "progeSOFT
IntelliCAD", but is now simply referred to as progeCAD.
progeCAD DWG CAD offers an affordable package of
additional features and support, including DWG block
manager, PDF read write, DWF, O2C and ECW support,
eTransmit, full rendering and ACIS 3D mechanical
modelling. They offer
stand-alone,
IntelliCAD network and
USB license and registration options, as well as
competitive
upgrades from other CAD software.
AutoCAD Blocks and X-Refs using progeSOFT IntelliCAD
What makes progeCAD different? Watch as
CADDIT demonstrates several important features.
progeCAD 2008 Professional USB, price: 625 AUD
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