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The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium congratulates ITC member Simpson Strong-Tie on the launch of CS Cornerstone™ Wall, the first module of its new CS Cornerstone component design software, built on IntelliCAD.

CS Cornerstone is designed for component manufacturers, the companies that build wall panels, roof trusses and engineered wood products (EWP) such as I-joists and laminated beams for the construction industry. It brings these components together in a single model, so users can see and coordinate the whole structure in one place, from design and engineering through to manufacturing.

We are pleased to congratulate CMS, an IntelliCAD Technology Consortium member, on the release of CMS IntelliCAD 15, built on the IntelliCAD 15 engine.

The release headlines two standout additions. The new Lookout pan method, a patent-pending navigation feature, tracks mouse movement between active pan inputs and applies it to the workspace automatically, letting users move around large drawings in about half the time of traditional panning while reducing repetitive strain.

Portland, OR — August 4, 2026 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 15.0, a major release that pairs a long-awaited LISP milestone with a first look at AI-assisted CAD workflows and a new Drawing Compare feature preview.

As feature previews, IntelliCAD 15.0 introduces two forward-looking feature previews. The new Drawing Compare command lets users compare two drawings side by side, with differences highlighted visually so changes are easy to spot and review. And for IntelliCAD versions that support AI, a new AI feature preview lets users interact with a drawing using plain language: asking questions, selecting entities, pulling information out of a drawing, and even generating and running custom LISP programs from a simple prompt, using Anthropic® Claude®, Google® Antigravity™, or OpenAI™ ChatGPT®.

We are pleased to announce the release of IntelliCAD Mobile 2.0, now available for Android™ and Windows® Desktop.

IntelliCAD Mobile is a development platform that gives ITC members a proven foundation for building mobile CAD solutions. Rather than investing the time and resources to assemble a multi-platform mobile stack from scratch, members can build on IntelliCAD Mobile and focus on what makes their product unique. The platform handles DWG compatibility, rendering, and core CAD interaction across Android and Windows Desktop, so developers can get to market faster.

A CAD development company's view of where IcARX shines, where it required workarounds, and what we'd tell another team starting today.

This is part of a series sharing how development companies are using IcARX to bring their products to IntelliCAD-based CAD platforms. IcARX is the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium's ObjectARX®-compatible C++ API. For developers with existing ObjectARX projects, it offers a familiar API surface and a practical path to a new host CAD without a complete rewrite.

Why This Post Exists

If you're a development team weighing whether to bring an existing ObjectARX-based product to a new CAD platform, the questions you actually want answered are technical. Will my code compile and behave the way I expect? Where will I hit friction? What kind of testing matrix should I plan for?

This post is built around those questions. The source is a structured Q&A with Cadomation's CEO, Imran Anees, about their work bringing SPCAD, an advanced geospatial and surveying toolkit with more than 180 specialized commands, into the progeCAD environment using the IcARX API.

Three Months, One Familiar API, and a New Market: Aplitop's Journey Bringing tcpMDT to progeCAD

How a 20-year-old geospatial software company added another CAD platform to its lineup using the IcARX API, what the migration actually looked like, and what they wish had been easier.

This is part of a series sharing how development companies are using IcARX to bring their products to IntelliCAD-based CAD platforms. IcARX is the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium's ObjectARX®-compatible C++ API. For developers with existing ObjectARX projects, it offers a familiar API surface and a practical path to a new host CAD without a rewrite.

The Story

For more than two decades, Aplitop has built software for surveyors, civil engineers, and construction professionals. Their flagship CAD-based product, tcpMDT®, is in daily use in over 80 countries and runs on a handful of major CAD platforms. In late 2024 and through 2025, Aplitop added one more: progeCAD, the IntelliCAD-based CAD platform from progeSOFT.

We are pleased to congratulate ACTCAD, an IntelliCAD Technology Consortium member, on the release of ACTCAD 2027, powered by the IntelliCAD 14.1 engine.

When developers and software companies first look at building on IntelliCAD, the same question comes up almost every time: "Where do I actually start, and what's the right fit for my product?"

It's a fair question. IntelliCAD powers hundreds of commercial CAD applications around the world, from specialized plugins to full vertical products used by engineers, surveyors, architects, and manufacturers. But that range is exactly why a single answer doesn't work. The right way to build on IntelliCAD depends on what kind of application you're trying to deliver and who your customers are.

Here are the four main paths developers take, and how to figure out which one fits your goals.

Check out ITC member CADian's AI-powered CAD solutions at the world's largest industrial technology exhibition.

Hannover Messe 2026 >> April 20-24, 2026 Hanover, Germany KOTRA Korea Pavilion, Hall 26, Stand C41

If you develop CAD applications using the Autodesk® ObjectARX® API, your development workflow is probably built around Autodesk AutoCAD®. Your code compiles against the ObjectARX SDK, you test inside AutoCAD, and your users run AutoCAD. It works.

But what if your application could run on another platform without rewriting a single line of code?

That’s what the IcARX API makes possible. IcARX is IntelliCAD’s ObjectARX-compatible C++ API, and it lets you take your existing ARX source code, recompile it against the IcARX SDK, and run it inside IntelliCAD. No porting. No rewrites. Just a recompile.

We put together a short video to show you exactly what that looks like.