Articles and Press Releases

New Release: MicroSurvey CAD 2018

Based on IntelliCAD version 8.4, the new release of MicroSurvey CAD 2018 includes support for version 2018 .dwg files, Esri® Shapefile import, Trimble® JobXML file import, and 3D point labels. 

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Civil/Survey Members CAD/CAM

ITC Entrepreneurs take the Stage

Entrepreneurial solutions from entrepreneurs. It was the morning of the last day at IntelliCAD World when four ITC members presented their IntelliCAD solutions and highlights of why they were members of the consortium. 

Topics: IntelliCAD BIM Civil/Survey HVAC Members Events

Customize and Look Good Doing It

During the last year IntelliCAD has been releasing new ways to customize and save user interface settings that make CAD life a whole lot easier. Here are some highlights we saw at the IntelliCAD World Conference:

Topics: IntelliCAD Events

Available APIs, the Lists Grows

IntelliCAD comes with so many APIs that it was a good idea to review them at the 2017 conference in Auckland. 

Topics: IntelliCAD BIM Architecture DGN Civil/Survey Mechanical APIs Events

DGN: Why Not?

Coming into the IntelliCAD World Conference, it wasn’t clear what the ITC was doing with DGN and why. “Native DGN Editing” was on the schedule, but why would .dwg users want to edit .dgn files side-by-side? Intriguing idea in theory, but practically speaking aren’t most CAD folks either .dgn or .dwg users?

Topics: IntelliCAD DGN Events

Building with Blocks

It's surprising the different modules you can pick and choose from in the IntelliCAD platform to either drop into your own products or use to build your own features and programs on top of. There's core IntelliCAD of course, then there are extras like:

Topics: IntelliCAD Events

Under the Hood of IntelliCAD

Sprinkled throughout the days at IntelliCAD World were a few presentations about internal systems used by the ITC. The point was not to show off how things work internally — under the hood  but to show ITC members what is available for porting to their own in-house processes.

Topics: IntelliCAD Members Events

BIM and dwg Start Talking

It didn't take long to get talking about BIM at IntelliCAD World here in Auckland, New Zealand. First we heard from the lead developer at the ODA about the Teigha BIM libraries. Then we heard from the head of development at the ITC about what you can do now with BIM files in IntelliCAD.

Topics: IntelliCAD BIM Events

IntelliCAD in Your Pocket

Today at IntelliCAD World we heard about the advancements in IntelliCAD for mobile devices. IntelliCAD Mobile is available for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with a possibility of Linux in the future. You can view .dwg, .dwt, and .dxf drawing files; .dwf files; .dae COLLADA files; ACIS files; and images (.png, .jpeg, .tiff, etc.). Also, coming soon is support for .dgn drawing files.

Topics: IntelliCAD Mobile Events

ITC: The Competitive No-Compete Company

Day 2 of IntelliCAD World 2017 opened with remarks from David Lorenzo, ITC President. He explained that at its core, the ITC works for its members and does not compete with them. Ever.

Topics: IntelliCAD Events

Accomplishing Extraordinary Things

Welcome to Auckland, New Zealand, home to IntelliCAD World 2017 and our hosts FRAMECAD. It's Day 1, and ITC and member developers met one-on-one to discuss questions, exchange ideas, and solve issues. There was a buzz coming from small groups where you could catch words like rendering, mobile, BIM, regression testing, customize, source control, and of course a lot more.

Topics: IntelliCAD Members Events