Articles and Press Releases

Building with More ODA Technology

IntelliCAD has always — since its first release twenty years ago  been based on technology that is now governed and advanced by the Open Design Alliance (ODA). In the beginning the focus was on .dwg, but over the years, both technologies have seemed to outgrow their initial aim on replicating the .dwg file format (ODA) and replicating its end-user capabilities (ITC).

Topics: IntelliCAD BIM Architecture Civil/Survey Mechanical CAD/CAM Mobile

ActCAD: Adding On to the IntelliCAD Engine

Like many ITC members, ActCAD takes the base IntelliCAD engine and creates add-ons for specific markets. ActCAD's specialty tools tailor the IntelliCAD engine for architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, interior and exterior design consultants. 

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

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

AcceliARCH 2018 Released for AcceliCAD

CAD software designed specifically for architects, AcceliARCH 2018 is the latest release of AcceliARCH that is compatible with Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2018.

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

AcceliARCH 2017 Released for AcceliCAD

CAD software designed specifically for architects, AcceliARCH 2017 is now available for architectural drafting and drawing. AcceliARCH covers the full range of features required by architects, from basic elements such as walls, windows, doors, roofs, and stairways to records, schedules and reports.

AcceliARCH is a good example of an ITC member (in this case Autodsys) leveraging the IntelliCAD engine for specific markets. Combining AcceliARCH with AcceliCAD, which is based on the IntelliCAD engine, provides a complete solution for architectural drawings.

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

ZWCAD Wins Top Builder Award Again

ZWCAD has won the Top Builder Award 2016 in Poland. This is the sixth year that ZWCAD has been awarded the title. 

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

Based on IntelliCAD: ZWSOFT Releases ZWCAD Architecture 2017

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. 

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

IntelliCAD Used for Interior Design by CAD Projekt K&A

CAD Projekt K&A switched from a different CAD platform to IntelliCAD in 2008. Since then, the company has based their specialized interior design software on the IntelliCAD engine. By tightly integrating their software with IntelliCAD source code, thanks to commercial ITC membership, CAD Projekt K&A can concentrate on their niche market expertise instead of developing general CAD features. 

Topics: IntelliCAD Architecture Members CAD/CAM

Creating BIM applications on top of IntelliCAD

The concept of BIM technology has been around since the 1960s. Over the past 20 years 3-D modeling has been actively used in the automotive and aviation industries to model cars, ships and airplanes. However it has been only relatively recently that the AEC building industry has been "revolutionized" by information modeling technology.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM Architecture

4M releases IDEA Architectural v.10 on IntelliCAD v6.6

September 01, 2009 - Auburn, Maine - 4M's new major release IDEA Architectural v.10 has just been launched in the US market and redefines the IntelliCAD software based BIM industry standards.

Topics: IntelliCAD BIM Architecture Members CAD/CAM