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See ACCA at Basque Tech Summit

Headed to the Basque Tech Summit in Donostia, Spain October 25-26? While you're there collaborating on all things BIM, make sure to see ACCA presenting on openBIM, geospatial digital twins, and smart cities.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM Construction Members CAD/CAM

ZWCAD Earns G2 Awards

Congratulations to the team at ZWSOFT! ZWCAD, their flagship 2D CAD software, was awarded G2's Best Usability badge and ranked as the #1 easiest to use general-purpose CAD software. 

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Members CAD/CAM

Carlson 2025 Available

In case you missed it, Carlson Software released its Carlson 2025 product line this summer. Enhancements are found throughout Carlson Civil, Survey, Hydrology, GIS, Construction, GeoTech, CADnet, Trench, Field, Point Cloud, Mining, and Natural Regrade.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Civil/Survey Members CAD/CAM GIS/GEO

See FRAMECAD at a Tradeshow this Fall 2024

Check out FRAMECAD at an upcoming tradeshow this fall to learn how they use IntelliCAD in their steel frame design and build systems.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM Construction Members CAD/CAM

Just Released: CMS IntelliCAD 13

CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 includes performance improvements, an all-new Options dialog, multiple built-in calculators, lookup tables for advanced blocks, and data extraction for more entities. LISP is completely refactored to improve performance and increase compatibility with other CAD applications. Other new features include Flatshot, Solid Profile, Make Shape, Compile to SHX, Make Linetype, and more.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM Members CAD/CAM

ActCAD 2025 Product Suite Available Now

Just released: ActCAD 2025 Premium, Standard, and Map Drafter. Included are a wide range of new features: create 2D representations of 3D entities; generate profiles of 3D solids; make shape and linetype definition files; create network surfaces; offset, fillet, extend, and trim surfaces; use more advanced block features, get enhanced 3Dconnexion mouse connectivity, create area-based text annotations, convert polylines to more types, cut with a base point, and so much more.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG BIM Members CAD/CAM GIS/GEO

IntelliCAD 13.0 User Guides Available for Download

If you're investigating CAD platforms, you might find it helpful to take a look at the Using IntelliCAD guide for the IntelliCAD 13.0 Professional or Standard version.

Using IntelliCAD describes what's available in the IntelliCAD engine and details how to use IntelliCAD to draw in 2D and 3D, view drawings, dimension entities, work with layers, insert blocks and external references, add custom programs, and everything else you expect from a CAD program.

Topics: IntelliCAD Members CAD/CAM

DotSoft Products Released with IntelliCAD 13.0

It took just a week for DotSoft to release all DotSoft CAD add-on products to include support for the new IntelliCAD 13.0 release:

  • ToolPac: CAD Productivity Tools
  • XL2CAD: Excel to CAD Connectivity, eliminating OLE problems
  • WD2CAD: Word to CAD Connectivity, eliminating OLE problems
  • MapWorks: Civil/Survey, Mapping & GIS Tools
Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Civil/Survey Members CAD/CAM GIS/GEO

Get a Free Entry-Level CAD Course from CAD-Manufacturing Solutions

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Learning Members CAD/CAM

Join Carlson Software at Hillhead 2024

Headed to Hillhead 2024, June 25 to 27 in the UK? Hillhead showcases the latest products and live equipment demos for the quarry, construction, and recycling industries, and you can check out Carlson Software's suite of products while you're there. You can also see IntelliCAD in action—many Carlson products use the IntelliCAD engine.

Topics: IntelliCAD DWG Civil/Survey Construction Members CAD/CAM