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ITC member CADian delivers CAD solutions that range from basic general-purpose CAD programs to programs with industry-specific functions required in the field. Their product lineup includes CADian Classic, CADian Professional, and add-ons for Architecture, Civil/GIS, and Plant/Duct. 

Established in 1990, CADian aims to create a world where anyone can easily create designs. It continually invests in research and development, most recently in CAD based on artificial intelligence and cloud technology, digital twin, and 3D BIM.  

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Modular Building Institute's 2025 Innovative Product award goes to... ITC member FRAMECAD's Nexa. The award highlights Nexa's innovation in productivity, safety, cost effectiveness, sustainability, and more. 

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Nexa is part of FRAMECAD's end-to-end steel frame design and manufacturing system for rapid construction of buildings. It enhances jobsite efficiency, streamlines factory operations, and simplifies project management, providing real-time data insights, quality control, and capacity management. 

To learn how FRAMECAD benefits from IntelliCAD and collaboration with the ITC, see the success story. To find out more about IntelliCAD's BIM technology, go here.

Members of the ITC since 2002, ArCADiasoft develops BIM applications for architecture, construction, and installations, as well as technical 2D/3D CAD applications. Over the years, ArCADiasoft has produced more than 100 products for architects and engineers, with their product lineup now including ArCADia BIM, INTERsoft-INTELLICAD, ArCADia-RAMA, and EuroConnections.

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ArCADiasoft is a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, and their products ArCADia BIM and INTERsoft-INTELLICAD are based on the IntelliCAD engine. To learn about how ArCADiasoft and the ITC work together, see the success story.

Available for the ActCAD 2025 product suite, ActCAD maintenance release 1310485 is now available, which includes numerous improvements and fixes. New commands are also available: EDWFX and FSQKUNGROUP, GEOREORIENTMARKER, RECOVERALL, FREESPOT and FREEWEB, and more. To get the latest ActCAD 2025 Premium, Standard, and Map Drafter versions, ActCAD users can update using the ActCAD command CHECKFORUPDATES.

The most recent ActCAD versions are also available directly from the ActCAD website in the downloads area.

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With products from the ActCAD suite, you can natively create and edit .dwg files for 2D drafting, 3D modeling, BIM (Building Information Modeling), and map digitization projects. ActCAD includes global perpetual licenses and has several licensing options.

ActCAD 2025 is now based on the IntelliCAD 13.1 engine. The ActCAD release includes custom changes to IntelliCAD source code to match its requirements, which is not possible with any other OEM CAD engine. To learn more about OEM options using the IntelliCAD engine, go here. To learn about how ActCAD benefits from membership in the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium, see the success story.

ITC member progeSOFT delivers progeCAD — 2D/3D DWG/DXF-native CAD software based on the IntelliCAD engine. AEC, MCAD, and general CAD users benefit from its native .dwg compatibility, a perpetual software license, and robust features for working with CAD drawings.

progeSOFT has been a member of the ITC since 1999. They use the IntelliCAD source code to provide native .dwg file support and core CAD functionality for progeCAD. This allows progeSOFT to focus on specific user requirements and add-ons, and on delivering its products to designers, engineers, as well as creatives in over 70 countries.

To learn more about progeCAD, visit their website.

For details about how progeSOFT and the ITC work together, see the success story. To learn more about IntelliCAD's .dwg technology, go here. 

Headed to one of these tradeshows starting May 7, 2025? ITC member FRAMECAD will be there—check them out and learn how they use IntelliCAD in their steel frame design and build systems.

• Sydney Build
  May 7-8, 2025
  Sydney, Australia
• The Offsite Show
  May 7-9, 2025
  London, UK
• CFSEI Expo
  May 7-8, 2025
  Raleigh, NC, US

For more details and to book a meeting for a show, go to framecad.com/events.

FRAMECAD uses IntelliCAD in its end-to-end steel frame design and manufacturing system for rapid construction of buildings. To learn how FRAMECAD benefits from ITC membership, read the success story. To find out more about IntelliCAD's BIM technology, go here.

Headed to Carlson Software User Conference May 6-8, 2025? ITC member Carlson Software delivers a suite of products—many include IntelliCAD. Make sure you check out IntelliCAD while you're there!

The conference is hosting educational and training sessions that cover a variety of industries, products, and workflows for civil, field, surveying, construction, mining, photogrammetry, and 3D precision. They're also spotlighting how they use AI in their products.

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Find out how Carlson Software and the ITC work together in this success story. To learn how IntelliCAD helps developers and their products seamlessly use .dwg, go here.

ITC member 4M is now shipping Idea Architecture 24, built with IntelliCAD. Idea Architecture 24 is a complete code redesign and features ongoing BIM file interoperability, 3D BIM architectural composition, topographical design, and much more.

Attending BIM World or Esri IMGIS in April? Head over to see ACCA and learn more about how they integrate the IntelliCAD engine with their products. ACCA delivers software designed for architectural design, structural engineering, analyzing and calculating, energy performance analysis, quantitative studies, site health and safety, and maintenance and management of BIM processes.BIM World
April 2-3, 2025
Paris, France 

Esri International Infrastructure Management and GIS Conference
April 9-11, 2025
Frankfurt, Germany

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ACCA is a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium and delivers several BIM and technical products based on the IntelliCAD engine. To learn more about IntelliCAD's BIM technology, go here.

Got a collapsed drift that needs evaluating? Carlson C-ALS HD Scanner accessed a collapsed drift and generated images, video, geographic data, and point clouds. Then using Carlson products, many of which come with IntelliCAD, the condition of the drift could be assessed.

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IntelliCAD is the default CAD engine built-in with Carlson Software products. To find out how Carlson Software and the ITC work together, see the success story. To find out more about IntelliCAD's .dwg technology, go here.