ProgeSoft ProgeCAD 2013 Professional v13.0.8.21

ProgeCAD, powered by IntelliCAD 7.x, is an AutoCAD Industry compatible 2D/3D CAD application that works with AutoCAD DWG files from AutoCAD 2.5 through AutoCAD 2013! ProgeCAD is the first Alternative CAD opening 2013 DWG and compatible with Windows 8! ProgeCAD's original format DWG ensures a complete compatibility with AutoCAD WITHOUT ANY FILE CONVERSION and without loosing any critical information. ProgeCAD lets you export drawing files both in DWG and DXF format. progeCAD supports an interface complete with an "AutoCAD - Like" icon menu and "AutoCAD - Like" commands.

ProgeCAD Professional is general-purpose 2D and 3D design software useful for CAD field & concept sketch. It offers very high compatibility with AutoCAD and Direct Modeling in native .dwg. progeCAD is so much more than an alternative! ProgeCAD offers more CAD functions than AutoCAD LT or TurboCAD Pro at a fractional price to AutoCAD, ArchiCAD or Microstation. 

2013 new features:

DWG 2013 support 

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP full compatibility 

Up to 20 times faster in Open and Save. 

PC3 Print Support 

a plotter configuration file, or PC3 file, enables you to easily configure a plotter and to save the settings for later use 

Multigrip Editing 

modifies, moves, rotates, scales, stretches a single or multiple objects using multiple Grips 

Snap Extension 

snaps to some point along the imaginary extension of a line, arc or polyline segment 

Separated Hatches and Editing 

creation and editing (including trimming) of separated hatches 

New Dimension Options and Features 

Quick Dimension, Jogged Dimension, Inspection Dimension, Arc Lenght 

Multiline Command 

allows to draw multiple parallel lines in a single command 

EasyArch Metric and Imperial 

the powerful Architectural plugin supports now also Imperial measurement 

Improved Multi-line text 

several new features and options available for Multi-line text input 

New Print Interface 

the AutoCAD-like style print dialog with Page Setup Manager 

Traceparts and Cadenas for progeCAD 

iCADLib integrates the progeCAD Traceparts web portal and progeCAD Cadenas web portal for easy-guided usage of more than 100 million of blocks. Directly guided block insertion from the web into your drawings just in a snap 

PDF, DWF and DGN Underlay 

PDF files can be attached as an underlay to a drawing file and used as a background for your drawings 

DGN Import 

opens Microstation files 

FlatShot 

converts 3D solids to a 3-view 2D drawing 

AEC objects visualization 

graphical entities created with Architectural Desktop can be visualized inside a DWG drawing 

Spline Editing 

deletes, adds, moves fit points of a spline; opens or closes a spline; edit the spline start and end tangents 

Dimension Style Manager 

creates new styles, sets the current style, modifies styles, sets overrides on the current style and compares styles 

Helix and Loft Commands 

draws a 3D polyline in the form of a helix; extrudes several shapes and makes one continuous object 

STL and Collada (DAE) Export 

COLLADA is a COLLAborative Design Activity for establishing an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications. 

STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software for rapid prototyping (3D printers) 

Video 

progeCAD general features 

iCADLib 

Blocks Manager. Your perfect everyday companion for blocks management. More than 22.000 2D/3D blocks (Construction, Architectural, ANSI-ISO and DIN-ISO Mechanics, ANSI and IEC Electrical, Electronic, Steel Profiles, Furniture, Kitchen). 

EasyArch (Metric/Imperial support) 

The automated building plugin for architects designed to increase productivity in house and interior design and remodeling. 

EasyArch allows to: 

Create walls 

Edit walls (delete, rotate, move, copy, make/cap holes etc.) 

Insert, copy, move, edit doors and windows automatically 

Manage layers (quick turning on/off, freeze/UnFreeze, isolate etc.) 

Manage and insert parametric blocks from additional menu 

Create stairs 

Create roofs 

Create and edit tables of elements, rooms, spaces 

Assisted Dimensioning 

Xref Manager 

a comfortable interface for management of external references 

Bitmap/Raster View - demo video 

progeCAD Professional supports DWG with images, photo, raster editing/visualization; ECW and Jpeg 2000 also supported 

Bitmap Clipping 

clip and polygonal clip on images 

Gradient Hatch support 

display and creation of gradients 

Polygonal layout Viewports 

display and creation of polygonal viewports 

AutoCAD-like paper style background 

the new improved user interface with support of the AutoCAD-like paper style background; a new look-and-feel comfortable experience 

PDF Import-Export 

PDF import with layers support (apart from normal PDF, Layered PDF can also be imported keeping their original layer structure) demo video 

PDF export 

DWG Export 

exports drawings to PDF, DWF, 3DS, DAE, STL, LWO, POV, BMP, JPG WMF, EMF, SVG 

Find and Replace 

finds and replaces text and block attributes in DWG 

Express Tool 

a complete set of Extra functions for Blocks, Layers, Texts 

Standard GUI 

comfortable, easy-to-use, standard graphic interface, "AutoCAD-like" toolbars 

Aerial View 

in a large drawing you can pan and zoom quickly in a window that can display the whole drawing 

eTransmit 

compacting and transmitting DWG file by email 

Advanced CTB 

greyscale print and screening 

AutoCAD-like paper style background 

the new improved user interface with support of the AutoCAD-like paper style background; a new look-and-feel comfortable experience 

progeCAD Rendering 

advanced rendering module with multiple lights management and the creation/editing of materials. Reflection, mirror, transparency, smooth shadows, customizable size bitmap output 

Eattedit 

Advanced Attribute editing 

progeCAD Wblock Manager 

Tool for the improved creation of blocks on disk 

Solprof 

2D profile image extraction from ACIS solids 

progeCAD QDIM 

Quick dimensioning 

Google EarthTM Integration - demo video 

Export your models to Google Earth 

Spell Checker 

Highlight and correct misspellings 

progeCAD New Wizard 

Initial configuration mask of new designs based on prototypes or predefined values 

progeCAD DWG Explorer 

Windows Explorer style windows for DWG browsing and block insertion 

Snap 'From' 

The smart tool completing the snap family 

Extended Hatches 

More than 300 new Hatch patterns available 

Layer Manager 

Save and Restore Layers configurations 

Layout 

Management of multiple layouts allows the creation of all print tables of the same design and offers a greater compatibility with AutoCAD 

True color support 

Over the limit of 256 colors in DWG 

Render Export 

Export tool for LightWave (.lwo), 3D Studio (.3ds), Pov-Ray (.pov) 

ECW and Jpeg 2000 raster format 

The standard wavelet compression format optimized for aerial and satellite imagery 

Highlighted selection area 

Crossing Selection and Window Selection 

Hidden lines in Dview 

Hidden lines in perspective views 

Layers interface 

"AutoCAD like" layers management with Layers Filters support 

Asiatic fonts 

Chinese, Korean and Japanese improved compatibiliy and new fonts 

Quick Group 

Creates Entities groups with one Click 

Iconografics Interactive Purge 

GUI inerface for Purge command 

Raster to Vector 

progeCAD Professional includes WinTopo raster to vector tool - demo video 

Layout Advanced Features 

Hide on Layout 

Shade on Layout 

Selection of Model Space with Double-Click 

Layout Tabs 

Print area visualization 

Shows the page layout 

Advanced Data Extraction 

Easy to use wizard for Attributes and Blocks data export 

DIESEL language support 

Support AutoCAD DIESEL programming language, 

DWF Import & Export 

progeCAD Professional reads and writes standard DWF 2D/3D files 

JPG and PDF print 

Export drawing to JPG and PDF formats 

RealTime Pan & Zoom 

progeCAD Professional allows users to work with their drawings using RealTime Pan and Zoom and also includes the exclusive progeCAD's PPan Technology* allowing dramatic improvements on Pan movements 

Lineweight for Display and Printing 

Lineweight is supported on Video and Plot 

Recovery manager 

Easy recover of drawings in the event of crashes 

ActiveX integration 

Allow cut and paste of progeCAD drawings (or just parts of them) to a Microsoft Office application 

Customization (AutoLISP, DIESEL, SDS, IRX, COM Automation) 

3 programming languages supported by progeCAD Professional: LISP, IRX (C++ Similar to ARX), SDS (C++ ADS compatible) VBA and COM automation. 

NLM Take Away 

NLM licenses can be temporarily moved on laptop or remote PC to be used offline. Max flexibility! 

Several languages available 

English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese (traditional and Simplified), Italian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian 

progeCAD supports every important AutoCAD file type, including AutoCAD drawings (from 2.5 through 2013), AutoCAD menus (.MNU), AutoCAD scripts (.SCR), AutoCAD AutoLISP routines (.LSP), AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format (DXF), AutoCAD ADS Compatible programs (SDS, Solutions Development System), Windows TrueType and AutoCAD SHP/SHX fonts, AutoCAD Tables for plotting (.CTB), PC3 Print Support, AutoCAD Hatch Patte.