- Discover improved rendering for greater variety and realism
- Animation and walkthrough improvements offer greater control
- Greater AutoCAD DWG/DFX compatibility
- Improved dimensioning
- Standardized scaling
- Improved drawing exchange
- And much more
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DesignCAD offers several versatile new procedural material textures that can enhance the realism and variety of your rendered drawings. You may apply several different types of noise textures to produce woodg rains, stone-like textures, composite chipped materials, marble layers, bricks, and other effects.
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Associative dimensions will automatically update as you change the size of the object they are associated with. For example, if a radial dimension is associated with a circle, when you change the radius of the circle using the Info Box, the associated radial dimension is automatically updated to match the new radius.
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New commands and features put the tools you want at your fingertips.
- Grouping commands are now part of the drawing toolbox as graphical icons
- Hatch commands have been enhanced to include gradient fills with multiple keyed colors
- Images can now be used as tileable fill patterns
- Dimensioning text and arrows will automatically be placed inside or outside based on the best fit
- The Info Box has a new rollout style that displays a selected objects details upon hover
- New User Notes panel allows you to enter items of interest but not print them on the drawing
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DesignCAD now offers smart menus like those found in Microsoft Office®. Initially presented with a shortened list of available menu commands to help reduce screen clutter, the menu can be expanded to show all items by clicking on the double arrows at the bottom of the menu.
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Commonly used printing scales are now available from a drop list within the Print dialog box. Of course, you may still specify a custom print scale if so desired. These preset scales may also be selected in Paperspace viewframes.
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Shadows can now be anti-aliased for a smoother appearance.
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Read and write AutoCAD files through version 2008 - and enjoy improved compatibility with AutoCAD layouts and PaperSpace, plus expanded support for AutoCAD Layers and Blocks in both DXF and DWG file formats. Supports import and export of more than 20 CAD and graphics file formats.
Imports and exports the following vector data formats:
In addition, DesignCAD imports XYZ data as lines, curves, or points. It can also export RIB, VRML, WPG, and PDF files. DesignCAD can also read and save the following image file formats:
- JPG
- BMP
- TAG
- EPS
- TGA
- PCX
- PNG
- PSD
- WMF
- WPG
- AWD
- TIFF (non-LZW compressed only)
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