progeCAD Details

High compatibility with AutoCAD *

progeCAD’s original format is DWG. This ensures unrivaled compatibility with AutoCAD^® without any need for file conversion or any danger of information loss. (Support for DWG up to 2012). progeCAD lets you export drawing files to any previous AutoCAD versions, both in DWG and DXF format.

Total integration in the Windows^® environment

progeCAD’s exceptional efficiency is guaranteed by its total integration in the Microsoft Windows® environment.

PDF format Printing/Export*

The PDF format is extremely convenient for the publication of your documents, which can then be read with ADOBE ACROBAT READER. Acrobat Reader is a free product; many computers already have it available, alternatively it can be downloaded from the Internet for free from the Adobe Acrobat Reader website.

However, in order to produce PDF files, a specific product such as ADOBE ACROBAT is needed. This requires the user purchase an extra program, usually ADOBE ACROBAT, in addition to their investment in CAD software.

progeCAD 2011 Professional automatically adds a virtual printer which can produce PDF files without the need to own ADOBE ACROBAT.

Drawings can be also exported to create Layered PDF with the same Layers schema visible in the DWG

JPG format printing *

progeCAD is able to print your drawing as a Jpeg file, very useful for documentation, manuals, catalogs, brochures etc.

Wipeout entities

Can prove very useful to hide undesired or unnecessary parts of your drawing. With Xref and viewports visualization, hiding areas of your drawings can allow you to minimize areas of rework and having to re-draw sections, elevations, details, etc.

Quick Dimension

Create and modify quickly a large number of dimensions at a time.

Image Georeferencing

Georeferencing is the process of scaling, rotating, translating and deskewing the image to match a particular size and position. Special for GIS

ECW support *

An open standard wavelet compression image format developed by Earth Resource Mapping. The file format is optimized for aerial and satellite imagery, and efficiently compresses very large images with fine, alternating contrast. This is a lossy compression format

Jpeg 2000 support*

Jpeg 2000 is a wavelet-based image compression standard. It was created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee in the year 2000 with the intention of superseding their original discrete cosine transform-based JPEG standard

ACIS Solids

progeCAD reads and writes 3D solid objects utilizing the ACIS Solid Modeling libraries (the same as AutoCAD®). Essential for those who deal with Industrial Design, Dies, complex architectural elements and generally for any application in which creating complex three-dimensional shapes quickly and easily is essential. ACIS solids are available thanks to an agreement with Spatial Corporation, developer of the solid modeling technology used by most top CAD software developers.
progeCAD 2011 Professional has implemented complete management of ACIS solids, which can now be viewed, printed, created and edited. You'll find exchanging CAD project documents containing ACIS Solids (such as AutoCAD^® 2000 - 2009 DWG drawings) is made easier and more seamless due to the ACIS kernel built into progeCAD Professional. The creation of complex three-dimensional shapes by using solid models is much simpler in comparison with the more traditional techniques.

3D Photorealistic Render *

This is an ideal product for designers who have a need to view their design as close to true life as can be generated. progeCAD 2011 Professional includes advanced Rendering, based on Ray-Tracing, and includes the following:

• Different Types of Light Sources
• Light Source Dependent Shading
• Reflective Surfaces
• Transparency
• Materials like wood with grain, stone, plastic, metal, brick, solid shades (All Customizable)
• The finishing can be personalised with effects of reflection or transparency
• Multiple light points providing complete control over illumination
• Exporting of images in JPEG, TIFF, TGA, PNG and BMP format
• Library of pre-set materials
• Smooth shadows
• Sun position control
• Save images with custom resolution

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Render Export Tool

Export tool for Lightwave 3D (.lwo), 3DStudio (.3ds), Pov-Ray (.pov).

Layout Advanced Features *

Hide on Layout
• Shade on Layout
• Selection of Model Space with Double-Click
• Layout Tabs

Printing with Hidden Lines

Printing of 3D drawings with hidden lines. Now also print with lines hidden on DVIEW (perspective view)

DWF Import & Export

progeCAD 2010 Professional can now both read and write standard DWF files. DWF 3d Export is supported

DWF View *

progeCAD 2011 Professional has a DWF reader embedded

RealTime Pan & Zoom

The exclusive PPAN Technology* boosts Pan and Zoom in realtime, allowing fast, smooth management of large drawings, and those with big hatch objects and TrueType Fonts.

Lineweight for Display and Printing

Add line weight to entities for display on screen and plotting

Xref Manager

progeCAD manages external references, drawings dynamically inserted in the main drawing update when edited externally. The Xref Manager is an integrated mask (similar to the one available in AutoCAD^®) which allows the management of external references visually.

Polar Tracking (Polar Snap) *

help to draw objects at specific angles or in specific relationships to other objects. When polar tracking is turned on, temporary alignment paths help you create objects at precise angles.

In-Place Block Insert Editing *

Edit blocks without leaving the host drawing. Changes are saved back to the originally inserted drawing.

Express Tools *

is a library of more than 30 productivity tools designed to help you extend the productivity of progeCAD. Eeasy to use, integrated into menus and toolbars, and covering a wide range of progeCAD functions, including layer management, drawing, object selection, object modification and extended entity data.

Flexibility and personalization

Like AutoCAD^®, progeCAD IntelliCAD has a bar for typing commands and a series of icons arranged around the drawing area which facilitate and speed up your use of the various functions. There are pull-down menus, which, like command aliases and tool bars, can be personalized to suit your needs, with commands, macros, and scripts. Likewise, the management of Layouts and blocks are compatible, and these can be managed and inserted with the same commands and options as AutoCAD.

Multidocument

progeCAD supports Multidocument editing. This means that it is possible to open more than one drawing in the same work session speeding up and simplifying your work.

Double LINE *

This command allows the user to draw a continuous double line by using straight line segments and arcs.

• The line’s ends can be closed and the angles can be adjusted automatically.
• The width of the double line can be adjusted at any point.
• The beginning and the end of the line can be broken at the intersecting point of existing objects.

The “DOUBLE LINE” command greatly speeds up and simplifies drawing of walls, pipelines, hvac, any objects that require parallel lines to display.

Development (AutoLISP, SDS, VBA)

Applications to automate your processes can be developed in any of the different programming languages included with progeCAD IntelliCAD.

• AutoLISP
• SDS (C++)
• Microsoft’s Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• COM automation support

External VBA files *

Unlike the standard IntelliCAD engine, progeCAD 2011 Professional loads external .vbi files, which are essential for VBA applications development.

Updates

All updates to progeCAD are automatically applied upon release and approval by the user, or, if preferable, made available for manual install.