General CADD Pro Version 8.1 Released
 CHERRY VALLEY,
NY,
Jan 26, 2010 - General CADD Products, Inc., creators of General CADD Pro
announces the release of General CADD Pro Version 8.1.
General CADD Pro or "GCP" as users are calling it is a very powerful 2-D
Computer Assisted Design & Drafting program (32 bit accuracy) which embodies
the features of Generic CADD (CADD6), the very popular and well known DOS
based CADD program which reportedly has over 350,000 users world wide.
Current list of new features supported by Version 8.1
- ACAD DWG/DXF file import/export up to version 2010
- XREF display
- MDI Multi Document Interface VCD/VCS file input support
- Direct Distance metric input support
- Match feature added to Text and Dimension commands
- deg°min'sec notation display option added to Numeric
Format, Dimensions and Labels
- Send File feature attaches output file in a user
selectable variety of formats to an email message
- Augmented Version Control & Auto Save
- Expanded macro language and commands
- Mask areas in background color added
- New Custom Toolbar System
- New On Screen Cursor Info system
- Surveyor 3-D commands
http://www.generalcadd.com/surveyor3d.htm
New Commands
New Feature Illustrated web page
http://www.generalcadd.com/v8-featurelist.htm
- AS: Auto Snaps
- LM: Expanded Layer Manager
- AD: Arc Length Dimension
- DJ: Divide Object
- SF: Snap Offset
- TM: Greatly improved Mtext
- ED: New Smart Edit command
- OL: Object length command
- AC: Auto Corner “Super Trim” command
- R4: Rounded Rectangle command
- ZG: Zoom Magnify close up sizeable area
magnifier window
- YP: Layer Protect Command
- YK: Layer Lock
- F3: Surveyors corner radius fillet
command
- AQ: All Settings Dialog with search and
context sensitive help
- EA: Elliptical Arc command
- TE: Tabs and Text in columns support
added
- TE: True Text Mirror option and retain
justify options added
- DP: Selectable background color capture
and printing added
- VS: Full Selection Vector Support
command
- MG: Component Change command
- LN: Set Length command
- S1: Special Selection with defined
output command
- SQ: Snap Quadrant command
- GP: Group Selection command
- NT: Tabbed multiple drawing windows
(similar to Generic CADD view ports/Firefox browser
navigation)
- VT: Multiple views of same drawing
- IA: Automatic Enclosed Area Measurement
command
- RP: Inscribe on/off option added
- BL: Labeling arcs added (surveyors
feature)
Information Links
For current information, including online purchase, visit
www.generalcadd.com.
General over all product information link
click here
Free Customer Support / Feedback
On Line Forum
The price for a single-seat license of General CADD Pro is $599.00
US. This license includes the program and an on-screen manual in HTML format
and unlimited Forum and e-mail support. Future program upgrade releases will
cost $149.00. A "next version" pre-purchase option is available for $99.00
US. Special arrangements for educational institutions are also available.
For more
information, visit www.generalcadd.com.
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Additional News
Jan 26 - General CADD Pro Version 8.1 Released
May 14 - General CADD Pro Extension Surveyor 3D v7.1 Released
May 19 - General CADD Offers Free Google Desktop Search Plug-In
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