PORTLAND, OR, Feb 23, 2017 – Autodsys, Inc. announced the release of AcceliCAD 2017.
AcceliCAD 2017 is a major release that includes increased benefits for performance and productivity. Enhancements include:
- Support for exporting 3D .pdf files
- Export .bmp files
- Attach underlays
- New in-place multiline text editor
- Support for maximizing and minimizing viewports
- New commands include BCOUNT, IMAGEFRAMEMODE, FIELD, and TEXTTOFRONT
- Offset of polylines and MTEXT were refactored
- Significant refactoring of the core to allow editing of multiple native formats
- Graphics caching was implemented to improve graphics performance when switching between layouts.
- Over 500 other fixes and improvements
2017 includes these key enhancements from AcceliCAD 2016:
- Latest DWG format including 2014-2016
- Ribbon Iinterface
- Choose between ribbon, toolbars, pull-down menus, or any combination of the three
- Multiple cores for OPEN and REGEN
- HELIX command
- REVCLOUD command
- POINTCLOUDATTACH command
- Auto-complete (for commands at the command line)
- PUBLISH – print many drawings and layouts at once
- Grip edit tabbing through editing commands
- Z-axis orthomode support
- Match properties options dialog
- New plot stamp configuration dialog
- New BLOCK dialog
- LOFT command
- SWEEP command
- POLYSOLID command
- New DWF/DWFx printer driver
- Improved grip editing for HELIX, POLYLINE, HATCH
- New TXT2MTXT command
- New XPLODE command
- New properties pane
- New support for annotative scale
- Status bar enhancements
- Complete new icon set in 16×16, 32×32, ARGB format for both color and high contrast
- Support for workpaces
- Support for menu bar and toolbars while the ribbon is active
- Support for the application menu
- Support for the quick access toolbar and QAT customization
- Enhanced CUI support
- Enhanced customize command
- Dynamic block support
Ronald Prepchuk, president of Autodsys, Inc., stated, “Our customers will appreciate the improvements to usability and performance. AcceliCAD offers the best value in the CAD marketplace.”
About AcceliCAD
AcceliCAD by Autodsys is a powerful 2D and 3D CAD platform for engineers, architects, designers and drafters. Anyone who creates, edits, or views professional drawings will appreciate the power and value of AcceliCAD. It sets the standard for affordable CAD software offering full Autodesk DWG format compatibility and familiar commands and programming languages. Anyone who has used the Autodesk AutoCAD software will easily learn to use AcceliCAD. AcceliCAD software is designed to work like AutoCAD and contains all of its standard features including DWG file support as well as support for industry standard commands, menu files, script files, shape files, text fonts, hatch patterns, linetypes, LISP programs, SDS/C++ programs, and VBA programs. It also contains many advanced features that make it easier to create and edit DWG files. AcceliCAD has a suggested retail price of $199-$399.
About Autodsys, Inc.
Autodsys is a privately held company, commercial member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium and developer of AcceliCAD, IntelliCAD, AcceliARCH (ArchT), and other utilities to increase user productivity. Autodsys has been producing AutoCAD add-ons since 1986 and has received industry awards for its products including “Highly Recommended” and “Best Products of 2008” by Cadalyst Magazine.
