ActCAD 2023 is now available!

ActCAD 2023 uses latest IntelliCAD 11 Engine and is a major release with several improvements. It uses ODA 22.12 dwg libraries.
​Below is a list of major improvements in this version:

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Introduced View Cube in Model Space

• Section planes option to visualize cross-sections of a 3D Model
• 3D walk throughs and flying through 3D Models
• Improved Visual Styles
• Improved features in Start Page
• Export of .obj files
• Import map files by connecting to PostgreSQL, MySQL, and WFS servers
• Moving and rotating entities easily using 3D Positioner command
• Displaying selected entities with a glowing highlight effect
• New Commands: Facet Model Pipe, Reverse, Break at Point, Map Service, Update FIled, Hatch Generate Bounday, Match Cell
• Improved excel data links, tables, geolocation setup, publish command, visualize ribbon tab

• Prime version supports, import of Autodesk® Revit® 2022 files, create and assign visibility states, select and work with .ifc and .rvt underlays using the Explorer, and use the Audit command to check for errors in .ifc files that are attached as underlays
• Uses IntelliCAD 11 Engine and ODA 2022.12 DWG libraries
• Uses Latest version v14 for PDF to CAD Conversion Tool
• Professional and Prime versions uses Spatial® Technology ACIS® version 2022
• The new API is highly compatible with AutoCAD® Object ARX
• Improved speed and performance
• Improved Licensing Technology

ActCAD 2023 works with Microsoft® Windows® 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 64-bit versions.

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What's new in ActCAD 2022:

​• ActCAD 2022 is up to 7 times faster while selecting entities, 2 times faster while handlign grips, snaps and regeneration.
• ActCAD 2022 supports 3Dconnexion input devices
• Improved API Functions
• Completely refactored OpenGL graphics engine
• All new geolocation feature
• Restore default program settings from Start menu
• Improved Table Styles and Table Editing
• Create and Edit Sheet Sets
• Insert Dynamic Blocks
• Import .pdf files with more advanced options
• Import of map files (.shp, .sdf, .sqlite files)
• Dynamic view transitions
• Dimbreak command
• Advanced grips for blocks and groups
• Layer Previous command
• Ability to turn off entity movement when clicking and dragging the mouse
• Ability to restore a layer state to the current viewport, all viewports, all layouts and viewports, or the Model tab
• Introduced Associative Arrays with Edit Array command
• ActCAD Prime now import Autodesk® Revit® 2021 files, specify AEC drawing units, convert an existing entity to a beam path, and determine the smoothness (level of detail) of curves in BIM underlays created from .rvt files
• Several improvements in editing and selecting entities, layers, text, the user interface etc.

What's new in ActCAD 2021:

• ​Support for 2021 dwg & dxf files
• Dynamic Screen Input
• IntelliCAD 10 Engine & ODA 20.12 Libraries
• New material library for Objects and Layers
• New Visual styles
• Import OBJ & STL Files
• All new Geometric Technology
• OpenGL ES Graphics Technology
• 2D & 3D Anti-aliasing
• All new Start Page with Create & Learn Tabs
• Support for Table Formulae
• New Spot and Point Lights in 3D
• ActCAD 2021 supports Gradient Colors and Image Backgrounds
• Several improvements to Printing and Plotting
• Several improvements to User Interface and Icons
• New Prime features: Roofs, Beams, Mitered Joints, explode Prime ​underlays
• Several improvements to Features and Performance
• Improved PDF to CAD Conversion Technology
• Improved MText formatting, 4K Display, closed entities to Solids etc.
• Introduced BIM PROPERTIES & BIM UNITS Commands
• SYSVAR IMPORT & EXPORT and Improved sysvar dialogue
• Introduce MIGRATEUI to import customized user interface
• Improved HOLETABLE command
• Selection Grips for solid models
• Tool Palettes Navigate for quick access

Prime Features for CAD Users

ActCAD Prime has all the features of ActCAD. It natively works on dwg & dxf file formats and supports many other file formats like STEP, IGES, DGN, PDF, etc. ActCAD Prime ​also support for attaching underlays for RVT, IFC and RFA files. This product is buit on top of latest IntelliCAD 10.1 engine and ODA 4.3 libraries. Walls, windows, doors, stairs, roofs, slabs, floors, steel sections etc. are available as commands. Additional BIM tabs available in Tool Paletters apart from regular options. Licenses are perpetual and globally valid. Shift license between computers any number of times using self-license transfer option. Get sectional views and elevations very easily from 3D views. You can convert any polyline to wall with one click.

Try the new version of ActCAD Prime and use the new features.  

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What you can do in ActCAD Prime?

•  Draw Architectural Elements: Create walls, doors, windows, railings, roofs, slabs, sections, etc. as native ADT objects in drawings.
•  Convert ADT data: Access ADT objects and converting them into desired format.
•  Work with native ADT data: Access, display, edit and create ADT objects.
•  View BIM files as external underlays: Attach .ifc, .rvt and .rfa files in ActCAD Prime.
•  Control BIM underlay visibility: Control object visibility by level, object type and individual component using the BIM pane.
•  Snap to BIM underlays: Pull accurate distances from points in BIM underlays or trace or draw on top of BIM underlays in custom applications.
•  Explode BIM geometry into mesh primitives: Explode BIM underlay geometry into ActCAD primitives for editing.
•  Convert between BIM formats: Convert between ADT formats .rvt, .rva and .ifc.

Walls

Select the type of wall, create yours and place them easily in your project. 

Windows & Doors

Open the rich librady of ActCAD and choose the opening you want to use.  

Stairs

Add several types of 3D stairs direclty 
in your project with one click.

Features of ActCAD Prime

• ​Architectural Objects like Walls, Doors, Windows, Roofs, Slabs etc.
• Structural objects like Steel sections
• BIM tabs in Tool Palettes
• Support for attaching underlays for RVT, IFC and RFA files
• 2D Sections and Elevations from 3D objects
• Convert Polylines to Walls with one click
• Right mouse click options to Rotate Views
• BIMATTACH command to attach BIM model as custom object
• BIMPANE command to open the BIM pane to interact with BIM model
• BIMPANECLOSE command to close the BIM pane
• BIMIMPORT command to import BIM model and split it into TA objects where possibleAD 2021 BIM

Inbuild Renderer in ActCAD

The Inbuild Renderer allows you to create a photo-realistic image of your model quickly using a wide range of pre-set materials, snapshots and background setups combined with the ability to create realistic looking models....

ActCAD supports many file formats

ActCAD supports many file formats directly and through import and export options as shown in above image.
​All dwg & dxf files, from R2 to latest 2020 version are supported in ActCAD Prime version.

ActCAD Text Cases

In ActCAD you can edit text with different options. There is a provision to change the text into different case by using JUSTIFY, TEXTFIT, CHANGECASE, TOGGLECASE,UPPERCASE, LOWERCASE, SENTENSE CASE commands.

Create & Edit Tables

In ActCAD there is a provision to import an external CSV to table and export CAD table data to an external CSV file. This table is fully compatible with tables in other CAD software. You can perform many operations like insert/delete rows, insert/delete columns, merge cells, un-merge cells etc. You can change cell Background and Text Colors. 

Familiar Interface, Commands & Icons

ActCAD is easy to learn and use. ActCAD incorporates a user interface, commands, icons and shortcuts similar to that used by the most popular (but much more expensive) CAD programs. The HELP feature will assist you in learning ActCAD commands. The TIP OF THE DAY provides helpful information when ActCAD starts. 

Open PDF drawing & Edit entities 

In ActCAD you can open any existing vector PDF file directly and edit the entities just like a normal CAD drawing. All you have to do is to select the PDF file and click OK. ActCAD will convert the file to DXF. It will launch the converted drawing to ActCAD and fit it to graphics window. Then, you can save the drawing to any of the supported file formats.​

​​Printing & Plotting

​ActCAD has a very powerful Print & Plot dialog with all popular options. It has a number of features such as .ctb, .stb, page size, resolutions, pc3 file saving and many more. 

​3D Models based on ACIS Kernel 
​for 100% compatibility

ActCAD uses ACIS 3D Kernel from 3D Spatial. The 3D data is fully compatible with dwg and dxf data without any loss.​
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P & ID Label Text Creator

ActCAD has a tool to create P&ID label text in standard format by asking few values from the user. You can orient the text at any angle as per pipe lines with few clicks.

Drawnings audit Batch Mode
​(Interactive Mode)

ActCAD has a special tool to audit & fix any internal errors in your dwg/dxf files in batch mode. Select the location of input folder & ActCAD will open each drawing, do database audit, automatically fix any internal errors and save the drawing to output folder. The process will repeat in a loop to avoid all manual operations.

Drawings Converter in Batch Mode ​(Silent Mode) 

ActCAD Drawings Converter works outside ActCAD to convert a bunch of dwg/dxf/dgn files from one format to another. This converter support all file versions from R2 to 2018.This conversion process is much faster compared to above tool and offers many additional functions.​

Units Converter
​

While working on design projects, you may have to convert some engineering units frequently.
​ActCAD has a ready tool inside add-on menu for easy unit conversions for all common engineering units​.

Import Point Data from CSV File

Many times users have point cloud data stored in Excel/csv files. 
​ActCAD has a provision to directly import all these points with one button click as geometric points to working drawing at correct 3D locations. 
You may have to adjust your point styles option to view the imported points inside your graphics window.

​Check for Updates

At ActCAD we make improvements to our existing codes and implement some bug fixes based on users feedback. We release maintenance patches regularly to keep the technology up-to-date. All you have to do is click on Check for Updates command to automatically download most latest version of your license software from our server and update. No need of any manual intervention during this update process.

Capture CAD Points to CSV file

You can click a series of points inside your drawing (like hole coordinates, road levels, block locations etc.) and their coordinates will be captured to external csv file. You can continue the selections as long as you need and program will continue to capture the points. In order to correlate the points data, ActCAD will add a serial number to each point inside the drawing and same numbers will be maintained in csv file.

XREF Manager

XREF Manger is very useful to manage external references used in a drawing. You can attach or detach references to drawing using this dialog. 
​XREFs are powerful means to link drawings without adding up the size. Also they maintain associativity between linked drawings. 
You can view the XREFs either as normal list or ladder structure.

PDF Underlay

PDF underlay tool allows you to insert PDF files into current drawing. There is a provision to select a page to be inserted into drawing. Scale of inserted PDF can be changed as needed in all x, y and z directions. Rotation is also possible. PDF underlay is useful to draw some content with reference pdf contents. Link with original PDF will be maintained by ActCAD.

DWF Underlay

DWF is a Design Web Format file used to easily communicate drawings with others. They are light weight and easy to share with others without having complete drawing information. If you need to take any reference from DWF files, you can attach them to any drawing using DWF underlay option. Similar to above two formats it will maintain associativity with original file.

DGN Underlay

DGN files can be wether opened directly in ActCAD or inserted as underlays. 
​All the options are similar to PDF underlay and associativity will be maintained with original DGN file.

Text Styles

ActCAD supports standard dwg text styles. You can edit existing text styles and create any number of new styles. You can browse all available text styles in ActCAD Explorer. Easy to apply text styles to all drawing annotations including dimensions with one edit. 

Software Customization

ActCAD supports customization using AUTO-LISP, DCL, .NET (VB/C#/VC++), IRX, TX, SDS and COM automation. A separate developer tool kit is available for download on request. Complete Developer Help is included in ActCAD for your reference and Customization.

Arc Aligned Text

ActCAD has ARCTEXT command to create and edit curved text in your drawing. You can apply many text and alignment styles in this dialog. You can double click on existing ARCTEXT and change its parent arc apart from editing other parameters. A text preview is provided on the dialog to see the text before actual placement into drawing.

2D & 3D PDF Export

From ActCAD you can export both 2D & 3D PDF files from active drawing. It has options like Layer support, orientation, resolution, embedding fonts and many more. 
​The 3D PDF file can be viewed in free Adobe Acrobat Reader with many 3D options.

Change numeric Text Values

Sometimes you may have to modify a series of number text with some modifications like addition, subtraction, etc. Manually editing each text will take lot of time.ActCAD has a built-in program to modify your texts in drawing in batch mode. This feature not only saves you time, but increases the accuracy and eliminates any human errors.

Localization & Internationalization

ActCAD comes with about 15 International languages viz., English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, etc. To change language: Tools> Options> Display tab> change language.

Importing your CUI customization files

ActCAD has all new customize dialog in 2019 in which you can load your custom menus, aliases, cui files, tool bars etc. These settings will remain in ActCAD as long as you reset your profile.

All new Breakline Command

ActCAD has all new breakline command with block support option. You can easily create breaklines in your drawing with standard breakline symbol or any custom block symbol. There is a provision to control the extension length of breakline.

All new Array Dialog

ActCAD has all new array dialog with all familiar options for rectangular and circular patterns. This dialog support both 2D & 3d arrays. Array orientation option also available for circular patterns.

Field Dialog

ActCAD supports many fields such as author, file name, date etc. The new Field dialog is very useful to manage your drawing fields at one place. Also fields are very useful to link drawing attributes to external PDM software like SAP, etc. Same field can be used at multiple locations in a drawing and they will all update if value is changed in field dialog.​

Polysolid

Polysolid is very important feature useful in 3D modeling. It is very much similar to Polyline, but it creates a continuous 3D solid. You can select a profile and sweep it along a line, arc, polyline or circle. You can keep on selecting points to continue the 3D solid profile.

Annotative Objects

Annotative objects are useful to get different sizes of entities like text, hatch, dimensions , tolerances, blocks etc. in multiple viewports. You can define many annotative scales for these objects and call one of them in layout/viewport. This will ensure correct display of scales in viewports irrespective of their scales.

Numerus RGB Color Values

ActCAD has about 562 RGB colors defined it in to apply to your drawing entities like text, lines, hatch, solids etc. This will increase the compatibility with drawings created in other software. More RGB values are useful for attractive presentation drawings.

Auto Complete of Commands

ActCAD has thousands of commands, functions and system variable in-built. The autocomplete options is very useful for standard users to show the commands starting the letters typed in command prompt. After that you can directly select a required command from the list. For advanced users, there is an option to disable this function.

Attach Point Cloud Data

ActCAD has powerful 3d point cloud import options for .pcb and .isd files. You can select Point Cloud Underlay option in Insert menu/ribbon and select desired file to import. There is a provision to select insertion point and rotation angle.

64bit Multi-Core Support

All versions of ActCAD has both 64bit and 32bit installers. 64bit versions are capable of utilizing multiple cores and multiple threads of your CPU. Operations will be faster by 30% in 64bit software especially in large drawings.

ActCAD 2023 is available now

Perpetual licenses - Add on Features - Block Library - Api

Add-on Features of ActCAD

• ​ Open PDF and edit natively in ActCAD
•  Image to DXF Converter
•  Block Library with over 5000 Symbols
•  Import PSD Point Cloud Data (Binary & ASCII)
•  ActCAD DWG - DXF - DGN Converter
•  Drawings Auditor in Batch Mode
•  Extract Block Attributes to Excel
•  LH Sections Drawing Creation
•  3D Renderer
•  Units Converter