About TrueCAD 2020Premium Software
*TrueCAD Premium is the 2D version of ActCAD pro and is replaced from the product ActCAD Standard 

TrueCAD is a 2D Drafting and 3D Modeling (Partial) CAD software meant for Engineers, Architects and other technical consultants. TrueCAD is a native DWG & DXF CAD software to create and edit drawings. TrueCAD uses IntelliCAD engine, Open Design Alliance DWG/DXF Libraries, ACIS 3D Modeling Kernel and many other Technologies. In-addition, TrueCAD has many add-on command, features and other Productivity Tools. TrueCAD CAD Software includes many other tools like Block Libraries (in the domains of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural, Structural, P &IDs etc.), Batch file converter, Units converter, PDF to DXF Converter, Image to DXF converter and many other productive tools. TrueCAD supports many other file formats like dgn, STL, OBJ, 2D PDF, SVG and many other file formats. All dwg/dxf versions from very old R2.5 to latest 2018 are supported.

TrueCAD interface is carefully designed for easy selection of commands without much difficulty. The interface and commands are very familiar for easy migration from other CAD Software. TrueCAD has complete range of 2D Drafting & 3D Modeling tools along with editing options. Artisan Render is also included in TrueCAD at no extra cost to create high quality renderings. TrueCAD can be operated in both modern Ribbon Style Interface and Classic Drop Down menu Styles. The interface, aliases and commands can be completely customized as per your requirements. Unlimited work spaces are supported inside TrueCAD.

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TrueCAD 2020 Highlights

• ​ All New user interface with modern Black Theme
•  IntelliCAD 9.1 & ODA 4.3 Libraries
•  Attach digital signatures to .dwg files and validate them
•  Command options are now clickable in the command bar
•  Introduced a Start Page while starting TrueCAD
  
•  Clean Screen On/Off in the status bar to hide most UI items
  
•  Block Manager tool palette to manage Blocks between drawings
  
•  Many new commands like RESETUI, CUI, WSSAVE, GRADIENT etc.
  
•  Introduced new in-place Block Editor for easy block editing
  
•  New System Variable Manager to manage system variables
  
•  Several improvements to commands, features and performance
  
•  New Sketchmode option to enable Rotate, stretch and move
  
•  Import PCD Point Cloud Data (both Binary & ASCII)
  
•  New high resolution PDF Printer with Gradient Hatch Print support
  
•  Many new commands like AIDIMFILPARROW, TCASE, TEXTFIT, TJUST, DIM etc

​TrueCAD 2020 Advantages

• Economical : Very Low Life-time Price with full functions
•  No Special Learning : Familiar interface, commands & Icons
•  Best Performance : True power of 64bit & Multi-threading
•  Perpetual Licenses : Global Validity & Self-License Transfer
•  TrueCAD Converter : Batch Auditing & File Conversions
•  All DWG & DXF versions : From R2 to 2018
•  PDF Support : 3D PDF Export, 2D PDF Import & Export
•  Raster to Vector : Image/Scanned Drawings to DXF Conversion
•  Express Tools & Add-on Features
•  Fully Loaded : Almost close to other Expensive CAD Software
•  Content Management : Over 5000 Blocks included. Add your own too.
•  Many File Formats : DWG, DXF, DGN, DWF, SVG, PDF, OBJ, Images etc.

Features of TrueCAD 2020 Premium

Ribbon Interface

TrueCAD supports both Classic Menu Style interface as well as modern Ribbon style interface. The tabs are organized in a systematic manner for each command group. It is easy to find the commands on ribbons with mouse clicks rather than length drop down menus. Command prompt will work as usual with all shortcuts and aliases.

TrueCAD supports many file formats

TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD Pro version.

TrueCAD Explorer

TrueCAD explorer is advanced tool to explore layers, blocks, line-types, dimension styles, text styles and many more at one place. You can copy the styles from one drawing to another simply by dragging and dropping them. Inserting new items, deletion, editing etc. are all possible in this dialog.

Create & Edit Tables

In TrueCAD 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

TrueCAD is easy to learn and use. TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD commands. The TIP OF THE DAY provides helpful information when TrueCAD starts. 

Open PDF drawing & Edit entities 

In TrueCAD 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. TrueCAD will convert the file to DXF. It will launch the converted drawing to TrueCAD and fit it to graphics window. Then, you can save the drawing to any of the supported file formats.​

​​Printing & Plotting

​TrueCAD 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

TrueCAD 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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Drawings Converter in Batch Mode ​

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

​Check for Updates

At TrueCAD 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.

2D & 3D PDF Export

From TrueCAD 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.

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 TrueCAD.

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 TrueCAD or inserted as underlays. 
​All the options are similar to PDF underlay and associativity will be maintained with original DGN file.

Text Styles

TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD Explorer. Easy to apply text styles to all drawing annotations including dimensions with one edit. 

Software Customization

TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD for your reference and Customization.

Arc Aligned Text

TrueCAD 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.

All new Array Dialog

TrueCAD 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

TrueCAD 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.​

Localization & Internationalization

TrueCAD 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 UI customization files

TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD as long as you reset your profile.

All new Breakline Command

TrueCAD 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.

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

TrueCAD 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

TrueCAD 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

TrueCAD 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 TrueCAD 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.

Comparison between TrueCAD and ACAD Versions