progeCAD 2022 - New Features and Improvements

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PERFORMANCE

  • Intellicad 10.1 engine
    The most recent IntelliCAD source code with all the relative improvements
  • New ODA Geometry library
    The replacement of the internal geometric engine improved the  Spline support and boundaries recognition and fixed several geometrical issues on Trim, Chamfer, Fillet, Hatch etc.
  • Improved Open, Regen, and Layout switch performance
  • Incremental Save
    It updates only those portions of an already-saved drawing file that you've changed, improving the Save time
    (Use ENABLEINCREMENTALSAVE to disable)
  • Speeded-up Osnap
    Faster and more accurate Osnap points detection
  • Spell-check on the fly
    Multiline, Multileader and Tables text is automatically checked for spelling while typing
  • Improved 3DConnexion mouse support
    All new powerful 3DConnexion mice are now supported
  • Optimized selection performance
  • Improved performance for Lisp GRDRAW
  • NET Palettes Set feature
    .NET API to create palettes with .NET controls on it

USER INTERFACE

  • New START PAGE
    Now the redesigned Start Page has a stylish cleaner interface look to offer easy access to a variety of initial actions, including access to drawing template files, recently opened drawings as well as online and learning resources
  • Search in Options and Drawing Settings Dialog
    Typing the name of options, find automatically the relative control in the form. Speed-up  the settings control
  • New View Manager Dialog
    View Manager has a new dialog with dynamic input to set a view background,  perspective, lens length, clipping, and more
  • TPNAVIGATE command
    Displays a specified tool palette or a palette group. Improved GUI customization
  • Improved CUI Dialog for customization

NEW FEATURES

  • Dynamic input feature on Grips
    Dynamic input includes command prompts and measurement guides that are displayed on the screen while drawing and editings
  • Geolocation with interactive background map from Microsoft Bing
    Geographic location information is assigned to a drawing file by capturing a portion of the Bing online map to an object known as a map image and embedding it to the drawing area.  Map Aerial, Map Road and Map Hybrid visualization supported. With useful contextual Ribbons and menu.
    (Replaces Google Maps import available in previous progeCAD versions)
  • TABLE and TABLEDIT implementation
    AutoCAD® like in-place Text editing, numeric Rows and alphabetical Columns. New contextual Ribbons for Tables.
  • Autodesk Revit® 2021 Import/attach
    Support for the recent Revit 2021 file format
  • Improved Dynamic Blocks handling
    New insertion options supported
  • Wood Details, Steel and Profiles Standards
    All shapes are now available in 3D
  • AutoCAD®- Like Solid grips
    Use grips to change the size and shape of 3D solids and extruded surfaces
  • Smooth Transition
    Faster smoother transitions with animation while panning, zooming, or changing views
  • Improved Array
    - New Array Grips
    - New contextual Array Ribbons
  • Nudge function
    It is a function used to move objects by holding down the CTRL key then selecting the arrow keys on your keyboard. The object will be moved by pixels in the direction chosen.

NEW COMMANDS

  • SHEETSET - Sheet Set Manager
    The Sheet Set Manager organizes, displays, and manages sheet sets, a named collection of drawing sheets. Each sheet in a Sheet Set is a layout in a drawing (DWG) file
  • IMPOINT
    Imports 2D-3D points with specified coordinates from a .txt or .csv file into a drawing. Points can be imported as separate point entities, as vertices of a polyline, or as vertices of a spline
  • BACKGROUND
    Defines the type, color, effects and position of the background for named views
  • TOTALAREA
    Calculates the total Area of selected closed entities
  • ATTSYNC
    Applies attribute changes in a block definition to all block references
  • New perspective mode
    Improved Perspective handling and grips in Perspective views
  • Improved MTEXT
    - Added a "Strikethrough" option
    - Insert “text only” functionality (Paste Special formatting)
    - Clear formatting feature
    - Text Symbols Subscript and Superscript are added
    - Added "Paragraph" dialog
  • GROUP handling
    - GROUPEDIT: Add, Remove and rename features for Groups
    - Group Grips: improved visualization of Groups
  • SVIMPORT/SVEXPORT
    Import/Export of all progeCAD Variables

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