Cadig Releases AutoAttribute 9.0 for AutoCAD

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, USA, Sep 29, 2016 - Cadig Inc. announces the release of AutoAttribute 9.0 for AutoCAD.

AutoAttribute is designed to link, import, insert the AutoCAD Attributes from Excel spreadsheet. It can make quick changes to the AutoCAD attributes of the block references in the multiple drawings. It can also insert the AutoCAD block references from Excel worksheet and import the AutoCAD attributes by a key attribute containing the unique values.

Key features in AutoAttribute 9.0 for AutoCAD include: 

• Sorts the attributes by Y coordinates when exporting the attributes.
• Sorts the attribute definitions in the header by X co-ordinaties when exporting the attributes.

To download AutoAttribute 9.0 for AutoCAD, click here. 

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

Cadig Releases AutoField v5.8 for AutoCAD, LT

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, USA, Sep 29, 2016 - Cadig Inc., announces the release of AutoField v5.8 for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT.

AutoField adds many efficient fields to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You can import the cells of Excel spread sheet as fields or attributes. And you can use field to count blocks (including AutoCAD dynamic blocks) or calculate the area and length of multiple objects. Also you can create the field based on a specific cell of AutoCAD native table and reference mtext, text or attribute of another drawing. With AutoField, you can use some Excel functions in AutoCAD fields.

Key features in AutoField v5.8 for AutoCAD, LT:

• Fixes several bugs.
• Shifts the cells of the Excel Cell fields in bulk.

To download AutoField v5.8 for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, click here. 

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

Autodesk Offers Advance Steel 2016 Object Enabler

Mar 23, 2016 - Autodesk enablers can be used to access, display, and manipulate object data in applications different from their native environment.

This release allows model object data created in Advance Steel 2016 to be accessed outside the Advance Steel environment. For further information and to download, click here.

Cadig Releases AutoField for AutoCAD 2016

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, Jun 16, 2015 - Cadig Inc., announces the release of AutoField for AutoCAD 2016. 

AutoField adds many efficient fields to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You can import the cells of Excel spread sheet as fields or attributes. And you can use field to count blocks (including AutoCAD dynamic blocks) or calculate the area and length of multiple objects. Also you can create the field based on a specific cell of AutoCAD native table and reference mtext, text or attribute of another drawing. With AutoField, you can use some Excel functions in AutoCAD fields.

To download AutoField for AutoCAD 2016, click here.

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

Cadig Releases AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, Jun 16, 2015 - Cadig Inc. announces the release of AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016.

AutoAttribute is designed to link, import, insert the AutoCAD Attributes from Excel spreadsheet. It can make quick changes to the AutoCAD attributes of the block references in the multiple drawings. It can also insert the AutoCAD block references from Excel worksheet and import the AutoCAD attributes by a key attribute containing the unique values.

To download AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016, click here.

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

IMSI/Design Releases TurboCAD Pro, Platinum 2015

NOVATO, CA, USA, Mar 21, 2015 - IMSI/Design, the developer of CAD in retail, announced the release of TurboCAD Pro 2015 and TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2015.

"We are continuing our support of Simple BIM with the addition of import support of Industry Foundation Class (IFC) files," stated Bob Mayer, President of IMSI/Design. "Enhancements like this, coupled with the robust suite of mechanical, architectural and general purpose drafting features, make 2015 one of our most innovative releases.”

To see a new feature video, click here.

TurboCAD Pro 2015 and TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2015 new and enhanced features include:

Architectural / Simple BIM

• New IFC Import (Platinum only): Simple Building Information Modeling (BIM) is now more advanced with the ability to import intelligent Walls, Doors, Windows, Slabs and Roofs saved in the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) format, the industry standard for BIM information.
• Improve Roof Angles (Platinum only): TurboCAD now makes it easy to control the rise/run and/or degrees of a roof angle.
• New Slab Roof Object Types (Platinum only): TurboCAD now allows users to make a roof slab object type. With one slab, you can quickly create a flat roof, or use in conjunction with new roof angles, mitering, and edge cut tools to join several slabs together and create nearly any roof style.
• New Mitering of Roof Slabs (Platinum only): Select two or more roof slabs and have them “meet” automatically.
• New Roof Edge Cut Orientation (Platinum only): A new “Edge cut” roof property for roof slabs allows users to select different methods of roof building, either plumb or square.
• Improved Roof Modifier (Platinum only): Now you can quickly create holes in roofs for chimney’s, skylights, etc. and trim edges of roofs.

3D Modeling / Mechanical

• Improved Quick Pull: The popular Quick Pull tool now offers multiple selection, so you can manipulate several co-planar faces simultaneously. You can also thicken ACIS surfaces with the Quick Pull tool, and dynamically switch between Quick Pull and Imprint modes.
• New Wire Wrapping: Wrap a wire around a 3D solid for use as an extrusion or sweep path.
• Create Surface from Faces: When using the ACIS tool ‘Create Surface from Faces’ users can now retain the source object.
• Create Surface from Solid: When using the ‘Create Surface from Solids’ tool, users can now retain the source object.
• Improved Smooth Surface Mesh Tools (Platinum only): TurboCAD now offers a set of tools for editing a Smooth Surface Mesh (SMESH) as symmetrical model.
• Improved Drafting Object Breaks (Platinum only): When a drafting object is too large to display fully, TurboCAD allows users to add a break gap to abbreviate the displayed object, adjusting the break line properties including type (straight, zig-zag, wave, or heartbeat), gap value, color, and extension length. New TurboCAD 2015 supports multiple breaks per drafting object.
• Improved Unbend Sheet Tool (Platinum only): Now users can generate the required bend lines when the Unbend Sheet tool is used.

Productivity and Usability Enhancements

• New Conceptual Selector: Manipulate and modify 3D objects like never before. The totally flexible design of Conceptual Selector allows users to customize any visual and editing parameters available in the application (eg. Move, scale, or rotate).
• Improved Nudge: The TurboCAD Nudge function now offers more efficient pick-up and placement of selected object(s) using the numbers pad.
• Improved Block/Group Editing: While in block/group edit mode, users can now snap to objects outside the block or group.
• More Flexible UI: Users can now re-size dialog boxes as needed for their design environment. Adjust the screen size, resolution, and more. Works with the majority of dialog boxes including general property pages, multiline text, dimensions, program setup, and Drawing options pages.
• New Contact Manager & File Sharing: Users now have the ability to create and maintain contact lists and send files to individuals or groups from within TurboCAD.

Rendering and Visualization

• Improved RedSDK Rendering: Updated engine (to v3.5.0.2) and new displacement shader for more realistic materials.
• Dynamic Cutaway Plane (Platinum only): Cut away plane, for looking inside a 3D model, works in draft mode, in mixed draft and wireframe, and in mixed draft and hidden line modes.

Drafting and Detailing

• Improved Format Painter Tool (Platinum only): Use the Format Painter to transfer Custom Properties and Property Set Definitions (PSD) from one object to another. This huge productivity improvement is also a crucial feature for extending BIM/IFC models.
• New Dimension Units Format ‘By Drawing’: Users can now globally define dimension units at the drawing level.
• Improved Dimension Text: Dimension Text can be set to non-rotatable. With this property selected, dimension text will always face the user no matter the orientation of the drawing.
• Sorted Layers in Drop Down Lists: The Layers in the drop down and simple lists are now sorted as per the Design Director. If you change the control view order in Design Director the same ordering will be in all other Layer controls.
• Improved Trim Tools: New ability to trim hatched or closed objects and maintain the hatch or closure.
• Improved Join Polyline Tool: The Join Polyline Tool now works on Beziers and splines without converting them to a polyline, so that their original curve status is maintained.

Drafting and Detailing

• Improved AutoCAD (DWG/DXF): Read/write filters for 2013-2015. Dynamic blocks are imported as simple blocks.
• New SketchUp (SKP): Read/write filter based on SketchUp 2015.
• New Visual Effects for Exported Images: For any image that has been added to a TurboCAD drawing, you can now control the brightness, contrast, saturation, and transparency.

Pricing and Availability

TurboCAD Pro 2015 is priced at $1,495 while TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2015 is priced at $1,695 and both are now available. The annual subscriptions is also available.

For more information, download a 30-day trial, or to upgrade online, visit www.TurboCAD.com or call IMSI/Design at 1.800.833.80821.800.833.8082 FREE (+1.415.483.8000+1.415.483.8000).

About IMSI/Design

IMSI/Design is the global leader in retail CAD (Computer Aided Design) and a pioneer in mobile solutions for the AEC (Architectural, Engineering, and Construction) industry. With over 16 million products distributed since 1988, IMSI/Design products include the award-winning TurboCAD, DesignCAD, TurboFloorPlan, TurboViewer, TurboReview, and TurboSite families of precision design applications for desktop and mobile. For more information, visit www.IMSIdesign.com.

AirSon Database for MagiCAD Ventilation Released

RAUMA, Finland, Mar 7, 2015 - MagiCAD announces a new product database from AirSon released in MagiCAD. The new AirSon database for MagiCAD Ventilation consists of roof and wall-mounted Airshower supply air diffusers. The database is available for both Revit and AutoCAD technologies.

To install the new database into MagiCAD, use the Check for Updates function from the MagiCAD ribbon menu. To preview the products, visit MagiCloud.

AirSon Engineering AB

AirSon is a privately held research-based group of companies joined by ownership and the unique platform technology TLA (Temperature-controlled Laminar Airflow). The company was founded by Jan Kristensson in 1981 and the development of the Airshower began in the mid-1980s. Since then, AirSon has been in the forefront of technology development in its field. Over the years, AirSon’s R&D activities have resulted in an impressive number of innovative patent applications, new products and company spin-offs. The company is headquartered in Ängelholm in the southern part of Sweden and carries out projects across the world.

Cadig Releases AutoField v5.4 for AutoCAD, LT

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, Mar 5, 2015 - Cadig Inc., announces the release of AutoField v5.4 for AutoCAD. AutoField adds many efficient fields to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You can import the cells of Excel spread sheet as fields or attributes. And you can use field to count blocks (including AutoCAD dynamic blocks) or calculate the area and length of multiple objects. Also you can create the field based on a specific cell of AutoCAD native table and reference mtext, text or attribute of another drawing. With AutoField, you can use some Excel functions in AutoCAD fields.

Key features in AutoField v5.4 for AutoCAD:

• Calculates the total area of multiple hatches
• Adds the layer filter for the length field and the area field
• Adds the space filter for the length field and the area field

To download AutoField v5.4 for AutoCAD, click here. 

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

KSB Database for MagiCAD Heating & Piping Released

RAUMA, Finland, Jan 31, 2015 - MagiCAD announces the new KSB database for MagiCAD Heating & Piping includes a selection of pumps. The database is available for both Revit and AutoCAD technologies.

With the new MagiCAD 2014.11 for AutoCAD, you can additionally perform balancing and sprinkler calculations using the comprehensive pump data contained by the KSB products. Also the operating point on the pump curve is identified for full sprinkler calculations. To know more about the new MagiCAD 2014.11 for AutoCAD, click here.

To install the new database into MagiCAD, use the Check for Updates function from the MagiCAD ribbon menu (MagiCAD / General / Check for Updates).

To preview the products, visit MagiCloud.

KSB Group

The KSB Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of pumps, valves and the related services. The KSB product portfolio covers a range of requirements for building services, industry and water utilities, the energy sector and mining. KSB places great importance on sustainability and environmental awareness in all of its operations. For more information, visit www.ksb.com.

TraceParts Adds 6 CAD Formats to Support Rendering, Gaming, 3D Animation

ST. ROMAIN, France, Jan 22, 2015 - TraceParts, a world-leading digital engineering 3D content company, has recently added 6 new CAD formats to its growing list of supported formats.

The newest CAD additions to the TracePartsOnline.net platform include PLY, COLLADA, OFF, WAVEFRONT OBJ, VTK and THREE JS, among several more, opening a new world of possibilities to a community of design professionals for rendering, gaming or 3D animation purposes. These formats join an established group of long supported formats for all the most popular native CAD software including SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER & Creo, Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Edge, TopSolid, Geomagic Design, Kompas 3D, SpaceClaim, SketchUp, Autodesk REVIT, ZW3D, Draftsight, HiCAD, TurboCAD, T-FLEX.

TracePartsOnline.net offers a robust solution to shorten product development time by offering both native and neutral CAD formats, providing interoperability and versatility for use with any CAD software from design to manufacture.

With the vast range of formats we now support on TracePartsOnline.net, designers and engineers have the utmost flexibility when downloading a model using whatever format they need. They no longer need to worry when sending a 3D model to a colleague, a client or a supplier, as they know there will always be a format compatible with whatever CAD software they use, said Bertrand Cressent, Product Manager at TraceParts.

About TraceParts

TraceParts is a world-leading digital engineering 3D content company, offering progressive business solutions through powerful web based products and services. TraceParts brings targeted and cost-effective market penetration to parts vendors, in all sectors of industry.

The TracePartsOnline.net CAD portal is freely available to millions of CAD users worldwide, with hundreds of supplier catalogs and 100 million CAD models and product datasheets suitable for the Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Maintenance processes. For more information about TraceParts, visit www.traceparts.com.

Jeven MagiCAD Plug-in Supports Revit, AutoCAD

TURKU, Finland, Jan 16, 2015 - The Jeven plug-in for MagiCAD now supports both Revit and AutoCAD technologies. The Jeven plugin enables you to import drawings provided by the System Jeven Product Service into your MagiCAD project. The System Jeven Product Service helps you calculate air flows and select kitchen hoods for professional kitchen projects. 

The Jeven Product Service personnel will provide upon request also complete proposals for hood drawings with thorough pressure and airflow data.

To download the updated Jeven MagiCAD plugin for Revit and AutoCAD, click here.

About Jeven Oy

Jeven Oy develops and markets indoor ventilation equipment and services for both commercial and domestic use. For more information on Jeven products and the System Jeven Product Service, visit www.jeven.fi

Bricsys Offers BricsCAD V15 for AutoCAD Users Free e-Book

GENT, Belgium, Jan 13, 2015 - Bricsys releases 'BricsCAD V15 for AutoCAD Users', a free e-book. BricsCAD V15 for AutoCAD Users tells you just about anything you need to know about what's different and what's the same between the newest releases of BricsCAD and AutoCAD. It's loaded with hints on how to work with both CAD systems.

In particular, Chapter 5 on how to operate a design office with both BricsCAD and AutoCAD will be of interest to firms looking to lower their production costs. It's not unusual these days for offices to maintain a few seats of AutoCAD (for those tasks BricsCAD cannot perform), while bulking up on licenses of the 4x cheaper BricsCAD Platinum.

The chapter solves issues such as the following:

• Lowering the total cost of ownership
• Dividing workflows between AutoCAD and BricsCAD
• Strategically implementing of a second CAD system
• Maintaining common operations through file paths
• Setting up the dual-OS office by running both Linux and Windows

To download the entire e-book for free, click here.

About Bricsys

Bricsys is a global provider of dwg engineering design software brought to market under the BricsCAD brand. With relentless commitment to the success of the BricsCAD community, Bricsys is focused on providing an industrial strength CAD software platform and industry leading support at a compelling price to customers in the AEC, GIS, civil engineering, process and power, and mechanical CAD markets. Founded in 2002, Bricsys is a founding member of the Open Design Alliance. For more information, visit http://www.bricsys.com. 

LK Systems Plug-in for MagiCAD, AutoCAD Available

TURKU, Finland, Dec 27, 2014 - LK Systems manifold selection plug-in available for AutoCAD 2010-2015 and MagiCAD 2014.4 or newer version. It makes easy to select and configure LK Systems manifolds into MagiCAD piping design projects.

Once user have selected and configured the products, s/he can import the manifolds with 3D geometry and all the relevant technical data directly into their MagiCAD project. 

To download LK Systems MagiCAD plug-in, click here.

LK Systems AB

LK Systems is one of the leading heating and plumbing suppliers in northern Europe, offering systems and products for underfloor heating, potable water, radiator heating and drains.

LK Systems has been supplying underfloor heating systems for over 30 years. During this time, the company has continuously developed their systems to make them easy to install, more comfortable, safe and economical.

LK Universal is a unique system both for heating and potable water applications. The system is based on LK Systems’ own PE-X pipes and PAL pipes and includes a comprehensive range of pipe fittings. For the Swedish market, LK Systems also offers prefabricated HVAC systems through a subsidiary company, LK 

Prefab AB. For more information, visit www.lksystems.se.

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 SP2 Available

Dec 10, 2014 - Autodesk has released Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015 Service Pack 2.0, which fixes or addresses a variety of issues. 

For further information and to download, click here.

Hydronic Database for MagiCAD Ventilation Released

RAUMA, Finland, Nov 29, 2014 - MagiCAD announces the new product database from Hydronic released in MagiCAD. The Hydronic database for MagiCAD Ventilation consists of a selection of air handling units.

To install the new database into MagiCAD, use the Check for Updates function from the MagiCAD ribbon menu. To preview the products, visit MagiCloud.

About Hydronic

Founded in 1961 in Mortagne-au-Perche, Hydronic is a French company specialising in central air handling solutions. Hydronic designs and manufactures a full range of central air handling units, ranging from 300 m3/h to 130 000m3/h and beyond.

The Hydronic AHUs provide expert hygiene and comfort solutions for multiple different fields and applications, including commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, as well as various industrial sites. For more information, visit www.hydronic.com.

TECE Database for MagiCAD Heating & Piping Released

RAUMA, Finland, Nov 29, 2014 - MagiCAD announces the new product database from TECE released in MagiCAD. The TECE database for MagiCAD Heating & Piping consists of TECElogo and TECEflex pipe fittings, TECEprofil bathroom modules, TECEdrainline shower drain channels, manifolds, radiator valves, washstands and more. The database is available for both Revit and AutoCAD technologies.

To install the new database into MagiCAD, use the Check for Updates function from the MagiCAD ribbon menu. To preview the products, visit MagiCloud.

TECE GmbH

Founded originally in 1955 as an engineering office, TECE has over the last half a century developed into an internationally well-known manufacturer of domestic engineering solutions, with a product portfolio that includes a wide variety of piping and drainage products.

TECE’s products are manufactured in five production facilities and sold across Germany and the world. TECE’s sales operations are handled by 21 subsidiaries and 31 sales branches internationally, and the company employs around 1200 staff worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.tece.de/en/.

Robobat Poland to Offer Free Webinar on Autodesk Advance Steel

Nov 14, 2014 - Robobat Poland to offer free online interactive workshops, conducted by experts and its Training Service Department to discuss specific issues / problems with the functioning of Autodesk Advance Steel.

• Date: December 16th, 2014, 10:00 (CET time)
• Organizer: Robobat Poland
• Location: Online
• Webinar language: Polish

The Autodesk Advance Steel detailing software is built on the AutoCAD platform. The intelligent 3D modeling tools help you accelerate the accurate design and detailing. Speed up time to fabrication and construction with tools that automatically generate shop drawings and deliverables. The interoperability with Revit and Advance Design Building Information Modeling (BIM) software supports a more connected workflow.

For Registration for individual sessions and participation rules, click here.

Delcam PartMaker Viewer 2015 R2 Available

BIRMINGHAM, UK, Oct 25, 2014 - Delcam releases PartMaker Viewer 2015 R2. 

 

The new features in PartMaker Viewer 2015 R2 includes:

• support to reading CATIA V5 CGR files and JT annotation
• support to reading AutoCAD Inventor 2015 files
• support to reading and writing "STL 2.0" additive manufacturing format (AMF) files

To download PartMaker Viewer 2015 R2, click here.

Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2015 SP 2 Available

Oct 2, 2014 - Autodesk Inc., makes available a new service pack v2.0 to its product, AutoCAD Architecture 2015. This Service Pack can be applied to AutoCAD Architecture 2015 installed as a standalone application as well as AutoCAD Architecture 2015 installed from the following Autodesk Design Suites and bundled product.

• Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2015

For more information, readme file and to download this update, click here.

Autodesk AutoCAD 2015 SP 2 Available

Sep 26, 2014 - Autodesk Inc., makes available a new service pack v2.0 to its product, AutoCAD 2015.

This Service Pack can be applied to the following Autodesk Design Suites and bundled product.

• Autodesk AutoCAD Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk AutoCAD with Advance Steel 2015
• Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2015
• Autodesk Product Design Suite 2015

For more information, readme file and to download this update, click here.