progeCAD 2020 Professional is a general-purpose 2D/3D DWG/DWF/DXF native CAD, the proven low-cost replacement for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. progeCAD 2020 Professional reads and writes AutoCAD DWG drawing files vv. 2.5 - to 2020. The progeCAD 2020 Professionalsoftware package is a fine solution for general technical drafting offering the standard CAD features as well as a series of handy tools facilitating daily design routines.
What's New
Support for BIM file types
Import/attach IFC and Autodesk Revit files as underlays (.rvt/.rfa,IFC); based on the ODA BIM component. These file types contain building and construction data. Once the file is attached, you can explode it, snap to it, and use the RVTPANE command to open the Categories pane for visibility control.
Toolpalettes for Blocks, Hatches and frequently used Commands
Use the tool palettes to organize blocks, hatches, and custom tools in a tabbed window. Easily customizable by Drag & Drop. Options and settings are accessible from shortcut menus.
Block Editor (_BEDIT)
The Block Editor offers a special authoring area to enable free drawing and editing of blocks geometry. The New Blocks Palette for inserting and editing of internal Blocks with Drag & Drop support.
Print 3d Hidden with silhouette
Creation of clean 3D prints on curved solid parts printing in Hidden Visual Style.
Xref Notify
The control of updated or missing xrefs. progeCAD displays a baloon when an XREF (External Reference) linked to the active drawing is modified.
STEP/IGES Options
The setting of conversion modes for STEP/IGES files (Quick Monocrome, With Color, Import as Surfaces).
Construction Line Command
A construction line is a special type of the infinite line that is typically used when quick drafting techniques are required. Similar to the infinite line, the construction line is a line through a given point, oriented at a specified angle in the three-dimensional space and extending to infinity in both directions.
Property Panel Tree
The new selection control to view selected entities in a tree list allowing Properties local editing ( highlighting/modifications based on the tree selection).
Custom Folders preset
Adding of your most frequently used folders to the open/save dialog. Quick access to your disks/network.
Selected Videos
5 REASONS TO CHOOSE PROGECAD
CIVIL DESIGN FUNCTIONS
WHAT IS ARTISAN RENDERER?
PERSPECTIVE IMAGE CORRECTION
SUPERHATCH COMMAND
MULTILEADERS WITH PROGECAD
3D PDF EXPORT
RASTER TO VECTOR MODULE
Main Features
progeCAD 2020 Professional is a powerful tool for conversion of different CAD file formats. It imports and exports a large number of file types, making CAD interchange easy.
PDF to DWG conversion
progeCAD helps you convert your PDF files to editable DWG files quickly and easily. The tool generates and optimizes vector entities such as lines, polylines, splines, hatches, circles, arcs and text strings; offers intelligent TrueType texts and line width recognition; retains colors in the DWG/DXF file. It is compatible with Layered PDF and preserves the same Layers scheme existing in the PDF when converting PDF to DWG. The PDF to CAD feature allows to save time by easily transferring projects, drawings, parts of existing in vectorial PDFs catalogues and manuals to CAD drawings to use them as native DWG files. It supports all versions of Adobe PDF file.
The advanced iCADLib module for blocks management ensures the best organization and management of your Symbol Libraries. More than 22.000 ready- to-use 2D/3D Blocks: Construction, Architectural, ANSI-ISO and DIN-ISO Mechanics, ANSI and IEC Electrical, Electronic, Steel Profiles, Furniture, Kitchen.
Traceparts and Cadenas for progeCAD
iCADLib integrates Traceparts web portal and progeCAD's Cadenas web portal for easy guided usage of more than 100 million of blocks. Directly guided block insertion from the web into your drawings just in a snap. TraceParts and Cadenas are leading digital engineering 3D content companies offering cutting-edge business solutions through powerful web based products and services. The Traceparts web portal and progeCAD's Cadenas web portal are freely available to progeCAD users worldwide with hundreds of supplier catalogs and 100 million CAD models and product datasheets suitable for design, purchasing, manufacturing or maintenance processes.
Surveying, Gis And Civil Features
Image Georeferencing
Georeferencing is the process of scaling, rotating, translating and deskewing the image to match a particular size and position. Special for GIS.
ECW support
ECW is an open standard wavelet compression image format developed by Earth Resource Mapping. The file format is optimized for aerial and satellite imagery, and efficiently compresses very large images with fine, alternating contrast. This is a lossy compression format.
MrSID support
MrSID (.sid), which is an acronym of Multiresolution Seamless Image, is a file format developed and patented by LizardTech for encoding of georeferenced raster graphics such as orthophotos. The MrSID (.sid) format is supported in major GIS applications such as Autodesk, Bentley Systems, CARIS, ENVI, ERDAS, ESRI, Intergraph, MapInfo and QGIS.
Jpeg 2000 support
Jpeg 2000 is a wavelet-based image compression standard. It was created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee in the year 2000 with the intention of superseding their original discrete cosine transform-based JPEG standard.
ESRI-SHAPE Import
Import SHAPE (ESRI) files with geometry and its attributes into DWG drawings. Specific commands allow geometry insertion, colors and layers management, data dynamic control.
3D and 2D Civil Features
Fast triangulation of point clouds - Creation of TIN surfaces from points within point cloud scan files or land survey collected points. AUTOSEZ command can be applied to these surfaces.
AUTOSEZ - The tool for the automatic creation of surface profiles to show surface elevations along a horizontal alignment to represent, for example, road edges or ditches (Topographic Sections)
SLOPE - The tool for an easy creation of terrain slope lines (ticks) between two edges or for a conversion of polylines into slope- style polylines.
Easyarch 3D - The Architectural 2D/3D Plugin
The automated building tool for architects designed to increase productivity in house and interior design and remodeling. EasyArch allows to:
Manage and insert parametric blocks from the additional menus
Create stairs
Create roofs
Create and edit tables of elements, rooms, spaces
Assisted dimensioning
Publish (Batch Plot)
Layouts taken from one or more drawings can be printed or exported to PDF or DWF using the print settings of individual layouts. Speed up the print process when necessary to print or export several different drawings or drawings with several different layouts.
Perspective Image Correction
Thanks to this plugin, photos insertion is easy and intuitive, with the ability to correct their perspective through the multi-point system.
Advanced Render: Artisan
This is an ideal product for architects, engineers and for all those designers who need to view their own drawings in a photorealistic visualization. progeCAD professional includes for free the advanced Artisan Renderer Engine based on the ray-tracing algorithm. It allows you to quickly create a photorealistic image of your model using a wide range of pre-set materials and lighting setups combined with the ability to create custom lights and realistic materials. It has the following characteristics:
Photorealistic rendering with light and shade, reflection and transparency effects
Materials like wood with grain, stone, plastic, metal, bricks (customizable, different shades)
The finishing can be personalized with effects of reflection or transparency
Complete control over illumination thanks to multiple light points
Library of pre-set materials
Smooth shadows
Sun position control
Save images with a custom resolution
Pre-defined lighting schemes
Library of pre-set backgrounds, 2D and 3D (hemispherical image)
Manage SnapShots, for storing all the data from your work in scenes
Archives of own libraries of materials, lights and backgrounds.
Gradient Hatch Support
Fleshing out a drawing on progeCAD can give it additional impact during presentations, and the addition of color gradients to surfaces to produce a more "realistic" appearance is a great way to do so. Gradients can be displayed and created through a user-friendly interface. Improved Hatch Form.
Annotative Objects
The feature automates the sizing of annotations such as text, hatch and dimensions in multiple viewports with varying scales.
Point Clouds
A point cloud is a collection of points acquired using 3D laser scanners or other special technologies to create 3D representations of existing structures. Point cloud files help the design process by providing real-world context where you can recreate the referenced objects. Once a point cloud is inserted to a drawing, you can use it as a guideline for the drawing, change its visualization, or apply a color to distinguish different features. Along with the standard file formats, with progeCAD you can import Point Cloud formats such as ReCap .rcs, .rcp, XYZ, PLY and LAS.
3D PDF Export
Create the Adobe PDF standard with your dynamic 3D content inside. 3D PDF allows to communicate to all the globe and share your data with anyone in an easy and innovative way. Smart collaboration with your draftsmen and designers as well as users who do not deal with CAD software. 3D PDF can be visualized with the free Adobe® Reader®/Acrobat Reader DC software.
Superhatch Command
Create hatch patterns from images, blocks, external references ( xrefs ) and wipeouts. Superhatch is an express tools function that lets you quickly hatch with your own pattern, no programming or creation of pat files needed. progeCAD's hatch with image capability is a part of the Superhatch function.
Progecad Cloud
Cloud services will reshape the consumer digital lifestyle experience, with progeCAD save and open drawings on Cloud! progeCAD Cloud makes it easy for you to reach any of your drawings wherever you are. What is more, it is an optimal way of sharing drawings with your team and customers. progeCAD Cloud supports the major cloud services for file sharing and syncing like DropBox, Google Drive, and Microsoft One Drive.
I have used Autocad for years, now that I'm retired I wanted an affordable work a like program and ProgeCad fulfills my needs. One of my favorite commands in Autocad was the Align command and ProgeCad has that command and it works identical. I also like the customer service provide by ProgeCad. I plan to upgrade the program every couple of years because it is so affordable. All my drawings are in 2-D and Isometric so I don't need an over priced bloated program with features I never use anyway. ProgeCad does everything I need.
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H.P.
progeCAD 2013 does it all.
I started using progeCAD Professional 2009. It has made many improvements over the past few years. I have completed hundreds of projects in 2D and 3D for architects, engineers, land surveyors, homeowners, and others. I am now using the 2013 version. In my experience progeCAD has been a great CAD program for the price.
Howard
ArrowCAD Design Services
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S.E.
progeCAD IntelliCAD Pro
Very similar to older versions of AutoCAD (6+ years old), but still not where I'd hoped. This was a necessary (and relatively inexpensive) purchase to have a legitimate license that produces *.dwg files. There's just enough differences that I need to go through the manual in depth (more than I expected) and fine tune it for printing as well as other areas. Was hoping, due to good reviews, that I could "hit the ground running" without too many configuration issues. I ended up having to push out my deadlines as a result. I'm still fine tuning it, but hope that once that's done, I will increase my production time over my first job. I'll revisit this review when I figure it all out.
I have used Autocad for years, now that I'm retired I wanted an affordable work a like program and ProgeCad fulfills my needs. One of my favorite commands in Autocad was the Align command and ProgeCad has that command and it works identical. I also like the customer service provide by ProgeCad. I plan to upgrade the program every couple of years because it is so affordable. All my drawings are in 2-D and Isometric so I don't need an over priced bloated program with features I never use anyway. ProgeCad does everything I need.
H
H.P.
progeCAD 2013 does it all.
I started using progeCAD Professional 2009. It has made many improvements over the past few years. I have completed hundreds of projects in 2D and 3D for architects, engineers, land surveyors, homeowners, and others. I am now using the 2013 version. In my experience progeCAD has been a great CAD program for the price.
Howard
ArrowCAD Design Services
S
S.E.
progeCAD IntelliCAD Pro
Very similar to older versions of AutoCAD (6+ years old), but still not where I'd hoped. This was a necessary (and relatively inexpensive) purchase to have a legitimate license that produces *.dwg files. There's just enough differences that I need to go through the manual in depth (more than I expected) and fine tune it for printing as well as other areas. Was hoping, due to good reviews, that I could "hit the ground running" without too many configuration issues. I ended up having to push out my deadlines as a result. I'm still fine tuning it, but hope that once that's done, I will increase my production time over my first job. I'll revisit this review when I figure it all out.
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