DoubleCAD XT 2.1 Build 24.8

DoubleCAD XT is a great companion with AutoCAD -- and if you are a Google SketchUp user wanting to go from concept-to-construction drawings -- or have an older copy of AutoCAD LT that can't read the latest AutoCAD files -- DoubleCAD XT is an invaluable companion to SketchUp and AutoCAD LT, too.

Familiar But Improved
If you are an AutoCAD LT user, DoubleCAD XT will immediately feel familiar. Familiar menu, menu items, tools, icons, command line, keystrokes... even a familiar intelligent cursor. But — maybe more importantly — you will feel welcomed improvements as well.

More Than A Free DWG Viewer
DoubleCAD XT is more than a free .DWG viewer... it is a full-powered CAD application that lets you open a variety of file formats and, most importantly, edit those files. DoubleCAD XT even has a smaller footprint than the Autodesk products, too.

Focus on Drafting & Detailing
Effective drafting and detailing are the heart of CAD productivity. DoubleCAD XT employs a large selection of line, arc, curve, and spline tools, so that no matter the situation you have got the right tool for the job. When used with DoubleCAD XT snaps, modification tools, and drawing aids, you will be able to quickly draft and document your designs with outstanding flexibility.

Powerful tools such as custom brush styles, transparencies, and smart dimensions also greatly enhance detailing. No need to buy a separate hatch pattern creator, DoubleCAD XT even comes with its own.

Features You've Been Waiting For
Surprise, DoubleCAD XT has the features you've been waiting for... things like transparent fills, draw order by layer, explodable viewports, bezier curves, flatten 3D to 2D views, hatch pattern editor, advanced polyline editing, automatically scale units between drawings, parametric variable palette, embed/bind image files in a drawing, input multiple unit types on-the-fly, and more. The stuff you want... today... for free.

Architectural Power
Architectural users will like intelligent self-healing walls that are ADT compatible (a considerable improvement over the AutoCAD LT double-line tool).

Any block can be used as a custom architectural element that will automatically align to self-healing walls when inserted.

Advanced handle-based editing of selected objects gives you instant access to sizing, scaling, moving, rotating, and positioning without selecting multiple tools.

Brush styles, including hatch patterns, can be created using bitmaps, transparency, and full color. Hatch patterns can even be used in layered combination for a better expression of your design concept.

Unique and Compelling Tools
DoubleCAD XT also has productivity tools not found in AutoCAD LT that can accelerate the drawing experience.

Special line, arc, and circle tools automatically create tangent, parallel, and perpendicular entities without snaps, allowing the user to proceed without resetting their snap modes.

Tools such as multiline, bezier curves, and fixed ratio ellipses extend the types of entities you can create, expediting drawing production.

And modify tools, such as meet-two-lines and convert-to-curve, eliminate the use of cumbersome tools found in other CAD applications.

Compatible... Especially Workflow Compatible
DoubleCAD XT is .DWG compatible, as you would expect. What you may not expect is a DoubleCAD .DWG file, containing ADT-compatible walls and self-aligning blocks, can be brought into AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT and designs retain their self-healing properties.

This intelligent behavior can save hours of adjustment and iteration within AutoCAD products and is yet another reason why DoubleCAD XT a great AutoCAD companion. With all the time and effort you will save, DoubleCAD XT is a no-brainer way to kick-start an AutoCAD project.

You may not expect DoubleCAD XT to enhance workflow with Google SketchUp, either, but it will.

For example, DoubleCAD XT:
Imports all visible geometry, layers, and components
Converts all SketchUp components to DoubleCAD blocks to optimize drawing performance
Creates a paper space from each SketchUp scene, thereby saving time by automatically creating viewports with the correct layer visibility and 2D or perspective view propoerties. These paperspace views are also immediately ready for dimensioning and annotation.

DoubleCAD lets you develop construction documents quickly from SketchUp models. AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT don't come close.

Get DoubleCAD XT and try it for yourself to fully assess its capabilities!

NOTE:
You will need to register on this page to receive the serial and activation codes for the application. You will also receive 30 days of free use of all DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 advanced features (with no obligations). After 30 days there will be an option to purchase the Pro version or use the standard XT, and the Pro features will no longer be available.Registration is FREE.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Index Color support including proper round-tripping with .DWG files
· Autodesk CTB print style support
· Multitext and Text tool improvements
· New Revision Cloud tool
· New Chain Polyline tool
· New Bisector Line tool
· New Minimal Distance Line tool
· New Construction Line: perpendicular to line
· New Double Point Arc tool
· New Select by Query tool
· New Selection tools
· Measurement of curve length
· New Transform tools
· Viewports may be exploded to create flat 2D geometry, including hidden line views

Usability:
· ESC key, space bar, and enter key consistency with AutoCAD LT
· Improved template settings including architectural and metric
· Auto-workplane by facet
· Menu Simplification
· Layer drop down improvements
· New mid-point constraint
· New Pattern Constraints
· Pro: Architectural tools
· More Window Types and Shapes for creating Window Styles
· More Door Types and Shapes for creating Door Styles
· New Profiles for Doors/Windows for custom shapes
· Architectural tools have height (3D for Walls...