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progeCAD Professional Changelog

What's new in progeCAD Professional 2021 (21.0.2.17)

Nov 4, 2020
  • NEW COMMANDS:
  • Block Editor (_BEDIT). The Block Editor offers a special authoring area to enable free drawing and editing of blocks geometry
  • Construction Line: 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
  • MULTIPLOT: select title-block blocks or Polylines boundaries to print them sequentially using the boundaries as print windows
  • ADDSELECTED: create a new object of the same type and general properties (Layer, Color, Linetype etc.) of a selected object, yet with different geometric values
  • QUICKWBLOCK: create quickly an external DWG file from a selected group of elements
  • CAMERA: define settings for 3D views of drawings according to a location and target. You can also specify the camera height, clipping boundaries for the view etc.
  • ARRAYPATH: place object copies uniformly along a path or a portion of a path
  • TABLEEXPORT: data export from a table object in the CSV file format
  • POINTSEXPORT: Points export to ascii xyz or csv
  • ProgeCAD 2019 also provides new express tool commands…
  • CENTERLINE: create centerline geometry associated with selected lines and linear polyline segments
  • SCALETEXT: enlarge or reduce selected text objects without changing their locations
  • DIMREASSOCIATE: the association or reassociation of selected dimensions to entities or points on entities
  • DIMREASSOC: restore the measured value to overridden or modified dimension text
  • AREATEXT: calculate boundary area and place the text with the value in the center of the area. Through the configuration dialog the user can set: Units used for drawing, Units desired for measurement, Prefix, Suffix Units of measurement, Decimal number, Retain boundary. It is possible to select an area through multi points, the direct selection of entities or by clicking inside a closed area
  • CHANGEBLOCK: create a new Bock Definition from a Block instance and open Block Editor to create a new modified Block
  • RENAMEBLOCK: rename a block and add a new block definition for further editing
  • CREATELINETYPE: create custom textual Linetypes through the Dialog box
  • DIMPOLY: the automatic creation of dimensions around a polyline
  • OFFSETSMART: create an offset deleting the original entities
  • DIMARRANGE: the aligning of a dimension line and a sub line
  • TEXTARRANGEV: arrange the selected text with vertical alignment
  • TOTLENGTH: show the total length of selected object

New in progeCAD Professional 2019 19.0.2.8 (Jun 21, 2018)

  • ProgeCAD 2019 Professional has added new file formats to allow for easier transfer from and into other CAD, CAM and 3D modeling applications.
  • IMPORT:
  • STEP and IGES
  • 3D Studio file .3DS
  • IFC (Underlays) The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) format files include building and construction data.
  • The IFCPANE command allows opening the Objects categories panel in order to control visibility. Once the .ifc underlay is attached, it is possible to snap to its entities or explode it converting into editable CAD data.
  • Google Earthfile .KMZ
  • Improved ESRI Shape (.shp) import. Base Elevation (initial Z value) can be set.
  • Pointcloud .LAS (as CAD points)
  • Pointcloud .XYZ (as CAD points)
  • Stereo Lithography file .STL
  • Virtual Reality Modeling Languagefile .VRML
  • EXPORT:
  • STEP and IGES
  • Wavefront .OBJ
  • Maya .MA
  • LightWave .LWO
  • Designers, drafters, engineers, architects and other professionals will be able to employ new commands for greater control and flexibility. NEW COMMANDS:
  • AUTOSEZ is a 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 – AutoCAD Civil 3D Feature)
  • SLOPE is a tool for an easy creation of terrain slope lines (ticks) between two edges or for a conversion of polylines into slope-style polylines (Topographic Sections – AutoCAD® Civil 3D Feature).
  • Fast triangulation of unordered point clouds. Creation of TIN surfaces from points within point cloud scan files. AUTOSEZ command can be applied to these surfaces.
  • Numbered Markers (Bubbles) automatically creates bubbles with sequence numbers or letters
  • Total length Measure. Calculation of the total length of selected entities.
  • a. The Cumulative length is displayed in the properties palette when the user selects some polylines and lines.
  • b. When the user selects more than one hatch, the Total Area is displayed in the properties palette.
  • AIDIMFLIPARROW flips the direction of arrowheads on Dimensions.
  • Plot Margin Customization (Zero Margin). Editing standard paper size margins of plotters/printers. Print over the standard devices margins and cover the entire sheet area.
  • PointCloud. Color Map. Set color scheme for imported PointClouds
  • PointCloud. ESNAP Support on Points.
  • Sort Data Extraction. Changing the sort order of tables generated by attribute extraction based on Columns.
  • BetterWMF Integration ( https://www.furix.com/betterwmf ) solves the problems related to copying and pasting drawings into other software packages like Microsoft Word
  • dwg file that contains only your selection.
  • The New SENDTOSKYPE command allows sending a .dwg file with selected entities via Skype.
  • Advanced Copy&Paste adds an option to enable Copy&Paste of selected entities as CAD data into other applications like Explorer or Chat apps (Telegram etc.). Fast transfer via Chat of a dwg file that contains only your selection.
  • ProgeCAD 2019 also provides many improvements to existing commands and processes:
  • Previous print area highlight (the Area of drawing used during previous print will be highlighted)
  • New interface for External References management (DWG, DGN, DWF, PDF, PointClouds, Images)
  • The in-place Multiline Text editor now fully supports line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification
  • The New Filter command with the dialog (‘_FILTER)
  • Search for files when using the Open command by clicking Tools > Find.
  • The Publish command with the improved GUI. Now the user can choose to publish his drawings using the PDF Printer driver.
  • The HATCHTOBACK command moves hatches to the back of the draw order.
  • More features available in the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Improved AutoComplete. Smart Search with priority to most frequently used commands, improved readability.
  • progeCAD 2019 Professional proposes very flexible licensing: Single Plus licenses allowing for desktop and laptop install, Network NLM licenses with a Take-Away technology for remote work, a USB portable license allowing you to work on any computer with progeCAD installed by plugging in the USB dongle, and Corporate licenses with unlimited installations at an unrivalled price. Current progeCAD users can upgrade to the latest version at a significant discount to the already-low price of the full version.

New in progeCAD Professional 2018 18.0.2.34 64-bit / 2018 18.0.2.35 32-bit (Jul 4, 2017)

  • New Render engine – based on Artisan
  • In-place Editor for Text e Multiline Text
  • New Rename command, with advanced interface
  • Improved PointCloud import (.pcg, .isd, .xyz, .ply, .las, .laz)
  • New Array dialog
  • XREF Fading - controls the dimming for all DWG Xref entities
  • Fade control on Locked layers. Now progeCAD support the LAYLOCKFADECTL (System Variable)
  • Fade control on RefEdit command. Now progeCAD support the XFADECTL (System Variable), controls the amount of fading within a reference being edited in place. This setting affects only the objects that are not being edited in the reference
  • New XDWGFADECTL - controls the dimming for all DWG Xref entities.
  • New interface for the RefEdit command
  • VPMAX and VPMIN commands (allow you to maximize and minimize viewports view) VPMAX expands the current viewport for editing and VPMIN restores the current layout viewport. The advantage of using these two commands is that you can pan and zoom while you are in model space, and when you go back to paper space the position and scale of the objects in the layout viewport remain unchanged.
  • Support for variable DIMLAYER (default layer for all dimensions). Specifies a default layer for new dimensions, override the current layer (CLAYER system variable).
  • Support for variable HPLAYER and HPTRANSPARENCY – In the hatch dialog, the user can set the Default layer (overriding the current layer ‘CLAYER’) and set the level of transparency for the new hatches. Changing these values does not affect existing hatch objects
  • 3D solids Sub Entity selection (selection of Faces and Edges on 3D objects with CTRL button and click)
  • TEXTFRONT Command (bring all texts to front)
  • Click on Options in the Command line (the string options on command line can be selected with mouse)
  • CACHEFILES variable (control the external cache layout data to enhance layout switching performance and memory usage)
  • Improved compatibility with Microstation files, open directly the DGN files
  • Import & Open new Microstation file formats (.dgnlib,.rdl,.cel)
  • Object Snap on underlays files (PDF, DWF and DGN)
  • Improved Underlay objects: For .pdf, dwg, and .dgn underlays, new support includes monochrome, fade, back­ground color adjust, show, and show clipped properties
  • Lock location for Floating or Docked Toolbars
  • Contextual Ribbons for Text, Multiline Text, Images entities and Refedit command
  • Pin Lock for Ribbon panel
  • Workspaces options management
  • Improved PDF Export: Export to a 2D .pdf file now includes new compression modes, image clipping and gradient hatches
  • PathWatcher (control of a folder for automatic dwg opening). Add _WATCHPATH command and dialog
  • Commands ISOLATEOBJECTS e UNISOLATEOBJECTS HIDEOBJECTS
  • ISOLATEOBJECTS, temporarily hides the display of all entities except those you select. The entities are displayed in the current view. All other entities are temporarily hidden.
  • HIDEOBJECTS, temporarily hides selected objects in the current view. All other objects are visible.
  • UNISOLATEOBJECTS, displays entities previously hidden with ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS.
  • ESRI-SHAPE. New commands to import ESRI-SHAPE files and data. Added MAPIMPORT via setting dialog, -MAPIMPORT and -MAPIMPORTWITHDATA. Work on the VIEWMAPDATA command.
  • Possible to associate a Default Template to the QNEW command
  • New CACHEFILES will externally cache layout data to enhance layout switching performance and memory usage
  • CHANGEBLOCK new command for edit single block instance
  • CENTERMARK command (Express)
  • Add Slope linetypes for topographic drawings (Express)
  • New virtual printer for PDF with Layers
  • Improve LOFT command
  • Improve ETRANSMIT command
  • DIMBREAK command, breaks or restores dimension and extension lines where they cross other entities

New in progeCAD Professional 2017 17.0.4.27 (May 30, 2016)

  • New Ribbon Menu with CUI menu files support
  • 64-bit engine
  • Improved memory management
  • Multi-core support for opening and regenerating files, which provides 1.5 to 3 times performance improvement on multi-core computers
  • Performance improvement opening and saving 2013 dwg format
  • Tables Style
  • Support for workspaces
  • New Advance Grip for polyline and hatch (middle grip and edit menu)
  • New Commands:
  • XOPEN
  • XPLODE
  • POLYSOLID
  • POINTCLOUDATTACH
  • BCOUNT
  • LAYERWALK
  • SELECTSIMILAR
  • ALIGNSPACE
  • VPSYNC
  • Improved commands:
  • PURGE
  • QSELECT
  • LOFT
  • CUSTOMIZE
  • New Express Tools
  • DWGConverter - External tool for conversions between different DWG file versions
  • Import and Export in Collada format (.dae files)
  • Improved support for DGN overlays, Civil3D, ADT, and mechanical object enablers
  • Improved Open .dgn files by converting them to .dwg files
  • New Set to ByLayer command (SETBYLAYER)
  • PRINTTRANSPARENCY - print transparency of images and hatches
  • New Match Properties Options dialog box
  • New AUTOCOMPLETE for typing in the command bar
  • Updated status bar, with icons and new features
  • New ability to print to DWF/DWFx files (like PC3 Printers)
  • New ability to print to PNG & JPG files (like PC3 Printers)
  • New Refedit Preview Dialog
  • Improved grip editing for dynamic blocks
  • All color assignments for screen items
  • Attach MrSID MG4 compressed raster images
  • All color-related system variables support RGB and index color value
  • NET API with user drawing interaction support (AutoCAD compatible)

New in progeCAD Professional 16.0.2.4 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • DWG 2016 support - Support for DWG from 2.5 to AutoCAD 2016 versions.
  • OS versions - Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 full compatibility.
  • Dynamic Input - Alternative way of entering commands through a command line interface at your Crosshair.
  • Dynamic UCS - Automatically creates a temporary XY plane to draw on.
  • progeCAD Cloud - Save and open drawings on Cloud.
  • Advanced Grips - By dragging grips you can change the shape and size of primitive solids.
  • Ortho 3D - progeCAD now also provides the Z Ortho mode.
  • Annotative objects - The annotative objects are scaled based on the current annotation scale setting and are automatically displayed at the correct size.
  • Dynamic Fields for Text - The Fields tool automates the insertion of titleblock text or any other annotations in a drawing.
  • Arctext command - The ARCTEXT command enables text alignment along an existing arc object.
  • Breakline command - The command allows to create a polyline including a breakline symbol.
  • PDF/A - The "progeCAD PDF printer" now save in a new PDF-A certified format.
  • Change Space command - It is quite easy to move entities from Model Space to Paper Space or the other way round with the help of the CHSPACE command.
  • Draw Order advanced tools - Advanced controls for draw order function.
  • Autocomplete command mode - Entering a command or system variable on the command line you are assisted by a list or auto completion of the commands and system variables as they are being typed.

New in progeCAD Professional 14.0.8.19 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • DWG 2014 support - Support for DWG from 2.5 to 2104 versions
  • OS versions - Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP full compatibility
  • Hatch Trim - hatches can now be trimmed using the standard Trim command
  • Dynamic Blocks Editing - change Dynamic Blocks shapes using Grips
  • Tables - creation and editing. Table creation based on Blocks Attributes and from Excel
  • Publish (Batch Plot) - print (or export to PDF/DWF) selected drawing layouts
  • EasyArch 3D - the 3D Parametric Architectural tool working 3D
  • 3D PDF - Convert 3D drawings into rich interactive 3D PDF documents visible through free Adobe Reader
  • Snap to some point along the imaginary extension of a line, arc or polyline segment
  • 3D Print - STL export for 3D Printer output
  • Paste Special - insert Tables by Cut & Paste from Excel, Open Office, Libre Office
  • Multiline Styles - Create named styles for multilines to control the number of elements and the properties of each element.
  • EATTEXT - createTables reading Blocks Attributes.NET support connection between .NET based software and progeCAD drawings

New in progeCAD Professional 13.0.12.12 (May 2, 2013)

  • DWG 2013 support
  • Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP full compatibility
  • Up to 20 times faster in Open and Save
  • PC3 Print Support
  • A plotter configuration file, or PC3 file, enables you to easily configure a plotter and to save the settings for later use
  • Multigrip Editing
  • Modify, move, rotate, scale, stretch using multiple Grips
  • Snap Extension
  • Snap to some point along the imaginary extension of a line, arc or polyline segment
  • Separated Hatches and Editing
  • Creation of separated hatches and editing. Allow Hatch trimming
  • New Dimension Options and Features
  • Quick Dimension, Jogged Dimension, Inspection Dimension, Arc Lenght
  • Multiline Command
  • Allows the drawing of multiple parallel lines with a single command
  • EasyArch Metric and Imperial
  • The powerful Architectural plugin supports now also Imperial
  • Improved Multi-line text
  • Several new features and option available for the creation of Multi-line texts
  • New Print Interface
  • AutoCAD® like style print dialog with Page Setup Manager
  • Traceparts and Cadenas for progeCAD
  • iCADLib integrates the progeCAD's 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
  • PDF, DWF and DGN Underlay
  • PDF files can be attached as an underlay to a drawing file and used as background for your drawings
  • DGN Import
  • Open Microstation files
  • FlatShot
  • Convert 3D solids to a 3-view 2D drawing
  • AEC objects visualization
  • Graphical entities created with Architectural Desktop visualized inside a DWG
  • Spline Editing
  • Delete/Add/Move fit points of a spline.Open or close a spline and edit the spline start and end tangents
  • Dimension Style Manager
  • Creates new styles, sets the current style, modifies styles, sets overrides on the current style, and compares styles
  • Helix and Loft Commands
  • Draw 3D Polyline in the form of a helix. Extrude several shapes and make one continuous object
  • STL and Collada (DAE) Export
  • COLLADA is a COLLAborative Design Activity for establishing an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications
  • STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software for rapid prototyping (3D printers)

New in progeCAD Professional 11.0.2.9 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Added EasyArch, 2D parametric Architecture application running inside progeCAD Pro.
  • Updated block manager called iCADLib, over 22000 blocks, with links to the TraceParts library containing 100 million blocks and symbols.
  • Increased compatibility with AutoCAD DWG files.

New in progeCAD Professional 10.0.14.8 (Feb 4, 2011)

  • DWG 2010 support
  • Windows 7 full compatibility
  • Performance improvement
  • PDF export with layers support (DWG can be exported into layered PDF)
  • PDF import with layers support (Layered PDF can be imported keeping the original layer structure)
  • New Property Toolbar. Support all entities properties
  • Gradient Hatch support
  • New Hatch Inferface
  • Advanced CTB (Greyscale print and Screening)
  • Polygonal layout Viewports
  • Solprof - 2D profile image extraction from ACIS solids
  • Highlighted selection area support (Crossing Selection and Window Selection)
  • Express Tool - New features
  • NLM Take Away - Temporarily move Network licenses on Laptops or other computers
  • More languages available: English, Chinese (traditional and Simplified), German, Italian, French, Polish, Czech, Russian)

New in progeCAD Professional 7.0.5 (Nov 26, 2006)

  • Now Supports AutoCAD 2007 Drawings