CorelCAD

CAD software is widely used around the world by engineers and programmers, in order to design anything from cars, buildings and electrical circuits. The most widespread document format for such projects is the well-known DWG extension, which has become an industry standard and is recognized by almost every CAD application out there.

CorelCAD is one of the more professional solutions that tackles the field of computer-aided design, due to the extensive number of features and functions it provides. Beside the fact that it supports the creation of DWG files, it can also open already existing ones from your computer and recognize every shape and layer that can be found inside the design.

As usually, you can control the camera using your mouse and keyboard, although you can add a drawing tablet and use it to render more precise models. Beside the usual zoom, pan and move options, you can also change the perspective altogether and view the model from another angle, in the case of 3D or 2.5D constructs. Thus, it is very easy to navigate around the sheet, as well as to quickly reach the part you want to modify.

It is also possible to take it completely from scratch, by creating a new document and adding the first line yourself. Thus, you are able to choose from the large variety of predefined shapes and constructs, such as arcs, rectangles and various type of lines, or manually create every part of the drawing using simple elements. Beside the placing the elements directly onto the sheet using your mouse, you can also specify their characteristics and insert them from the command-line.

The finished drawings can be modified as well, in case you need to re-arrange elements or change their properties. Thus, you can copy, offset, rotate, align or stretch items, as well as perform more complex, 3D operations on models. Solid objects can also be edited quite easily, by extruding, rotating or deleting faces.

In the end, there are few things CorelCAD is not able to do when it comes to CAD design. The multitude of included features and the plethora of editing options make it a truly complete technical drawing tool, while still managing to remain accessible to newcomers. It can, however, get pretty confusing and disorienting at times, especially due to the cluttered user interface.