What's new in BabaCAD 2.0
Apr 3, 2017
- 64-bit version with MDI (multiple-document-interface):
- modern designed with ribbon bar and large buttons
- different line types loads from bcad.lin
- user can update bcad.lin with custom linetypes
- auto-save with recovery (default 5 min)
- type AUTOSAVEINTERVAL in command window to change
- dynamic input (can be turned off - statusbar)
- easy start commands with auto-complete input
- type line/polyline length/angle using DynInput
- grid lines (F7 or status bar to turn on/off)
- anti-aliased smooth rendering (LW)
- new objects like SPLINE, 3D POLYLINE, ELLIPSE...
- join polylines, break polyline, break spline
- new modify tools: array, mirror
- copy objects and blocks between multiple documents
- LISP enabled, use APPLOAD or update bcad.mnu to load lisps
- 3D ready version (3D Modeling coming soon) with 3D objects
- LINE, 3D POLYLINE, POINT are 3D objects in BabaCAD 2017
- update Z coordinate in Properties window
- use 3DORBIT or VIEW to navigate in 3D or projection planes
- image (raster) save now is working (saved with path ref.)
New in BabaCAD 1.3 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Bugs fixed:
- many bugs fixed
- Improvements:
- hatch patterns with pattern palette window (custom patterns supported in .pat files)
- block explorer palette giving fast access and preview of blocks (see left dock pane)
- LISP programming and using .lsp autolisp compatible files (download LISP 1.0 extension)
- customization using bcad.mnu to load LISP files on startup and define custom command icons
- international characters support for text objects
- new dimensions: radius, diameter and angular (smart dynamic dimensioning)
- rotate, scale, move with dynamic preview
- length option for polyline draw forwading direction and specified length
- line drawing towards direction and length by typing length value in command line
- draw rectangle with specified width,height by typing @width,height as second point
- trim and extend improved
- new commands: explode (for blocks), break, add/delete polyline vertex
- LISP interpreter available in command line using brackets "("
- text command: user can input multiple words for text content in command line
- tracking improved (stay a little on snap point to activate tracking; extension, perpend)
- more right click commands
New in BabaCAD 1.2 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Bugs fixed:
- some bugs fixed (right-to-left rectangle selection, insert block bug, drawing functions bugs...)
- Improvements:
- support for native *.DWG file formats (reads up to dwg R2007)
- polyline with arc (bulges) segments, smart input, editing
- more arc input modes (three points is now default)
- hatch improved
- true type text fonts (arial is default now)
- new modify commands: offset, trim, extend (offset works well with polylines including bulges-arc segments)
- undo/redo up to 100 commands
- more right-click menu commands
- many new features soon in release 1.3 (coming on June 2013)
New in BabaCAD 1.1 (Sep 19, 2012)
- Bugs fixed:
- many bugs fixed (deleted objects saved, colors not saved as supposed, bugs when run in no opengl driver mode
- Improvements:
- plot fully functional, with layouts, with precise plot scale, fast switching between model / paper space, add multiple viewports to paper layout, save last active layout in dxf, open layout in any CAD, open from any CAD
- smart dimensioning, linear (rotated, vertical, horizontal), aligned, later will come angle, radius, diameter dims, fast dimension attach, change easy from vertical/horizontal
- Dimension styles, load, save, modify/format. Loads all dim styles from dxf, create new, modify existing styles, save and open dim styles in any CAD, update dimensions in drawing with specific dim style with just one click (To All Dims)
- Import all blocks from external drawing with one click (Browse button in 'Block Insert' Dialog)
- Insert external reference drawings (XREF)
- input relative and absolute polar coordinates (@115.2
New in BabaCAD 1.0.3 (Sep 19, 2012)
- Bugs fixed:
- minor bugs when deleting objects fixed
- Improvements:
- multiple objects selection inside rectangle with mouse click (move from left to right-> selects if whole object inside rectangle, move right to left-> if part of an object..)
- new command IMPTXT imports point objects from txt or any other text format file. Text file with X,Y coordinates and label for every point, will be automatically inserted in workspace.
- Data in txt file has to be in this form: label(number or text w/o spaces) TAB-delimiter(or semicolon ';') X-coordinate TAB Y-Coordinate NEWLINE
New in BabaCAD 1.0.2 (Sep 19, 2012)
- Bugs fixed:
- tif image insert bug corrected: insert image window now have tif images in files list
- Improvements:
- block insert command now include option to list all blocks in Insert Block window,
- just hit enter in command prompt when asked for block name