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DataCAD |
DataCAD LT |
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LT 10 |
LT 11 |
LT 12 |
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$1,295 |
$1,295 |
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$295 |
$295 |
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Buy Online |
Buy Online |
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Buy Online |
Buy Online |
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1 ambient and 7 user-definable light sources |
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1 sunlight source |
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Shadow casting |
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Superimpose scene over background photo |
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Custom edge color, width, and overshoot |
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Anti-aliased shading |
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Rendering |
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4 fixed light sources (3 ambient, and one shadow casting) |
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7 user-definable light sources |
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Raytraced shadow casting |
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Superimpose scene over background photo |
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Real-time walk-through |
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Anti-aliased rendering |
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Raytracing |
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Dynamic 3D material preview |
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Transparency |
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Reflection |
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Smoothing |
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Self-illumination |
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Texture mapping |
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Texture masking |
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Texture origin |
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Material definitions by color |
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Material definitions by layer |
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Material definitions by entity |
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Embedded Material Definitions |
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Included Seamless Textures |
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Included Material Definitions |
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Included Backgrounds |
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Import materials and textures from o2c objects |
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Import materials and textures from SketchUp files |
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Drafting |
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Automated 2-line, 3-line, and 4-line walls |
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Cleanup tools for L, T, and X wall intersections |
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Automatic door and window insertion |
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Complex user-defined line types |
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Pen Styles |
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Complex user-defined associative hatch patterns |
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Associative dimensions (DIN and AS1100) |
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Polyline and related editing tools |
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Object snap on-the-fly |
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Virtual object snapping |
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GetSnap smart snapping |
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3D object snapping |
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Dynamic Snap Indicator |
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Direct distance input method |
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Direction / Distance input mode |
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Relative and absolute Cartesian input mode |
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Relative and absolute polar input mode |
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XREFs (External Reference Files) |
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Self-XREFs (Internal Reference File) |
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SketchUp XREFs |
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Bind XREFs to Symbols |
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XClips (Reference File Clip Cubes) |
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SClips (Symbol Clip Cubes) |
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Fence Clips |
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HyperView linking |
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Hyperlink to external file |
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Hyperlink to Internet URL |
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Command line alias |
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Spell checker with international-language dictionaries |
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Architectural text styles (Vector-based fonts) |
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Support for TrueType fonts |
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DataCAD TrueType Font |
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Automatic boundary detection for hatching (Contour search) |
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Solid color fills |
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Pattern fills |
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Bitmap fills |
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Layer manager with support for long layer names |
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Multi-line Text (a.k.a. MText) |
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Support for SHX fonts |
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Entity Properties Editor |
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Modeling |
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3D geometric primitives modeler |
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Vector-based hidden line removal |
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Raster-based hidden line removal |
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Digital Terrain Modeling (Drop Mesh) |
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TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) Surface Modeler |
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Ruled Surface Modeler |
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3D Knife |
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3D Sectioning Tool |
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o2c-based object viewer |
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Convert TrueType fonts to 3D |
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3D Boolean Operations |
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3D Edit Planes |
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Printing |
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Support for any Windows-compatible printer |
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WYSIWYG Print Preview |
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Multi-scale Printing Layout |
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Convert Multi-scale Layout to DWG |
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Batch printing direct and to .PRN and .PDF |
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Print to PDF with layers |
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Date, Time, and File Stamps |
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Map 15 colors to 15 pens |
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Map 255 colors to 15 pens |
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Windows Compatibility |
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Windows Vista |
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Windows 2000/XP |
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Windows NT |
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Windows 95/98/Me |
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Network Awareness |
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Interface supports Windows XP themes |
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MDI (Multiple Document Interface) |
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Multi-view windows |
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Standard toolbar |
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User-definable icon toolbars |
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View-sensitive icon toolbars |
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User-definable context-sensitive icon toolbars |
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Global, unlimited undo/redo |
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Cut, Copy, and Paste to/from Windows applications |
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Dynamic Zoom with Mouse Wheel |
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Dynamic Panning with Mouse |
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"Select All" via [Ctrl] + [A] |
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Estimating and Take-offs |
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Estimator link for material take-offs |
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Automated 3D framing with take-offs |
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File Compatibility (Open, Import, or Paste) |
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.DWG |
AutoCAD R2007 - R2009 drawing file |
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.DWG |
AutoCAD R2004 - R2006 drawing file |
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.DWG |
AutoCAD R12 - R2002 drawing file |
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.DXF |
Data Exchange Format file |
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.AEC |
DataCAD drawing file (double-precision) |
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.DC5 |
DataCAD drawing file |
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.DLF |
DataCAD layer file (double-precision) |
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.LYR |
DataCAD layer file |
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.DSF |
DataCAD symbol file (double-precision w/layers) |
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.SM3 |
DataCAD symbol file |
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.DC+ |
DataCAD Plus drawing file |
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.LY+ |
DataCAD Plus layer file |
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.SM+ |
DataCAD Plus symbol file |
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.TXT |
ASCII text file |
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.WMF |
Windows Metafile |
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.EMF |
Enhanced Windows Metafile |
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