DataCAD Versions Comparison Chart
  DataCAD for DOS DataCAD 9 DataCAD 10 DataCAD 11 DataCAD 12 DataCAD LT 10 DataCAD LT 11
DOS 9 10 11 12 LT 10 LT 11
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OpenGL Shading
1 ambient and 7 user-definable light sources   Check Check Check

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1 sunlight source     Check Check Check Check Check
Shadow casting     Check Check Check Check Check
Superimpose scene over background photo     Check Check Check Check Check
Custom edge color, width, and overshoot     Check Check Check Check Check
o2c Rendering and Animation
4 fixed light sources (3 ambient, and one shadow casting)   Check Check Check Check Check Check
7 user-definable light sources     Check Check Check Check Check
Raytraced shadow casting   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Superimpose scene over background photo   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Real-time walk-through   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Anti-aliased rendering   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Raytracing   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Dynamic 3D material preview     Check Check Check Check Check
Transparency     Check Check Check Check Check
Reflection     Check Check Check Check Check
Smoothing     Check Check Check Check Check
Self-illumination     Check Check Check Check Check
Texture mapping     Check Check Check Check Check
Texture masking     Check Check Check Check Check
Texture origin       Check Check   New!
Material definitions by color     Check Check Check   New!
Material definitions by layer       Check Check   New!
Material definitions by entity         New!    
Embedded Material Definitions         New!    
Included Seamless Textures         250    
Included Material Definitions     400  400 600 400  400
Included Backgrounds         New!    
Import materials and textures from o2c objects       Check Check    
Import materials and textures from SketchUp files         New!    
2D Production Drawing
Automated 2-line, 3-line, and 4-line walls Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Cleanup tools for L, T, and X wall intersections Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Automatic door and window insertion Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Complex user-defined line types Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Pen Styles         New!    
Complex user-defined associative hatch patterns     Check Check Check Check Check
Associative dimensions (DIN and AS1100) Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Polyline and related editing tools Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Object snap on-the-fly Check Check Check Check Improved Check Check
Virtual object snapping Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
GetSnap smart snapping   Check Check Check Check Check Check
3D object snapping Limited Limited Check Check Improved Check Check
Dynamic Snap Indicator         New!    
Direct distance input method       Check Check   New!
Direction / Distance input mode   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Relative and absolute Cartesian input mode Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Relative and absolute polar input mode Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
XREFs (External Reference Files)   Check Check Check Check    
XClips (Reference File Clip Cubes)     Check Check Check    
SClips (Symbol Clip Cubes)         New!    
Fence Clips         New!    
HyperView linking   Check Check Check Check    
Hyperlink to external file     Check Check Check    
Hyperlink to Internet URL     Check Check Check    
Command line alias   Check Check Check Check    
Spell checker with international-language dictionaries   Check Check Check Check    
Architectural text styles (Vector-based fonts) Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Support for TrueType fonts     Check Check Check Check Check
Automatic boundary detection for hatching (Contour search)     Check Check Check    
Solid color fills     Check Check Check Check Check
Pattern fills     Check Check Check Check Check
Bitmap fills     Check Check Check Check Check
Layer manager with support for long layer names     Check Check Check Check Check
Multi-line Text (a.k.a. MText)         New!    
Support for SHX fonts         New!    
Entity Properties Editor         New!    
3D Modeling
3D geometric primitives modeler Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Vector-based hidden line removal Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Raster-based hidden line removal Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
Digital Terrain Modeling (Drop Mesh)   Check Check Check Check Check Check
TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) Surface Modeler       Check Check    
Ruled Surface Modeler       Check Check    
3D Knife       Check Check    
3D Sectioning Tool       Check Check    
o2c-based object viewer   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Convert TrueType fonts to 3D     Check Check Check Check Check
3D Boolean Operations         New!    
3D Edit Planes         New!    
Printing and Plotting
Support for any Windows-compatible printer or plotter   Check Check Check Check Check Check
WYSIWYG Print Preview   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Multi-scale Plotting Layout Check Check Check Check Check    
Convert Multi-scale Layout to DWG         New!    
Batch plotting direct and to .PRN and .PDF   Check Check Check Check    
Print to PDF with layers       Check Check    
Date, Time, and File Stamps     Check Check Check Check Check
Map 15 colors to 15 pens           Check Check
Map 255 colors to 15 pens Check Check Check Check Check    
Windows Compatibility
Windows Vista       Check Check   Check
Windows 2000/XP       Check Check   Check
Windows NT   Check Check        
Windows 95/98/Me   Check Check     Check  
Network Awareness       Check Check   New!
Interface supports Windows XP themes       Check Check   New!
MDI (Multiple Document Interface)   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Multi-view windows       Check Check   New!
Standard toolbar       Check Check   New!
User-definable icon toolbars Check Check Check Check Check Check Improved
View-sensitive icon toolbars   Check Check Check Check Check Improved
User-definable context-sensitive icon toolbars       Check Check   New!
Global, unlimited undo/redo   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Cut, Copy, and Paste to/from Windows applications   Check Check Check Check Check Check
Dynamic Zoom with Mouse Wheel     Check Check Check Check Improved
Dynamic Panning with Mouse       Check Check   New!
Estimating and Take-offs
Estimator link for material take-offs Check Check Check     Check  
Automated 3D framing with take-offs Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
File Compatibility (Open, Import, or Paste)
.DWG AutoCAD R2007 - R2009 drawing file         New!    
.DWG AutoCAD R2004 - R2006 drawing file       Check Check   New!
.DWG AutoCAD R12 - R2002 drawing file   Check Check Check Check Check Check
.DXF Data Exchange Format file Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
.AEC DataCAD drawing file (double-precision)       Check Check   New!
.DC5 DataCAD drawing file Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
.DLF DataCAD layer file (double-precision)       Check Check   New!
.LYR DataCAD layer file Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
.DSF DataCAD symbol file (double-precision w/layers)       Check Check   New!
.SM3 DataCAD symbol file Check Check Check Check Check Check Check
.DC+ DataCAD Plus drawing file   Check Check Check Check Check Check
.LY+ DataCAD Plus layer file   Check Check Check