DataCAD Versions Comparison Chart
Drafting and Production Drawing
'Smart' parametric walls
'Smart' parametric doors and windows
'Smart' parametric arrows
'Smart' view-dependent symbols
Symbol Layer Control
Automatic wall intersection cleanup
User-selectable wall intersection cleanup
Complex user-defined line types
Pen Styles
Complex user-defined associative hatch patterns
Associative dimensions (DIN and AS1100)
Polyline and related editing tools
Object snap on-the-fly
Virtual object snapping
GetSnap smart snapping
3D object snapping
Dynamic Snap Indicator
Direct distance input method
Direction / Distance input mode
Relative and absolute Cartesian input mode
Relative and absolute polar input mode
XREFs (External Reference Files)
Self-XREFs (Internal Reference File)
SketchUp XREFs
Bind XREFs to Symbols
XClips (Reference File Clip Cubes)
SClips (Symbol Clip Cubes)
Fence Clips
Merge Clipping Boundaries
HyperView linking
Hyperlink to external file
Hyperlink to Internet URL
Command line alias
Spell checker with international-language dictionaries
Architectural text styles (Vector-based fonts)
Support for TrueType fonts
DataCAD TrueType Font
Automatic boundary detection for hatching (Contour search)
Knockout fills (a.k.a. Wipeout)
Solid color fills
Pattern fills
Bitmap fills
Layer manager with support for long layer names
Persistent (a.k.a. Modeless) Layer Manager
Multi-line Text (a.k.a. MText)
Scale-independent Text (Lock Size)
Scale-independent Dimensions (Lock Size)
Scale-independent Hatching (Lock Size)
Scale-independent Symbols (Lock Size)
Lock Text Angle
Support for SHX fonts
Entity Properties Editor
Helplines
AEC Fie Repair
Drawing Window Opacity
PDF Tools
PDF Merging
PDF Security (Password and Restrictions)
PDF Watermarking
Modeling
3D geometric primitives modeler
3D Polylines
Draw and edit 3D polyline objects, which consist of line segments connecting vertices in three-dimensional space.
Vector-based hidden line removal
Raster-based hidden line removal
Digital Terrain Modeling (Drop Mesh)
TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) Surface Modeler
Ruled Surface Modeler
3D Knife
3D Sectioning Tool
Object Viewer (a.k.a. o2c Player)
Object Viewer Interactive Tools
Quick Object Viewer
Sun Shader
Convert TrueType fonts to 3D
3D Boolean Operations
3D Edit Planes
B-Spline and Béziercurves with extrusion
Polygon Normal Options
Shading
Real-time walk-through
7 user-definable light sources (variable color)
1 sunlight source
Sun shadow casting (variable color)
Superimpose scene over background photo
Custom edge color, width, and overshoot
Anti-aliased shading
Texture mapping
Material definitions by color
Material definitions by layer
Material definitions by entity
Rendering
Real-time walk-through
3 fixed ambient light sources
1 sunlight source
User-definable light sources (variable intensity)
User-definable light sources (variable color)
Raytraced shadow casting
Superimpose scene over background photo
Anti-aliased rendering
Raytracing
Dynamic 3D material preview
Transparency
Reflection
Smoothing
Self-illumination
Texture mapping
Texture masking
Texture origin
Material definitions by color
Material definitions by layer
Material definitions by entity
Embedded Material Definitions
Included Seamless Textures
Included Material Definitions
Included Backgrounds
Import materials and textures from o2c objects
Import materials and textures from SketchUp files
Printing
Support for any Windows-compatible printer
WYSIWYG Print Preview
Multi-scale Printing Layout
Convert Multi-scale Layout to DWG
Batch printing direct and to .PRN and .PDF
Print to PDF with layers
Date, Time, and File Stamps
Map 15 colors to 15 pens
Map 255 colors to 15 pens
Windows Compatibility
Windows 8/10/11
Mixed-Mode DPI Awareness
Network Awareness
Interface supports Windows Themes
MDI (Multiple Document Interface)
Multi-view windows
Standard toolbar
User-definable icon toolbars
View-sensitive icon toolbars
User-definable context-sensitive icon toolbars
Global, unlimited undo/redo
Cut, Copy, and Paste to/from Windows applications
Dynamic Zoom with Mouse Wheel
Dynamic Panning with Mouse
"Select All" via [Ctrl] + [A]
Estimating and Take-offs
Automated 3D framing with take-offs
File Compatibility
(Open, Import, or Paste)
PDF Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (As Image)
DWG AutoCAD R12 - R2021 drawing file
DXF Data Exchange Format file
SKP SketchUp 7 - 2019
AEC DataCAD drawing file (double-precision)
DC5 DataCAD drawing file (single-precision)
DLF DataCAD layer file (double-precision)
LYR DataCAD layer file
DSF DataCAD symbol file (double-precision w/ layers)
SM3 DataCAD symbol file
DC+ DataCAD Plus drawing file
LY+ DataCAD Plus layer file
SM+ DataCAD Plus symbol file
TXT ASCII text file
WMF Windows Metafile
EMF Enhanced Windows Metafile
O2C Objects to See file
ACO ArCon file
3DS 3D Studio
STL Stereo Lithography
BMP Windows bitmap
JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file
GIF Graphic Interchange Format
TIF Tagged Image Format File
TGA Truevision Targa Graphic
PNG Portable (Public) Network Graphic
PCX PC Paintbrush Bitmap Graphic
PCD Kodak Photo-CD Image
XLS Excel Spreadsheet
PAK DataCAD Pak-N-Go Archive
DMF DataCAD Material File
File Compatibility
(SaveAs, Export, or Copy)
PDF Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File
DWG AutoCAD R12 - R2021 drawing file
DWG AutoCAD R12 - R14 drawing file
DXF Data Exchange Format file
DWF WHIP! (Design Web Format)
SKP SketchUp 7 - 2019
AEC DataCAD drawing file (double-precision)
DLF DataCAD layer file (double-precision)
DSF DataCAD symbol file (double-precision w/layers)
TXT ASCII text file
WMF Windows Metafile
EMF Enhanced Windows Metafile
O2C Objects to See file
ACO ArCon file
3DS 3D Studio
STL Stereo Lithography
BMP Windows bitmap
JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file
TIF Tagged Image Format File
TGA Truevision Targa Graphic
PNG Portable (Public) Network Graphic
PCX PC Paintbrush Bitmap Graphic
EPS Encapsulated PostScript
PCD Kodak Photo-CD Image
PRN Windows printer file
WRL Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML) file
RAY DC Render file
PAK DataCAD Pak-N-Go Archive
DMF DataCAD Material File
Miscellaneous
64-Bit Double-precision database
64-Bit Double-precision Display List
Maximum uncompressed drawing file size
Automatic purge of unused data
Drawing file compression
Drawing Session Backups
Automatic Drawing Backup and Recovery
Symbol Browser
Included 2D/3D Symbol Library
Symbol (a.k.a. "Block") Text Attributes
Maximum number of line types per drawing
Embedded line types
Line type manager
Line type creator
Maximum number of hatch patterns per drawing
Embedded hatch patterns
Hatch pattern manager
Maximum number of layers
Maximum number of icons per toolbar
Maximum number of characters per layer name
B-Spline, maximum number of control points
Bézier, maximum number of control points
3D Slabs and Polygons maximum number of nodes
3D Quadrics (Spheres, Cones, etc.) max. divisions
DCAL (DataCAD Applications Language) Included
DCAL for Delphi Included
DCAL for C++ Included
Selection Sets
Text Scale
Customizable keyboard macros
Hard-coded keyboard macros
Identify, Set All
User-definable default drawings
Customizable scales, angles, and distances
Architectural scale fractions 1/64, 1/128, 1/256
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