What shipped, and when.

ActCAD 2016 Software new version 1.1678 released today. Updates are available :

• ActCAD 2016 Professional 64 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Professional 32 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Standard 64 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Standard 32 bit

Below are the major list of fixes compared to previous version:

• All software libraries updated from 1.1671 to 1.1678
• Graphics Issues on nVidia fixed.
• CUI files updated for Pro and Std versions
• Updated ActCAD name in all International languages.
• Modified few other libraries.

The latest installers for all four versions can be downloaded from our Downloads Page.

We have started our unique packages of all APIs for download from our download portal.

Below are the versions available for our latest released ActCAD software:
1. API for ActCAD 2016 Professional 64bit
2. API for ActCAD 2016 Professional 32bit
3. API for ActCAD 2016 Standard 64bit
4. API for ActCAD 2016 Standard 32bit
Please contact us to get the downloader file to download API kits.

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The API Toolkits are absolutely free for our Customers. Contact us today for further details.

We are glad to inform that ActCAD 2016 Software new version 1.1671 released today. Below are the versions avaialble in this release:

• ActCAD 2016 Professional 64 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Professional 32 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Standard 64 bit
• ActCAD 2016 Standard 32 bit

Below are the major list of fixes compared to previous version:

• All software libraries updated from 1.1661 to 1.1671
• Improved Speed and Performance based on new Teigha Libraries
• Improved Graphic Interface
• Added Image Menu
• Added Xref and Block Editor Menu
• Added new toolbars like Order, View, Layout etc.
• Added Properties Pallette at startup
• Problem fixed on DWG double click to open file in ActCAD
• Problem fixed on DXF double click to open file in ActCAD
• Totally new libraries for ActCAD Converter for DWG and DXF files
• Included .Net framework 4.5 in installer itself
• License Transfer Tool modified for one click deactivation
• Implemented new codes for License activation
• License Transfer Tool moved from Express Menu to ActCAD Programs Menu
• Few improvements to internal commands

The latest installers for all four versions can be downloaded from our Downloads Page. Contact us today for any further details about ActCAD.

ActCAD 2016 is now updated to the latest engine of ITC 8.1b. There are many release fixes in this version compared to our previous release 8.1a.

We have drastically optimized the speed of file opening and saving. Download our trial version to see the new features and functionalities. The existing customers of ActCAD 2016 will get this release patch free of cost.

Based on many requests from our clients and prospects, we have modified the Match Properties (MA) command in ActCAD 2016 versions. Now there is no need to hit another ENTER after selecting the source and destination entities to copy the properties.
We are also enhance the command on Leader match properties where is some technical issue. We will incorporate it in our next patch release.

Today we have released the new builds based on most recent ITC 8.1b Technology. There were several release fixes in this version compared 8.1a. ActCAD is available in Professional and Standard Versions. The new versions can be download from the download section. Feel free to contact us for further details

Today we released our all new licensing mechanism to work with ActCAD 2016 Software releases. We have added many security features to this tool with a special provision for self-license transfer first time. Users can install the software in any two computers and switch the license between them unlimited number of times. We have also introduced the license file concept in this software rather than using only the serial numbers. Please contact us for any further information.

ActCAD has released its totally revised and redrawn block library with over 5000 symbols which are popularly used in the domains of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural and Structural Engineering Domains. We are in the process of adding more 3D symbols in our next release to use with ActCAD Professional version.

IntelliCAD 8.1b is a maintenance release that contains over 140 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 8.1a maintenance release in September 2015.

Improvements in IntelliCAD 8.1b include fixes covering the areas of selection, user interface, lofting and sweeping, and many more, as well as small additions such as a new View and Mark-Up workspace, new BCOUNT command, and several new hatch patterns.

Important Fixes:

The following list details some of the new 140+ fixes that were implemented since the 8.1a release.

Working with drawing files

• Fixed reported cases where files could not be opened or saved properly.
• Fixed several issues for working with .dgn files.
• Fixed lineweights issue when exporting to a .pdf file.

User interface

• Several fixes for working with the ribbon, including: ribbon display, ribbon color when TBCOLOR=0, combobox controls, and more.
• Fixed display of user interface elements when using a large display resolution.
• Added a new workspace: View and Mark-up.
• Several fixes for toolbars and separators.
• XPLODE command was added to the menu, toolbar, and ribbon.

Selection

• Fixed reported issues with grips, including: grip points in PERSPECTIVE drawings, hatch grips, and working in the command bar while grip editing.
• Fixed issue with entity snapping in perspective view.

APIs

• Fixed issues when calling (menucmd) after MENULOAD in LISP with BUILUIASYNC enabled.
• Fixes for .NET API.
• Fixed issue with enabled and disabled VBA macros.

More fixes

• Fixed issue when using SCALELISTEDIT.
• Fixed use of Reset All in Customize dialog box.
• Fixed use of Reset on the Options > Profiles tab.
• Fixed issue with workspaces after importing a .cui file.
• Fixed issues with lofting entities.
• Fixed issues with sweeping along a helix and also 3D entities.
• Fixed the setting of different locations for an annotation block in different annotation scales.
• New BCOUNT command was added.
• Fixed printing images with different Brightness settings.
• Fixes for XPLODE command.
• Fixes for Match Properties.
• New CORK, STARS, HONEY, and HOUND hatch patterns were added.

ActCAD Engineering Solutions has released its 2016 version which is based on ITC 8.1a platform and supported by Spatials ACIS 3D Modeling Kernel. The new versions of ActCAD Professional and ActCAD Standard are available for download in our downloads section.

IntelliCAD 8.1a is a maintenance release that contains over 100 improvements and fixes since the IntelliCAD 8.1 release in July 2015, which included support for Microsoft® Windows® 10 and many new features such as multi-core processing, support for opening and saving .dwg files version 2015, and developing end-user applications with Microsoft .NET 4.5.

Improvements in IntelliCAD 8.1a can be found in the ribbon interface, working with hatches, entity modification, and many additional areas.

Important Bug Fixes:

The following list details some of the new 100+ fixes that were implemented since the 8.1 release.

Working with drawing files

• Fixed reported cases where files could not be opened properly.
• Fixed several issues for working with .dgn files.

User interface

• Fixed toolbar appearance and text display at high display resolutions.
• Several fixes for working with the ribbon.
• Fixed resizing of floating toolbars.

Hatches

• Fixed display issue when using UNDO after a hatch grip edit.
• Fixed associative boundary hatches when a boundary is a polyline.
• Corrected hatch boundary associativity when dragging a hatch, using a grip point, and canceling changes.
• Several more hatch fixes.

APIs

• LISP (redraw) fixed to ignore erased entities.
• LISP (grread) fixed when calling the ERROR function.
• Fixed grips and highlighted entities when calling the SELECT command from SDS/LISP.
• ORTHOGONAL command (defined as local variable in LISP) fixed.

More fixes

• Fixed display issue when inserting external references.
• EXPLODE command enhanced.
• Fixed reported crashes for difference scenarios when using the EXPLODE, PLOT,
• Enhancements made to working with workspaces.
• Fixed OLEBKGCOLOR.
• Fixed group designation for the -TOOLBAR command.
• Fixes for grip editing.
• Fixed display of viewport properties in the Properties pane.
• Fixed the default option for the PYRAMID command.
• Fixed PASTEORIG when working with multiple layouts.
• Fixed Zoom Extents when displaying multiline text.

IntelliCAD 8.1 is a major release that now includes support for Microsoft Windows 10. IntelliCAD 8.1 also includes multi-core processing when opening and regenerating files, which provides a 1.5 to 3 times performance improvement on multi-core computers. Also included is support for opening and saving .dwg files version 2015, developing end-user applications with a new Microsoft .NET API, opening and exporting .dgn files, annotation scaling, publishing drawings, printing to .dwf (or .dwfx), .png, and .jpg files, drawing helices and revision clouds, lofting and sweeping entities, creating polysolids, and various other new commands such as SETBYLAYER, XPLODE, TXT2MTXT, and AUTOCOMPLETE.

Many user interface enhancements are also included: new ribbon user interface that can be used with or without menus, support for customizable workspaces, and ability to quickly switch color schemes.

New Features:

Working with files

• Open, save, and work with .dwg files of version 2015.

• Open .dgn files by converting them to .dwg files.
• Attach point cloud files.
• IntelliConvert command added.
• Export .dgn files.

Performance enhancements

• Multi-core support for opening and regenerating files, which provides 1.5 to 3 times performance improvement on multi-core computers.
• ACIS In is now available in IntelliCAD Standard versions.

User interface

• New ribbon interface that can be used with or without the menus.
• New icons throughout IntelliCAD.
• Updated status bar, including ability to single-click (instead of double-click ) status bar items.
• Autocomplete commands when typing at the command line.
• Updated Properties pane.
• Support for workspaces.
• Color schemes are now available.

Printing

• New Publish command.
• New ability to print to DWF/DWFx files.
• New ability to print to PNG and JPG files.
• Advanced options added for print stamps.

Viewing drawings

• New support for annotation scaling.

Working with entities

• New Helix command.
• New Revision Cloud command.
• New XPLODE command.
• Tab through commands when hovering over a grip.
• New Z-axis orthomode support.
• New Match Properties Options dialog box.
• New Text to Multiline Text command.
• New dialog box for the BLOCK command.
• New 3D entity commands: Loft, Sweep, Polysolid.
• New Set to ByLayer command.

APIs

• IntelliCAD 8.1 uses Teigha version 4.0.1 from the Open Design Alliance.
• New .NET API.
• New IcUi API for creating IntelliCAD based MFC dialogs or special dialog controls.

System variables

• Added or updated: ANNNOALLVISIBLE, ANNNOSCALELIMIT, AUTOCOMPLETEFILTER, AUTOCOMPLETEMODE, AUTOCOMPLETEOPTIONS, AUTOCOMPLETEDELAY, AUTOCOMPLETETRANSP, AUTOCOMPMINTEXTLEN, CANNOSCALE, CANNOSCALEVALUE, CURRENTAFFINITYMASK, DIMANNO, HPANNOTATIVE, LOCALEROOTPREFIX, LOFTANG1, LOFTANG2, LOFTMAG1, LOFTMAG2, LOFTNORMALS, LOFTPARAM, MSLTSCALE, MTMODE, MULTICORE, PICKFIRSTFLAGS, PRINTTRANSPARENCY, PSLTSCALE, PSOLHEIGHT, PSOLWIDTH, SELECTIONANNODISPLAY, SETBYLAYERMODE, STATBARSTYLE, and SURFACEMODELINGMODE.

Important Bug Fixes:

The following list details some of the 1300+ fixes that were implemented since the 8.0a release on 7/31/2014.

Display

• In the View Manager, fixed restoring a view after using Edit Boundaries.
• Several issues fixed for working with a grid.

Hatches

• Fixed hatch result for dynamic blocks
• Shape of hatch fixed when exploding and copying
• Fixed crash when selecting complex hatch areas in some cases.

Text and multiline text

• Fixed errors with Korean fonts.
• Fixed issues with MTEXT that was missing underlined text in some cases.
• Fixed editing MTEXT with European keyboard layout.
• Fix for %% codes.

Printing

• Print configuration is fixed when extracting from a .pc3 file.
• Fixed various issues with printing certain entities, including hatch transparency, oblique text, and hidden paperspace entities.
• Fixed issue for irregular viewports that cause large increase in print size.

APIs

• LISP:
  • Now *.slb files are accessible through LISP paths.
  • Fixed issue with (menucmd).
  • Highlighting fixed for selection sets supplied to commands via LISP.
• SDS:
  • Fixed issue with sds_cleanplane.
  • sds_zoomit fixed for docked dialogs.

More fixes

• Fixed issue with LAYFRZ for blocks.
• Fixed dimension associativity after copying.
• Extend and Trim commands now properly work with blocks using the ALL option.
• Fixed specified angle usage for VIEWCTL.
• Incorrect attribution data after exploding a block is fixed.
• Several fixes for working with customized .mnu files.
• Several fixes for filleting when working with splines, polylines, and two circles.
• Fixed perpendicular snapping when working with requested angles.
• Fixed the use of snapping when using Zoom > Window.
• Fixed issue with changing 3D polyline vertices using grips.
• Fixed using From Entity Snap in layouts.

Technical Notes:

• IntelliCAD is now supported for Microsoft Windows 10 operating systems.
• IntelliCAD source code is built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 and .NET version 4.5.
• VSTA support has been disabled.