ACTCAD Software Updates & Fixes

ActCAD announces the release the new maintenance release 1100 for below mentioned versions:

    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit

This is a minor release with few fixes and improments:

Revised ActCAD API to latest version
Revised some automated test scripts to improve Quality Checks
Added - Few new Toolbars and improved existing Toolbars
Fixed - Problems with grips dragging for Aligned Dimension in a particular drawing
Fixed - DotNet dialog does not properly hide for selection
Fixed - Block insert error by button in the newly opened drawing

Existing ActCAD 2017 users can use CHECKFORUPDATES command to directly update to this version from any previous version. New users can download latest ActCAD 2017 software versions from our downloads depot.

ActCAD announces the release the new maintenance release 1095 for below mentioned versions:

    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit

This is a significant improvement release and below is a detailed list of enhancements:

Revised OpenDesign Teigha Libraries to revision 4227
Revised ActCAD API to latest version
Added - Support for 2018 DWG & DXF Files
Added - New PDF open and Edit feature
Added - Support DWG 2018 version in IntelliConvert
Added - UCS2 toolbar
Added - Many new RGB Colors
Improved - ActCAD Updater
Fixed: Regen notification on zoom beyond certain limit
Fixed - Optimized Default Settings
Fixed - Crash while loading custom CUI
Fixed - Entmake solid transparency issue
Fixed - Crash on some calls to ActCAD GUI
Fixed - Can not open a 2018 DXF file in ACAD after converting it in ActCAD
Fixed - Part of the screen become black on zoom
Fixed - Paths are not saved in Options dialog
Fixed - TEXT may draw with incorrect rotation angle (if ANGBASE/ANGDIR are changed from default)
Fixed - [DWG2018] Can not open a DXF file in ACAD after converting it in ICAD
Fixed - DWG Convert - incorrect dwg versions shown on conversion prompt
Fixed - Opening DWG 2018 IntelliCAD complains that it cannot open version 2013
Fixed - DWG Convert - incorrect dwg versions shown on conversion prompt
Fixed - [Crash] selective regen hangup again
Fixed - [Crash] SelectiveRegen -> assertReadEnabled
Fixed - A rotation angle is not accepted if rotate during grip editing
Fixed - Menu icons are wrong
Fixed - [RR] autocomplete does not provide exact correspondence
Fixed - Users updated to ActCAD 2017 loose their Aliases
Fixed - Aliases in CUI file
Fixed - Few changes made to Dr.KLNDrawingsConverter.exe

Existing ActCAD 2017 users can use CHECKFORUPDATES command to directly update to this version from any previous version. New users can download latest ActCAD 2017 software versions from our downloads depot.

ActCAD announces the release of new ActCAD 2018 version (84216) for below mentioned products:

    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit

Below is a detailed list of Improvements & Bug Fixes:

• Added: Save to DWG 2018 version in ActCAD Drawings Converter
• Added: Open vector PDF file in ActCAD and edit the entities
• Fixed: Regen notification on zoom beyond certain limit
• Fixed: Cut and paste into Microsoft Word and background color is not correct (RGB conversion issue)
• Fixed: GETSEL selects incorrect entities if a text or an image is selected
• Fixed: Setfunhelp function aborts loading of remaining LISP code
• Fixed: Can not open 2018 DXF file in ACAD after converting it in ActCAD
• Fixed: Few changes made to Dr.KLNDrawingsConverter.exe

New versions of ActCAD 2018 are available for download in our Downloads section. Existing 2018 users can update to latest versions by clicking on Help Menu > Check For Updates (or by using CHECKFORUPDATES command).

ActCAD announces the release of new ActCAD 2018 version (84214) for below mentioned products:

    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit

Below is a detailed list of new features and important fixes:

• Support for 2018 DWG & DXF Files
• New ActCAD Converter with support for 2018 DWG & DXF
• Added more than 555 new colors to ActCAD
• Added UCS2 toolbar in UI
• Improvements made to ActCAD Check For Updates system
• Fixed : [DWG2018] Can not open a DXF file in Other CAD after converting it in ActCAD
• Fixed : Autoload .NET plugins using registry
• Fixed : [OtherCmd]After pressing Enter without entering a value, the BREAKLINE command unexpectedly terminated
• Some improvements made to ActCAD Help

New versions of ActCAD 2018 are available for download in our Downloads section. Existing 2018 users can update to latest versions by clicking on Help->Check For Updates (or by using CHECKFORUPDATES command).

Feel free to contact us if you need any further information about our products and services.

ActCAD announces the release of new ActCAD 2018 versions (8.4.212) for below mentioned versions:

    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit

This is a major release in this version upgrading the core engine from ITC 8.3a to latest 8.4. Below is a detailed list of new features and important fixes:

• Improvements to ActCAD Updater
• Fixed an error in License Deactivation
• Corrected Breakline extension problem compared to previous release
• Few improvements on speed, performance and settings.

New versions of ActCAD 2018 are available for download in our Downloads section. Existing 2018 users can update to latest versions by clicking on Help->Check For Updates (or by using CHECKFORUPDATES command).

Feel free to contact us if you need any further information about our products and services.

ActCAD announces the release of new ActCAD 2018 versions (8.4.210) for below mentioned versions:

    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit

This is a major release in this version upgrading the core engine from ITC 8.3a to latest 8.4. Below is a detailed list of new features and important fixes:

• All new CUSTOMIZE Dialog box with many powerful features for UI customization.

• Improved entity snap performance in drawings with underlays.

• Improved redraw performance when creating and updating entities in a drawing that has a large number of existing entities.

• Introduced Drawing Customer Properties Features to view, edit and create new custom properties in .dwg files.

• Running ActCAD on a 4K monitor and switching between monitors with high resolutions is greatly improved.

• Improved Break Line Command.

• All New Quick Leader Command.

• All New Multi-line Leader Command.

• All New Burst Command

• All New Multiline Styles command to create and modify multiline styles

• All New Select Similar Command. The entities with properties that match are then added to the selection set.

• The new Explode Attributes command un groups blocks, creating separate entities for each element and converting attributes to text.

• The new Get Selection command selects all entities in a drawing that match both the layer of an entity you select and the type of an entity you select.

• The in-place Multiline Text editor now supports line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification.

• Use the new Explode Text command to break multiline text and single-line text into polylines.

• The new Auto Number command adds numbering to text, multiline text, multi-leaders, or block attributes.

• New Filter option for the -LAYER command.

• Introduced New System Variables : BLIPSIZE, IFCOSNAP, MLEADERSCALE, SELECTSIMILARMODE, SNAPSIZE, UOSNAP.

• Several fixes for opening and saving specific drawing files.

• WMFOUT fixed for solid hatches.

• Fixed issue with text styles that used substituted fonts.

• Several fixes for stacked text.

• Fixed print stamp issue when entities are assigned a non-default color.

• DCL: Fix for dlg_set_tile() / dlg_get_tile().

• IRX: Improved few methods and functions

• Several fixes for working with the in-place multiline text editor, including: lost italic setting, underline and overline, SHX fonts, and more.

• Fixed Increment/Decrement button when defining blocks.

• Fixed issue with the OLEHIDE system variable.

• Several fixes for working with hatches, including an Add option fix and preserving color when editing.

• Several fixes for the Find command.

• Snapping while grip editing 3d polylines now respects OSNAPZ.

• Fixed crash issue when using CUTCLIP with a rectangle.

• Fixed viewport display of entities with transparency.

• Fixed issue with joining lines and polylines.

• Fixed several issues with trimming and extending lines.

• Fixed specific crash issue when working with angular dimensions.

• Fixed issues related to working with entities in NWUCS.

• Regeneration issue with PDF underlays during zoom/pan has been fixed.

New versions of ActCAD 2018 are available for download in our Downloads section. Existing 2018 users can update to latest versions by clicking on Help->Check For Updates (or by using CHECKFORUPDATES command).

Feel free to contact us if you need any furhter information about our products and services.

IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced the release of thier new version IntelliCAD 8.4. Below is a detailed list of Improvements and Bug Fixes compared to IntelliCAD 8.3a.

New Features:

Performance

• Improved entity snap performance in drawings with underlays.
• Improved redraw performance when creating and updating entities in a drawing that has a large number of existing entities.

Working with files

• Attach IFC underlays (for versions of IntelliCAD that support working with BIM files). IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) format files include building and construction data. Once the .ifc underlay is attached, you can explode it, snap to it, and use the IFCPANE command to open a Categories pane to control visibility.

• For IntelliCAD versions that support markup for .dgn files in their native format, several new features are available such as loading blocks from .cel files, Array command, Fillet command, and more.

• Use the new Drawing Properties command to display properties for a drawing, some of which can be modified such as keywords and comments.

User interface

• Running IntelliCAD on a 4K monitor and switching between monitors with high resolutions is greatly improved.
• A new Customize dialog box allows for easier customization of the user interface. Use it to customize menus; the ribbon, application button, and quick access toolbar (for IntelliCAD versions that support a ribbon); toolbars; keyboard shortcuts; and aliases. You can also easily manage .cui customization files and share settings between files.

Creating entities

• Draw a polyline that has a breakline symbol using the new Break Line command.
• Draw leaders using the new Quick Leader command, or draw multileaders using the new Multileader command. You can edit, align, and collect multileaders. You can also create and assign styles to multileaders, which help control the layout and appearance of multileaders.
• Use the new Multiline Styles command allows you to create and modify multiline styles, which help control the layout and appearance of multilines.

Selecting and modifying entities

• Search for entities that match properties of other entities using the new Select Similar command. The entities with properties that match are then added to the selection set.
• The new Explode Attributes command ungroups blocks, creating separate entities for each element and converting attributes to text.
• The new Get Selection command selects all entities in a drawing that match both the layer of an entity you select and the type of an entity you select.

Text

• The in-place Multiline Text editor now supports line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification.
• Use the new Explode Text command to break multiline text and single-line text into polylines.
• The new Auto Number command adds numbering to text, multiline text, multileaders, or block attributes.

More features

• New Filter option for the -LAYER command.
• New hatch patterns are available.
• New linetypes are available.

System variables

• Added or updated: BLIPSIZE, IFCOSNAP, MLEADERSCALE, SELECTSIMILARMODE, SNAPSIZE, UOSNAP.

Important Bug Fixes & Improvements:

Working with files

• Several fixes for opening and saving specific drawing files.
• WMFOUT fixed for solid hatches.

Text and multiline text

• Several fixes for working with the in-place multiline text editor, including: lost italic setting, underline and overline, SHX fonts, and more.
• Fixed issue with text styles that used substituted fonts.
• Several fixes for stacked text.

Printing

• Fixed print stamp issue when entities are assigned a non-default color.

APIs

• DCL: Fix for dlg_set_tile() / dlg_get_tile().
• IRX: Fix for IcadEditor::docInstanceFrameMovedOrResized() reactor called before setting WNDLMDI, fix for ignoring IRX module lock if unloaded with incomplete path.

More fixes

• Fixed issue with hatch patterns and linetypes when switching between Imperial and ISO.
• Fixed Increment/Decrement button when defining blocks.
• Fixed issue with the OLEHIDE system variable.
• Several fixes for working with hatches, including an Add option fix and preserving color when editing.
• Several fixes for the Find command.
• Snapping while grip editing 3d polylines now respects OSNAPZ.
• Fixed crash issue when using CUTCLIP with a rectangle.
• Fixed viewport display of entities with transparency.
• Fixed issue with joining lines and polylines.
• Fixed several issues with trimming and extending lines.
• Fixed specific crash issue when working with angular dimensions.
• Some entities (3D faces) were not visualized in Artisan Rendering; this is fixed.
• Fixed issues related to working with entities in NWUCS.
• Regeneration issue with PDF underlays during zoom/pan has been fixed.

ActCAD is a commercial member of IntelliCAD Technology Consortium and active involment in Development, Testing and Bug Fixes. ActCAD 2018 versions are now available based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.4 engine.

Portland, OR, USA, July 14, 2017 — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced the release of IntelliCAD 8.4.

IntelliCAD 8.4 is a major release that includes many new features and improvements.

IntelliCAD 8.4 boosts performance during screen redraw and while snapping in files with underlays. Running IntelliCAD on 4K monitors and switching between monitors with high resolutions is now supported.

New features can be found throughout IntelliCAD 8.4. Create entities with the new Multileader, Quick Leader, and Break Line commands. Add styles using the new Multileader Styles Manager and Multiline Style commands. Select entities using the new Select Similar and Get Selection commands. Explode entities with more precision according to entity type using the new Explode Text and Explode Attributes commands. Add more formatting to text using the in-place Multiline Editor and line spacing, lists, and paragraph justification. Add automatic numbering to text, multiline text, multileaders, or block attributes using the new Auto Number command. Get more information about your drawings using the new Drawing Properties command.

Another new feature is found in the updated Customize command which allows users to customize the user interface with less effort and share custom user interface settings easily between files and computers. You can drag-and-drop settings to customize menus; the ribbon, application button, and quick access toolbar (for IntelliCAD versions that support a ribbon); toolbars; keyboard shortcuts; and aliases.

For ITC members who are part of the BIM Special Interest Group, IntelliCAD 8.4 adds brand new support for IFC underlays. IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) format files include building and construction data, and once the .ifc underlay is attached, you can explode it, snap to it, and use a Categories pane to control visibility.

For versions of IntelliCAD that support markup for .dgn files in their native format (as part of the DGN Special Interest Group), several new features are available such as loading blocks from .cel files, Array command, Fillet command, and more.

David Lorenzo, ITC President, stated, “Although it’s been less than four months since our last release, we wanted to quickly respond to member requests for various productivity features and performance improvements. I am also excited to see our IFC underlays shipping in this release as it provides a compelling platform for ITC members to create solutions based on IFC model data.”

IntelliCAD 8.4 is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista®, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Interested IntelliCAD users can contact ITC member ActCAD to receive details about availability of IntelliCAD software.

ActCAD 2018 versions will be soon updated with this latest IntelliCAD 8.4 engine.

ActCAD announces the release the new maintenance release 8.3.645 for below mentioned versions:

• ActCAD 2018 Professional - 64bit
• ActCAD 2018 Professional - 32bit
• ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit
• ActCAD 2018 Standard - 64bit

This is a significant improvement release and below is a detailed list of enhancements:

Added   :   New drawing creation dialog with many options to choose units, templates etc.
Added   :   New dedicated UNITS dialog with complete functionality in addition to former DDUNITS dialog.
Added     :    Several new Drawing templates in both Metric and Imperial units.
Added     :    Many new hatch patterns and line types
Added     :    Several new commands on Dimension Text
Added     :     GROUPQK & UNGROUP commands
Added    :     Menus, Toolbars and Rightclick menus with more options
Revised :   External OpenDesign version changed to 4154
Revised :   Binary files for ActCAD API
Fixed   :   DWG Convert - incorrect dwg versions shown on conversion prompt
Fixed   :   Opening DWG 2018 IntelliCAD complains that it cannot open version 2013
Fixed   :   B-rep API
Fixed   :   Crash in ExternalApplication Activation system
Fixed   :   [MTEXT] Unexpected error message appears in Find and Replace dialog
Fixed   :   Snapping does not work for a polyline
Fixed   :   [4k][HATCH] dialog images display error
Fixed   :   Fix incorrect verification name in script
Fixed   :   Crash when attempting to close a particular drawing

Existing ActCAD 2018 users can use CHECKFORUPDATES command to directly update to this version from any previous version. New users can download latest ActCAD 2018 software versions from our downloads depot.

ActCAD announces the release the new maintenance release 8.2.1071 for below mentioned versions:

• ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
• ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
• ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
• ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit

This is a significant improvement release and below is a detailed list of enhancements:

Added   :   New drawing creation dialog with many options to choose units, templates etc.
Added   :   New dedicated UNITS dialog with complete functionality in addition to former DDUNITS dialog.
Added   :   Several new Drawing templates in both Metric and Imperial units.
Added    :    Many new hatch patterns and line types
Revised :     External OpenDesign version changed to 4177
Revised :    Binary files for ActCAD API
Fixed   :    Ability to set a layer for print stamp, fixed print stamp color setup.
Fixed   :    [Crash] Open a drawing from startup wizard in SDI mode.
Fixed   :    [MTEXT][ENTPROP][Line Spacing] Vertical line spacing cannot be changed
Fixed   :    [Crash] auto load on open document task
Fixed   :    [RR] DIM1 HORIZONTAL does not ask for text
Fixed   :    Fix MText option for linear dimeasion
Fixed   :    Certain menu icons were wrong
Fixed   :    MOVE command ignore some entities
Fixed   :    MTEXT Imperial height modification
Fixed   :    Autocomplete does not provide exact results
Fixed   :     Styles toolbar for ActCAD
Fixed   :    Crash on opening any DGN file
Fixed   :    ActCAD enters a wrong state in which commands can't be executed
Fixed   :    DCL programming dlg_set_tile() / dlg_get_tile() fails

Existing ActCAD 2017 users can use CHECKFORUPDATES command to directly update to this version from any previous version. New users can download latest ActCAD 2017 software versions from our downloads depot.

ActCAD is glad to inform all its existing customers and prospects about the improvements to our licensing system. Please read below description:

If customer owns ActCAD 2018 Professional license, the same key can be used to Activate any previous ActCAD Professional version say 2017/2016/2015 including 2018.

Similarly, if customer owns ActCAD 2017 Professional license, the same key can be used to Activate any previous ActCAD Professional version say 2016/2015 including 2017.

However, Professional license will work only on previous Professional versions, Standard license will work only on previous Standard versions.

The version can be changed anytime by customer using our LicenseTranser command.

There is no need to contact technical support for any of the above actions.

ActCAD announces the release of new version 8.2.1045 for below products based on most latest IntelliCAD 8.2a Engine:

    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Professional - 32bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 64bit
    ActCAD 2017 Standard - 32bit

This is a general maintenance and bug fixes release, the detailed Release Notes are mentioned below:

Added - Several new commands on Dimension Text

Added - GROUPQK & UNGROUP commands

Improved - Menus, Toolbars and Rightclick menus with more options

Fixed - Issues with Check for updates

Fixed - Table Edit of Formatted text

Fixed - Editing of ARCTEXT parameters

Fixed - Some entities doesn't move using MOVE comamnd
Fixed - AUTOCOMPLETE is very slow if commands list is large
Fixed - [Crash] Cannot draw a pline with blips, snaparg & ortho
Fixed - Crash due to some external applications
Fixed - DIMSTYLE: vertical text alignment rephrase
Fixed - Opening DWG 2018 ActCAD notifies that it cannot open version 2013
Fixed - DCL logging
Fixed - [CUI] Reset user's aliases if the list is empty
Fixed - Improved methods to backup and restore CUI file
Fixed - [Crash] Crash when trying to create a new drawing wizard
Fixed - Drawing load message has to be notified once per drawing
Fixed - [HANGUP] 100% cpu hangup in command bar on entering comma (,) symbol.
Fixed - No drag image during grip editing in a layout
Fixed - [IRX] ExternalApplication on unload sends NULL app id
Fixed - Some issues with GRIP points
Fixed - [Crash] Zoom in few times with mouse

Existing 2017 users can update to this latest version by using on CHECKFORUPDATES command. New users can download this latest version directly from our Downloads section.