AcceliCAD 2010 v6.6

AcceliCAD 2010 v6.6 is professionally designed as a new standard for low-cost CAD software that provides DWG compatibility and an AutoCAD-like command set and interface.  Anyone who has used AutoCAD can easily learn to use AcceliCAD in no time at all.

At half the cost of AutoCAD LT and 1/10 the cost of AutoCAD it offers exceptional value while still retaining most of the features and commands of the more expensive software.  AcceliCAD® is the intelligent choice for architects, engineers, designers - virtually any professional who creates or uses CAD drawings.

Why should we choose AcceliCAD 2010?

• Unrivaled DWG File Format Compatibility
  AcceliCAD's native file format is .DWG, so when you open an existing DWG file there's no file conversion and no data loss. We provide industry standard compatibility with an AutoCAD command set, as well programming api's such as LISP and SDS (AcceliCAD's C programming API). That means you can get to work immediately using the DWG files, commands and applications you rely on.
  
• Exceptional Productivity
  AcceliCAD offers many unique productivity features, including the ability to open multiple drawings at once; a Drawing Explorer that lets you review and exchange drawing content with drag-and-drop ease; and visual customization of menus and toolbars -- no programming required! And thanks to its ActiveX integration, you can insert AcceliCAD drawings (or just parts of them) into a Microsoft Office application file such as Word or Excel.
  
• Affordability
  For the first time ever, you can buy a heavy-duty CAD program that's compatible with the .DWG file format and industry standard applications at mass-market pricing. Other feature-rich, low-cost CAD programs have tried to create their own standard as opposed to leveraging the existing .DWG standard. AcceliCAD's low price makes it affordable to anyone who creates and uses .DWG files.
  
• C, LISP, and VBA Development
• If you have existing applications that were built using the ADS or AutoLISP libraries, you can quickly port them to AcceliCAD, using the same languages and functions you are used to. AcceliCAD also includes a VB object model to implement custom programs quickly within your organization.

Compatibility:

1. 3D surface commands
2. ACIS Object Display
3. ACIS 3D solid modeling
4. XREF Clipping
5. Complex Linetypes
6. TrueType Fonts
7. Industry standard SDS support
8. LISP support (including DCL)
9. Support for industry standard commands
10. Digitizer Support
11. Native DWG support, including V2.5-2006
12. Save as DWF - Export to web
13. Industry standard menu (.MNU) and script (.SCR) files
14. Raster image display
    

Productivity:

1.  Polar Angle Tracking
2.  Floating Prompt Menus
3.  Heads-up Keyboard Display
4.  Tabs for paper-space layouts
5.  Drawing Recovery and Audit
6.  Entity Properties Toolbar
7.  Entity Lineweight Support
8.  Birds-eye Aerial View
9.  Xref Manager
10.  User Profiles Manager
11.  Block Manager and Bonus Toolkit  
12.  Fly-over snapping
13.  Photorealistic 3-D rendering
14.  Quick Render OpenGL rendering
15.  ActiveX support including in-place editing
16.  Drawing Explorer" for managing layers, blocks, line types, and more
17.  Work with multiple open drawings (MDI)
18.  Real Time Pan & Zoom
19.  Right-mouse click to edit properties of multiple selected entities
20.  Script recorder
21.  Unlimited undo/redo
22.  COM object model for access through Visual Basic and C++
23.  VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
24.  Visual customization of menus and toolbars

1. Advanced features
   • Reference Editing of Blocks and Xrefs (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • 3D to 2D Projector  (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Editing of Proxy Objects (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Loading of Multiple VBI files  (Autodsys Exclusive!) 
   • Batch Plotting (Autodsys Exclusive!) 
   • System Variable Editor  (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Enhanced Block and Attribute Creation(Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Trim and Extend to Blocks  (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Entity Snap From (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Layout Scale Drop-down  (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Quick-Dimensioning(Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Dimension-Driven Modification  (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Entity Information Window(Autodsys Exclusive!)   
   • Polar Tracking (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Floating Prompt Menu(Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Windows XP Style Visual Interface(Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Bitmap Fills (Autodsys Exclusive!)
   • Block Manager (Autodsys Exclusive!)  
   • Bonus Toolkit (Autodsys Exclusive!)     
   • Full ACIS modeling & editing         
   • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
   • Bitmap Image Display        
   • • Realistic rendering        
     • Photo realistic rendering with materials        
     • QRender - an OpenGL based rendering environment that allows virtual walk-throughs and real-time rendering        
     • Birds-eye Aerial View (Autodsys Exclusive!)       
     • Edge Panning (Autodsys Exclusive!)        
     • Numeric Input Keypad (Autodsys Exclusive!)        
     • Alphabet Input Keypad (Autodsys Exclusive!)        
     • Explorer for managing layers,
     • blocks, linetypes        
   • Graphical Block Preview        
   • • Fly-over snapping        
     • Real-time Pan and Zoom        
     • ActiveX, including in-place editing        
     • Right-mouse click to edit properties
     • of multiple selected entries
     • Script Recorder         
     • Visual Menu Customization        
     • Edit multiple drawings        
   • Export to BMP        
   • • XREF Manager - Load, Unload, and Attach Xref's        
2. AutoCAD Compatibility   
   • Native DWG        
   • • DWG for AutoCAD v. 2.5 - 2008        
   • DWG OPEN for AutoCAD 2004-2008        
   • DWG SAVE for AutoCAD 2004-2008        
   • • AutoCAD 3D surface commands        
     • AutoCAD Command Line        
     • AutoCAD menu and script files        
     • Autodesk Development System (ADS)        
     • AutoLISP (including DCL)        
     • Multiple Paper Spaces (layouts)        
   • MTEXT support via external editor        
   • • User Profiles Manager        
   • Hatch editing        
   • • Complex Linetypes        
   • TrueType Fonts        
   • • ACIS Object Display        
   • Drawing Recovery        
   • Save as DWF - Export to web        
   • Layout tabs for paper space layouts
   • • Entity lineweight support        
     • Entity Properties Toolbar        
   • Support for CTB plot color table files        
   • Support for STB plot style table files        
   • Command line version of the PLOT command        
     

Enhancements:

1. New features:
   
   • Reference Editing of Blocks and Xrefs - edit any block in-place with dimming of non-selected entities
   • 3D to 2D Projector - Projects three-dimensional objects onto a two-dimensional plan which allows them to be edited or used for sections and elevations.
   • Editing of Proxy Objects - Objects created by Autodesk add-ons such as Architectural Desktop, Mechanical, or Civil 3D can be edited in AcceliCAD
   • Loading of Multiple VBI files - Allows the loading of multiple Visual Basic Macro files at the same time, allowing the user to take advantage of add-ons from multiple vendors simultaneously
   • Custom Entity Display - allows add-on applications such as AutoLINE to control how objects are displayed, extending the power of AcceliCAD to third-party software developers
   • Numeric and Alpha Keypads - may now be controlled via LISP 
2. Important fixes:
   
   • Entity Information Window - There were situations when the window was displayed during mouse-wheel zoom operations that would make AcceliCAD appear to lock-up.  This has been fixed.
   • Trans-spatial dimensioning did not work with many older drawings
   • Pedit fails when applied to a circle entity with Xdata
   • Problem performing editing operations such as TRIM or PEDIT to circles with xdata attached
   • PDF Export of older drawings did not work
   • Viewport view changes when viewport shape/size is stretched out

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Windows Vista
• Intel Pentium (or faster) processor
• 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM (minimum); 512MB of RAM or more (recommended)
• 200 MB of free hard disk space for a full installation, including sample files, electronic documentation, and online Help
• CD-ROM drive if installing from a CD