BricsCad Platinum 14.1.05 Revision 32094

A complete DWG CAD alternative application that bundles an advanced set of features, especially designed for professional designers

BricsCad Platinum is a comprehensive and lightweight DWG CAD software that provides users with tools to write and read DWG files without conversion.

BricsCad Platinum reads and writes the DWG format and offers high compatibility with AutoCAD 2009. BricsCad Platinum has a very recognizable intuitive user interface and requires no extra training.

Dimensions are updated automatically when the geometry has changed. You can even dimension Model Space entities in Paper Space and see them being updated when you modify the entities in Model Space.

In  BricsCad Platinum, dimensions can be linked to entity snap points such as endpoints, midpoints and perpendicular. Associative dimensioning applies to both linear and angular dimensions.

Layer states let you save and restore configurations of layer properties and states. You might want a layer to display in blue sometimes and green at other times, or you need some layers to be off or frozen or locked when editing a specific part of a drawing.

After spending a lot of time adjusting all layer settings you can use layer states to save your settings. You can save multiple layer states in a each drawing

Using BricsCad Platinum's Quick Select you can specify filters, such as entity type, color, linetype or any other entity property, to compose a selection set.

After composing the filter criteria you can choose to add the matching entities to a new selection set, add the entities to the current selection set or remove them from the current selection. Quick Select applies to the entire drawing or to a previously created selection.

Here are some key features of "BricsCad Platinum":

• Assembly modeling
• Kinematic analysis
• Bill of materials
• Dynamic UCS
• 3D Direct modeling in rendered mode with the Quad tool
• 2D and 3D constraint solving
• Design intent recognition
• Powerful 3D render engine and materials editor
• Chapoo connectivity
• Dynamic input and dynamic dimensions
• Associative dimensions
• Attribute management
• Graphic device per viewport
• Publish improvements
• Layer filters
• Reference editing

Requirements:

• Processor: 1 GHz processor or faster, or compatible processor
• RAM: 256 MB, 1 Gb or more recommended
• Hard drive: 250 MB for program files + 1 GB free space
• Display: 1024x768 XGA with true color (minimum)

Limitations:

• 30 days trial
• Nag screen

What's New in This Release:

• New:
• RunAsLevel: this new preference setting allows to run BricsCAD in a lower license level mode, e.g. a Platinum version can be run as a Pro or a Classic, a Pro can be run as a Classic. This facilitates evaluation of the features available for each license level. After changing the setting, the program will reflect the change after restarting. Range: 0 = Classic, 1 = Pro, 2 = Platinum (default).
• Improved:
• CUSTOMIZE DIALOG: enabled editing of Alias properties.
• SCALELISTEDITOR DIALOG: reduced time required to load.
• SMFLANGEEDGE: a message is shown in the Mechanical Browser status bar in case flange can not be built for a specified location
• TEMPORARY TRACKING POINTS: added support for tracking along Z-axis during definition of new tracking points.
• Fixes:
• BATTMAN: blocks with incorrect hasAttributes flag could cause a crash of the Battman dialog.
• FIELDS: division operation was applied as multiplication during formula evaluation.
• MLEADER: connection points were not correctly recalcula...

Publisher	:	Menhirs NV
License	:	Trial
Size/OS:	:	137 MB / Windows XP / XP 64 bit / Vista / Vista 64 bit / 7 / 7 64 bit / 8 / 8 64 bit
Download	:	BricsCad Platinum

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Mini CAD Viewer 3.1.2

A compact AutoCAD viewer for the non-CAD user

Mini CAD Viewer is a CAD file viewer, that is designed to be easy-to-use, even for the people that do not have CAD experience.

It allows you to move and zoom in and out, and to draw as needed on current view. It features “thumbnail” view, which allows users quickly perform searches on task folders. Supports DWG and DXF formats, and drawing files may be saved as image files.

Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:

• Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
• Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system
• Offers to download or install software or components (such as browser toolbars) that the program does not require to fully function

Publisher	:	ZXT 2007
License	:	Freeware
Size/OS:	:	6.3 MB / Windows 2K / XP / Vista / 7 / NT
Download	:	Mini CAD Viewer

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APlus 13.093

AutoCAD extension for architects with over 600 commands to ease your job.

APlus (Architectural Extension for AutoCAD) is a plug-in created for AutoCAD, based on Visual Lisp programming language. Our product is created to shorten time needed for designing process (for more informations about it, go to features section).

All functions are easly accessible through pull-down menu or toolbar. All commands and tools were created to help you out with time consuming and boring tasks.
Note: Free for non-commercial use.

Here are some key features of "APlus":

· POLYLINES: 2D/3D ROOF FROM POLYLINE
· Create 2D or 3D roof from selected polyline

· ARCHITECTURE: DRAWING DETAIL BULB
· Create detail bulb of specified area.

· BLOCKS: INTEGRATED BLOCK MANAGER
· Thanks to integrated block manager you can quickly add blocks into your drawing. After installing APlus BIINDEX menu will apear in AutoCAD toolbar.

· ARCHITECTURE: EASY DOOR PLACING
· With Aplus placing doors will be faster than ever before, you will only have to select place and direction of insertion. You will be able to flip them quickly.

· ARCHITECTURE: DOOR PROPERTIES
· Specify layers for doors and walls. APlus will use these settings when placing doors.

· ARCHITECTURE: LEVEL INDICATOR
· You can place level indicators anywhere and APlus will automaticly type measured height. Later on you will be able to update all level indicators on drawing if needed after changing base level.

· POLYLINES: SHADOW
· APlus will draw simulated shadow of specified object on specified direction with specified lenght.

· APlus can simulate one-point perspective of selected object from specified vanishing point.

· POLYLINES: UNION
· Create object that will contain area of both original objects.

· POLYLINES: INTERSECTION
· Create object that will contain only the area that was common to both original objects.

· POLYLINES: SUBTRACTION
· New object will contain area of original object with intersection area subtracted from it.

· POLYLINES: TRIM POLYLINES
· Use APlus to trim overlaping areas.

· POLYLINES: CLOSE POLYLINES
· Use APlus to enclose polyline objects. Missing part will be created if needed.

· POLYLINES: UNWARP SELECTED POLYLINE
· Create polyhedron net from selected polyline (base).

· AREAS: AUTOMATIC AREA CALCULATION
· APlus will automaticly detect room border and count its area for you.

· AREAS: QUICKLY DESCRIPT ROOMS
· Put basic description of rooms (name, number, area, floor material) inside them.

· AREAS: LIST ROOMS
· After describing all areas you can use APlus to create table within AutoCAD with list of rooms. You can also export it to Microsoft Excel.

· EDIT: IMPROVED FILLET
· APlus enchances AutoCADs fillet command. Now you can do it with multiple lines or do Fillet and Match Properties using one command.

· WALLS: EASILY CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WALLS
· You can create cross/tee/corner connections of APlus walls in seconds.

· WALLS: CAP HOLES
· You can cap holes in walls just by selecting areas where APlus will detect holes and eventually cap them.

· WALLS: CREATE WALLS FASTER
· APlus can generate walls with specified thickness from intersecting lines.

· WALLS: DRAW PILARS
· APlus can draw pilars in intersection of axes. You can decide wether to draw square or circle pilars.

· WALLS: LINES CONTINOUS OFFSET
· APlus can do offset of multiple lines by detecting connections between them. It can be useful when drawing exterior walls.

· WALLS: LINES CONTINOUS ERASE
· APlus can erase multiple lines by detecting connections between them. It can be useful when drawing exterior walls.

· MODIFY: OFFSET BY FRICTION OF A DISTANCE
· Offset by a friction of a specified distance. You can decide how many divisions should be made in the distance.

· WALLS: EDITING WALLS
· Use Aplus to perform basic transformations to existing walls objects (such as moving, rotating), APlus rooms will be automaticly updated.

· POLYLINES: CONVERT POLYLINE'S SEGMENT TO ARC
· Select segment of polyline to convert it into arc.

· POLYLINES: CONVERT POLYLINE'S SEGMENT TO ARC
· Select segment of polyline to convert it into arc.

· BLOCKS: IMPORTING BLOCKS WITH SPECIFIED DIRECTION
· There are numerous blocks that you have to import into drawing with specified order, such as north indicators or furniture, with APlus you will be asked for insertion angle just after placing them.

· BLOCKS: IMPORT LAST
· Import last imported block again.

· ARCHITECTURE: AXIS BULBS
· Descript axises with numerical bulbs simply by clicking on them.

· ARCHITECTURE: AUTOMATIC STAIR
· Select two points on your drawing and APlus will automaticly draw proper stair.

· ARCHITECTURE: SECTION LINE
· Quickly draw section lines with specified letters describing them

· ARCHITECTURE: PLACE ASCENDING NUMBERS
· Place ascending numbers on your drawing to descipt elements. You can specify prefix or suffix. When needed you can quickly update numbers.

· BLOCKS: BLOCK COUNTER
· Select block and specify where do you want to place counted value. APlus will link it with real number of blocks, so whenever number of blocks will change, you can update it.

· DRAW: CONTINUOUS DIMENSION LINE
· APlus can increase speed of dimnsioning.

· TOOLS: MOVE DIMENSION TEXT
· Use APlus to quickly move dimension text.

· MODIFY: COPY WITH LINE/POLILINE AS PATH
· You can copy selected obcjets with line or poliline as path for this operation.

· PAPERS: QUICK DRAWING OF THE MOST COMMON PAPER SIZES
· Draw rectangle of selected paper size (A, B or C series) in model space. APlus will ask for orientation (horizontal or vertical) and scale (1 : X).

· ZOOM: PREDEFINED ZOOM SCALES
· Use APlus to zoom viewports in layouts to specified scales (such as 1:50, 1:100 etc.).

· LAYERS: LAYER WALK
· Cycle through layers.

· LAYERS: SAVE LAYERS IN LAYER WALK
· With APlus you can decide to leave selected layers on while cycle through layers.

· LAYERS: JOINING LAYERS
· You can quickly match layers of objects layers by selecting them.

Requirements:

· AutoCAD 2000-2010
· 128 MB of RAM (minimum)
· 50 MB of hard disk space (minimum)
· 128 MB of disk swap space (minimum)
· 50 MB of free disk space in your system folder
· Intel Pentium III 500 MHz, or compatible processor
· Network Interface Card (for network installation only)

Limitations:

· 30 days trial

What's New in This Release:

· Installation problem on 64bits fixed Autocad 2012 tested.
· A lot of improvements. And lot of new commands.

Publisher	:	CADAPlus
License	:	Trial
Size/OS:	:	56.3 MB / Windows All
Download	:	APlus 13.093

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