Autodsys Announces IntelliCAD 8

 Some of the New features include

• Improved support for ARX objects such as those from AutoCAD Architecture or Civil3D
• Support for raster images with many new types supported such as MrSID MG4 compressed raster images.
• Support for DGN Overlays
• Collada (.dae) file import
• Dynamic grid
• Improved performance
• Improved stability
• Improved error handling
• Improved layer manipulation with layer states and filters
• Layer transparency and viewport freeze,
• 3D orbit
• Quick Select
• Find and Replace
• CUI custom menu file support

These are just a few of the improvements added to version 8.  If you have an older version there are hundreds of additional improvements that are fully listed on our web site.

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More Details on What's New in IntelliCAD 8

 Working with Files

• Open, save, and work with .dwg files of version 2014.
• Work with image files in both IntelliCAD Professional and Standard versions. Additionally, more raster image formats are supported in IntelliCAD Standard.
• Create custom rendering materials and mapping projection planes in both IntelliCAD Professional and Standard versions.
• Import Collada (.dae files).
• Improved support for DGN overlays, Civil3D, ADT, and mechanical object enablers.
• Attach MrSID MG4 compressed raster images.

Performance Enhancements

• Increased cursor speed.
• Improved PDF export performance and reduced resulting file size.
• Improved performance for multiple sessions on multi-core machines.
• Improved Print Preview zoom performance.

Viewing Drawings

• The grid can be drawn as lines or dots, can display beyond the drawing extents, and can be adaptive, which includes automatic resizing and subdivision based on the zoom level.
• The Dynamic Viewpoint command was enhanced to include multiple ways of selecting a point from which to view three-dimensional entities.
• The 3D Orbit command allows you to orbit a drawing, that is, rotate the view. Commands includes Constrained Orbit, Free Orbit, Continuous Orbit, Constrained X Orbit, Constrained Y Orbit, and Constrained Z Orbit.

Layers

• Manage layers with layer states.
• Search for layers by name.
• Filter layers.
• Layer properties include Transparency and Viewport Freeze.
• New Layer Tools menu and toolbar.

Rendering

• Rendering interface redesigned and enhanced.
• Complete rendering features are now available in IntelliCAD Professional and Standard versions.

APIs

• IntelliCAD 8.0 uses Teigha version 3.9.1 from the Open Design Alliance.
• Script command execution uses the DDE API.
• New LISP method (protect) to create protected LISP files.
• New LISP method (acad_truecolordlg) supports true color selection. The old method (acad_colordlg) will continue to call up only the index color dialog.
• New SDS method sds_truecolordialog() supports true color selection. The old method sds_colordialog() will continue to call up only the index color dialog.
• New LISP method to convert RGB color string to an index integer (rgbtoindex). This method has an SDS equivalent: sds_rgbtoindex().
• New LISP method to convert RGB color string to an index integer  (sds_indextorbg). This method has an SDS equivalent: sds_indextorgb().
• sds_clearcallback ( ).
• sds_rgbstrtocolorref changed from a string to a long.

More New Features

• CUI menu files supported.
• Many user interface enhancement features, including more efficient menu and toolbar organization, slimming of toolbars to create more drawing space, and more.
• Many improvements to paperspace, such as UCS icon changes, ease in which modelspace viewports are created, and more.
• All color assignments for screen items, such as background color, icon color, etc., can now be made by choosing Tools > Options > Display tab, then clicking Color Scheme.
• New Quick Select command.
• Tip of the Day now displays as an event in the corner of the main window when IntelliCAD starts.
• Improved grip editing for dynamic blocks.
• Image Attach command supports embedded world file data in MrSID image files.
• New PRINTOPTIONS command for easy accessibility to Print Options.
• New XOPEN command to allow quick editing of attached xref files.
• New Draw Order options to quickly push back or  bring forward annotation and hatches.
• Enhanced CUSTOMIZE command eases menu and toolbar customization.

System Variables

• Added or updated: 3DORBITMODE, CUSTOMICONSPATH, EXPLAYERFIL­+TERWIDTH, FACETRES, GRIDCOLORMAJOR, GRIDCOLORMINOR, GRIDDISPLAY, GRIDMAJOR, GRIDMODE, GRIDPOINTSMAX, GRID­STYLE, LAYERINVERTFILTER, LAYOUTCREATEVIEWPORT (which replaced and deprecated PSPACEMVIEW), LISPPATH, ORBITCOLOR, PRINTTILESIZE, PSICONCOLOR, QSELECTLISTVALUES, TEXLIBPATH, TRIMALLMAXNESTEDBLOCKLEVEL, UITHEME.
• All color-related system variables were changed to support RGB and index color values: APERTURECOLOR, AUDIOICONCOLOR, AUTOTRACKCOLOR, BKGCOLOR, BLIPCOLOR, COLORX, COLORY, COLORZ, DZOOME­COLOR, DZOOMSCOLOR, DZOOMVCOLOR, HIGHLIGHTCOLOR, HYPERLINKICONCOLOR, MODELTOOLTIPCOLOR, MODELTOOLTIPB­KGCOLOR,OLEBKGCOLOR, PICKBOXCOLOR, PSPACEBCOLOR, PSPACEMCOLOR, PSPACEPCOLOR, SELCROSSINGAREACOLOR, SEL­CROSSINGFRAMECOLOR, SELWINDOWAREACOLOR, SELWINDOWFR­AMECOLOR, SNAPCOLOR, VIEWPORTLOCKBORDERCOLOR.

Important fixes in IntelliCAD 8.0

The following list details some of the 1100+ fixes that were implemented since the 7.2d release in November 2013.

Open and save files

• Audit command fixed for redundant text entities.

Display

• Several fixes to prevent leftover screen pixels or empty screen portions during zooming and dragging.
• Display of hatches improved.
• Several fixes to cursor display in different scenarios.
• Several fixes for Zoom Extents.
• Several fixes for display issues when zooming in.
• Improvements to 3D solids display.
• Full Render fixed when using with a UCS different from WCS.

Selection and entity editing

• Fixed snapping to 3D solids in blocks.
• Fixed node snapping in xref drawings when PDMODE is non-zero.
• Fixed grip editing for splines created from polylines.
• Polar tracking guides fixed for new drawings.

Hatches

• Improved speed and accuracy for hatching while using Select Area.
• Fixed calculation of hatch lines enclosed by a circular arc.
• Fixes for calculating hatch areas and boundary hatches in different cases.
• Fixed hatching of visually closed polylines.
• Fixed boundary detection for boundaries off screen.

Text and multiline text

• Fixes for multiline text positioning.
• Several fixes for the Find command.

Printing

• Improvements to TrueType Font selection for printing.
• Fixed issue when printed dashed area did not match print preview.

APIs

• VBA/VSTA:
  • Fixed ability to set height for AddAttributeDef and AddText methods.
  • ColorIndex property fixed.
• LISP:
  • Fixed BKGCOLOR type for (fill_image) function.
  • Fixed (entupd) and sds_entupd to update modified blocks.
  • Fixed (getorient) function.
• SDS:
  • ( ssget ) handles complex filters by application name.

More fixes

• Fixed ability to toggle wipeout frames for wipeouts that are part of blocks.
• LIST command fixed for vertices of 2D and 3D polylines.
• Flatten command fixed for 3D polylines (converting to 2D polylines) and for misplacing entities on the current layer.
• Shape names from SHX files are no longer case-sensitive.
• RGB colors fixed during PDF Export.
• Offsetting fixed for spline entities.
• Fillet command fixed for polylines with arc segments.
• Fixed MATCHPROP for dimensions and viewports.
• Draw order fixed for copied entities.
• Fixed lineweight "adjust display scale".
• Fixed MIRROR3D when using in NWUCS.
• Scale accuracy fixed when inserting an image and using a positioning file.sitioning file.

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