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60 days to build a CAD product for free

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Randall Newton

The Open Design Alliance is offering a free trial of its Teigha development platform. If you have ever thought about ...

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AutoCAD 2017 supports PDF geometry, increased BIM connectivity

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Randall Newton

The 32nd release of the world’s leading drafting software does not have a file format change. Autodesk has released the ...

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New TurboPDF from IMSI/Design makes PDF-based workflow more affordable

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Randall Newton

$99 for professional PDF creation, editing, and management. For years CAD vendor IMSI/Design has supported PDF as an output from ...

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Nemetschek acquires Bluebeam for PDF collaboration

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Randall Newton

Customers of both companies will benefit from the addition of Bluebeam PDF expertise and Nemetschek adherence to open standards.  German ...

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ODA adds Java as development platform for DWG compatibility

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Randall Newton

Support for AutoCAD 2013 DWG files is also included in the update. The Open Design Alliance (ODA) has updated its ...

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Haiku Deck reinvents presentation software for the iPad era

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Randall Newton

The first business idea failed, but it had a great pitch deck, so the team refocused on presentations.   New ...

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New SimTread for Vectorworks simulates crowd movement

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Randall Newton

While designed for Vectorworks, the product can also be used with other file types including DWG. Nemetschek Vectorworks has introduced ...

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AutoCAD WS now supports 3D

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GfxS staff

Other new features in the latest update include GPS functionality and plot from mobile. Autodesk’s announcement of its latest version ...

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MagicPlan app makes creating floor plans point-and-shoot simple

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Randall Newton

The app takes advantage of the gyroscope and GPS in newest Apple products to capture data for a floor plan ...

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Bentley joins the iPad bandwagon

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Randall Newton

New mobile apps will connect to ProjectWise collaboration and Navigator model viewing products. Bentley Systems will extend its ProjectWise V8i ...