PowerCADD

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PowerCADD is a computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software program for the Apple Macintosh platform developed by Greensboro, North Carolina-based Engineered Software.

PowerCADD is a 2 dimensional, WYSIWYG drawing program developed mainly to reproduce the familiarity of manual technical drawing with the advantages of a full geometry tool set (including bezier) and computer graphics, allowing the full mix of line art and raster images. PowerCADD is a full metaphor for the design board, providing an elegant easy to learn and easy to use interface, with the integration of both Imperial and Metric dimensioning in familiar "real world" scales. An add-on tool set, called WildTools, was developed by an independent programmer, bringing a number of new capabilities to the program, including isometric and perspective-drawing tools. Both are available in "demo" form to allow hands-on trial use.

PowerCADD is designed to let you liberate your artistic design instincts.

The current shipping version is PowerCADD 7.03, which was released on August 28, 2006.

[edit] History

The development of PowerCADD began with PowerDraw, a true CADD alternative to MacDraw that was released in the mid 1980s. The online user group from GEnie that participated in outlining the capabilities of the new CADD program were invited to initiate a graphics forum on Applelink Personal Edition in 1987.

[edit] Versions

PowerDraw 1 for the 680x0 Mac
PowerDraw 2 for the 680x0 Mac
PowerDraw 3 for the 680x0 Mac
PowerDraw 4 for the 680x0 Mac
PowerDraw 5 for the 680x0 Mac
PowerDraw 6 for the 680x0 Mac - & - PowerCADD 1 for the PPC MacOS 7
PowerCADD 2 released October 1995.
PowerCADD 3
PowerCADD 4
PowerCADD 2000 (PowerCADD 5), released May 2000. Major enhancements to text handling and symbol data.
PowerCADD 6, released May 2003, the first Mac OS X native version with Aqua interface.
PowerCADD 7, released January 2006. Featuring transparent objects and layers, improved DWG/DXF translation, and global management of drawing attributes.
PowerCADD 8 for intelMacs, in development

[edit] External links

PowerCADD product page at engsw.com
PowerCADD forum at designcommunity.com
The Drawing Room at engsw.com, examples of PowerCADD generated drawings
CADDpower.com an independent site dedicated to professionals who make their living with PowerCADD and the Mac OS

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PowerCADD

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