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Contents 1 | Introducing CorelCAD 2014 .................................................... 1 2 | Customer profiles ................................................................... 3 3 | Key features ............................................................................ 5 Open and save native .DWG files ....................................................................... 5 Design in 2D and 3D ..........................................................................................
Introducing CorelCAD™ 2014 CorelCAD™ 2014 is the smart solution for day-to-day design work requiring precision and detail, providing high-level CAD performance without the high cost typical of CAD solutions. Enterprises that rely on CAD have always had tough choices to make about software. While there are several budget-priced alternatives, many lack critical tools or use a format that impedes collaboration and sharing.
Customer profiles Architects, Engineers, and Construction (AEC) service providers In the AEC sector, CAD designers work primarily in 2D, but with an increasing emphasis on 3D design. They work for small to medium-sized firms and create a variety of drawings, including 2D designs for drafting and construction plans, elevations, floor plans, and construction details. Their projects are just as likely to be created from scratch as to be based on legacy design components.
Occasional 2D CAD users There are two groups of occasional 2D CAD users, each with distinct needs and workflows. Firstly, CAD designers working for large enterprises in the manufacturing sector design primarily in 3D, however, they still need 2D support. The types of drawings they design include assembly schematics and parts details, and many of their legacy files are 2D CAD (.DWG), which have to be maintained.
Key features With native .DWG file support, industry-standard CAD features, customizable 2D and 3D design tools, and compatibility with a range of common formats, CorelCAD 2014 helps you be more productive. Optimized for both Windows and Mac OS, CorelCAD delivers impressive speed, performance, and customization on your preferred platform. Open and save native .DWG files While most CAD tools let you work with AutoCAD® .DWG files, many employ their own native file formats.
New! Ribbon user interface (UI): CorelCAD 2014 introduces two new ribbon UI workspaces that were designed to maximize efficiencies for specific workflows. The 3D Modeling and Drafting & Annotation workspaces organize the application’s tools and commands into a convenient ribbon, which makes it easier to discover features.
New! QuickGroup: CorelCAD 2014 provides a new QuickGroup command that makes it easy to quickly group drawing entities. You simply select the entities you want to group, right-click and choose Entity Group ` Quick Group. New! Design Resources docker: With the handy new Design Resources docker, you can quickly access and repurpose existing design assets, such as blocks, dimension styles, layers, line styles, reference drawings, sheets, table styles, and text styles.
New! CAD standards verification: CorelCAD 2014 makes it easy to verify a drawing to ensure compliance with industry, corporate, or project standards. The VerifyStandards command checks the current drawing to match naming conventions, such as layer properties, line styles, dimension styles, and text styles, with an associated Drawing Standards file (DWS). You can then quickly replace any nonstandard items.
Give it a try A drop-menu updates in real-time as you type, offering immediate results. For example, by typing layer you’ll be presented with options relevant to layers. 3 Choose an option from the drop-menu to access the appropriate command or setting. New! Layer Transparency: With support for AutoCAD R2013 .DWG file formats, CorelCAD 2014 ensures full visual integrity with existing CAD files.
Give it a try 7 Click the Rectangle tool draw a rectangle. Give it a try in the toolbox, and 8 With the rectangle selected, click Solids menu ` Draw ` Extrude, and drag in the drawing window. 9 With the box and sphere selected, click View ` Shade. Unique collaboration tools: Most CAD projects demand the input and feedback of an entire team, so effective collaboration and annotation tools are critical.
for Windows users who may need to work with less powerful hardware configurations. Enhanced! Application performance and speed: With its native 64-bit architecture, CorelCAD 2014 offers increased application speed for both Windows and Mac OS users. The application also provides accelerated display regeneration, which results in smoother zooming and panning operations in large and complex CAD drawings. to your working needs.
Compatibility for a smoother workflow CorelCAD makes it easy to collaborate and share with colleagues and clients by providing support for a variety of industry-standard formats. Repurpose 3D CAD files: With support for the popular 3D exchange file format ACIS SAT, CorelCAD 2014 ensures that you can open and work with 3D models.
Integrating CorelCAD™ 2014 into other graphics workflows CorelCAD 2014 bridges the gap between CAD and other graphics workflows by offering import from and export to CDR and DES formats. CAD applications usually provide very little file support for exporting drawings, creating a disconnect when you’re trying to repurpose CAD for technical illustration or marketing design.
This simplifies the process of getting CAD models into downstream graphics workflows. CAD drawings are unreadable to most people. Exporting 3D CAD to a vector-based format, such as CorelDRAW or Corel DESIGNER, allows you to repurpose that content. The vector files can be used in Corel DESIGNER to create technical illustrations destined for a wide variety of documentation, such as assembly instructions, parts catalogs, and training materials.
Comparing CorelCAD™ 2014 for Windows® and Mac OS® This table compares the CorelCAD features that are available on both the Windows and the Macintosh operating systems. Windows® Mac OS® X AutoCAD® R2013 .
Windows® Mac OS® X Real-time Pan and Zoom 9 9 3D Mouse navigation 9 Object Snap (ESnap) 9 9 Object Tracking (ETrack) / dynamic guides 9 9 New! New! Layers Toolbar 9 9 Layer states (Save and Restore) 9 9 Viewing and Selection tools QuickGroup tool and Group Selection mode setting Drafting and Editing 9 9 Layer Transparency New! New! Layer Preview tool New! New! In-Place Editing of block definitions and external references 9 9 Images / References / Underlay rectangular and p
Windows® Mac OS® X 9 9 3D model viewing 9 9 Projected (Isometric) views 9 9 Shaded / Rendered display modes 9 9 Lights 9 9 (9 ) 9 9 9 Multiple Layout Sheet Tabs (Multiple Paper Spaces) 9 9 Lock Layout Viewports 9 9 CTB Color table support 9 9 STB Style table support 9 9 Print Configuration Manager 9 9 Batch Print 9 9 Revision clouds 3D viewing and design Materials Optional (w/ Render plug-in) 3D surface commands 3D solid modeling 9 Printing, plotting, layout sheets P
Windows® Mac OS® X Microsoft Visual Studio® Tools for Applications (VSTA) support 9 Plug-in Store (corelcadmarket.com) 9 9 Single license 9 9 Network licenses 9 9 Maintenance (upgrade protection) 9 9 Educational licenses 9 9 Licensing OS support Windows® 8.1 9 Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP 9 Native 64-bit application 9 32-bit OS support 9 ® Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) 9 New! 9 Mac OS® X (10.6 - 10.
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