Performance enhancements
Performance has been enhanced considerably when using real-time zoom, real-time pan, opening and saving drawings.
Depending on the hardware configuration, running CMS IntelliCAD plus opening a 10Mb dwg file will take about 10 seconds to load.
Toolbar and menu icons
The IntelliCAD user interface has been enhanced with new 24-bit icons for all color toolbar icons and menus.
Use polar tracking
Polar tracking is a new tool used to help you draw with precision. When polar tracking is turned on, guides display on the screen automatically at specified polar angle increments.
Check the spelling of text
You can check the spelling of single-line text, multiline text, paragraph text, attributes, attribute definitions, and dimension text. Additional features include loading dictionaries from different sources, including various languages, and adding your own words to a custom dictionary.
Copy multiple entities
Now it's easier to copy multiple entities. IntelliCAD defaults to prompting for additional copies of selected entities during the Copy command.
Work with additional image formats
The number of image formats available for drawings has been expanded. You can include images in the following formats: ECW, JPG 2000, ERS, ALG, HDR, DAT, DOQ, FST, NTF, ASC, IMG, DEM, DDF, DT0 and DT1, and HDF (including MET, L1R, and L1G).
Layer toolbar
You can now use the Layer toolbar to specify layout-specific layer settings. The Layer toolbar also displays more text, making it easier to use large layer lists.
Customize the status bar and menus using DIESEL
You can use DIESEL from the command line, in MNU menu files, and in LISP to customize the status bar and menus.
Use new and enhanced system variables
New or enhanced system variables include: AUTOSNAP, COPYMODE, DCTCUST, DCTMAIN, DCTMAINPATH, DIMTFAC, POLARADDANG, POLARANG, POLARDIST, POLARMODE, SNAPTYPE, and TRACKPATH.
What was New in IntelliCAD 6.4
IntelliCAD 6.4 uses the latest advances in the ODA DWGdirect 2.2 libraries, based on the industry standard OpenDWG, which is widely supported by commercial software vendors, and the engineering community. IntelliCAD 6.4 utilizes the new ODA libraries to interpret the updated DWG 2007 file format. IntelliCAD 6.4 will read, display, and write DWG 2007 files, which include 10 new entity types and over 80 new system variables.
Although the focus of v6.4 development has centered on DWG 2007 compatibility, other major enhancements can be found in this release:
* A new color book editor provides the ability to effectively organize, create, and edit color books.
* Improved user interface for PDF export provides more flexible output options.
* Dozens of new events and a new ApplicationPreferences object were added to the COM API.
* A new Code Page Manager command allows you to convert drawings or set your code page language preferences when opening drawings.
* Multiple enhancements for raster image handling include:
o Improved user interface
o 4x increase in display performance for large images
o Lower memory footprint for large images
o Improved performance for drawings with a large number of images
o Better support for monochrome images
o New COM API for creating and manipulating image entities
In addition to the new features and DWG 2007 support, hundreds of repairs and minor improvements were added as well, including:
* Setup now supports Microsoft Windows Vista™
* Draworder enhancements for blocks and external references
* Viewport enhancements, including locking viewports and assigning a UCS for viewports
* Snapping to model space entities from paper space; picking model space entities from paper space for creating dimensions and other dimensioning improvements
* The Paste command allows you to specify an insertion point
* Performance improvements with drawings containing large meshes
* Improved performance and reduced screen flicker when using dynamic zoom and pan
* The Tangent-Tangent-Tangent option is now available for circle creation
Performance has been enhanced considerably when using real-time zoom, real-time pan, opening and saving drawings.
Depending on the hardware configuration, running CMS IntelliCAD plus opening a 10Mb dwg file will take about 10 seconds to load.
Toolbar and menu icons
The IntelliCAD user interface has been enhanced with new 24-bit icons for all color toolbar icons and menus.
Use polar tracking
Polar tracking is a new tool used to help you draw with precision. When polar tracking is turned on, guides display on the screen automatically at specified polar angle increments.
Check the spelling of text
You can check the spelling of single-line text, multiline text, paragraph text, attributes, attribute definitions, and dimension text. Additional features include loading dictionaries from different sources, including various languages, and adding your own words to a custom dictionary.
Copy multiple entities
Now it's easier to copy multiple entities. IntelliCAD defaults to prompting for additional copies of selected entities during the Copy command.
Work with additional image formats
The number of image formats available for drawings has been expanded. You can include images in the following formats: ECW, JPG 2000, ERS, ALG, HDR, DAT, DOQ, FST, NTF, ASC, IMG, DEM, DDF, DT0 and DT1, and HDF (including MET, L1R, and L1G).
Layer toolbar
You can now use the Layer toolbar to specify layout-specific layer settings. The Layer toolbar also displays more text, making it easier to use large layer lists.
Customize the status bar and menus using DIESEL
You can use DIESEL from the command line, in MNU menu files, and in LISP to customize the status bar and menus.
Use new and enhanced system variables
New or enhanced system variables include: AUTOSNAP, COPYMODE, DCTCUST, DCTMAIN, DCTMAINPATH, DIMTFAC, POLARADDANG, POLARANG, POLARDIST, POLARMODE, SNAPTYPE, and TRACKPATH.
What was New in IntelliCAD 6.4
IntelliCAD 6.4 uses the latest advances in the ODA DWGdirect 2.2 libraries, based on the industry standard OpenDWG, which is widely supported by commercial software vendors, and the engineering community. IntelliCAD 6.4 utilizes the new ODA libraries to interpret the updated DWG 2007 file format. IntelliCAD 6.4 will read, display, and write DWG 2007 files, which include 10 new entity types and over 80 new system variables.
Although the focus of v6.4 development has centered on DWG 2007 compatibility, other major enhancements can be found in this release:
* A new color book editor provides the ability to effectively organize, create, and edit color books.
* Improved user interface for PDF export provides more flexible output options.
* Dozens of new events and a new ApplicationPreferences object were added to the COM API.
* A new Code Page Manager command allows you to convert drawings or set your code page language preferences when opening drawings.
* Multiple enhancements for raster image handling include:
o Improved user interface
o 4x increase in display performance for large images
o Lower memory footprint for large images
o Improved performance for drawings with a large number of images
o Better support for monochrome images
o New COM API for creating and manipulating image entities
In addition to the new features and DWG 2007 support, hundreds of repairs and minor improvements were added as well, including:
* Setup now supports Microsoft Windows Vista™
* Draworder enhancements for blocks and external references
* Viewport enhancements, including locking viewports and assigning a UCS for viewports
* Snapping to model space entities from paper space; picking model space entities from paper space for creating dimensions and other dimensioning improvements
* The Paste command allows you to specify an insertion point
* Performance improvements with drawings containing large meshes
* Improved performance and reduced screen flicker when using dynamic zoom and pan
* The Tangent-Tangent-Tangent option is now available for circle creation
What's new in CMS IntelliCAD 6.6