MoreNew functions featured across the entire PowerCAD desktop and mobile/wireless product lines include direct support for the latest AutoCAD R2002 drawing formats, new freehand sketching and callout tools for redlining, speed improvements up to 10 times over prior releases and VoiceNOTE audio note keeping technology which allows highly compressed audio notes to be embedded directly inside drawings facilitating verbal collaboration for the entire life cycle of a project.
New PowerCAD release highlights include:
- Major AutoCAD compatibility updates with support for AutoCAD R2002 DWG and DXF files.
- New VoiceNOTE audio note keeping collaboration allows instant recording and playback of highly compressed audio comments embedded directly inside drawing files, eliminating the need for time-consuming text markup and improving collaboration between project team members.
- Updated user-selectable PowerCAD or AutoCAD style desktops simplifies operation for new users and provides instant usability for AutoCAD familiar operators.
- New Freehand Sketching and Callout functions for simplified redlining.
- New wheel mouse zooming and panning for real-time manipulation of 2D and 3D views.
- Dramatic speed improvements up to 10 times over prior releases.
- New DataGUARD Crash Protection protects data against unexpected system crashes.
- New PowerCAD CE AutoHIDE function instantly toggles toolbars on or off to maximize viewing area. New PowerCAD CE on-board DWG/DXF support allows direct reading and writing of industry standard files without requirement for desktop CAD system. Enhanced Drawing Startup Assistant simplifies drawing initiation and template management.
- Three PowerCAD CE versions - PowerCAD CE Viewer ($99), PowerCAD CE Classic ($249) and PowerCAD CE Pro ($495) facilitate complete CAD processing in the field or on the shop floor, allowing billions of designs and digital blueprints saved in industry standard DWG, DXF or FLX file formats to be viewed, marked-up, edited or created on Pocket PC's,
- Handheld PC's and a new breed of high-resolution tablet sized PC's running Microsoft's Windows CE 3.0 mobile operating system.
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