CMS IntelliCAD CAD Software News Blog

New CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 CAD Software - Now Available

September 1, 2024 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces a new CMS IntelliCAD 13.0, now available.

CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 is a major release that includes performance improvements and new features, including a new Options dialog which is highly compatible with other CAD applications, calculators for evaluating expressions and converting units of measurement, lookup tables and the ability to reset advanced blocks. When creating reports, extract data from external references, advanced blocks, attributes, and AEC entities; extract from .dgn, .ifc, .rvt, and .rfa files when supported; and filter data to meet conditions.

LISP is completely refactored to improve performance and increase compatibility with other CAD applications. Other new features include Flatshot, Solid Profile, Make Shape, Compile to SHX, and Make Linetype, and more.

For CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 PE PLUS licenses that include Spatial® Technology ACIS® modeler, use the following commands to work with surfaces: Network, Offset, Fillet, Extend, and Trim.

All CMS IntelliCAD support working with BIM files: use the IFC Validate, RVT to IFC conversion, and Corner Window commands; dimension AEC entities; manage layers for .ifc underlays; define styles for new elements such as roof slabs, dimensions, structural members, and more; and attach railings to stair segments.

For technical users, CMS IntelliCAD 13.0 uses ODA SDKs version 2024.12. IntelliCAD IcARX continues to be a pre-release version and is highly compatible with AutoCAD® Object ARX, allowing developers to build applications with a single code base that runs on both platforms.

Free trial available at https://intellicadms.com

New CMS IntelliCAD 12.1 - now available

February 5, 2022 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces a new CMS IntelliCAD 12.1, now available.

CMS IntelliCAD 12.1 is a major release that includes performance improvements and new features, including the focal point of the release: advanced blocks. Advanced blocks can be created and edited using parameters, actions, and visibility states. Advanced blocks are not compatible with Dynamic Blocks.

Also available is the Edit Attributes (Single) command with an enhanced attribute editor. Users can also drag and drop .dwg files to add them as blocks to tool palettes, resize model space viewports, toggle the display of the printable area boundary in paper space, and load and save print stamp setting (.pss) files.

For CMS IntelliCAD PE PLUS that support IFC BIM files: specify the IFC4 or IFC4x3 schema when exporting to .ifc files, and set display properties for AEC styles.

For technical users, CMS IntelliCAD 12.1 uses ODA SDKs version 2023.12 SP1. IntelliCAD IcAPI is a pre-release version for members and is highly compatible with AutoCAD® Object ARX, allowing ITC members to build applications with a single code base that runs on both platforms.

Free trial available at https://intellicadms.com

New ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD viewer available for Windows® systems

December 27, 2023 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces the new CMS ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD Viewer, version 1.7, now available for Microsoft® Windows® systems.

With ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD Viewer, based on the latest IntelliCAD Mobile Platform technology, users can now view Spatial Corp. ACIS® (.sat) files and also mechanical objects. User interface improvements include the ability to drag and drop files from your desktop to the drawing window, sort and filter files when opening them, use full-screen mode, and more improvements and fixes.

ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD Viewer supports .dwg, .dxf, .dgn, .dwf, .dae, .sat, and various image files; architecture, civil, and mechanical objects; and underlays) that runs on thousands of different Microsoft® Windows® desktop and mobile devices.

ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD Viewer installer file is availably at the download section of https://intellicadms.com and anyone can get a free ETOOLBOX® Mobile CAD Viewer license at the store section of our website.

 

New Maintenance build for CMS IntelliCAD PE EASY RUN

October 08, 2023 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces a new CMS IntelliCAD PE EASY RUN CAD Software maintenance build, now available.
CMS IntelliCAD PE EASY RUN licensed and Trial Users can download or install the latest CMS IntelliCAD build from https://run.intellicadms.com

Extra detailed information about CMS IntelliCAD PE EASY RUN CAD software available at https://us.intellicadms.com

Compare feature for CMS IntelliCAD 10.1 CAD Software

February 7, 2022 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces the release of the CMS IntelliCAD 10.1 maintenance build no. 10.1.1266. based on the most recent IntelliCAD 10.1a updates & focused on visual styles and a few other minor fixes.

CMS IntelliCAD 10.1 PE, 10.1 PE PLUS & 10.1 PE PLUS Network licensed users can freely download and install such maintenance update.
"How to Update CMS IntelliCAD CAD Software" support post available at the free support forum FAQ section provides instructions on how to install a CMS IntelliCAD update.

Now available, CMS added the .dwg drawing COMPARE feature , currently, providing entry-level 2D visual differences between 2 drawings. By default, missing objects will be represented in red color, and new will be rendered in green. Edited objects will be seen in grey color.

New Maintenance build for CMS IntelliCAD 10.1

December 6, 2021 - Azle, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC. (AKA CMS) announces the release of the CMS IntelliCAD 10.1 maintenance build no. 10.1.1211.127393 based on the most recent IntelliCAD 10.1a technology provided by ITC.

This latest build is a maintenance release for version 10.1 that was previously issued on August this year.

CMS IntelliCAD maintenance releases concentrate on fixes, but CMS IntelliCAD 10.1a also contains these new features: import Microsoft® Excel® files; new capabilities when working with tables including data links, formulas, and cell formats; synchronize block attributes; and nudge entities using keyboard shortcuts. Many improvements are also found in the areas of publishing and sheet sets.

For CMS IntelliCAD PE PLUS, that supports Spatial ACIS solids, now it's also possible to create planar surfaces and convert entities to NURBS surfaces.

CMS IntelliCAD 10.1 is supported on Microsoft® Windows® 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 64-bit versions.

New CMS IntelliCAD 10.0 PE Pus USB dongle license

October 25 , 2020 - Burleson, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. announces the release of the new CMS IntelliCAD 10.0 PE Pus USB dongle licensing option.

It's a new all-in and hassle free license management method for CMS IntelliCAD® 10 PE PLUS CAD Software. Users can purchase a new or upgrade standalone perpetual CMS IntelliCAD 10 PE PLUS USB Dongle license and get PRIMARILY a license activation code key that works with the CMS IntelliCAD 10 PE PLUS installer, freely available at the DOWNLOAD section of https://intellicadms.com , plus a physical USB Dongle allowing full offline mobility with no license management requirement.

Additional information about CMS IntelliCAD PE PLUS USB Dongle can be found at https://www.intellicadms.com/store/standalone/433-cms-intellicad-10-pe-plus-usb-dongle

Free trial available at https://intellicadms.com

New CMS IntelliCAD 10.0 PE & PE Plus CAD Software released - Download free trial now available

August 21, 2020 - Burleson, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. (AKA CMS) announces the release of the new CMS IntelliCAD 10.0 PE & PE Plus CAD software.

CMS IntelliCAD® 10 CAD Software is a major release providing new features and improvements , now also provided as Perpetual Standalone and Network versions.
Free 15 days trial available.

What's new:

a) OpenGL ES graphics device is now supported for enhanced display quality and performance, which also includes new visual styles;
b) new materials library contains materials that can be assigned to entities and layers and then displayed with visual styles;
c) Spot and point lights now display in-program with visual styles;
d) Redesigned View Manager has more options available;
e) New dynamic input incorporates command prompts and measurement guides at the cursor;



f) New properties are available for various entity types in the Properties pane;
g) New ability to view properties of custom entities;
h) CMS IntelliCAD 10 also includes the ability to migrate user interface customizations from previous versions;
i) CMS IntelliCAD 10 incorporates ODA SDKs version 2020 Update 2 and enhanced .NET and IRX functionality for increased API capabilities;

Other improvements and fixes are found in performance, working with files, editing and selecting entities, text, printing, and more.

Free trial available at https://intellicadms.com

Free CAD libraries of known manufacturers for CMS IntelliCAD CAD Software

July 6, 2020 - Burleson, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. (AKA CMS)  announces Free CAD libraries of known manufacturers provided by CADprofi for CMS IntelliCAD CAD Software.

CMS IntelliCAD + CADprofi. Proven perfect combination.

CP-Manufacturers are free CAD add-ons for IntelliCAD® software that contain products of world known manufacturers used in sanitary, central heating, ventilation, electrical and other types of installations.

Benefit from a collection of more than 40 CAD libraries.

Electrical industry

HVAC industry

Thanks to these libraries you will be able to easily prepare:

• Apparatus and electrical switchboards.
• Bus-bars, mesh cable trays.
• Lighting protection system.
• Armature, pumps, boilers, tanks, etc.
• Elements of exhaust fumes/chimney installations.
• Elements of plumbing installations.
• Typical boiler systems.

Design fast and convenient

During the symbols and objects insertion, CP-Manufacturers add-on is adding various descriptions and technical parameters to them. This data is stored as attributes. The Attributes and descriptions command allows to edit the attributes, as well as to add descriptions (as a simple text) into the drawing. All data that is used in the attributes can be later used during the BOM creation.

Users can freely register an user account, download, install and run our CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE and PE PLUS software as free trial. Trial period is 15 days.

Feel free to register an user account at https://www.intellicadms.com/sign-in/registration

Then go to the DOWNLOAD section of our website and browse for the installers folder. Select the product you would like to tryout , download and install it.

Information about CMS IntelliCAD can be found at : https://www.intellicadms.com/home/cms-intellicad-2d-3d-cad-software-autocad-dwg-compatible

For the CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run (Windows 64-bit) product, please sign in at https://run.intellicadms.com using the following trial account:
Use one of these usernames (*): demo-1, demo-2, demo-3, demo-4 or demo-5
password: demo
(*) change the username if already in use.
Specific information about CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run can be found at https://us.intellicadms.com

Then just follow instructions that will be presented. Additional instructions can be found at https://intellicadms.com/downloads/v92/materials/how_to_run_cloud_license.pdf

Extending CMS IntelliCAD PE Plus Network CAD Software license features - License Borrowing or Roaming now available

CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. constantly provides NEW additional features requested by end users. The latest CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE Plus Network version now supports license Borrowing or Roaming from the licensed LAN network.  Typically this is required when an user needs to work offline.

How it works: A borrowed or roaming license is tied to the client pc when going offline for a specific period of time. At the end of such period, the borrowed license will not work anymore at such client pc until it gets reconnected again to the licensed LAN. If the client pc does not reconnect to the LAN within the borrowing period, then the CMS NKLS license manager will release such seat to be reused by another client pc connected to the LAN.

 

New CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE Easy Run Server now with secured SSL access

March 10, 2020 - Burleson, Texas, USA. CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. (AKA CMS)  announces the availability of  the latest CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE Easy Run CAD software version provided now by an also new Server with secured SSL access.

We're pleased to inform that we've upgraded the server systems that delivers CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run.  Now it provides the latest build of CMS IntelliCAD version through an updated turbo server system and secured SSL connection. As usual, ALL CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run licensed users can run this latest build of CMS IntelliCAD.

How this affects the use of current CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE Easy Run licenses?
Current licenses have already been copied to the new server and license(s) in use will be soon deactivated at the now outdated server.
The new system is now delivering the latest CMS IntelliCAD 9.2 PE Easy Run and, additionally, the ETOOLBOX Free CAD viewer.

How to proceed:

a) Uninstall ALL CMS IntelliCAD and turbo.net software from your Windows system(s);
b) Reboot the system(s);
c) Then sign in at new CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run server at https://run.intellicadms.com using CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run license data, i.e., license username and license password;
d) Follow instructions that will be presented.
e) You have the option to run from browser or install a desktop shortcut for quick launch;

Free trial also available:

CMS IntelliCAD PE Easy Run Anywhere (Windows 64-bit) product, please sign in at https://run.intellicadms.com using the following trial account:
Use one of these usernames (*): demo-1, demo-2, demo-3, demo-4 or demo-5
password: demo
(*) change the username if already in use.

Then just follow instructions that will be presented. You can get additional instructions at https://intellicadms.com/downloads/v92/materials/how_to_run_cloud_license.pdf