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21 December 2009

Product News

IMSI/Design Launches DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 in Same Calendar Year

Just in time for the holidays, IMSI/Design announced it is releasing DoubleCAD™ XT Pro v2. Of merit, Version 2 is being released in the same calendar year as Version 1 due to a rapid development pace.

"We continue to pour through customer feedback and AutoCAD user groups' wish lists to include features we know AutoCAD users are anxious for," stated Royal Farros, CEO of IMSI/Design. "There's no doubt DoubleCAD XT Pro is an appreciated alternative to AutoCAD LT... and a great choice for AutoCAD users just looking for optimized 2D CAD."

Based on IMSI/Design's CAD code with over two million copies sold worldwide, DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 works like AutoCAD LT but goes beyond with a host of new features and enhancements, including:

--  Drawing Compare:  Instantly compare two DoubleCAD (.2CD), .DWG, .TCW,

    .JPG, .BMP, or .PNG drawings for all visual differences.

--  Hatch Pattern Creator:  Easily create, modify, and combine custom

    hatch patterns with control over scaling, orientation, and position.  Also

    includes automatic detection of repeating patterns.

--  Exploding Viewports:  Convert visible geometry in your viewports into

    flattened, editable 2D geometry within your layouts, even hidden line

    views.  Your shaded views are also converted into standard bitmaps.

--  New and Enhanced 2D CAD Tools:  Includes Revision Cloud, Chain

    Polyline, Bisector Line, Minimal Distance Line, Select By Query, Transform

    Recorder, Surface Area Measurement, Double Point Arc tools, and more.

--  New and Enhanced Intelligent (Parametric) Architectural Objects:

    Includes more wall, window, door, slab, rail, and profile styles and new

    section and elevation tools.

--  Xref support includes VISRETAIN settings and binding.

--  Mid-point and pattern constraints.

--  Terrain import and modify.

--  Enhanced ESC key, Space Bar, and Enter Key for seamless AutoCAD

    usability.

--  Enhanced .DWG compatibility.

--  Enhanced .DAE (COLLADA) compatibility.

--  Index Color and CTB print style support.

--  Batch file conversion tool for multiple file conversions.

Additionally, DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 can be customized and extended via a new Software Developers Kit (SDK), allowing one to create tools, scripts, and even commercial applications that can run with DoubleCAD XT Pro.

About DoubleCAD XT PRO v2

DoubleCAD™ XT Pro is an AutoCAD LT work-alike that goes beyond AutoCAD LT in terms of 2D CAD capabilities, especially in the area of drafting and detailing. Most significantly, DoubleCAD XT Pro includes a Drafting Palette that expedites the drafting-to-detailing process by creating fully associative, 2D views and hatched sections (even from xrefs) from 3D models. Other unique features include geometric and pattern constraints (lightning-fast "what if" design scenarios), drawing compare, hatch pattern creator, a range of intelligent (parametric) architectural objects, design director, and parametric parts manager, as well as self-healing walls, self-aligning blocks, advanced handle-based editing, snap prioritization, transparent fills, draw order by layer, hide objects regardless of layer, ability to imbed image files, revision cloud, batch file conversion, smart dimensions, and viewport exploding. DoubleCAD XT Pro also has a number of useful 2D CAD tools not found in AutoCAD LT or AutoCAD, including special line, arc, and circle tools, as well as multiline, bezier curves, fixed ratio ellipses, and bisector line tools. The product has a fully customizable interface and includes one of the widest varieties of file filters in the CAD industry, including support for .DWG (AutoCAD R14 to 2009), .SKP, .DAE (Collada), .SAT, .3DS, .OBJ, .IGS, .STEP, and more. DoubleCAD XT Pro includes premium customer support and is $695 ($195 for upgrade from v1). For more information, visit http://www.DoubleCAD.com. Visit user forums at http://forums.DoubleCAD.com.

About DoubleCAD XT

DoubleCAD™ XT is a free AutoCAD LT work-alike that also contains many new features such as self-healing walls, self-aligning blocks, modern handle-based editing, snap prioritization, brush editor, and smart dimensions. DoubleCAD XT is free for commercial and personal use and was awarded 5-stars from the CNET review editors (CNET's highest rating). For more information, visit http://www.DoubleCAD.com. Visit user forums at http://forums.DoubleCAD.com.

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