We have just announced ProgeCAD LT 2005 Beta, powered by IntelliCAD technology, and we have received an unbelievable feedback by world wide press!

We’re proud to see that ProgeCAD LT 2005 Beta it has been included into Google News.

Como, Italy – January 3, 2005

The wait is over.

A free CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, DWG native file format it’s available for the pleasure of all the worldwide CAD (Computer Aided Design)  users.

“Engineers, architects, designers and anyone who creates, views or edits professional drawings,” said Marco Montemagno ProgeSOFT Marketing Director “now have the possibility to adopt a professional DWG native file format CAD, that just works. And it’s free.”

The list of remarkable features included in ProgeCAD LT 2005 is simply impressive, with key features such as:

AutoCAD 2004/2005 DWG files
Read and Write all DWGs format from v. 2.5 to 2005
Xref Manager
A comfortable interface for the management of external references
Bitmap/Raster View
ProgeCAD LT 2005 supports DWG with images, photo, raster (view only)
GUI
More comfortable and standard graphic interface, New Toolbars ‘AutoCAD^® like’ feeling
Layout
Management of multiple layouts allows the creation of all print tables of the same design and guarantees a greater compatibility with AutoCAD^®
Hide on Layout
Shade on Layout
Selection of Model Space with Double-Click
Layout Tabs
PDF format printing
ProgeCAD LT 2005 automatically adds a virtual printer which can produce PDF files without the need to own ADOBE ACROBAT.
DWF Import & Export
ProgeCAD LT 2005 read and write standard DWF files
RealTime Pan and Zoom
ProgeCAD LT 2005 allows users to work with their drawings using RealTime Pan and Zoom and also the exclusive ProgeSOFT’s PPan Technology allow dramatic improvements with Pan movements
Lineweight for Display and Printing
Lineweight is supported on Video and Plot
ALE, Blocks Libraries Management
ProgeCAD LT 2005 contains the Quick version of ALE, the ProgeSOFT’s powerfull module for Blocks management

ProgeCAD LT 2005 it’s developed by ProgeSOFT, powered by IntelliCAD technology, and it’s guaranteed free of spyware, free of ad banners, free of virus and, most of all, free of charge.

“Bookmark the web site to download ProgeCAD LT 2005 and join the next CAD revolution !”

ProgeCAD LT 2005 official launch date is January 20th 2005, from www.progecad.com website.

About ProgeSOFT:
ProgeSOFT, it’s a software house specialised in CAD (Compuer Aided Design) development and distribution, for the last 18 years.
ProgeSOFT it’s a leading member of ITC (IntelliCAD Technology Consortium) and serves also  at the ITC executive committee board.
Many users and leading industrial groups among the mechanical and electrical sector work with ProgeSOFT software, such as: ABB Group, ALENIA MARCONI, ANSALDO, BTICINO, ENEL, ENICHEM, FS, GEWISS, PIRELLI, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC and TECHINT.

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ProgeCAD 2005, powered by the most recent IntelliCAD 5 engine, is the successor of ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD 4.8

ProgeCAD 2005 contains many important new features and enhancements to offer all the customers an unparalleled stability and speed.

ProgeCAD 2005 is first of all designed to provide a superior speed; it’s so much faster than previous release for visualization purposes (zoom, pan ecc.) -up to 800% – ,opening files, it support CTB files for print, DWG native 2004/2005 without conversion, poligonal clip on images, provide a new GUI faster and easier “AutoCAD® alike” and much more.

300 fixes have been applied and more than 20 feature have been added by ProgeSOFT development team, over the last 6 months.

ProgeCAD 2005 is a real “CAD evolution”.

With ProgeCAD 2005 users have a stable, fully functioning, easy to use DWG CAD at fair price.

Therefore customers buying now ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD 4.8, will receive ProgeCAD 2005, as available, totally free of charge.

ProgeCAD 2005 will ship by year’s end.