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CADDIT.net Brings progeCAD Product Line to Australia

CADDIT Pty Ltd Australia today announced their introduction of the progeCAD product line to Australia. As a result, Australian architects, engineers, designers and other CAD professionals have access to a local VAR for this high value CAD solution. The agreement between progeSOFT SAS and CADDIT Pty Ltd opens the way for potentially faster support and greater visibility of the progeCAD product in Australia. "We are happy to carry the progeCAD product line here. Our customers should know that there exist functional alternatives to the expensive CAD systems that they currently have to buy", said Ben Decker, the director for CADDIT Pty Ltd.

progeCAD has enjoyed a lot of success internationally, offering file compatibility and comparable interface and feature-set with AutoCAD®, the dominant 2D architectural drafting product used in Australia. Reviews for progeCAD overseas have been most favorable. Located in Sydney, Australia’s largest city, CADDIT Pty Ltd is well located to support the potential market there. "It’s a great place to advertise and get the word out", said Ben.

progeCAD offers exciting features at remarkably low cost when compared to any competing products. It is one of the few mature IntelliCAD based products to offer ACIS solid modeling and a full suite of express tools and raster manipulation functions. Coupled with a solid DWG  DXF reader-writer, this is a robust alternative to the many Australian AutoCAD users. So, believe it or not, the CADDIT.net introductory price for progeCAD Professional will be a modest AU$585.

CADDIT Pty Ltd plans to demonstrate the product at several key industry conventions and interest groups over the next 12 months. They also plan to expand their design contracting operations and make more daily use of progeCAD in house. Ben called their strategy "a staged, organic approach" for which growth "will certify our faith in the value of our products". Ben himself had worked on "a number of CAD systems" over the years, including AutoCAD® and CATIA®, and in a number of countries and industries. His company "will work to challenge the other local vendors to new levels of competency and customer satisfaction". 

CADDIT Pty Ltd is legally based in Sydney, Australia and provides a wide range of design solutions, ranging from consulting to design contracting, software development and sales. They can be contacted via their online website at www.caddit.net.

ProgeSOFT SAS Como, Italy has been specializing in CAD for the last 18 years and is a member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium executive committee. They can be contacted via their online website at www.progesoft.com.

© CADDIT Pty Ltd Australia. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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progeCAD 2007 Professional by Mark Goldstein

Reviewed by: Mark Goldstein, April 2007
Published by: progeSOFT
Requires: Microsoft Windows 98 through Windows Vista, Intel Pentium III or faster, PC with 512MB RAM, 300MB available hard disk space
MSRP: US$245.00

progeCAD is a computer aided 2D & 3D design program. It’s based on the IntelliCAD engine which just happens to be one of AutoCAD’s most powerful challengers. Because AutoCAD is the most widely used professional CAD software on the market today, anything that competes in AutoCAD’s sandbox has to be able to not only vie for attention in a difficult and entrenched environment, but also provide some incentives to move off the industry standard. ProgeSOFT is a serious company with a serious CAD product and offers extensive technical product support, so we decided to give progeCAD a heavy duty test. We reviewed progeCAD over a two month period in a busy architectural and industrial design studio. The results may surprise you.

Read more:  www.kickstartnews.com

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progeCAD 2007 Professional used for design of High Earth Orbit Satellite

Portland, OR, USA – March 25, 2007 – ProgeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us), in cooperation with ProgeSOFT s.a.s., Como, Italy, has coordinated the donation of progeCAD 2007 Professional CAD software to the AMSAT Eagle high earth orbit satellite project.

The Eagle is the next generation high earth orbit satellite under construction now by AMSAT North America. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (as AMSAT is officially known, www.amsat.org) was first formed in the District of Columbia in 1969 as an educational organization. Its goal was to foster Amateur Radio’s participation in space research and communication. For over 38 years AMSAT groups in North America and elsewhere have played a key role in significantly advancing the state of the art in space science, space education, and space technology.

The new Eagle satellite (http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=75&retURL=satellites/futures.php), scheduled for launch in March, 2009, will provide many services and reliable communications to HAM radio operators on bands previously not available, and will build upon technology developed previously by AMSAT North America.

progeCAD 2007 Professional, the latest IntelliCAD software from progeSOFT, is being used to document and design the mechanical aspects of the Eagle Satellite. progeCAD 2007 Professional includes a library manager for discipline specific symbols, ACIS solid modeling, raster image support, rendering, and a unique set of tools that only ProgeSOFT offers. progeCAD software supports the DWG design file format, from version 2.5 through 2007, plus support for AutoCAD® menus, scripts, blocks, and AutoLISP®.

“We are proud to be selected by the AMSAT Eagle satellite project as their CAD system, and we are looking forward to the launch of the satellite in 2009.” said Scott Hucke, President, ProgeSOFT North America.

About ProgeSOFT North America

ProgeSOFT North America, (http://www.progesoft.us), is the North American distributor for progeSOFT IntelliCAD software and provides marketing, sales and support for North American ProgeSOFT resellers. Resellers of CAD software interested in reselling the progeSOFT line of software can find more information about this opportunity at our website.

About ProgeSOFT s.a.s.

progeSOFT, (http://www.progesoft.com), a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors, has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and develops CAD products for the general, mechanical and architectural industries.

progeCAD and progeARC are either registered trademarks or trademarks of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD and ArchT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium in the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD and AutoLISP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Contact Information

ProgeSOFT North America
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
PMB591
Clackamas, OR 97015
Email: press@progesoft.us
+1 503-715-1467

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progeCAD 2007 Standard Released by iCADsales.com

Portland, OR, USA – December 3, 2006 – iCADsales.com announced today a lower cost alternative for editing AutoCAD 2007 drawings. progeCAD 2007 standard, list price $199 USD, edits and saves AutoCAD 2007 drawings!

progeCAD 2007 Standard can open, read, and allow you to edit drawings created with all versions of AutoCAD. In addition, progeCAD 2007 Standard provides compatibility by providing an "AutoCAD Like" icon menu, AutoLISP compatibility, the same fonts, scripts, and a command list you are used to working with, at 1/10th the price.

"progeSOFT has opened the world to AutoCAD 2007 drawings while easing the migration to a lower cost, AutoCAD compatible, CAD software package. We have provided a major step forward for the IntelliCAD community." said Damiano Croci, progeSOFT s.a.s.

The AutoCAD DWG 2007 support within progeCAD 2007 Standard will allow designers to lower their CAD software and training budget while still supporting the processes they are currently using. CAD users can open the same drawings, run the same menus and commands, and get off the ground running by utilizing the compatibility of progeCAD 2007 Standard at 1/10th the price.

progeCAD 2007 Standard has an interface closely matching what AutoCAD designers are used to using. A new UCS Icon design, "AutoCAD like" icon and text menu, even the layout of toolbars and command line are designed to minimize the impact of migrating to a new CAD system.

About progeCAD
progeCAD is CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD Drawings (DWG) v2.5 through 2007, "AutoCAD Like" menus and commands, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, AutoCAD blocks, etc. Sold at a fraction of the cost of most AutoCAD software, progeCAD 2007 Standard, powered by IntelliCAD, is a logical choice for drafters, designers, engineers, architects, anyone needing AutoCAD compatible software at 1/10th the cost of other CAD software.

progeCAD IntelliCAD also comes in a Professional version including such features as photorealistic rendering, ACIS 3d Solids, Raster Vector Hybrid Editing, VBA, 10,000 blocks, and other important features. progeCAD 2007 Professional can also be used to run industry specific vertical applications, sold by iCADsales.com, such as Mechanical, Architectural, Building Services, and Civil Survey.

About iCADsales.com
iCADSales.com (http://www.icadsales.com), a progeSOFT IntelliCAD Authorized Reseller, provides a central location for IntelliCAD Computer Aided Design Software including free IntelliCAD evaluation downloads, support, forums, books, and sponsors a CAD Industry news aggregator.

progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is a registered trademark or trademark of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium in the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD, and AutoLISP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Contact Information

iCADsales.com
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
USA
Email: press@icadsales.com
800-975-iCAD

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progeCAD 2007 Professional does AutoCAD 2007

Portland, OR, USA – November 18, 2006 – progeSOFT announced today an unprecedented breakthrough for the progeSOFT Version of IntelliCAD. progeCAD 2007 Professional now edits and saves AutoCAD 2007 drawings!

progeSOFT 2007 Professional can open, read, and allow you to edit drawings created with all versions of AutoCAD. In addition, progeCAD 2007 Professional provides compatibility by providing an “AutoCAD Like” icon menu, AutoLISP compatibility, VBA, the same fonts, scripts, and a command list you are used to working with, at 1/10th the price.

“progeSOFT has opened the world to AutoCAD 2007 drawings while easing the migration to a lower cost, AutoCAD compatible, CAD software package. We have provided a major step forward for the IntelliCAD community.” said Damiano Croci, progeSOFT s.a.s.

In addition, designers will also be able to use the new express toolbar, convert PDF to DWG, as well as printing to the JPG graphic standard. progeCAD 2007 Professional also allows editing blocks directly within drawings, a new advanced attribute editing command, polar snapping, and a more “AutoCAD like” design interface.

The AutoCAD DWG 2007 support within progeCAD 2007 Professional will allow designers to lower their CAD software and training budget while still supporting the processes they are currently using. CAD users can open the same drawings, run the same menus and commands, and get off the ground running by utilizing the compatibility of progeCAD 2007 Professional at 1/10th the price.

The new express toolbar contains:

• Copy Nested Object
• Trim to Nested Object
• Extend to Nested Object
• Replace block with another block
• Text fit
• Explode Text
• Convert Text to Mtext
• Rotate Text
• Enclose Text with Object
• Automatic Text Numbering
• Move/Copy/Rotate
• Flatten Objects
• Multiple Copy
• Extended Offset
• Attach xData
• Display Object xData
• Layer Manager
• In place attribute editor

Designers can import their Adobe Acrobat PDF files and convert them into a drawings they can edit and save. PDF is a universal file storage and viewing application used by thousands of users worldwide. CAD Users will now be able to acquire images from documentation, catalogs, brochures, user manuals etc. and convert them to AutoCAD DWG Drawing files.

The new advanced Attribute editor gives you more control over attributes, allowing changes to every property associated with attributes within blocks, without needing to recreate the blocks. In addition, progeCAD 2007 Professional now offers editing of blocks directly from inside the drawing, no need to open the blocks to edit them.

The new interface more closely matches what AutoCAD designers are used to using. A new UCS Icon design, “AutoCAD like” icon and text menu, even the layout of toolbars and command line are designed to minimize the impact of migrating to a new CAD system.

“This release breaks new ground by opening the AutoCAD 2007 format drawings to designers, drafters, engineers and architects. Companies now locked into their vendor’s software have a choice, a choice to save thousands of dollars without affecting productivity” said Scott Hucke, President, progeSOFT North America. 

About progeCAD 2007 Professional
progeCAD 2007 Professional is CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD DWG v2.5 through 2007, “AutoCAD Like” menus, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, AutoCAD blocks, etc. Sold at a fraction of the cost of most AutoCAD software, progeCAD 2007 Professional, powered by IntelliCAD, is a logical choice for drafters, designers, engineers, architects, anyone needing AutoCAD compatible software. Industry specific applications are also available for architectural design (progeARC ArchT), mechanical design (progeMEC), and AutoCAD drawing review and markup (progeCAD Viewer DWG).

About ProgeSOFT
ProgeSOFT, (http://www.progesoft.com), a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors, has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and develops CAD products for the general, mechanical and architectural industries. progeSOFT products are distributed within North America by progeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us).

progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is a registered trademark or trademark of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium in the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD, and AutoLISP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Contact Information

progeSOFT North America
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
USA
Email: press@progesoft.us
+1 503-715-1467