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News about progeCAD and progeCAD DWG software

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progeSOFT Announces Two New eBooks by Ralph Grabowski Available for Free Download

Como, Italy – April 20, 2009 – progeSOFT s.a.s., in cooperation with progeSOFT North America, has arranged special distribution rights for two new eBooks published by upFront.eZine Publishing. Both eBooks, Inside progeCAD 2009, and Tailoring progeCAD 2009, are available on progeSOFT s.a.s. (www.progesoft.com) and progeSOFT North America’s (www.progesoft.us) websites, as well as many of their valued reseller’s websites, for free download.Ralph Grabowski, the author of over 100 books and several hundred magazine articles about computer-aided design, publishes a free weekly email subscription based e-newsletter for CAD users called upFront.eZine, and writes a nearly daily news, tips, and commentary on the CAD industry weblog called WorldCAD Access, with nearly one million page-views in under four years.

Inside progeCAD 2009, a Tutorial for New Users, takes you step by step through a typical project teaching you each step of the way how to utilize the progeCAD product in a work environment. Sections include a guided tour, 101 tips, progeCAD for AutoCAD users, and teaches you how to setup a new drawing, placing text, creating symbols, adding dimensions, and other important topics.

Tailoring progeCAD 2009, a Guide to Customization, is a comprehensive tutorial on customizing and programming progeCAD 2009 including changing the user interface, programming in LISP, and more. It features dozens of tips, menu customization and setup of toolbars, custom linetypes, hatch patterns and fonts, with some exclusive topics not covered elsewhere.

About progeSOFT:
progeSOFT, executive and founding member of the IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium. has been developing CAD software for over 20 years. They can be contacted via their website at www.progesoft.com

About progeSOFT North America
progeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us) distributes progeSOFT products through a reseller network in North America, and produces progeADD-on products running on progeCAD. See our website for a list of Authorized progeSOFT and progeADD-on Resellers.

ProgeCAD is either a registered trademark or a trademark of ProgeSOFT s.a.s. ProgeADD-on is either a registered trademark or trademark of ProgeSOFT North America. AutoCAD is a registered trademark or a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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ID³ Solutions, Electrical CAD Specialist, Joins the progeSOFT North America Authorized Reseller Network

St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada – February 12, 2009 – Scott Hucke, President of progeSOFT North America, (www.progesoft.us), and Michael Galenkamp, Owner and Founder of ID³ Solutions, (www.id3solutions.ca), have signed a progeSOFT North America Authorized Reseller agreement, allowing ID³ Solutions to become an authorized reseller of progeSOFT software and progeADD-on Modules in Canada.

progeSOFT North America is the North American distributor of progeCAD Professional and progeCAD Standard Computer Aided Design software, progeCAD Viewer DWG,  capable of  reviewing and marking up AutoCAD DWG drawings, and producer of vertical industry specific progeADD-on modules running with progeCAD 2009 Professional.

progeCAD, a CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD Drawings (DWG) v2.5 through v2009, “AutoCAD Like” menus and commands, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, hatch patterns, linetypes, etc., has little or no learning curve for AutoCAD users, and is priced at 1/10th the cost of AutoCAD.

progeSOFT North America also offers add-on modules for many vertical industries and markets running on progeCAD Professional:

– progeEARTH is a Complete Civil Survey Software package.
– progeCAM Basic is an affordable entry-level 2D mini milling software bundle for CNC manufacturing.
– progeCAM Professional is an affordable Milling, Lathe and/or Wire EDM CNC software bundle for CNC manufacturing.
– progeTABLE, the first in a series of products planned for linking progeCAD to Microsoft Office applications, imports Excel Spreadsheets into progeCAD as tables, keeping the data synchronized between the two applications.

About ID³ Solutions
ID³ Solutions (www.id3solutions.ca) is a reseller and sales representative of several CAD products, specializing in electrical solutions.  ID³ is involved in Design, Drawing and Deployment of electrical CAD products: sales, training, implementation support, and design services involving electrical control systems and schematics.

About progeSOFT North America
progeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us) distributes progeSOFT products to North American progeSOFT resellers, and produces industry specific add-ons for progeCAD, distributed internationally. Potential Resellers can find more information on their website about joining the growing list of Authorized progeSOFT Resellers.

Contact Information
ID³ Solutions
31 Kilkenny Drive
St. Catharine’s
Ontario Canada
L2N 6E4
Telephone: 905 380 9143
E-mail:info@id3solutions.ca

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progeTABLE,The First Module of the progeOFFICE Series, Has Been Released

Portland, OR, USA – February 5, 2009 – iCADsales.com announced today the release of the first of a series of modules in the progeOFFICE line, tailored to link progeCAD 2009 Professional with Microsoft Office applications

progeTABLE uses Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to create tables within progeCAD, allowing a designer to import a spreadsheet into progeCAD as a table within the drawing. The data within the table can then be edited in either progeCAD 2009 Professional, or within Microsoft Excel. The information is automatically synced keeping both the table in the drawing and the spreadsheet up to date with the latest information.

Some features of progeTABLE include:

– Import progeTABLE border/text on specified progeCAD layers.
– Full control of font type/style/size/color in progeCAD/Excel.
– Support for Border style (double-line, dashed line, diagonal, etc)
– Vertical/Wrap text, merged cells, center across selection.
– All elements of the imported table are progeCAD Entities.

progeTABLE is Ideal for:

– Panel Schedules
– Equipment Schedules
– Room Finish Schedules
– Door and Window Schedules
– Bills of Materials (BOM)
– Parts lists
– Notes

The progeOFFICE line of products will eventually include three additional solutions. progeWORD for Microsoft Word, progeDATABASE for Microsoft Access, and progeFIELD for linking Excel spreadsheet fields to text or dimensions, will be geared towards ensuring bi-directional data integrity between progeCAD and Microsoft Office.

About iCADsales.com
iCADSales.com, the largest progeSOFT reseller in North America, offers progeCAD, the “AutoCAD Like” CAD software, and industry specific products running on progeCAD. Users can evaluate progeCAD, the highly compatible AutoCAD clone software costing 1/10th the price of AutoCAD, for 30 days free without obligation or restriction by visiting our website, www.icadsales.com.

ProgeCAD is either a registered trademark or a trademark of ProgeSOFT s.a.s. progeOFFICE, progeTABLE, progeWORD, progeDATABASE, and progeFIELD are either  registered trademarks or trademarks of ProgeSOFT North America. AutoCAD is a registered trademark or a trademark 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. #591
Clackamas, OR 97015
Email: info@icadsales.com
1-800-975-iCAD (4223)

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iCADsales.com Releases ProgeCAM, Linking Design with CNC Machining

Portland, OR, USA, Jan 6, 2009, iCADsales.com (www.icadsales.com), in co-operation with progeSOFT North America, announces the release of ProgeCAM, CNC Machining Software linked to progeCAD Professional providing seamless ?Art to Part? manufacturing life cycle.

iCADsales.com is offering a free evaluation download of ProgeCAM 2008, developed by CADDIT, running in combination with ProgeCAD 2008 Professional, available without registration on our website.

progeCAM, includes both progeCAD Professional, the “AutoCAD Like” CAD software, and PartMaster CNC, powerful programming software for CNC mills, lathes or wire EDM machining. progeCAM offers machinists one integrated low-cost CAD CAM software bundle. You can choose from two different levels of machining, progeCAM Basic or progeCAM Professional:

progeCAM Basic is an affordable 2D design, milling and backplotting solution for small to medium shops and hobbyists. Suitable for table routers, gantry wood-working, table top milling and maintenance work, machines include Milling and Drilling machines, Engraving machines, Routers, Laser and Plasma cutters.
progeCAM Professional is capable of multi-axis milling, 3D back-plotting, DNC communications, lathe turning, and wire EDM. CNC & DNC tools ideal for wood working shops, metal and laser cutting for both domestic and industrial products, furniture manufacturing, OEM aftermarket automotive products, building maintenance and supply, electrical fittings, custom jig, test and fixture development and other manufacturing.

Both versions are linked from within the progeCAD Professional window allowing you to seamlessly prepare and transfer your drawing geometry from progeCAD into PartMaster for machining setup.

progeCAM eases the transition from designing your part in progeCAD to programming your machine for production. progeCAM offers a true low-cost design and manufacturing solution for every level of machinist, from the occasional hobby builder to the largest manufacturing plant.

About iCADSales.com
iCADSales.com, the largest progeCAD reseller located in North America, offers progeCAD, the ?AutoCAD Like? CAD software, and products which run on top of or in cooperation with progeCAD for many vertical markets. Users can evaluate progeCAD, the easy to use highly compatible CAD clone software retailing at a tenth the cost of AutoCAD, for 30 days free without obligation or restriction in use by visiting our website, www.icadsales.com.

About progeSOFT North America (http://www.progesoft.us)
progeSOFT North America distributes progeSOFT products to its reseller network in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. progeSOFT North America does not sell products or provide support directly to end users. See our website for a list of Resellers authorized to sell and support progeSOFT products.

About CADDIT Pty Ltd Australia
IntelliCAD progeCAD T-Flex CAD CAM and Dolphin CNC regional distributors, consultants and design engineers. Serving the Australian, New Zealand and regional AEC, MCAD, GIS and Drafting software requirements. Based in Sydney, Australia they specialize in low-cost, broad-spectrum design solutions and customization.

ProgeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of ProgeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. progeCAM is either a registered trademark or trademark of CADDIT Pty Ltd Australia in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is either 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
Email: info@icadsales.com
800-975-iCAD

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iCADsales.com offers free upgrade to progeCAD 2009

Portland, OR, USA — 8 October 2008 — iCADsales.com is offering anyone purchasing progeCAD 2008 after October 1st, 2008, a free upgrade to progeCAD 2009 upon its release.

Some of the features of progeCAD 2009 will include a new purge dialog, quick dimensioning, compatibility with AutoCAD 2009 DWG files, and export to Google Earth. Other major features will be announced upon the release of progeCAD 2009.

Current users of progeCAD 2008 Professional may upgrade to the new version for a small upgrade fee. progeSOFT gives its clients free upgrades to minor version changes without charging an upgrade fee for each new release. progeSOFT only charges an upgrade fee when changing major versions, such as moving from progeCAD 2008 to progeCAD 2009.

ICADsales.com also offers ProgeARCH, an architectural design software add-on,  progeEARTH, a civil survey design software add-on, and the ProgeCAD Viewer DWG, which allows viewing, markup, and printing of DWG files.

About progeCAD
progeCAD is CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD Drawings (DWG) v2.5 through 2009, “AutoCAD Like” menus and commands, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, AutoCAD blocks, etc. progeCAD 2009 Professional offers near 10,000 blocks and symbols, 3D ACIS solid modeling, advanced rendering with materials, raster vector hybrid image editing and other tools specific to progeCAD. Sold at a fraction of the cost of most AutoCAD software, progeCAD Professional, 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. Industry specific applications are also available for architectural design (progeARCH), Civil Survey (progeEARTH) and AutoCAD drawing review, markup, and plotting (progeCAD Viewer DWG).

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: info@icadsales.com
800-975-iCAD