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progeBILLD HVAC/Plumb, a new CAD Building Services module, running on progeCAD, delivered today by iCADsales.com

Portland, Oregon, USA – September 21, 2009 – iCADsales.com (http://www.icadsales.com) announced today the availability of the HVAC – Plumbing Design software solution called progeBILLD HVAC/Plumb, running on progeCAD 2009 Professional. The progeBILLD series is a lineup of progeADD-ons for building services, providing modules for Electrical, HVAC/Plumbing, and Mechanical/Structural. An Additional Module, progeBILLD Base, an Architectural application to allow the designer to easily populate their drawings with architectural elements such as walls, doors, windows, furniture symbols, etc. will be released soon. ProgeBILLD HVAC/PLUMB contains numerous libraries of standardized elements, conforming to DIN, EN, ISO and other standards. Ready-to-use objects and commands automate the creation of details, schematics, and multi-view drawings. Here is a small subset of some of the features of progeBILLD HVAC/Plumb… Design all kinds of installation types (HVAC, water-supply-and-sewage, medical, cooling installation, gas fittings and any technological installations in industry and architecture). You can create any kind of pipe as needed. Complete library of standard HVAC objects and symbols based on DIN, EN, ISO and national standards. You can also create customized objects. An import-function is available for objects of other providers. Drawing of isometric views with the ability to insert symbols in different views. Automatically transform all symbols (incl. user-symbols) to an isometric view Design installations with automatic insertion of suitable fittings. Automatically join pipes and air ducts. Automatically insert elbows, T-parts, reducers etc. Extended set of objects based on standards and catalogs of prestigious producers. A lot of 3D objects are available in the manufacturers library Numbering system and object description, specifying all technical data Automatically create legends and descriptions. Automatically create specifications with export possibility to PDF, XLS, XLM, CSV, HTML, RTF and more. iCADsales.com offers each module of the progeBILLD series as separate add-ons. Applications for Civil Survey, CNC CAM, and general productivity tools are also available. 30-day trial software including progeCAD 2009 Professional to power the progeADD-on applications is available on our website at http://www.icadsales.com/index.pl/Download

About iCADsales.com iCADSales.com (http://www.icadsales.com), the largest progeCAD reseller worldwide, offers progeCAD shipping with several different options including NLM Network, USB Mobile, and affordable Site Licensing. progeCAD Add-on products in land design, architecture and mechanical are also available. Download the Free Full 30 day trial versions of our software when you visit our website.

progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of ProgeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. progeADD-on, progeBILLD, progeEARTH, progeOFFICE, progeTABLE, progeDATA, progeWORD are registered trademarks or trademarks of progeSOFT North America 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 1-800-975-iCAD (4223)

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iCADsales Ships progeBILLD Electrics for Electrical Design

PORTLAND, OR, Aug 26, 2009 – iCADsales.com announced today the availability of an Electrical Design software solution called progeBILLD Electrics, running on progeCAD 2009 Professional.

The progeBILLD series is a lineup of progeADD-ons for building services, providing modules for Electrical, HVAC/Plumbing, and Mechanical/Structural. iCADsales.com expects to release the other progeBILLD modules within the next few weeks.

ProgeBILLD Electrics is a powerful application for designing lighting, low-tension, power plant, aerial, alarm and other electrical installations used in architectural plans and maps. It contains intelligent inserting and removing symbols, creating fittings and standard parts of installations and automatic generation of specifications.

progeBILLD Electrics Includes:

Designing power – driven installations (supplying, lighting), low – tension installations (telecommunications, fire-fighting, alarm and supervision, aerial and other) and installations like: automation of building and process, technological and logical installations.
You can create any kind of wire as needed.
Complete library of electric objects and symbols based on DIN, EN, ISO and other standards. You can also create customized objects and import objects of other providers.
Spacious libraries of devices and objects that come from standard and catalogs of prestigious producers.
Intelligent inserting symbols in lines or in group of lines and inserting symbols in line crossing. You can select symbols from the library or from a drawing and by using Multisymbols command you can insert many symbols at once.
A set of commands that automate creating electric schemas as well as design of installations for architectural plans and maps.
You can specify any line, symbol or objects and import your libraries into the program.
System of numbering and describing objects along with specifying any technical data.
Parametric objects (switchgears, module of equipment, lighting frames). You can specify any dimensions for these objects and you are not restricted by the current content of the program.
Joining cable trays or cable channels with insert of suitable fittings.
Drawing cable tray sequences.
Drawing system of busbars using elements of prestigious producers. Busbars can be drawn in 2D or 3D.
Automatically create legends and descriptions.
Automatically create specifications with export to PDF, XLS, XLM, CSV, HTML, RTF and more.
Availability

iCADsales.com offers each module of the progeBILLD series as separate add-ons or the bundle can be purchased as one. Applications for Civil Survey, CNC CAM, and general productivity tools are also available. 30-day trial software including progeCAD 2009 Professional to power the progeADD-on applications is available on our website at www.icadsales.com/index.pl/Download. 

About iCADsales.com

iCADSales.com, the largest progeCAD reseller worldwide, offers progeCAD shipping with several different options including NLM Network, USB Mobile, and affordable Site Licensing. progeCAD Add-on products in land design, architecture and mechanical are also available

Download the Free Full 30 day trial versions of each product at http://www.icadsales.com.

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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)