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September 16, 2009 by ProgeSOFT

Dwayne Schnell, of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, wins progeCAD in the iCADsales.com Pick-a-Logo contest!

Sept 1st, 2009 – The iCADsales.com Pick-a-Logo Contest, running from June 1st, 2009, through August 31st, 2009, has concluded with the awarding of progeCAD software to the winning contestant.
Along with the major re-design of our website we decided to freshen the look of our logo. Three designs were submitted by a graphic design artist and presented to the iCADsales.com website members. Throughout the summer the contestants voted on the logo they felt would best represent the iCADsales.com company, the progeCAD brand, and the great people who work here.
The results are in and the logo that won was a favorite of 37% of the participants. It features a representation of an eye, with the words CAD and sales in two complimentary modern font styles and colors. An example of the new logo is posted on the header of our website at www.icadsales.com.
It was a very close race however and the other two logos have no reason to hang heads and kick rocks, with the I-beam logo design pulling a 33% return, and the logo incorporating the Drafting Compass coming in with a respectable 30%. One respondent felt all were so good that we should incorporate each into a sort of “super logo”. We tried, seriously, but it just didn’t work for us.
The contest winner walks away with the progeCAD 2009 Professional USB version which will allow him to work on DWG drawings with an interface he has experienced before on multiple computers in multiple locations. He simply takes the dongle to the machine in question and plugs it in to authorize the use of the installed progeCAD program. In addition, he receives the $99.00 USD progeCAD Viewer DWG to allow him to view and mark up DWG drawing files and perform red line markups. The markups can be sent back into progeCAD to allow the full work flow typically utilized in a design office.
The total value of his winnings is near $700.00 USD and more importantly is the opportunity this provides him in continuing to improve his CAD skills and business. He said “I won a seat of ProgeCAD Pro 2009 USB edition!! Woot. Exactly what I need”. “I was just toying with Alibre, to see if it would suit my CAD needs, but it’s stumbling on the main set of DWGs that I will be working on this week. This settles it for me!”
Our short survey during the contest gave us a few good results to pass along. A little more than half of the respondents were those who downloaded our free 30-day trial software, 54% to 46%. A full 75% of the users responding had been using CAD for over 10 years. 4% of the respondents indicated that progeCAD was NOT a good replacement for AutoCAD… We conclude that the results of that question mean that 96% of the respondents taking our survey don’t work for Autodesk.
Our thanks to all who participated. We had such a good time running the contest you can bet we will be having another soon.

About iCADsales.com
iCADsales.com (www.icadsales.com the largest progeCAD reseller worldwide, offers progeCAD Professional shipping with several different options including NLM Network, USB Mobile, and affordable Site Licensing. For a lower cost solution look to progeCAD Standard, a solution offering AutoCAD type drafting and design for 1/4 the cost of AutoCAD LT. ICADsales.com also offers progeADD-ons, solutions for industry specific design tasks, running on progeCAD. The progeAPP products include ProgeEARTH for Surveyors and Civil Engineers, progeBILLD Building Services add-ons for Mechanical/Structural, HVAC/Plumbing, and Electrical, progeCAM for true “Art to Part” machining, and the progeOFFICE series, bi-directionally linking progeCAD objects to Microsoft office applications.
Download the Free Full 30 day trial versions of each product at http://www.icadsales.com/index.pl?id=3909 with no obligation or registration required.
progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. ProgeEARTH, progeOFFICE, progeBILLD, progeAPP, and progeADD-on are either a 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, AutoCAD LT 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 (4223)

September 2, 2009 by ProgeSOFT

progeCAD 2009 New Videos Available on YouTube

progeSOFT announces publication of new videos about progeCAD 2009 features, utilities and tricks on youtube.

Como, Italy (PRWEB) September 2, 2009 — Discover the news and features of progeCAD latest version, learn how to share information with Google Earth and publishing 3D models, understand the powerful of image management, understand how easily convert a PDF file in a CAD DWG and how to get a DWG file from a paper drawing

http://www.progesoft.com/en/media

Stay tuned on the YouTube progeSOFT Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmEeoUH_yYfAu_X-riaEjIQ

About progeCAD:
progeCAD is a Professional, native DWG 2D/3D CAD AutoCADr compatible, supplied with Applications, Libraries and Services at a remarkably low cost.

progeCAD is a “try & buy” product which can therefore be tried with no limitations before being purchased. progeSOFT developed its high end CAD solution based on the IntelliCAD engine.

progeCAD 2009 Professional reads and writes DWG format from v. 2.5 to 2009. It provides Express Tools, ACIS solid modeling, photorealistic Rendering, PDF, DWF, JPG and o2c printing, PDF to DWG import, Raster Image features, Raster to Vector import, block libraries, Etrack, Polar Tracking, RedLine and Markup customization with VB, VBA, C++ and Lisp. It is offered in English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Italian and Czech. progeCAD is the best choice in terms of performance and investment cost for companies, CAD designers and everyone who operates with CAD applications.

About progeSOFT:
progeSOFT Como, Italy has been specializing in CAD for the last 22 years and is an executive member of the IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium.

More information on http://www.progesoft.com

September 1, 2009 by ProgeSOFT

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.

May 26, 2009 by ProgeSOFT

progeCAD German Version Offers Improved AutoCAD Compatibility

progeSOFT in partnership with CADDIT and N.W.S. Germany announced the German translation release of progeCAD 2009 Professional CAD design software. Designers, engineers and architects accustomed to AutoCAD, Auto CAD LT or IntelliCAD can compare the cost-for-feature value free for 30 days.

Como, Italy (PRWEB) May 27, 2009 — Unlike most AutoCAD compatible CAD software, progeCAD 2009 far exceeds simple DWG file compatibility with special features like Google Earth export, PDF conversion, Quick-Dimensioning (“QDIM”) and even an updated spell checker. Now German users enjoy the convenience of using progeCAD design commands in native German language.

AutoCAD LT users will see familiar with features like paper space layout “print area visualization” and support for DIESEL expressions along with full DWG file compatibility – but at a fraction of the cost. progeCAD also supports true ACIS 3D model editing, AutoLISP and SDS program extensions – features not supported by most versions of AutoCAD LT. progeCAD’s extensive DWG block collection library and manager has been extended with more CAD symbols. progeCAD’s new “Advanced Data Extraction” wizard guides users in easily sharing block information with applications like Microsoft Excel. Other enhancements include new “one-click” text editing, an interactive “purge” command window and one-click entity grouping.

progeCAD Professional 2009 German includes eTransmit , eSnap-from, Asiatic font, ECW, O2C, SVG XML file support and basic raster-to-vector conversion software. progeCAD’s “Express Tools” CAD design pack, easy-to-use attribute editing and “Find and Replace” text and attribute search make “progeCAD Professional – German version” a truly “professional” platform that is quite affordable – less than 300 Euros.

The German Translation of progeCAD demonstrates a significant effort in quality over similar German design software. Great care was taken to use technical terminology which German CAD users would be familiar with. An additional, full German help file will be released to all users later this year. Network NLM, USB mobile and corporate licensing options for the 2009 German version are available as well.

progeCAD is now used successfully by thousands of companies around the world like Honda, Q8, ABB, Holcim, Indus Motor and Schneider Electric in industries like building design and architecture, machine and mechanical design, furniture and appliances, industrial layout and production planning and more. “progeCAD 2009 – German version” helps German innovation to continue, but at a price more appropriate to the current economic climate.

progeCAD German CAD software translation was supervised by progeSOFT, located near beautiful Lake Como in Italy. progeCAD in German is available from numerous authorized progeCAD distributors around the world including progeSOFT (www.progesoft.com , www.progecad-deutschland.com) and CADDIT .

A german language support forum for progeCAD is also available here

About progeSOFT:
progeSOFT Como, Italy has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and is an executive member of the IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium. They can be contacted via their website at www.progesoft.com

April 20, 2009 by ProgeSOFT

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.