Introducing PowerCADD v7

PowerCADD 7 is one of the most significant upgrades we have seen since 1987. 

Given the significance of this upgrade, PowerCADD 7 has been under beta testing since August of 2004 and "field testing" by users in the USA since Dec 19/05.

PowerCADD 7 provides full optimization of the Mac OS X environment.

What does this mean?

It means speed in all functions and the crispness that you have been looking for in your transition from OS 9 to OS X.

It means full adoption and support of Unicode, including long file names and international language support.

It also means the full adoption of Quartz Extreme. PowerCADD 7 provides full translucency of objects, layers and shadows, advancement of Layer Management to levels that were not previously imagined.

It means the management of Attributes has taken significant strides into the future. Such strides include improved Hatch management including rescaling, contextual sensitive access from where ever you are working, the introduction of Global attributes to enable you set your own attribute standards within a project or within your office, and other improvements that may entice you to inspire your imagination.

As has been the practice, Engineered Software listens carefully to user suggestions. 

First and foremost, Version 7 includes both the dxf and dwg translators. Both the dxf and the dwg translators read R10 through to 2006 ACAD versions. The translator interface has gone through a full revision to provide an interface that is visual and easy. Now you can see the file BEFORE you translate it. You can even select the portion to be translated.

Other improvements number over 150, yet the product is substantially more robust and easier to use; reminiscent of the rock solid PowerDraw 6 release. 

There so many improvements that only a 19 page document can give a brief overview.

To download a pdf of the overview of the Version 7's new features, please Click Here .

PowerCADD 7 will be available with a physical manual starting 25 January 2006.

When you are ready to up grade, please send us an email using the Feedback link below and ask for a pdf of the Upgrade Request form.

That is the good news.

The not so good news is support for PowerCADD 2000 v5 and OS 9 (and earlier) will end on March 25, 2006, six years after it began.

Have questions ?  Please contact us directly at Evoy & Associates by using the Feedback link at the bottom of this article.