IntelliCAD 7 Announces Beta2 Release

By DE Editors

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) has announced a Beta2 release for ITC members of the new IntelliCAD 7 CAD software incorporating a new software architecture designed to optimize the core data import/export and application programming functions.

The IntelliCAD 7 architecture uses DWGdirect from the Open Design Alliance (ODA) as its internal database for improved handling of DWG files. For companies building custom applications, IntelliCAD 7 also offers the DRX object oriented application programming language (API) developed by the Open Design Alliance (ODA) with custom IRX extensions specific to the IntelliCAD platform.

Companies building design automation applications on top of IntelliCAD will appreciate the DRX/IRX API to create commands and industry-specific custom objects that interact intelligently with other objects according to their properties.  DRX and the IRX extensions provide the ability to create applications with custom objects similar to the Autodesk ObjectARX API, according to ITC. The IRX extensions offer special cursor handlers, specialized editing functions, document and layout managers and custom printing and plotting interfaces.

The new IntelliCAD 7 geometry subsystem improves graphic quality and supports a variety of graphic display devices.

IntelliCAD 7 offers the following new end-user and development platform features:

• Enhanced general drawing productivity: docking properties pane and command window, layer management, Drawing Explorer, enhanced menus and toolbars, real-time rendering support, and more.
• Integrated command compatibility and support for the DWG 2010 format.
• New support for custom objects, including AutoCAD Architecture objects using ODA ADTdirect to display and edit architectural entities such as walls, doors, windows, etc.
• Full support for DRX with extended IRX methods; support for VSTA; new online developer help, including integration with Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Expanded internationalization tools simplify localization in addition to the 10 languages already available.

For more information visit ITC’s IntelliCAD page.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.