Price: $69.99
Start designing in a snap with ViaCAD 2D; the best bang-for-your-buck 2D CAD program available. ViaCAD 2D is packed with a set of over 275 unique tools to help you easily create precision drawings, layouts, schematics, and plans. Starting with a sketch or draw; ViaCAD’s a comprehensive set of tools lets you edit, modify, and add details to your drawing. Perfect for all types of projects, including architectural, mechanical, electrical, furniture, and DIY plans. With a host of 2D tutorials and project ideas available, ViaCAD 2D is your perfect gateway to becoming a CAD master
Easy to use, incredibly powerful 2D drafting and design software
World-class performance at an incredible value, ViaCAD 2D is the perfect choice for producing anything from simple sketches to production-ready schematics, diagrams, or drawings.
Top Features
- With 275 drawing tools, ViaCAD 2D does all the hard work for you
- 2D Dimensions and Constraints help manage geometric relationships between 2D shapes
- The LogiCursor suggests your next move as you draw
- Precision Drafting, Measurement, and Annotation Tools
- Converts 3D Models to 2D Drawings
- Robust Importing and Exporting Supports Dozens of popular File Formats
- Learn quickly with a host of 2D Tutorials
- Intelligent Architectural Tools with smart walls and doors
Key Features of ViaCAD 2D V11!
- 2D Dimensions and Constraints
- SVG Import and Export
- Tool Icon Sizing
- Duplicate Layer Command
- Simplify Curves Tool
- SVG Import and Export
- 3MF Import & Export
- VMRL 2.0 Texture Support
- OBJ Texture Support
- SketchUp 2018 Import/Export
- DXF/DWG 2018 Import/Export
ViaCAD 2D Includes over 275 drawing and editing tools
Create precision drawings with tools that you would expect and some that will surprise you. Each drawing tool has multiple options for creating objects in your designs. Powerful tools such as rectangular and polar (circular) arrays help you create more precise and complicated patterns. A complete toolkit of trimming options is available to help you make modifications. The included ‘Region Trim’ will do in one click, what most programs take dozens of steps to achieve.
- Points, Lines, Arcs, Circles, Ellipses, Splines
- Drawing tools provide multiple methods for creating.
- Copy/Move, Scale, Rotate, Mirror, stretch
- Rectangular array with X and Y controls
- Polar array with customizable angles and spacing
- Trimming tools include Trim, Extend, and Break.
- Customizable Fillet and Chamfer
LogiCursor
Drawing precisely is easy with ViaCAD. The LogiCursor guides your cursor to potential point selections in the drawing; anticipating your next action. Editing is just as easy with the Gripper; adding drag and drop capabilities to simple and more complex edits. Customizable grids add another level of ease to drawing and editing. The grids provide precision drag and drop in rectangular, polar (circular), and isometric layouts.
Precision Drafting and Annotations
ViaCAD 2D is a robust design documentation tool with over 20 customizable dimension styles including industry dimension formats. Import a 3D model and the Auto 3D to 2D feature will create multiple 2D views to document 3D models created in other software.
- Automatically converts an imported 3D model to 2D views
- 26-dimension styles
- Import bitmaps for logos and reference images
- Spell Check is provided for another level of accuracy
- Single click Fills and Hatch
Architectural
Create scaled building drawings and room layouts with ViaCAD. Custom walls are drawn using thickness for different components allowing you to present the real-world wall sizes and what materials make up the walls.
- Walls are automatically trimmed at intersections
- Custom wall components allow you to differentiate the interior and exterior walls visually
- Insert intelligent doors and windows with ‘drag and drop’ placement.
- Instant architectural detailing with automatic dimensioning or customize your own labels for doors and windows with callouts.
Just some of the drawings that you can create with ViaCAD:
- Mechanical detail drawings
- Create scaled graphics for illustrations in presentations and documentation
- Schematics: Electrical, Electronic, Piping, Flow charts, and much more!
- DIY projects: Plans for home projects such as building workbenches and furniture
- Architectural: Draw building layouts and furniture plans
Compatibility and Sharing
ViaCAD provides compatibility with AutoCAD and includes a variety of other formats as well.
- DXF/DWG versions from R12 to 2018
- STL Import/Export
- Adobe Illustrator
- Complete support for Metric and Imperial units
We Have Your Back
ViaCAD products are designed to grow with our users. You can dip your toe or jump right in; our suite of CAD programs will always be right there along with you. With our tutorials, free technical support, and active forum, you’ll always know a helping hand is close by.
Minimum System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7
- Processor: 64-bit
- Memory: 4GB
- Storage: 8GB available space
- Additional Requirements: Windows: Recommended Requirements: Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10¹, 64 Bit Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon class processor, 8 GB of hard disk space, 4 GB of RAM, An OpenGL/DirectX9 compliant video card with 256MB of dedicated RAM, Mouse Pointing Device (wheel button recommended), DVD-ROM Drive. Internet connection required².
Date First Available : October 31, 2019
Manufacturer : Encore Software, LLC
ASIN : B07ZV5LPZ5
The smart LogiCursor suggests your next move as you draw, and with 275 drawing tools, ViaCAD 2D does all the hard work for you.
Design with precision Drafting, Measurement, and Annotation Tools
Robust importing and exporting supports dozens of popular file formats and can even convert 3D models to 2D drawings
Price: $69.99