ViaCAD Pro [PC Download]

Price: $499.99

Advanced 3D Modeling & Production Design
Get insane design power at an extraordinary price! ViaCAD Pro offers a robust set of precision 3D solid and surface modeling and 2D drafting toolsets, enabling users to create advanced 3D prototyping, photorealistic rendering, and designs for products and packaging.
Usability
ViaCAD Pro offers a seamless progression for CAD hobbyists and professionals looking to take their skills to the next level. The power of ViaCAD’s precision solid modeling and drafting toolsets make it perfect for designing objects and parts, manufacturing, and prototyping projects. The addition of mesh-based modeling coupled with subdivision technology makes creating 3D conceptual drawings a snap. As with all ViaCAD products, it’s user interface is incredibly intuitive and efficient.
Top Features:

• Design complex organic shapes with extensive NURB surface modeling tools.
• Subdivision technology to refine meshes and go from coarse to smooth surfaces
• Integrated Photo Realistic Rendering and support for Keyshot Live Linking
• Push/Pull Modeling delivers intuitive editing of your 3D models, allowing 3D surfaces to be edited with your mouse and cursor.
• Powerful 3D editing tools such as blending, chamfering, and shelling.
• Robust Architectural and Woodworking tools (such as rabbet, miter and dovetail joints, and pocket holes).
• Extensive 2D drafting tools (text, dimensions, 3D to 2D drawing generation tools, bill of materials).
• LogiCursor allows drawing precisely with your mouse and cursor in both 2D and 3D. It thinks as you draw.

Key Features in v11

• 2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
• Tool Icon Sizing
• Duplicate Layer Command
• SVG Import and Export
• Simplify Curve Tool
• 3MF Import & Export
• VMRL 2.0 Texture Support
• OBJ Texture Support
• SketchUp 2018 Import/Export
• DXF/DWG 2018 Import/Export

Features Exclusive to ViaCAD Pro

• LightWorks Texture Integration with OBJ, 3MF, 3DS, and SketchUp
• High-Resolution Printing for Objects with Textures
• Skinning with Centerline Path
• New Wood Working Edge Features
• Stopped Chamfer
• Surface Laws

Design projects perfected suited for ViaCAD Pro:

• Product and Packaging design
• DIY Manufacturing – create precision models and export to CNC machines
• Furniture and cabinet design
• Sophisticated editing to compliment rendering and animation packages
• Prototyping with 3D printers
• 2D drafting, diagraming and schematic drawings
• Marketing images with photorealistic rendering

2D Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
Dimension and constraint tools are now available to manage the geometric relationships between 2D shapes.

• Thirteen Geometric Constraints
• Dimension Constraints
• Variable and Equations
• Constraint Animation
• Auto Constrain
• Animate Dimension and Constraints

Conceptual Designs with ViaCAD Pro
Use the complete set of mesh design tools to create organic shapes easily. ViaCAD Pro includes subdivision technology to refine meshes and go from course to smooth surfaces. Push/Pull Modeling provides a tactile method of editing meshes one small surface at a time if needed.

• Mesh primitives to start your designs
• Subdivision technology to refine mesh surfaces
• Push/Pull Modeling to edit mesh shapes organically

ViaCAD Pro provides robust 3D modeling tools.
ViaCAD provides powerful solid modeling technology found in much more costly mechanical design products. Additionally, ViaCAD Pro delivers surface modeling tools to expand design capabilities.

• Feature-based History Tree for editing
• Powerful 3D editing tools such as blending, chamfering, and shelling
• A complete design tool with extrusions, Booleans, surface modeling for more complex smooth surfaces
• Precise geometry suitable for ‘concept to manufacturing’
• Associative surface modeling

Woodworking and Architectural Design Tools
ViaCAD Pro includes tools to speed up woodworking designs. You can quickly create otherwise tedious joints such as Dado joints and miter joints. The furniture that you design might just be for your new house or office. The plans for those buildings can be created with ViaCAD Pro as well as 3D views.

• Woodworking Joints: rabbet, miter joints, and Dovetails
• Woodworking Dado joints including options for Through, Stopped or Blind
• Woodworking Tongue & Groove
• Architectural Wall tools
• Composite walls to show materials
• Parametric doors and windows
• Instant 3D walls, roofs, and floor slabs

Prototyping and Collaborating
ViaCAD Pro is a precise 3D modeling tool that can be used for manufacturing designs as well as 3D Printer prototypes.
ViaCAD is built with professional level technology providing speed, precision, and compatibility. Compatibility with AutoCAD 2019 and other products means you can share your designs with others. Using ACIS-based geometry means you are creating with the same technology used by others using software costing thousands of dollars.

• Includes 19 file formats to share your designs.
• Compatible with AutoCAD 2019 DXF/DWG
• Includes STL export for 3D Printing
• KeyShot Live Linking
• SketchUp 2018

3D Print Tools
ViaCAD now includes 3D printing tools to prepare and validate designs to make them 3D printer ready. The printing tools will check for common errors that will save you time and money. Tools include:

• 3D Print Check
• Surface Normals Check
• Overhang Analysis
• Wall Thickness
• Preview Slices
• Auto Position
• Support Structure
• Show Printer Volume
• Printer Definitions

We Have Your Back
ViaCAD products are designed to grow with our users. Files are always interoperable and we offer a discounted upgrade path and fun PowerPacks that push your software to new heights (without making you pay a monthly subscription fee). And with our tutorials, free technical support, and active forum, you’ll always know a helping hand is close by. You can dip your toe or jump right in, our suite of computer-aided design programs will always be right there along with you.

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 ‏ : ‎ B07ZV56MWR

Push/Pull Modeling delivers intuitive editing of your 3D models, allowing 3D surfaces to be edited with your mouse and cursor
Robust 2D and 3D Architectural features (composite or 3D walls, parametric doors and windows) and Woodworking tools (such as rabbet, miter, dovetail joints, tongue & groove, etc.)
Extensive 2D drafting tools (text, dimensions, 3D to 2D drawing generation tools, bill of materials)
Subdivision technology to refine meshes and go from coarse to smooth surfaces
Price: $499.99