progeSOFT is the leader in low cost 2D/3D CAD technology. At progeSOFT we're dedicated to providing engineers, designers and other creative professionals with the tools they need to design the world's greatest products.
The first Library of graphic symbols for a CADsystem was delivered at the end of 1985 to ABB.
For a long time progeSOFT worked developing vertical applications for the industrial environment.
In 1999 progeCAD became one of the founding members of ITC (IntelliCAD Technology Consortium).
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an organization of CAD software developers who develop applications for IntelliCAD, a Computer-aided design engine. The IntelliCAD engine, which is based on the Theiga library from the Open Design Alliance, reads and writes the ".dwg" data format – a widely used file format for storing both graphic and textual information of CAD-related software applications.
Based on the IntelliCAD engine, ProgeSOFT developed its high end CAD solution, progeCAD Professional.
The industry had starved for a comprehensive software package for handling of 2D/3D drawings based on the industrial standard at a fair price. progeCAD managed to meet the needs.
Based on our communication expertise, we serve our customers' needs through products, services and solutions that deliver long-term benefits and meet the highest standards of quality, reliability and flexibility. We reinforce our customers' competitive strength through integrated solutions.
progeCAD 2024 Professional
ENGLISH is fianally released on the brand new IntelliCAD 11.1 engine to offer enhanced performance, smooth and fast operation in 2D/3D, greater automation and more design and industry-specific commands.
The leaflet with the progeCAD 2024 key features can be downloaded from this link
progeCAD 2024 Professional Brochure.
progeCAD Professional is a general-purpose 2D/3D DWG/DXF-native CAD, the proven replacement to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT®. progeCAD Professional reads and writes
DWG AutoCAD® 2.5 - 2024 and along with standard CAD features the program offers numerous exclusive handy tools and plug-ins. The software is a fine solution for technical drafting in the AEC and Mechanical sectors as well as for any generic drafting.
progeCAD 2024 Professional
perpetual license, no annual fees
progeCAD 2024 is an AutoCAD® compatible 2D/3D CAD application that works with AutoCAD® DWG files from v. 2.5 to v. 2024 and imports Autodesk Revit®, IFC and SolidWorks files! The best solution for AEC, MCAD and all generic CAD usages.
progeCAD sells with perpetual licensing and offers more CAD functions than AutoCAD® LT at a fraction of the cost of AutoCAD®, ArchiCAD® or Microstation®.
10 Reasons for progeCAD Professional:
Perpetual Licensing! No annual fee. You decide when to upgrade
Nothing to learn, if you are AutoCAD® users
Works natively with DWG! Fully compatible with AutoCAD® without conversion
Import BIM projects and objects (Autodesk Revit® and IFC)
PDF to DWG conversion included
Convert your old paper draughts into CAD!
Create architectural layouts in a flash with the EasyArch parametric plug-in
22.000 blocks ready to use + customizable blocks manager
Intellicad 11.1 engine
The most recent IntelliCAD source code with all the relative improvements.
Hundreds of bugs fixed, new features and improved interface
Optimized selection performance
Faster polyline vectorization
Fast Zoom
Improved Zoom reactivity and smoothness
Quick Select 2x faster in large drawings
USER INTERFACE
ViewCube
The View Cube is a convenient way to control and manipulate the model space viewing angle in progeCAD
Insert blocks preview into Table Cells
Insert Blocks through a friendly visual interface
New function for the UCS command
Now it is possible to select Solid entities or Surfaces to define a new UCS
Preview Sheet on print
Paper and margins preview in the print dialog box
Command REGENVISIBLE
Regenerates entities only in the visible area
Improved TOOLPALETTE
Drag an entity from a drawing and drop it on a tool palette to add the corresponding entity-creation command to the tool palette
Command Line Font
Displays the Command Bar Font dialog box
Restore suppressed messages
From the Options dialog, restore the help and warning messages that were definitively hidden by the user
GRIP improvements for clipped blocks
CTRL+R function
Switches between tiled viewports in the Model tab or floating viewports in the current layout
3DWALK
Changes the 3D view in a drawing interactively to create the appearance of walking through the model. Manage Settings with the 3DWALKFLYSETTINGS command
3DFLY
Changes the 3D view in a drawing interactively to create the appearance of flying through the model. Manage Settings with the 3DWALKFLYSETTINGS command
3DPOSITIONER
Displays a visual aid, or gizmo, used to move and rotate entities in the three-dimensional space
NEW FEATURES
DATALINK
Link a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a progeCAD table. The best thing about data linking is that any changes that you make to the Excel spreadsheet will update the progeCAD table. Plus, if you set it up this way, you can edit the table and it can write back to the spreadsheet.
XLSIMPORT
Imports directly an .xls or .xlsx file into a new static progeCAD Table.
The imported data fill a new table that is created automatically during import, and the new table is formatted automatically to match the format of the original spreadsheet.
MAPIMPORT - Geo Data and FDO Import
Inserts geometries from SDF files (SDF is a native Autodesk® geospatial file-based format optimized for storing large classified data sets), SQLite and SHAPE (esri) files, or can use a database server service like WFS (the Web Feature Service allows users to share geospatial /or non-spatial data over the Internet. Thus, feature services can be consumed through the Internet in WebMaps, desktop and web applications.), PostgreSQL or MySQL.
MAPIINSERT - Multiple images insertion
Insertion of multiple images at the same time (especially useful for georeferenced images).
Improved Geolocation
New dialog box for adding a geographic location to a drawing.
GEOMAPSERVICE
Use the Map Service command to turn geographic map services on and off. When off, the program is prevented from accessing the Internet to display the online map, and the Mark Position, Capture Area, and Reload Image commands are unavailable.
New Express command - Smart Join
Joins lines, polylines, splines into a single polyline.
LAYMRG - Merge Layers
Reduces the number of layers in a drawing by merging them. Objects on merged layers are moved to the target layer, and the original layers are purged from the drawing.
SURFEXTRACTCURVE
Creates curves in the U and V directions on a Surface or on a 3D solid. The curves can be lines, polylines, arcs, or splines depending on the shape of a 3D object.
AIDIMSTYLE
Allows to create a new Dimension Style based on an existing dimension. Say you have a dimension and you change its properties by overriding such elements: extension line color, text color, arrowhead size, and text font. Just run the command AIDIMSTYLE and select the dimension and a new style will be created with these properties.
CENTER MARK and CENTERLINE entities
Center Marks and Centerlines are dimensioning references to centers and axes of symmetry. Center Marks and Centerlines are associative objects. If you move or modify the associated objects, the center marks and centerlines adjust accordingly.
From the Properties palette, you can control their geometry and visibility.
BREAKATPOINT
Splits 2D entities such as lines, arcs, polylines, infinite lines, rays, splines into two entities at a single break point. Closed entities cannot be split at a single break point.
Working with BIM files
Support for Autodesk® Revit® 2023 files
Import .rvt files v. 2023.
Import IFC and REVIT with Layers
progeCAD imports BIM files with the layers structure reading from the IFC or Revit files (up to Autodesk® Revit® version 2022).
The BIM Properties pane allows to create and assign Visibility States.
Select, attach, and manage .IFC and .RVT/.RFA underlays using the progeCAD Explorer.
Use the Audit command to check for errors in .IFC files that are attached as underlays.
Improvements
QDIM
Updated the Quick Dimension command and added the new Settings option in order to manage the associative dimension priority to the Endpoint or to the Intersection.
PDFEXPORT
New interface for exporting drawings to PDF. Now it is possible to export all layouts and the model space, based on the user selection, to create multi-page PDF files.
OFFSET
Added the options "Layer" and "Erase" in the OFFSET command.
“Erase” erases the source object after it is offset.
“Layer” determines whether offset objects are created on the current layer or on the layer of the source object.
STEP/IGES Import
New Object creation option. You can configure your preferred 3D CAD entity type when importing 3D external files. “Automatic” is the default and recommended mode.
Blocks Filter
The "Blocks" option is now available to automatically filter selected objects in order to preserve objects other than blocks, such as Array, Polylines, MTexts, etc.
Big Font substitution
Select a replacement font by searching directly on the PC or LAN, using the Browse function, and not only among the predefined choices.
Utilities
WHOHAS – Information on the drawing user and usage
Displays information about an open drawing file. You can use WHOHAS to find out who has a specified drawing file open. After you specify a drawing file, information is displayed that includes the full path of the file, the current user's login name, computer name, and the date and time that the drawing file was opened.
Network license Groups (Apply to NLM licenses only)
The feature to assign a membership group to each NLM license which allows breaking the total number of available NLM licenses into some independent groups. In this way, licenses can be divided among specific offices / work groups.
Licensing
progeCAD Professional is available with different perpetual licensing solutions:
SL - Single license a licensing solution for one user which allows to keep the software on a desktop and laptop for more flexibility.
NLM - Network Licenses
can be installed on unlimited PCs in the net and used at the same time by several users according to the purchased licenses (1 NLM=1 concurrent user). The number of network floating licenses determines how many users can work with the product concurrently, so in accordance with this the necessary number of licenses should be acquired.
License Take-Away: NLM licenses can be temporarily moved on a laptop or a remote PC to be used offline. Max flexibility!
Corporate One Site - Site License
Unlimited users under the company name within one unique company location or production unit
Corporate Country - Nation-Wide License Unlimited users under the company name within the same country
The Educational Licence allows installation
and FREE use of the progeCAD software on all School PCs as
well as on teachers' and students' household PCs.
How to obtain a progeCAD Educational
Licence:
Download a
trial version of progeCAD Professional; you can use the software as
a free 30-day trial before adopting it.
Upon receiving your request letter, your
educational institution will be evaluated for eligibility for a Free
Educational Licence of progeCAD. As a result the serial number for
software activation or explanation of your request rejection will be
sent to the email address specified by you.
The Educational Licence is valid for one
year. When the licence is about to expire and you would prefer to continue
using the software, please send a request for a licence renewal or a new
software version following the procedure indicated above.
If you like this initiative, you could simply
add the following phrase into some page accessible for public viewing on
your website:
“Our students are
learning Computer Aided Design (CAD) through a donation of progeCAD
Professional by ProgeCAD - www.progesoft.com”
It is a great way to show your appreciation
and support our company.
If you are a student, you can print this page
out and let your professors know about progeCAD and, in particular, about
this Educational opportunity. Invite your professors to try progeCAD out
downloading a trial version on our website and then to adopt the software in
your educational institution sending us a request letter. In this way you
will be able to use the software for free both in the educational
institution and at home.
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