AViCAD Improvments

AViCAD is an all-in-one CAD application with the ability to create, read, write and edit native AutoCAD DWG and DXF files just like AutoCAD®.

With AViCAD, engineers, architects and designers have a professional yet affordable perpetual-license alternative to rigid high-cost AutoCAD® subscription options.

We are happy to announce a new release for AViCAD.

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AViCAD is a feature-packed 2D and 3D CAD application (which includes our Mech-Q Engineering Suite!) and provides a familiar environment like AutoCAD® but at a unbeatable price.

What licensing options do you offer?

  1. Perpetual – meaning you own the license
  2. Yearly – our most affordable option
  3. Monthly – lowest startup cost

Have an older version of AViCAD? Upgrade today.

Do I qualify for a free upgrade?

  • Yes, if you are currently subscribed to either a Monthly or Yearly plan

If you don’t meet the criteria above, then check out the pricing here or visit our Help Desk to request a quote.

Note: Network license upgrades are welcome and qualify for the same free upgrade as mentioned above.

What’s new in AViCAD ?

AViCAD 2021 was a major release that included many new features and improvements including:

Compatible with latest AutoCAD® DWG + also supports earlier file versions
  • Improved user interface and faster
  • Native support of dwg & dxf files
  • 20,000+ Block Library *
  • 2D/3D Windows, Walls & Doors *
  • Advanced publishing / Export 3D PDF  *
  • New STEP/ IGES and Solidworks import and export (now available in Plus Version)
  • New PDF to DWG – convert vectored PDFs in one click (now available in Plus Version)
  • And more …

*Included in previous AViCAD version – these features will continue to be available in AViCAD Plus,

AViCAD 2021 Features

Plus loads of other improvements, new commands and new features including:

  • New predefined Ribbon workspaces for beginners and those working in 2D only, easily switch to a full ribbon if desired
  • High-Resolution PDF Printer added
  • Improved graphic performance – The option to reduce GPU memory usage, can be helpful with the integrated graphic card. 
  • Improved speed in drawings containing cropped Xrefs and large Xrefs.
  • Better visualization for 3D drawings in Conceptual and Realistic mode.
  • Cleaner edges with ISOLINES.
  • Greater working speed and management of drawings with active shading.
  • Improved print preview speed allows for faster preview creation and immediate zoom times
  • New 2D library added Wood Lumber, Steel Shapes, Studs and Joist 
  • Option to auto-create .dwf and .pdf from when saving a drawing
  • New properties added to better manipulate regularly shaped polylines
  • Now you can paste and rotate blocks at the same time
  • Improved MTEXT with new functions for formatting and annotative support
  • New Clean Screen mode allows you to work without menu clutter
  • Now cycle through overlapping objects with ease with selection cycling
  • Import/Export block attribute values from/to an external CSV file in the tab-delimited ASCII format.
  • VPLAYER sets layer visibility plus assigns a set of unique display properties for each layout Viewport. 
  • Quick Properties palette offers smart selection based on selected object – appears near cursor
  • Many new commands like SLOPETEXT, MERGEHATCH, COORDSLABEL, PASTEBLOCK etc.
  • Easily Import / Export AViCAD 2020/21 Toolpalettes
  • AddBlocks allows you to bulk import your blocks in the Toolpalette.  
  • Create multi-page PDFs when printing different views 
  • UNDO Step undoes commands selecting from a list showing all the commands executed.
  • Now easily converts eligible 3D objects to either Solids, Mesh or Surfaces with a single click 
  • The new THICKEN command will convert a surface into a 3D solid with a specified thickness.
  • New Convert to Mesh and Convert to Surface commands
  • Import PCD Point Cloud Data (both Binary & ASCII)
  • Advance data extraction allows you to export block attributes and drawing properties and create a detailed schedule, a parts list, or a bill of materials to a table inside a drawing or into an external file.
  • Control the size and shape of any created section/elevation and dynamically update an existing section/elevation when the objects included in the section/elevation are modified.
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CADavenue is based in the USA and has been supporting AViCAD users in the US, Canada and worldwide for more than 7 years. For questions about AViCAD please contact us for more at 888-271-7121 or visit our help desk today.