For release at 9AM Pacific Time – September 16, 2009

Autodsys Releases AcceliCAD 2010 V6.6.47.8

Portland, Oregon — Autodsys, Inc. ( http://www.autodsys.com/) today announced the release of a new update to AcceliCAD 2010.  

Improvements

Fly-over Snapping performance on Xrefs has been greatly improved.

Fixes

• 81960 -STYLE command problems
• 82058 Apparent intersection snap is not working in 6.6 or 7.0
• 82216 Drawing with non-rectangular viewports created in AutoCAD does not roundtrip
• 82219 Exploded non-uniformly scaled block's ellipses are distorted after save/open
• 82228 Image detach does not work from command line
• 82237 Losing entities in PAPER SPACE (operating inside model) after Dim Style definition (ending withs OK)
• 82267 OFFSET command looses EED/XData from the copied entities
• 82269 Attached drawing crashes on Opening in 6.6
• 82271 Errors during save of the drawing cause corruption by overwriting the original file
• 82275 Preview dialog in "DIMENSION SETTINGS" doesn't displayed for layout page in case active layer
• 82278 IntelliCAD crashes while performing opening and closing operations on multiple drawings.
• 82281 Calling COM method pViewPort.ZoomExtents throws error " 445 object doesn't support action" and is unstable/crashes
• 82288 There is no way to output current menu as Standard MNU file
• 82291 Icad crashes when try to activate the viewport
• 82296 XCrashReport sends empty report if more than one instance of the application are active.
• 82299 Mtext does not fit properly into the box provided
• 82302 Default lineweight value is set too low (LWDEFAULT)
• 82314 Shape based linetype is not rendered correctly
• 82322 Incorrect layer displayed in layer combo box for selected entities
• 82336 blocks don't show image preview in ICAD Explorer, just show only name
• 82342 Opening certain drawings through Explorer double click leads to crash
• 82359 COM:Document.EvaluateLispExpression fails with "445, object doesn't support action" for valid expressions
• 82373 AdekoRaster, rotate image by positioning file
• 82379 Offset command does not copy lineweight properties, uses current setting instead
• 82410 Particular TTF causes crash in style command
• 82433 Entity Snap does not work properly for PFACE's within blocks if ucs is non-world
• 82437 file "FPIWV Boundary Plat.dwg" crashes Mors on OPEN (ACAD 2009 AUDIT finds nothing wrong with it)
• 82452 Spelling "Change All" does not properly make replacements in MTEXT entities
• 82455 PLOT: Print area selections are not working if "Save changes to layout" is not toggled on
• 82468 Objects audited count does not reset!!
• 82480 copy image causes crash
• 82499 "Parameter is Incorrect" message and CRASH when dragging mouse out of the layers pulldown list on Entity Properties toolbar
• 82513 ODA bug in MText input prevents correct rendering in attached drawing
• 82568 Audit corrupts some drawings
• 82737 Crash on unload/reload of attached drawing
• 82786 Trim of ellipse fails with multiple trims
• 82833 Printing information is not properly saved into layouts
• 82851 Uniform scaled blocks are not displayed correct
• 82919 Blocks with negative extrusion direction move incorrectly by their grips
• 83114 Entity properties window is displaying elevation value wrong when we set units to architectural and an elevation to some large decimal value

Key enhancements in AcceliCAD 2010:

• Auto-update to get users the most recent patches and updates
• Built-in Spellchecker
• Network License Management to share licenses with multiple users
• Error Reporting to assist Autodsys in providing fixes
• Support for 16 additional bitmap image formats
• Nearly 200 Additional Hatch Patterns
• Faster zooming and panning
• Improved Batch Plotting with import and export to Excel
• Redraw enhancements
• Toolbar enhancements with one-touch toggle of toolbars to clear the drawing area.
• Diesel language support to customize the status bar and menus
• Encryption/Decryption mechanism for lisp files, hatch patterns, and block libraries
• 100's of user-requested fixes

This is in addition to the many enhancements included prior releases:

• VBALOAD - loading of multiple .vbi files at the same time
• Editing of proxy objects – custom objects created in Autodesk applications such as Architecture, Civil, or Mechanical can be edited in AcceliCAD. This function is limited to those objects that will display.
• Reference editing of blocks and xrefs including dimming of non-selected objects
• Custom Entity Display - used by third party applications such as AutoLINE to extend the power of AcceliCAD.
• 2D Projector – create two-dimensional drawings of three-dimensional objects 
• Right-click editing of TEXT and MTEXT objects
• Full Compatibility with AutoCAD 2009 DWG file formats
• Batch plotting interface allows the plotting of multiple drawings and layouts in one step. Different paper sizes, scales, and pen settings can be applied to each plot. Each batch plot set can be saved to a file for reuse the next time a set of printouts is required.
• System variable editor puts all of the drawing and system settings in one place with tooltips and help strings to make it easier to understand each setting. Configurations can be imported and exported to disk so that they can be transferred between drawings or different computers to improve compliance with office standards
• Spell checking (available if Microsoft Word is installed)
• Enhanced attribute editing with the new EATTEDIT command
• Enhanced block creation with the new BBLOCK command
• New Toolbar pull-down for setting viewport scale
• New commands BTRIM and BEXTEND accept blocks as boundaries for trimming and extending entities
• New objects snap “FROM” locates entities relative to a point
• Quick dimensioning feature will dimension an entire part or plan in one easy step. Methods supported include continuous, baseline, staggered, ordinate, radius, and datum point.
• Dimension-driven editing, allowing a user to modify a dimension and see the object change to match the new dimension.
• Entity information window that displays relevant information about an object when the user places the cursor over it. This feature also works with ArchT objects to display the object type, style, and size.
• Snapping to model-space entities from paper-space viewports
• Polar angle tracking
• Floating prompt menus that put command options right at the cursor location
• Heads-up keyboard entry that allows angles, distances and text to be entered without looking at the keyboard.

About AcceliCAD
AcceliCAD is based on the popular IntelliCAD software and contains all of its standard features including DWG file support as well as support for industry standard commands, menu files, script files, shape files, text fonts, hatch patterns, linetypes, LISP programs, SDS/C++ programs, and VBA programs. It also contains many advanced features that make it easier to create and edit DWG files. AcceliCAD has a suggested retail price of $399.

About Autodsys, Inc.
Autodsys is a privately held company, commercial and board member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium and developer of AcceliCAD, IntelliCAD, AcceliARCH (ArchT), and other utilities to increase user productivity. Autodsys has been producing AutoCAD add-ons since 1986 and has received industry awards for its products including “Highly Recommended” and "Best Products of 2008" by Cadalyst Magazine.

Contact Information
Autodsys, Inc.
292 NW Walnut Ave
Dundee, OR 97115
Phone: 503-487-6051
Fax: 503-487-6052
Email: info@autodsys.com
www.autodsys.com.