Compare ALCAD

Complete Comparison of Various ALCAD Versions

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ALCAD 2D/3D & 2D/3D MEP/HVAC

ALCAD 2D/3D & 2D MEP/HVAC

ALCAD 2D/3D only CAD

AutoCAD

AutoCAD LT

ALCADs 3D Plugins (MEP/HVAC)

Yes

No

No

No

No

ALCADs 2D Plugins (MEP/HVAC)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Native .dwg file support / *.dwg file support for v2.5 up to Latest Version

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Digital Signatures for *.dwg Drawings

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MicroStation *.dgn native Open file support

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Open/Save - Supports *.dwg, *.dxf, *,dwf, *.dxb & *.dwt file extensions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Export - Supports 2D/3D *.pdf, *.svg, *,dwf, *.bmp, *.emf, *.wmf, *.dwf & *.stl file extensions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Import - Supports 3D Collada *.dae

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Import/Export - Supports ACIS 3D Solids *.sat

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

STEP & IGES Import/Export

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Vectored PDF files Import for direct editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

BIM support *.ifc, *.rvt/*.rfa buy Server Delete Server Change password change Reverse DNS

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Attach point cloud .rcp/.rcs files.

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Support for command Line

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Support for 3D surface commands

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Facet Modeler for lightweight 3D drawings.

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Support for 3D Solids modeling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

AEC entities such as walls, windows, doors, openings, stairs, railings & slabs, etc.

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Printing, Publishing with eTransmit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LISP support (including DCL)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Autodesk® Development System (ADS) support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Object IRX for custom entity creation

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

AutoCAD® software menu (.mnu) and script (.scr) files

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

TrueType™ font support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Raster Image Support (See full list of supported image file extensions)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Work with Multiple Open Drawing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Explorer for managing layers, block, line types, and more

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Express tools

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Tool palettes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft ActiveX support, including in-place editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications - VBA 7.1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Microsoft .NET 4.5 API

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Script Recorder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Graphical Block Preview

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Visual Menu Customization

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Right-mouse click to edit properties of multiple selected entries

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Advanced Photo-realistic 3D Rendering with ARTISAN Add-on module

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Photo-realistic 3-D Real time shading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

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