PowerCADD is a
computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software program for the
Apple Macintosh platform developed from out of the PowerDraw platform of the mid-1980s by
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Engineered Software.
History
The development of PowerCADD began with PowerDraw, a true CADD alternative to
MacDraw that was released in the mid-1980s. The online user group from
GEnie that participated in outlining the capabilities of the new CADD program were invited to initiate a graphics forum on
Applelink Personal Edition in 1987.
Description
PowerCADD is a
two-dimensional,
WYSIWYG drawing program developed mainly to reproduce the familiarity of manual
technical drawing with the advantages of a full geometry tool set (including bezier) and computer graphics, allowing the full mix of line art and raster images. PowerCADD is a full metaphor for the design board, providing an elegant easy to learn and easy to use interface, with the integration of both Imperial and Metric dimensioning in familiar "real world" scales. An add-on tool set, called WildTools, was developed by an independent programmer, bringing a number of new capabilities to the program, including
isometric
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and
perspective-drawing tools. Both are available in "demo" form to allow hands-on trial use.
The current shipping version is PowerCADD 9, which was released August 2010. PowerCADD 9 is an Apple Intel Only application.
Versions
* PowerDraw 1 for the 680x0 Mac, released September 1987
* PowerDraw 2 for the 680x0 Mac
* PowerDraw 3 for the 680x0 Mac
* PowerDraw 4 for the 680x0 Mac
* PowerDraw 5 for the 680x0 Mac
* PowerDraw 6 for the 680x0 Mac and PowerCADD 1 for the PPC Mac OS 7 (then known as Macintosh System 7)
* PowerCADD 2 released October 1995
* PowerCADD 3 released in late 1996
* PowerCADD 4
* PowerCADD 2000 (PowerCADD 5), released May 2000. Major enhancements to text handling and symbol data.
* PowerCADD 6, released May 2003, the first
Mac OS X native version with
Aqua interface.
* PowerCADD 7, released January 2006. Featuring transparent objects and layers, improved
DWG/
DXF
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translation, and global management of drawing attributes. PowerPC hardware and related Mac OS X Software required.
* PowerCADD 8 for Intel-based Apple hardware released March 2008
PDF Brochure Link* PowerCADD 9 for Intel-based Apple hardware released August 201
PDF Brochure Link
See also
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References
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* Dornell, Lisa (2007)
Under one roof" Apple.com/smallbusiness.
* Martinez, Carlos Domingo (January 1997) "PowerCADD 3.0." ''MacWorld''.
* Seiter, Charles (December 2000)
PowerCADD 2000: Drawing-Friendly Program Makes CAD Fun and Easy" ''MacWorld.''
*
Special Report: PowerCADD, Macs, FormZ and VectorWorks, dominate tools used for Record House Award winners Architosh News.
External links
PowerCADD Product Pageat engsw.com
2D Computer-aided design software
Classic Mac OS software
Vector graphics editors