Some Reasons for progeCAD Professional

• Licensing! No annual fee. You decide when to upgrade
• Nothing to learn for an AutoCAD® user
• Work natively with DWG! Full compatibility with AutoCAD® without conversion
• Import BIM projects and objects (Autodesk Revit® and IFC) and SolidWorks models
• PDF to DWG (PDF2DWG) conversion included
• Dynamic Blocks insertion, creation and editing
• RasterDraw plug-in (Raster Design replacement)
• Export to Google Earth®
• Create architectural layouts in a flash with the AEC parametric plug-in
• 22,000 blocks ready to use + customizable blocks manager
• Surveying, GIS and civil features
• Import / Export: RVT, RFA, IFC, STEP, IGES, SolidWorks, PDF, 3D PDF, DWF, 3DS, DAE, LWO, POV, Maya, OBJ, BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, SVG
• Professional Artisan render engine included

• PDF export with layers – includes PDF/A ISO 19005 standard export
• PDF to DWG conversion
• Insert BIM models into DWG. IFC and Autodesk Revit® files supported
• Export STEP, IGES, PDF, DWF, 3DS, DAE (Collada), STL, LWO, POV, MA (Maya), OBJ (Wavefront), BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, SVG
• Import STEP, IGES, IFC, RVT/RFA (Revit®), SolidWorks .sldprt part files and .sldasm assemblies, ESRI SHAPE (SHP), 3DS, DGN (MicroStation®), LWO, OBJ, STL, RGT, DXF, DWF, DWFx
• Point cloud import (ReCap®: .rcp, .rcs, .pcg, .isd, .xyz, .ply, .las, .laz)
• Customizable tool palettes for blocks, hatches and frequently used commands
• 3D print – STL export for 3D printer output
• iCADLib Blocks Manager – more than 22,000 ready-to-use 2D/3D blocks
• Direct access to TraceParts, Cadenas and BIM&CO with millions of blocks and BIM objects ready to use
• Parametric generation and insertion of 2D or 3D mechanical/structural components for ACIS solids
• Dynamic blocks – Advanced Blocks (insertion, creation and editing)
• 3D AEC Architecture – 2D/3D building plug-in for architects (compatible with AutoCAD® Architecture)
• Quick Calculator – use the calculator with the Properties palette to modify object properties
• SuperHatch
• Helix and Loft commands
• Multileaders
• MAPIMPORT – Geo data and FDO import
• Insert geometries from SDF files, SQLite and SHAPE (ESRI) files, or use database server services such as WFS
• Gradient hatch
• Bitmap / raster support – JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, ECW, MrSID and JPEG 2000
• Bitmap polygonal clipping
• Geolocation with interactive background maps from Microsoft Bing
• Plot margin customization – cover the entire sheet area
• Digital signatures for DWG files
• Spell check on the fly
• DATALINK – link a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a progeCAD table
• XLSIMPORT – import .xls or .xlsx files directly into a new static progeCAD table
• DATAEXTRACTION – create detailed schedules, parts lists or bills of materials
• AUTOSEZ – automatic creation of surface profiles (topographic sections – AutoCAD Civil 3D feature)
• SLOPE – creation of slope patterns
• ARX syntax compatibility
• Block Editor (compatible with Advanced Blocks / Dynamic Blocks)
• Raster Draw – Raster Design® replacement
• Generative AI Drawing Translator – translate drawings using artificial intelligence
• QRCODE – create and insert a QR code from any text or URL
• MAPIINSERT – insert multiple images simultaneously
• Rubber sheeting – non-uniform adjustment of images (MAP / GIS)
• Google Earth™ integration
• 3D PDF export
• Construction lines
• Tables – AutoCAD®-like in-place text editing, numeric rows, alphabetical columns and formula-enabled cells
• Color Books – support for standard color books
• AutoCAD®-like Sheet Set Manager
• Dynamic UCS
• Dynamic input
• AEC, civil, geomaps and mechanical object support
• Flatshot – generate accurate 2D views from 3D models
• AREATEXT – calculate boundary areas and place the value text at the center
• ARRAYPATH – place object copies uniformly along a path
• Find and replace
• Express Tools – complete set of extra tools for blocks, layers and text
• Annotative objects
• SHEETSET – Sheet Set Manager
• Arc-aligned text
• Multigrip editing
• Render engine – free integrated Artisan Renderer module
• Automatic perspective image correction
• Quick Properties palette – rapid access to the most useful object properties
• 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse and CADMouse support
• eTransmit – compact and transmit DWG files with dependencies by email
• EATTEDIT – advanced attribute editing
• QDIM – quick dimensioning
• 3DWALK and 3DFLY – interactive navigation to simulate walking or flying through a 3D model
• Publish (batch plot)
• Raster to vector converter – convert paper drawings into editable DWG files
• Cloud sharing – supports Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive