Corel CAD 2014 manual

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Contents 1 | Introducing CorelC AD 2014 .................................................... 1 2 | Customer profiles ................................................................... 3 3 | Key features ............................................................................ 5 Open and save native .DWG files ...................................[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 1 ] Introducing CorelC AD ™ 2014 CorelCAD ™ 2014 is the smart solution for day-to-day design work requiring precision and detail, providing high-level CAD per formance without the high cost typical of CAD solutions. Enterprises that rely on CAD have always had tough choices to make about software. While there are several bu[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 3 ] Customer profiles Architects, Engineers, and Construction (AEC) ser vice providers In the AEC sector , CAD designers work primarily in 2D, but with an increasing emphasis on 3D design. They work for small to medium-sized firms and create a variety of drawings, including 2D design s for drafting an d construction plans, elev[...]

[ 4 ] Reviewer’s Guide Occasional 2D CAD users There are two groups of occasional 2D CAD users, each with distinct needs and workflows. Firstly , CAD designers working for large enterprises in the manufacturing sector design primarily in 3D, however , they still need 2D support. The types of drawings they design include assembly schematics and pa[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 5 ] K ey features With native .DWG file support, industr y-standard CAD features, customizable 2D and 3D design tools, and compatibility with a range of common formats, CorelCAD 2014 helps you be more productive. Optimized for both Windows and Mac OS, CorelCAD delivers impressive speed, per formance, and customization on your p[...]

[ 6 ] Reviewer’s Guide New! Ribbon user inter face (UI): CorelCAD 2014 introduces two new ribbon UI workspaces that were designed to maximize efficiencies for specific workflows. The 3D Modeling and Draftin g & Annotation workspaces organize the application’s tools and commands into a convenient ribbon, which makes it easier to discover fea[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 7 ] New! QuickGroup: CorelCAD 2014 provides a new QuickGroup command that makes it easy to quickly group drawing entities. Y ou si mply select the entities you want to group, right-click and choose Entity Group ` Quick Group . New! Design Resources docker: W ith the handy new Design Resources docker , you can quickly access and[...]

[ 8 ] Reviewer’s Guide New! C AD standards verification: CorelCAD 2014 makes it easy to verify a drawing to ensure compliance with industry , corporate, or project standards. The V erifyStandards command checks the current drawing to match naming conventions, such as layer properties, line styles, dimension styles, and text styles, with an associ[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 9 ] New! L ayer T ransparency: With support for AutoCAD R2013 .DWG file formats, CorelCAD 2014 ensures full visual integrity with existing CAD files. F or advanced designs, you can apply layer transparency to highlight specific content, or to make content below the current layer visible. Align Viewport tool: The Viewport comman[...]

[ 10 ] Reviewer’s Guide Unique collaboration tools: Most CAD projects demand the inpu t and feedback of an entire team, so effective collaboration and annotation tools are critical. W ith the V oiceNotes feature, CorelCAD 2014 lets you add recorded messages, reminders, or instructions directly in your drawing. Great for a q uick onsite or in-meet[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 11 ] for Windows users who may need to work with less power ful hardware configurations. Enhanced! Application per formance and speed: With its native 64-bit architecture, CorelCAD 2014 offers increased application speed for both Windows and Mac OS users. The application also provides accelerated display regeneration, which res[...]

[ 12 ] Reviewer’s Guide Compatibility for a smoother workflow CorelCAD makes it easy to collaborate and share with colleagues and clients by providing support for a variety of industr y -standard formats. Access draf ts and sketches from CorelDR AW ® *: Many designers prefer to use a creative graphics application for making first sketches, prior[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 13 ] Integrating CorelC AD ™ 2014 into other graphics workflows CorelCAD 2014 bridges the gap between CAD and other graphics workflows by offering import from and export to CDR and DES formats. CAD applications usually provide ver y little file support for ex porting drawings, creating a disconnect when you’re tr yin g to r[...]

[ 14 ] Reviewer’s Guide This simplifies the process of getting CAD models into downstream graphics workflows. CAD drawings are unreadable to most people. Exporting 3D CAD to a vector -based form at, such as CorelDRA W or Corel DESIGNER, allows you to repurpose that content. The vector files can be used in Corel DESIGNER to create technical illust[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 15 ] Comparing CorelC AD ™ 2014 for Windows ® and Mac OS ® This table compares the CorelCAD features that are available on both the W indows and the Macintosh operating systems. Windows ® Mac OS ® X File support AutoCAD ® R2013 .DWG native file format 99 Legacy CAD file (AutoCAD ® R12 - R2010 .DWG) support 99 DXF ™ (D[...]

[ 16 ] Reviewer’s Guide Viewing and Selection tools Real-time Pan and Zoom 99 3D Mouse navigation 9 Object Snap (ESnap) 99 Object T racking (ET rack) / dynamic guides 99 QuickGroup tool and Group Select ion mode setting New! New! Drafting and Editing Layers T oolbar 99 Layer states (Save and Restore) 99 Layer T ools 99 Layer T ransparency New! Ne[...]

Reviewer’s Guide [ 17 ] Revision clouds 99 3D viewing and design 3D model viewing 99 Projected (Isometric) views 99 Shaded / Rendered display modes 99 Lights 99 Materials Optional (w/ Render plug-in) ( 9 ) 3D sur face commands 99 3D solid modeling 99 Printing, plotting, layout sheets Multiple Layout Sheet T abs (Multiple Paper Spaces) 99 Lock Lay[...]

[ 18 ] Reviewer’s Guide Microsoft Visu al Studio ® T ools for Ap plications (VST A) support 9 Plug-in Store (corelcadmarket.com) 99 Licensing Single license 99 Network licenses 99 Maintenance (upgrade protection) 99 Educational licenses 99 OS support Windows ® 8.1 9 Windows ® 7, Windows V ista ® , Windows ® XP 9 Native 64-bit ap plication 99[...]

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