CorelCAD 2013.5 is available as an update to all CorelCAD 2013 users as of today! Go to Patches & Updates on the Corel web site to download the update for your platform (Windows 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), or Macintosh). Besides fixes and improvements of existing features in CorelCAD 2013 there...
Another tip on a new feature in CorelCAD May 2012 update release - using the new PDF underlay functionality in CorelCAD. The .DWG file format supports referenced PDF documents as underlay in the CAD model. With that capability you're able to display content that is only available as published PDF...
Working with CorelDRAW or graphics applications in general and CorelCAD (or CAD applications in general) you may notice there's a slightly different paradigm when it comes to Layer management and how Layers are used to structure a drawing. One aspect that is handled differently in graphics and CAD...
CorelCAD for Windows comes with an option to export CAD drawings directly to CorelDRAW (CDR) and Corel DESIGNER (DES) - you knew that. With the May 2012 update CorelCAD for Windows now also supports importing CorelDRAW or Corel DESIGNER files - that's new. Many CorelDRAW users have requested *.CDR...
A new version of CorelCAD is available for you! The CorelCAD May 2012 update release includes new features and enhancements that will for sure help you to complete your CAD tasks even more efficiently: CorelCAD now supports PDF underlay so that you can insert single or multiple pages of a PDF document...
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In the video tutorial " 2D drafting with coordinates ", Suzanne Smith describes different methods to draw objects using the command window for coordinate value entries. With absolute or relative x,y(,z) coordinates and/ or angles you can draw nodes and segments of objects very precisely. Also...
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Did you know that CorelCAD for Windows supports 3D input devices? With the " November 2011 Update " CorelCAD now supports 3Dconnexion devices. When you connect your 3D mouse and then start CorelCAD, y ou may need to add the “3D Mouse” menu to the UI if it’s not displayed automatically...
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Here's another series of video tutorials - this time about basic CAD concepts. Useful tips for getting started with CAD applications in general, presented in CorelCAD on Windows. The first tutorial in this series covers basic 2D drawing tools for lines, rectangles, circles, ellipses and arcs: Further...
Did you know that you can import .DWG and .DXF files at a specific scale in Corel DESIGNER X5? CAD models are commonly drafted in worldscale (1:1). When importing such CAD models for documentation or presentation graphics with Corel DESIGNER, you will usually not use the real world scale but rather a...
If you're new to CorelCAD, you should take a look at a series of tutorial videos that walk you through the 2D and 3D design application step by step. Here's the first video tutorial, introducing the user interface of CorelCAD: In the playlist you will find 5 additional tutorial videos, covering...
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