The versatile CAD system anyone can use!

Product Information

Design CAD 3D Max Version 17 combines powerful 3D modeling with easy-to-use 2D drafting. Your creativity and knowledge are the only limits!  From the NASA space station to a simple doghouse, DesignCAD 3D Max is the versatile CAD system that is made easy for anyone to use.  DesignCAD 3D Max includes the most advanced CAD features, such as solid modeling, realistic texture mapping and custom 3D animation. With the extensive online help that's available you'll be up and running in no time.   

DesignCAD 3D Max is the ultimate beginner tool for creating precise, professional-quality drafting, modeling and animation. 2D drafting and 3D modeling have never been easier. Create professional-quality drafting, modeling and animation with ease and speed. With no previous CAD experience needed. Perfect for:

• Furniture
• Decks
• Floorplans and architectural drawings
• Engineering Layouts
• Electronic schematics
• Plats, maps and elevations
• Toys, hobbies and 3D models

New Features

Enhanced AutoCAD® Compatibility
DesignCAD 3D Max v17 has been improved to now include compatibility with AutoCAD layouts, and PaperSpace. In addition, there is expanded support of AutoCAD Layers, LineStyles, Views, Viewports and Blocks in both DXF and DWG file formats.

Improved Rendering and Lighting
A new, intuitive Light Source menu allows you to easily define the lighting scheme of your drawing. Choose from multiple types of light sources and add up to 8 different lights to your drawing. Your renderings have never looked more stunning!

• Improved OpenGL lighting
• Choose light source type: Spot, Point & Directional
• Intensity: Ambient, Diffuse & Specular
• Direction: Horizontal and Vertical Angle

Raster-to-Vector Conversion Tool
This integrated converter can scan in your paper drawings and convert them to editable CAD files saving you hours in design time.

More New & Improved Features
In DesignCAD 3D Max v17 we've continued our "under the hood" improvements to drawing speed, interoperability and programmability.

• Improved Multiline Text
• Improved Diameter and Radius Dimension Tools
• New Trim & Extend Features - Trim only segments you've selected. Plus extend curves, splines, and bezier curves with a single click.
•  Enhanced Software Development Kit (SDK)
• New Quadrant Snap - snap to the nearest quadrant point on a circle, arc or ellipse for fast, accurate drafting.
• New Circle Tangent to Line
• New Section Trim
• New Perimeter Calculation Command
• Improved Grid Display
• Improved User Interface
• Improved Filleting - accurately fillet single, double or multiple face intersections
• Five New AllCADâ„¢ Macros. Use these macros to turn your creation of complex shapes into a simple click through process -- including one that converts DesignCAD drawings to a file that can be directly imported and read by SketchUpâ„¢!

With DesignCAD 3D MAX Version 17 you can set the base drawing units in the current drawing. This means you can choose to draw in miles, feet, inches, millimeters, centimeters, meters, or kilmoeters. You can also choose to draw in the "classic" unitless mode.

• Units for Current Drawing
• Default Units for New Drawings
• Default Units for Opening Unitless Drawings
• Includes 5 free sample AllCAD macros

Product Features

From Concept to Completion
Combines powerful 3D modeling with easy-to-use 2D drafting. Your creativity and knowledge are the only limits! From the NASA space station to a simple doghouse, DesignCAD 3D Max is a versatile CAD system.  For any CAD need such as furniture, schematics, architectural drawings, plats, engineering layouts, shop drawings, home projects, mapping, elevations...even hobbies and modeling.

DWG Compatibility
Use DesignCAD 3D MAX version 17 to work on files from other CAD programs such as AutoCAD, TurboCAD and CADKey.

Customization
Create your own workspace, paperspace, templates and views. Use BasicCAD to create macros. DesignCAD works with Visual Basic and Visual C++ programming interface. For faster access to your favorite tools, create custom toolboxes, menus or keystrokes. Save and load these to personalize your program screen.

Solid Modeling
Use Boolean operations such as solid add, solid subtract, and slice to shape your 3D solids. Access powerful new grid options when surfacing models.

Simple to use, easy to learn
Select from over 10,000 standard symbols, 700+ 3D symbols, including 30 photo-realistic 3D images.

Integrated 2D Drafting
Intuitive yet sophisticated editing tools, advanced geometric construction capabilities, drawing short cut keys and complete layer management make 2D drafting a breeze.

• Customizable tools and menus
• Software Development Kit
• Over 70 Hatch Patterns
• 13 Snaps

3D Solid Modeling
Access a full range of 3D modeling tools, including Box, Sphere, He