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Article: PowerCADD 3.0. (Engineered Software drafting package) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
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Though 3-D modeling may be all the rage, 2-D drafting is the lingua franca of real-world design; it's how architects and engineers communicate with builders and manufacturers. And you'd be hard-pressed to find a better drafting package than PowerCADD 3.0. This highly competent drafting program has expanded color-management capabilities, adds support for popular file formats, and introduces some interface refinements. It also supports 64-bit, double-precision internal calculations for outstanding accuracy.
Because version 3.0 is Power Mac native (the 680X0 version is still called PowerDraw), this always speedy program is now even faster. On a 7100/80, response to tool ...