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What is
General CADD Pro?
Version 11.1
Tips
for Generic CADD Users
Briefly: General CADD is a Windows OS based computer program that allows you to easily and
accurately draw anything you
might normally draw with a pencil and paper using your Windows
computer instead. Windows 2000, XP, VISTA, Windows 7, Windows
8 compatible.
General CADD Pro
or "GCP" as users are calling it is a very
powerful 2-D Computer Assisted Design &
Drafting program (32 bit accuracy) which embodies the
features of Generic CADD (CADD, CADD5 & CADD6), the very
popular and well known DOS based CADD program which reportedly
has over 350,000 users world wide. General CADD Pro is
easy to learn, easy to teach others, follows standard paper
drafting techniques and produces drawings as much as 10 times
faster than other CAD programs. New
Surveyor Specific commands are now available. >read
more<
General CADD Pro is the ideal solution for quickly making precise, accurate 2 dimensional line drawings. Just about anyone can quickly learn to use it in any field of endeavor. Current users include architects, surveyors,
real estate persons, carpenters, truss rafter fabricators, circuit board designers, optical equipment makers, engineers, machinists, graphic artists, HVAC workers, plumbers, electricians,
textile and clothing designers, theatre layout and production, sound engineers, equipment
manufacturers, auto designers, wind power development, sign
makers, CNC control, plasma, laser, router, water jet control... the list of
uses and applications is just about endless. This is why
it is named General CADD.
EXAMPLE: (click
the picture below for more example images)
Many Generic CADD
users are still maintaining an older DOS based computer just to
run their favorite CADD program. General CADD's primary
goal is to provide these users with a natural feeling and nearly
painless upgrade path to Windows. The main focus of the GCP
development team has been to recreate as closely as possible the
2 letter command structure, ease of learning and operation, but
this time, in the MS Windows operating environment. GCP
10.1 is 100% XP, VISTA and Windows 7 compatible.
Special attention has been paid to maintaining the exact
functionality of the Generic CADD 2 letter command structure so
that users will not have to "learn a new CAD program".
Customers who have had previous experience with Generic CADD
report that they immediately feel "right at home" and
practically no re-learning is involved. Commands like NP
on the right mouse button, A3 for arcs, RE for
rectangles, snaps, trims, copy, mirror, edits, file load and
save, filter, selection, change and all other draw and edit
commands are "stroke for stroke" the same! Former
Generic CADD users may reuse all of their current collection of
Generic CADD drawings (.GCD, .DWG), components, fonts, hatches,
menus, linetypes and macros immediately with little or no
effort! Testimonials can be read here http:\\www.generalcadd.com/testimonial.htm
Once the goal of duplicating the functionality of Generic CADD
had been attained in Version 2.1, the development team then,
with the help and guidance of many loyal users, added another 50
needed, requested and very useful new features.
Having attained this goal, the development team then began work
on GCP Version 3. Again, many requested
features have been added to Ver. 3 including ACAD 2004 file
format import/export, user customizable toolbars, surveyor
specific commands, vastly improved fill and hatch functions,
Spell Check, AutoSave, Version Control, multi break, 3 point
rectangle, auto pan, auto save, offset, persistent commands,
image load, trace and print, copy and paste internally and to
external programs like Word and PDF file creation.
Additional features continue to be added daily at the request of
our customers.
GCP
3.1 includes over 110 new features and commands not
found in CADD6. Four Surveyor
Specific commands (BQ,
BG, BL, BD) were added to assist surveyors in their
daily tasks which include R/L angle traverses, bearing
traverses, side shots, radial stakeouts, setout, line labels,
fore bearings and distances, and backsight.
Either Degrees or Gradians/Gons may be used.
December 20, 2005,
General CADD Pro Version 4.1 was
released. Included is a new F3 surveyor
command, ACAD 2006 support with XREFS, multi tab interface
allowing multiple drawings to be open at one time, multiple
views of the same drawing and 38 new commands and features.
For a complete list, click
here.
December 12, 2006,
General CADD Pro Version 5.1 was
released. New
features include ACAD 2007 file support, Layout Tabs, Viewports,
OLE, expanded Xrefs, dimension preview, text preview, component
preview, batch DWG/DXF conversion, batch printing, symbolic line
types, user custom toolbar and custom 2 letter commands, Job
Files, Blot Out background and more with even more to
come! For a complete list, click
here.
December 18, 2007,
General CADD Pro Version 6.1 was released. New
features include ACAD 2008 file support, Field to finish F2,
Quick Select QS, polylines, OLE Server support, Cookie
Cutter KK, expanded Xrefs, enhanced dimension and
leader functions, enhanced batch printing, enhanced version
control, enhanced viewports, expanded filter options, a wide
variety of speed improvements and many incremental improvements
too numerous to list here. For a complete list, click
here.
December 29, 2008,
General CADD Pro Version 7.1 was released. New
features include ACAD 2009 file support, Auto Snaps,
MText, Revision Cloud, Circular Viewports, expanded polylines,
improved Layer Manager, expanded Xrefs, enhanced dimension functions,
enhanced version
control, enhanced viewports, expanded filter options, a wide
variety of speed improvements and other improvements
too numerous to list here. For a complete list, click
here.
December 24, 2009,
General CADD Pro Version 8.1 was released. New
features include ACAD 2010 file support, expanded Auto Snaps,
improved MText, Revision Cloud, Circular Viewports, expanded
polylines, enhancd Layer and XRef Manager, rounded/chamfered
rectangles, enhanced dimension functions, simplified version
control, expanded viewports, object and arc length command, snap offset
command, new toolbar system, a wide
variety of speed improvements and many other improvements. For an
illustrated complete list,
click
here.
March 24, 2011,
General CADD Pro Version 9.1 released. Many new
features. Click
here for illustrated list.
March 9, 2012,
General CADD Pro Version 10.1 released. Many new
features. Click
here for illustrated list.
April 2, 2013,
General CADD Pro Version 11.1 released. Many new
features. Click
here for illustrated list.
All interested persons
may download the Latest Release and/or BETA versions directly from
the General
CADD web site and "try before you buy" in order to
test out the claims made in this document. The downloads are not
specially prepared "Demo" programs but are in fact the
"real thing". The ability to save files has been
disabled in these downloads but all other features including
printing are fully functional. A fully illustrated Help
Manual is also available for download. These files can
be accessed here http://www.generalcadd.com/downloads.htm
Many have asked if General CADD Products, Inc. is the same
company that produced Generic CADD. General CADD Products, Inc.
is a newly formed, 10 year old company. The principals are two
of the original Generic CADD programmers and one businessman, a
former Generic CADD user. All shared a common dream of
recreating the program in Windows ... a dream that just wouldn't
die We are not the original company ... but we have
the same spirit!
The General CADD
staff maintains an on line User Help and Discussion Forum
to assist new users, promote discussion, create "wish
lists" and resolve issues. It is an ideal meeting
place for all interested persons. You can access the GCP Forum
through this link http://generalcadd.prophpbb.com/
Orders may be placed
on line with a credit card, by mail or by FAX through this web
site form http://www.generalcadd.com/orderform.htm
Current Price list All
orders include a 30 day money back guarantee.
GCP 11.1 can
be downloaded for review and "try before you buy".
Click
Here
Tips
for Generic CADD Users
Independent
Reviews - Links
http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=141049&&pageID=3
http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=104770
http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/reviews_sw/general_cadd/generalcadd_debut.htm
http://www.genericcadd.com/GCPreview3.html
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