ProfiCAD - Electrical Software
We are preparing:
- capability of inserting an image into a symbol
- capability of changing size of a symbol
- improved compatibility with AutoCAD
and many more improvements
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7/5/2010
ProfiCAD 6
symbol palette
The main improvement of version 6 is the symbol palette. It was designed to enable inserting a symbol into the schematic with a single
mouse click. The symbol palette will appear when you hover over the symbol panel with your mouse.
Left-click the symbol to insert it into the schematic. Right-click to open the symbol in the symbol editor.
The symbol palette can appear unintentionally. In this case, we can get rid of it in one of the following ways:
- move the mouse cursor above the palette
- press the Esc button
- left-click the white area between symbols
- press the cross in the top right corner
The symbol palette is functional under the Windows XP system, however, the symbols are not arranged according to subgroups. Windows Vista or Windows 7 is the recommended system.
library
Location of the library of the symbols has been changed. It is no longer in "c:\program files\proficad\proficad
library", because in Windows Vista and higher standard users do not have permissions to write in that folder.
The library is installed in the "Documents" folder. You can of course move it to whatever folder is convenient for you.
Because of the new graphical symbols' palette it may be convenient to rearrange the symbols so that no group is too small or too large and the palette area is used optimally.
layers
The previous version of the program had limited layer support. A drawing could only have two layers. Now, a drawing can have an unlimited amount of layers. The new "Layers" panel is used for switching through layers. Select the active layer (currently used in the drawing) from the list. The button containing the plus symbol is used to add a layer. The button containing a red cross is used to delete a layer.
Layers can have arbitrary names according to what objects it will hold, for example: walls, wiring, security alarm systems, ethernet, heating, furniture etc. The default names of layers for newly created drawings (-1 = background, 0 = normal) come from traditional AutoCAD system layer identification and can be renamed arbitrarily. Layer visibility can be switched on and off.
explorer panel
only displays objects which are available in the active layer. Two buttons were added which enable changing the order of objects within the drawing.
compatibility
ProfiCAD version 6 can open documents from previous versions 3, 4 and 5.
The documents created under version 6 cannot be opened in previous versions.
We recommend backing up your drawings and symbols prior to installing version 6.
It is possible to run both version 5 and 6 (for evaluating purposes) by installing version 6 in a different folder, for example "c:\program files\proficad 6".
ProfiCAD 6 was developed with the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and no longer supports Windows 2000. Windows XP or higher is required.
This is a paid upgrade. Existing customers will receive a discount from the usual price.
feedback wanted
Please send your remarks, questions and opinions using the contact form or via e-mail.
how to improve ProfiCAD
We are preparing many other improvements which will gradually be added to the program.
Unfortunately, the development is not so fast.
There is a way how you can help speed up the development process:
- recommend the program to people you know and your friends
- if you have a website, place a link to the ProfiCAD website here.
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The more users => the better ProfiCAD
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