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Perugia, Italy--December 1, 2006--Ilexsoft today announced the release of HighDesign™ 1.7, a major update to their professional CAD application for architects, engineers, designers and home owners.
HighDesign 1.7 is now a Universal Binary application compatible with both PowerPC- and Intel®- based Macintosh® computers. This new version is up to four times faster than any previous release.
Design and edit tools have been enhanced by the addition of the Object Info inspector that simplifies numerical editing, the new Construction Lines and Measure tools, seamless symbol editing, dozens of new symbols.
For professional designers, HighDesign Professional Edition delivers significant improvements and extends the workflow with the enhancements to Project Views, which now take a snapshot of the current view and store the visibility of layers and sheets. Saved Project Views can be used as print presets in the updated Print Preview dialog.
To architects and home builders this latest release offers a completely redesigned Walls tool with automatic multiple intersections on nodes, easier editing, better hatching and new options for parametric doors and windows.
The Door / Window menu is extended with new types of doors and new features like the opaque parametric sill for windows. The settings of doors and windows can be saved as pre-defined types that are immediately available for use via a pop-up menu.
Thanks to the feedback of many designers who have switched to the Mac® platform to use HighDesign, the compatibility with other CAD software has been extended in HighDesign 1.7 both in the drawing exchange formats and in the design process.
About HighDesign
HighDesign is the powerful 2D CAD and illustration program for Mac OS X that features advanced vector tools, a clean user interface and many special tools developed to assist the user in the design process. From the first sketches to drafting, HighDesign lets the designers quickly achieve the results they want by providing an easy to use Digital Design environment they can actually enjoy using.
Pricing and Availability
HighDesign runs on Mac® OS X 10.2.8 and later, and is native on both PowerPC- and Intel®- based Macintosh® computers.
HighDesign is available in two versions, Professional for 369.95 USD and Standard for 169.95 USD, through the Ilexsoft Online Store (www.ilexsoft.com/store). Multi-license packs and Educational licenses are also available. Free tech support for registered users. Localized versions include English, French, German and Italian. Free time-limited trial version available.
About Ilexsoft
Based in Perugia, Italy, Ilexsoft is committed to creating innovative solutions for the Mac AEC design community by developing advanced yet easy to use software. Ilexsoft brings to HighDesign years of experience in the world of AEC design that have driven the development in the direction of the real needs of professionals and first-time CAD users as well.
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