Compare SmartCAD
with AutoCAD
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| Lifetime License |
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| SUPPORTED FILE VERSIONS | ||||
| DWG R12/2000~latest version |
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| DXF R12/2000~latest version |
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| INTERFACE | ||||
| Ribbon menu |
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| Classic menu |
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| Command completion feature |
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| Customization Interface (CUI) |
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| Tool palette |
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| Design center |
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| Switch drawing tab |
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| Dynamic input |
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| Dynamic UCS |
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| Properties window (Properties) |
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| 2D DRAWING & ANNOTATE | ||||
| Text and multiline text |
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| Leaders & Multileaders |
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| Annotation scale |
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| Associative dimension |
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| Improved grip editing |
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| Hatch & hatch gradient |
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| Text editing mode |
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| Polyline & hatch border grips |
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| LAYER | ||||
| Layer Properties Manager |
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| Layer State Manager |
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| Layer filter |
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| Layer work |
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| Merge Layers |
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| Layer browser |
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| TOOLS | ||||
| DGN Purge |
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| Express tools |
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| Group |
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| Quick select |
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| Electronic transmission |
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| Lock and unlock |
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| Batch export |
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| BLOCK & ATTRIBUTE, EXTERNAL REFERENCE | ||||
| Dynamic block |
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| Block editor |
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| Block replacement |
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| Insert multiple blocks |
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| Insert DGN / Underlay |
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| External reference |
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| Xref manager |
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| Raster image |
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| Insert OLE object |
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| PRINT (PLOT) | ||||
| CTB & STB print style |
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| PDF conversion |
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| MV Setup |
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| DEVELOPMENT TOOLS | ||||
| LISP (including DCL) |
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| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) |
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| SDS/ADS/C++ |
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| .NET Support |
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| APPLICATION PROGRAM | ||||
| Auto output program |
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| Mechanical design program |
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