Punch ViaCAD 2D/3D for MAC version 6 [old version] NEW

Whether you’re a hobbyist or a pro, ViaCAD 2D/3D for Mac can help you get professional results with its combination of intuitive tools and precision features. It combines unprecedented ease of use with an extensive collection of 2D/3D modeling tools perfect for furniture, jewelry, mechanical, or architectural design tasks.

Built on a precision solid modeler, data created with ViaCAD is suitable for manufacturing or rapid prototypes. ViaCAD’s innovative visual interface provides feedback and works with you throughout the design process, enhancing your creativity. For instance, it allows you to quickly toggle between 2D and 3D views. With more than 80 minutes of training videos plus compatibility with AutoCAD, ViaCAD is the must-have Swiss army knife of CAD.

Get started fast

• Integrated video tutorials--Step-by-step instruction teaches fundamentals and tips for 2D/3D tools.
• Turn your idea into 3D--Lathe your outline into 3D with two mouse clicks.
• See results fast--Quickly change view orientation, colors, and lighting.
• Simple 2D editing--Make rapid modifications with pushing, pulling, and sketching tools. 2D changes automatically update in 3D.
• Create prototypes--Precise and accurate, your design is ready for rapid prototyping. Export options allow you to “3D print” your design.

LogiCursor

• LogiCursor 2D and 3D--Automatically identifies and snaps to locations of centers, endpoints, midpoints, tangents, and many more as you draw.
• Instant 2D/3D Views--A single-click mouse click automatically toggles your drawing and tool set between 2D and 3D.
• Quickly create 3D objects--Convert simple 2D line profiles to 3D on the fly. View from any angle.

2D design

• Trace from a bitmap--Import bitmap images. Trace with 2D tools, to create an outline.
• 2D section properties.
• Autogenerate 2D--Automatically generate side, front, top isometric views from 3D models. Create section, auxiliary, detail, and section views.
• Symbols--More than 26,000 integrated symbols, including doors, windows, mechanical, electrical, fasteners, CMOS, HVAC, LAN, and more.
• Architectural tools--The 2D architectural tools provides fast drafting tools for creating walls, windows, and doors.

3D design

• 3D modeling update--The underlying modeling kernel was updated providing improvements to blending
• Create prototypes--Instantly convert your ViaCAD file to STL, for 3D prototype modeling, with a single mouse click.
• Add and remove tool--Use Boolean tools to add, subtract, and intersect parts, generating complex parts from simple ones.
• Convert 2D profiles into 3D--Quickly lathe, extrude, sweep, and skin profiles into 3D shapes.
• Feature operations--Intelligent features allow you to edit parts using blending, shelling, and bending tools.

What’s new

• Performance boosts--200X faster Hidden Line; 6X faster Dynamic Repaints; 2X faster Static Repaints; Level of Detail for even faster performance
• 3Dconnexion support--The SpaceNavigator device drivers are now recognized by ViaCAD. This includes support for MAC OS X (Universal Binary), Windows XP, and Vista. Use the SpaceNavigator to dynamically zoom, rotate, and pan views into your data models.
• Multiple viewports--Viewports provide a graphical user interface to display the same drawing in multiple views. Each view may have a different orientation, which provides the ability to see an object simultaneously in isometric, side, front, and top views.
• New Using Wizard--This dialog box provides the ability to create a new drawing file from a collection of custom settings or selection of an existing file from a template. Quickly set up a drawing for mechanical or architectural layouts.
• Single-click fill and hatch--Click in a region of trimmed or untrimmed curves to hatch or fill. Resultant hatch is auto trimmed and remains associative to the neighboring untrimmed curves.
• Verify tools--Use the new bounding box tool to determine the rectangular bounding volume of an object. Or verify the curvature circle at any location of a curve.

System Requirements

• Mac OS X v10.4 or later
• 512MB or more RAM
• 2GB free hard-disk space
• Mouse (Two-button recommended)
• DVD-ROM drive