January 2007 Archives

To install and run interiorCAD successfully, a user needs administrator privileges and write access to the VectorWorks installation folder. In the system preferences, locate »Accounts« and ensure the option »Allow user to administer this computer« is enabled:

Further ensure the current user is allowed to read and write to the VectorWorks application directory:

If the settings don't grant those rights, change it and press the button »Apply to enclosed items...«.

Jonathan Pickup calls interiorCAD 3.5 a big leap forward (and we haven't bribed him into saying so :-)

If you are looking for interiorCAD training, Jonathan offers on-line training for both VectorWorks and interiorCAD.

We've made it!

interiorCAD 3.5 is finally shipping.

interiorCAD 3.5 is not only a mere compatibility update with VectorWorks 12.5, it features an impressive array of new features, too:

* Unit plug-in objects (instead of symbols) - double-clickable, 3D-reshapable und editable via the object-info palette - Including tools for insertion in both 2D & 3D views
* New, substantially improved functional hardware selection dialogs
* Visualization of material used in every dialog
* Windows XP look & feel of all dialogs
* Bifold doors
* New lists outputting whole units and work instructions for each part
* More information on unit (# of doors, materials used etc.) in quotes
* Re-structured libraries

Of course, it's a free update for all existing interiorCAD users. If you're a registered interiorCAD user, download your copy here.