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| Expand All Collapse All | nanoCAD Platform 24 | AutoCAD 2023 | AutoCAD 2023 LT |
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| DWG versions supported | R11 - 2018 | R14 - 2018 | R14 - 2018 |
| BAK drawing backups, DWS drawing standards, .DWT drawing templates | |
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| Commands for creating and editing DWG files | |
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| Model space, paper space | |
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| Layer, block, linetype, etc managers | |
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| Create and edit styles for text, tables, leaders, etc | |
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| SHX, TTF fonts | |
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| Create and edit tables, extract data to tables and to files | |
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| Dynamic blocks | (view, edit only) |
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| User-defined coordinate systems | |
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| Object snaps, object tracking, polar snap angles | |
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| Coordinate filters | |
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| External references | |
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| Place OLE objects in drawings | |
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| Import PDF and raster images | |
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| Explode and remove proxy objects | |
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| Ribbon and classic interfaces | |
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| Customize сommands, аliases, menus, toolbars, double-clicks, etc | |
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| Command autocompletion | |
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| Dynamic input | |
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| Custom command creation | |
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| System variable monitor | |
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| Undo, redo previews | |
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| Purging of unused items, such as block definitions, layers, etc | |
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| Auditing of drawing file integrity and error correction | |
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| Recovery of damaged drawing files | |
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| Flattening 3D geometry to projected 2D representations | |
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| Transmittal packages (eTransmit) | |
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| Comparison of similarities and differences of two drawings | |
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| Display drawing structure | |
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| Printing, publishing of drawing sets, batch plotting | |
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| Color dependent and named plot style table (CTB and STB) | |
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| Integrated PDF printer driver | |
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| Comments on SHX text in PDF files | |
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| Maintain DWG layering in PDF files | |
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| Draw and edit 3D mesh objects | |
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| Draw and edit 2D and 3D solid objects | 1 |
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| Conversion of 2D objects to 3D objects | 1 |
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| Dynamic UCS | |
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| Importing and exporting 3D model in STL, SAT, STP, IGES, JT, X_T, X_B, VRML, and other formats | 1 |
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| 3D constraints for mates, angles, tangents, symmetry | 1 |
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| Work planes, construction planes, axes | |
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| Parametric 2D design | 1 |
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| Parametric 3D design | 1 |
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| 3D history | |
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| Import IFC | |
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| Point cloud imports of LAS, BIN, PTX, PTS, PCD, XYZ files | |
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| Point cloud exports in LAS 1.2, LAS 1.4, BIN, XYZ formats | |
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| Point cloud display styles, point sizing | |
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| Point cloud cropping | |
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| Point clouds sectioning | |
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| Operations with raster images (JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, etc) | |
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| Convert drawing objets into raster images | |
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| Raster clean-up with draw, erase | |
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| Raster four-point calibration | |
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| Save a raster image in drawing to file | |
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| Raster geometry correction, colour correction | 3 |
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| Raster operations, such as binarisation, colour reduction, debris removal | 3 |
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| Decrease color depth of color images to monochrome | 3 |
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| Semi- and fully-automatic digitization of raster images | 3 |
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| OLE Automation with Visual Basic Script, Javascript | |
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| .NET | |
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| LISP (with DCL) | |
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| Script editor (JS, VBS, LISP, DCL, SCR) | |
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| Operating system (Microsoft® Windows®) | 8, 10, 11 | 8, 10 | 8, 10 |
| Minimium memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Minimium display card memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Minimium disk space | 7 GB | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| Workstation licensing | |
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| Network licensing | |
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| License borrowing | |
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| Educational licensing | |
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| Perpetual licenses (nanoCAD 3-year subscription includes perpetual license registration) | |
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Reference
1.Function available in 3D Solid Modeling module
2.Function available in Topoplan module
3.Function available in Raster module
4.Function available in Construction module
5.Function available in Mechanica module
| Expand All Collapse All | nanoCAD Free | nanoCAD 24 |
| Native DWG format | Yes | Yes |
| DWG versions supported | R11-2013 | R11 - 2018 |
| BAK drawing backups, DWS drawing standards, .DWT drawing templates | Yes | Yes |
| Commands for creating and editing DWG files | Yes | Yes |
| Model space, paper space | Yes | Yes |
| Layer, linetype, etc managers | Yes | Yes |
| Bounding Prizm MCLIP | - | Yes |
| Drawing Explorer | Yes | Yes |
| Tool palettes | - | Yes |
| Object transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Sheet sets | - | Yes |
| Create and edit styles for text, tables, leaders, etc | Yes | Yes |
| SHX, TTF fonts | Yes | Yes |
| Create and edit tables, extract data to tables and to files | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic blocks | - | Yes (view, edit only) |
| User-defined coordinate systems | Yes | Yes |
| Object snaps, object tracking, polar snap angles | Yes | Yes |
| Coordinate filters | - | Yes |
| External references | Yes | Yes |
| Place OLE objects in drawings | - | Yes |
| Explode and remove proxy objects | - | Yes |
| Classic interface | Yes | Yes |
| Ribbon interface | - | Yes |
| Customize сommands, аliases, menus, toolbars, double-clicks, etc | Yes | Yes |
| Command autocompletion | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic input | - | Yes |
| Custom command creation | - | Yes |
| System variable monitor | - | Yes |
| Undo, redo previews | - | Yes |
| Purging of unused items, such as block definitions, layers, etc | Yes | Yes |
| Auditing of drawing file integrity and error correction | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery of damaged drawing files | Yes | Yes |
| Flattening 3D geometry to projected 2D representations | - | Yes |
| Transmittal packages (eTransmit) | - | Yes |
| Comparison of similarities and differences of two drawings | - | Yes |
| Display drawing structure | - | Yes |
| Color dependent printing (CTB) | Yes | Yes |
| Print to PDF | using external PDF-printers |
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| Print to PLT | Yes | Yes |
| Printing, publishing of drawing sets, batch plotting | - | Yes |
| Color dependent and named plot style table (CTB and STB) | - | Yes |
| Integrated PDF printer driver | Yes | Yes |
| Comments on SHX text in PDF files | Yes | Yes |
| Maintain DWG layering in PDF files | Yes | Yes |
| 3D-views | Yes | Yes |
| Draw and edit 3D mesh objects | Yes | Yes |
| Draw and edit 2D and 3D solid objects | - | 1 |
| Conversion of 2D objects to 3D objects | - | 1 |
| Dynamic UCS | - | Yes |
| Importing and exporting 3D model in STL, SAT, STP, IGES, JT, X_T, X_B, VRML, and other formats | - | 1 |
| 3D constraints for mates, angles, tangents, symmetry | - | 1 |
| Work planes, construction planes, axes | - | Yes |
| Parametric 2D design | - | 1 |
| Parametric 3D design | - | 1 |
| 3D history | - | Yes |
| Import IFC | - | Yes |
| Point cloud imports of LAS, BIN, PTX, PTS, PCD, XYZ files | - | Yes |
| Point cloud exports in LAS 1.2, LAS 1.4, BIN, XYZ formats | - | Yes |
| Point cloud display styles, point sizing | - | Yes |
| Point cloud cropping | - | Yes |
| Point clouds sectioning | - | Yes |
| Insert mapping from online services, such as OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, etc | - | Yes |
| Create and edit terrain areas | - | 2 |
| Create reliefs, situation | - | 2 |
| Import TXT, XYZ, LandXML, MIF, SHP | - | 2 |
| Display Civil objects | - | 2 |
| Operations with raster images (JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, etc) | Yes | Yes |
| Import PDF and raster images | - | Yes |
| Convert drawing objets into raster images | - | Yes |
| Raster clean-up with draw, erase | - | Yes |
| Raster four-point calibration | - | Yes |
| Save a raster image in drawing to file | - | Yes |
| Raster geometry correction, colour correction | - | 3 |
| Raster operations, such as binarisation, colour reduction, debris removal | - | 3 |
| Decrease color depth of color images to monochrome | - | 3 |
| Semi- and fully-automatic digitization of raster images | - | 3 |
| Drawing tools specific to AEC design, such as axes, elevation markers, etc | - | 4 |
| Architectural design, such as parametric walls, windows, and doors | - | 4 |
| Utilities for automated drawing, such as object numbering, detail copy, line markers, etc | - | 4 |
| Drawing tools specific to mechanica design, such as weld seams, threads, etc | - | 5 |
| Calculators for static beams, fasteners, section properties, etc | - | 5 |
| Parts library | - | 5 |
| OLE Automation with Visual Basic Script, Javascript | Yes | Yes |
| C++ | NRX | Yes |
| .NET | Yes | Yes |
| LISP (with DCL) | Yes | Yes |
| Script editor (JS, VBS, LISP, DCL, SCR) | - | Yes |
| Operating system (Microsoft® Windows®) | Vista, 7, 8 | 8, 10, 11 |
| Minimium disk space | 1-3 GB | 7 GB |
| Workstation licensing | Yes | Yes |
| Network licensing | - | Yes |
| Educational licensing | - | Yes |
Reference
1.Function available in 3D Solid Modeling module
2.Function available in Topoplan module
3.Function available in Raster module
4.Function available in Construction module
5.Function available in Mechanica module