Ross Bishop is the founder of BrightLine Bags which specializes in the design and sales of pilot flight bags. This June, BrightLine Bags takes another step forward introducing their next generation of bags based on the FLEX System. The FLEX System provides many options that not only appeal to pilots but anyone needing a professional utility or field bag. In support of their design activities, BrightLine Bags uses Shark FX from concept to production design.
Encore is pleased to announce open beta testing of ViaCAD Pro v8 for Mac and PC platforms. Most notably, v8 introduces Push/Pull Modeling tools with intelligent face snapping via LogiCursor for intuitive positioning. Come visit our lab site to access the beta and join in on the discussion of this exciting upcoming release.
V8 New Features Videos
Check out the new Push/Pull modeling videos.
Download ViaCAD Pro v8
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ViaCAD Pro Product Overview
Feature overview of ViaCAD Pro that includes photorealistic rendering, modeling, and drafting.
PunchCAD Labs
News and activity regarding PunchCAD development.
ViaCAD’s automatic backup utility can help you in situations where your current file has become damaged.
The first thing that you must do is turn on “AutoSave”. If you don’t have the AutoSave setting turned on, there will be nothing to recover. To turn on Auto Save, go to the Preferences dialog box and click on the Filing category. Next click on Auto Save and select a “trigger” option. The trigger will automatically save files based on time or number of commands.
To recover a backup file, just visit your ViaCAD “BackUp” folder. This BackUp folder is located under your user documents folder within the ViaCAD folder.
One my favorite shortcuts is the “c” key. Hitting the “c” key with a snap point highlighted by LogiCursor will set the WorkPlane to the snap location. Hitting the “c” key repeatedly thereafter will toggle the WorkPlane orientation from:
Check out the video below where the “c” key is used to set the workplane for a profile to sweep along a 3D path.
Encore is pleased to announce open beta testing of ViaCAD 2D/3D v8 for Mac and PC platforms. Most notably, v8 introduces Push/Pull Modeling tools with intelligent face snapping via LogiCursor for intuitive positioning. ViaCAD 2D/3D v8 continues to raise the bar for state of the art digital design at an industry low $99. Come visit our lab site to access the beta and join in on the discussion of this exciting upgrade.
V8 New Features Videos
Check out the new Push/Pull modeling videos.
Download ViaCAD 2D/3D v8
Download a fully functional beta.
PunchCAD Labs
News and activity regarding PunchCAD development.
The ViaCAD and Shark products include thousands of pre-made CAD symbols categorized under the AEC, Electrical, Mechanical, and Process Plant & Piping headings. These are found under the Symbols tab in the Concepts Explorer dialog box which allow simple drag and drop of these symbols into your drawings.
In addition, to the symbols that come along with the application, you can create custom symbols.
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One of the little known features of the Punch!CAD products is the ability for the user to change the tool icons. Below are a list of some of the interesting changes you can do regarding the tool icons.
Encore Software is pleased
to announce an open beta for our next major release of Punch!® Home Design Studio Pro product for Mac. Please find information below regarding this exciting upgrade for Mac home design users.
Encore Software is pleased to announce the next major release of ViaCAD 2D/3D. With over 100+ new features, ViaCAD 2D/3D V7 continues to provide intuitive 2D drafting and 3D modeling tools perfect for all types of design projects. With enhancements such as the Gripper, users can easily explore modifications in 3D by simply grabbing hold of graphical handles and dragging about to explore “what if” scenarios. Users working in 2D will find more tools for drafting and annotating including the addition of the Inspector which provides quick access to explore attribute settings within their design projects.
