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Last Updated : June 21, 2006
Cadvance
Furukawa Information Technologies, Inc. = http://www.cadvance.com
Latest version : Cadvance 12
Web Site : http://www.cadvance.com
Online Forum :
Furukawa Information Technologies, Inc.
721 N. Euclid, Suite 303
Anaheim, CA 92801 USA
Tel: 800-931-3171 x20
Fax: 714-956-3170
Break the cost-training-productivity paradigm. Start your CADVANCE production now. Do you require a CAD system that is easy to use yet, is sophisticated enough for your professional needs? Then consider CADVANCE 2000, developed by F I T, Inc. It provides users with a total solution for complete integration of CAD with other applications in the Windows environment. Sophisticated features include: Read and write DWG/DXF files; plot logging; auto snap mode; dynamic pan/zoom; associative dimensions; spell check; movable, dockable, and user definable menu and toolbars; symbol text attributes; key input commands; true 3D; and much more! http://www.cadvance.com
FIT
Cadvance 99.5 features DWG/DXF translation of AutoCAD 2000 files, dynamic pan and zoom, automatic snap, and other improvements. Order a free 30-day eval CD-ROM from cadvanc@fitinc.com
Cadvance '99
The newest version of Cadvance is currently in beta. New features include clipped reference files, spell checking, Edit/Find text, 3D primitive shapes, 3D editing commands, multiple toolbars, keystroke shortcuts, and AutoCAD-like attributes for symbols. http://www.cadvance.com
The Computer Ventures Cadvance Page--- (Cadvance)
Cadvance Forum ------------------------------------ http://futureswest.com/discus/board.html
FIT, Inc. states on their Web site that Cadvance is year 2000 compliant. http://www.cadvance.com
Cadvance v6.5 has been re-released -- free -- "to make CAD software available to all." Originally released in 1995 at US$1,950, it is now available to anyone completing and submitting the official request form. S&h of US$10 will apply; offer available only in the domestic US, Canada, and Mexico. Contact mailto:cadvance@fitinc.com or www.cadvance.com for more info.
<<< I would be interested to hear your experiences with Cadvance, and what other developments about it I may have missed in my yearly once-overs. glangdon@shore.net (Geoffrey Moore Langdon) 01/16/98 >>>
From: kle@msktd.com -- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 --- To: glangdon@shore.net
Mr Langdon,
We are an Architectural/Engineering firm of 40+ people. When I started here 9 years ago, we were using Isicad's System25 / Prisma cad system. We also had 2 386's with Cadvance 3.x loaded on them. These were used mostly for DXF translation. I was given the task of making them more useful. We already had symbol libraries and routines setup on the S25/Prisma. So I duplicated those for our Cadvance stations and we began using Cadvance for projects. Those 2 PC's were connected to our Unix network and we used PCOSI to send files and print jobs to our Unix server. As we added more Cadvance stations, we setup a Novell network. The bulk of our work began shifting over to Cadvance and we eventually decided to phase out the S25 / Prisma workstations. I did quite a bit of in-house development for Cadvance 4.x. I wrote a number of macros which automated different functions. Edit | Insert is a great command, but to simplify door insertion, I wrote a macro which let the user pick the door type, size, etc... and then select a location (middle of wall, end of wall). I also wrote macros to automate the drawing of windows and the handling of reference files among other things. We did not upgrade to Cadvance 5, but skipped over it and upgraded to Cadvance 6 when it came out. In part because I did not have time to port my macros over from the old macro language to the new. (I am a Project Manager in addition to being our System Manager which tends to limit my time). AETools, an architectural add-on for Cadvance 6 answered my needs for the appropriate tools and allowed us to make the upgrade. Following the release of Cadvance 6, I became a little concerned over Isicad's handling of the program. But since FIT, Inc. has taken over, I have seen a definite change in things. FIT is much more responsive to the end user than Isicad ever was. We are currently using Cadvance 7.2, AETools 96 Architectural Add-on, and the CadCube Utility. We are looking forward to versions 8 and 9 expected this year. A couple short items I found interesting: We had an AutoCAD user come to our office and work here a few years before moving on. He griped a bit at first as he got used to Cadvance. A couple of weeks after he started at a different firm using AutoCAD 13, he called me and said he wished he was still using Cadvance. We had a long-term employee hit a midlife crisis and decide to switch firms. He went to a firm using AutoCAD 14. He also informed us that he would rather be using Cadvance. He felt that it took 6x more steps to do the work in AutoCAD than in Cadvance.
Well, I've blown my chance at being brief. But I'll wrap up by saying I really enjoy using Cadvance. I think it's an excellent product and FIT is doing a great job with it. Sincerely, MSKTD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Kenneth L Etter, RA