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Direct Modeling - Who Needs It and Why? A Review of Competitive Technologies

Bangalore, India In this post, I am reproducing a very informative article by Dimitry Ushakov on Direct Modeling and competing technologies, along with a clear comparison of the plusses and minuses of the different technologies. This article appeared in yesterday's... Read more →

Direct Modeling Explained

Brussels, Belgium The single, biggest announcement in Bricscad V12 that has got everyone talking is direct modeling. Bricscad V12 now offers Variational Direct Modeling (VDM), which is something that was pioneered by LEDAS Corporation back in 2008. On Day 2... Read more →

The New AutoLoader in AutoCAD 2012

Bangalore, India In one of my last posts, I wrote about the AppStore in AutoCAD 2012. Along with the AppStore, the AutoLoader is another nice little tool in AutoCAD 2012 that will ease the burden of third-party developers to create... Read more →

Tip of the Week: Acquiring Vertex Elevation Values From Points Lying on a Polyline

Bangalore, India One of our GeoTools users, and a good friend, Werner Macho from Vienna, came up with this request today, "I have a polyline which has lost all its elevation values. Some idiot converted it into a 2d polyline... Read more →

Optus Telecom, Australia Likes GeoTools!!

Bangalore, India Optus Telecom, Australia likes, endorses and recommends GeoTools for AutoCAD & Bricscad for their Survey / Drafting sub-contractors. Optus Telecom is a leading provider of telecom services in Australia. They, along with their sub-contractors have been a user... Read more →

GeoTools Now Sports The Ribbon Interface in AutoCAD 2012

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 12.06 update: Finally, the tabbed ribbon interface is now available in GeoTools. With AutoCAD 2012, GeoTools is available with a complete ribbon interface that was introduced in AutoCAD 2010. Each panel in the GeoTools tab is... Read more →

The New AppStore in AutoCAD 2012

Bangalore, India AutoCAD 2012 was released a few months back, and has a number of new enhancements. But one very evident improvement is that Autodesk has really made some efforts to ensure that there is an easy way for end-users... Read more →

Index of All Blog Posts

Bangalore, India Over the last two years, we have posted 90 blog articles covering various subjects of interest spanning GeoTools, Bricscad, AutoCAD and other topics. To help our readers find the posts easily, we are publishing an index of all... Read more →

Using GeoTools with AutoCAD 2012

Bangalore, India GeoTools V12 is compatible with AutoCAD 2012 and all Autodesk (except LT) applications built on the 2012 platform. The aim of this post is to explain the configuration and settings required to navigate and switch between workspaces and... Read more →

GeoTools V 12.04 - Minor Update

Bangalore, India In GeoTools V 12.02 update, we upgraded the doslib ARX libraries. This caused a conflict with AutoCAD 2007, 2008 and 2009. This has now been fixed in the V 12.04 fix, available now for download from our site.... Read more →

GeoTools V 12.03 Update

Bangalore India New command added: GT_VIEWLINKED: (GeoTools -> Export Tools -> View handle-linked objects): Using the GT_VIEWLINKED command, you can view and correlate information between an ASCII/CSV file and its drawing by selecting a record and have the command zoom... Read more →

GeoTools V12.02 Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 12.02 - Minor update: GeoTools uses doslib ARX files internally. These libraries were upgraded recently and V12.02 now uses the new, updated doslib libraries which have been optimized and compiled for AutoCAD 2012 version. The earlier... Read more →

GeoTools V 12.01 Update

Bangalore, India Two new commands added: GT_EASYATTCLASS (GeoTools -> Block Tools -> Change block layers/color based on attribute values): The GT_EASYATTCLASS command changes the layer and/or color of the selected blocks based on the values of the attributes. The parameters... Read more →

GeoTools V12 - What's New

Bangalore, India Some significant organizational changes have been made in GeoTools V12: License file naming convention: Until GeoTools V11, all English language license files for all versions were named simply as 'GeoToolsUser.rgs', whether it was for the AutoCAD platform or... Read more →

GeoTools V12 is Now Shipping

Bangalore, India GeoTools V12 is now shipping: The twelfth numbered upgrade of GeoTools since 1999, GeoTools V12 is now shipping and available for download on our website. GeoTools V12 upgrade is FREE for all GeoTools V11 users who have made... Read more →

Erik de Keyser: Interview with GeoSpatial Today

Bangalore, India Recently, GeoSpatial Today, India's leading magazine that focuses on news in the field of applications and innovations in the geospatial sector spoke to Erik de Keyser, CEO of Bricsys. Erik spoke at length about his vision for Bricsys... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.20 - Update

Bangalore, India GT_PLANARPOLY (GeoTools -> Drawing Cleanup -> Make polylines/3dfaces planar): The GT_PLANARPOLY command is used to make a polyline or 3dface planar. A planar polyline or 3dface is one in which all the vertices can be placed on a... Read more →

What's New in GeoTools

Bangalore, India In response to my post about a 'no-conditions' upgrade offer for pre-V10 GeoTools users, I have received queries from readers who wanted to know about the new features introduced in GeoTools over the years. To make it easy... Read more →

GeoTools : Special Migration Plan for pre-V10 Users

Bangalore, India Some very good news for pre-V10 GeoTools users: In a SPECIAL promotion, valid ONLY until the release of GeoTools V12, we are offering ALL our pre-V10 users of GeoTools to move up to the current (latest) version of... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.19 - Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.19 - Update released today. Enhanced commands: GT_INSVX (GeoTools -> Polyline ToolSet1 -> Insert vertex): Until now, you were only able to add a new vertex at a point on the existing segment of the polyline.... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.18 - Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.18 - Update Released Today. Enhanced commands: GT_OD_XD_LABEL: (GeoTools-> AutoCAD Map Tools -> Create text labels from Object data / extended entity data): In the 'Extended entity data' section of this command, it is now possible... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.16 & 11.17 Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.16 & 11.17 - Update. Enhanced commands: GT_ENCLOSE (GeoTools -> Text Tools -> Enclose Text in Box): The GT_ENCLOSE command now supports additional options to enclose text objects. You can now use either a WIPEPOUT, SOLID... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.15 Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.15 Update released: New command added: GT_MEASUREMANY (GeoTools -> Build Tools -> Measure multiple objects) : This is a simple command that applies the MEASURE command on a multiple selection of objects. You will be prompted... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.14 Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.14 - Minor update. 1. The order of some of the commands in the Polyline, Conversion, Text, Blocks and Miscellaneous Tools menus have been changed. Commands which are popular and used more often are being moved... Read more →

Tip Of The Week : Convert Polylines With Curves to Linear Segment Polylines

Bangalore, India Polyline objects can have smooth curves because they can have arcs or may be be splined or fitted. While curves are often used to design road curves, building geometry etc, it is not possible to practically lay or... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.13 Update

Bangalore, India Minor update - GeoTools V 11.13 released. Common change in folder names and locations: 1. Some of the GeoTools commands (like GT_ANNOGRID) use supporting DWG files which used to be located in a common folder called 'BLOCKS' under... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.10 - Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.10 is has been released today. This update includes a couple of useful enhancements and one bug fix. Bug fix: The GT_DRAPEPOLY (GeoTools -> Build Tools -> Drape a 3d polyline across a set of intersecting... Read more →

Tip Of The Week: Creating Annotations at Intersections

Bangalore, India In CAD detailing, it is often required to show descriptive notes or measurements adjacent to a line at its intersection with other lines. For example, you may want to show the layer names, descriptions or interval distances along... Read more →

Tip Of The Week : Connecting Block Attributes Based On Their Values

Bangalore, India Have you ever encountered a situation in CAD where you wanted to join the insertion points of blocks in a certain order, based on their attributes values? The GT_CONNECTBLOCKS command in GeoTools can be used for this purpose.... Read more →

GeoTools V 11.08 & 11.09 - New Commands Update

Bangalore, India GeoTools V 11.09 has been released today. We have added a new command called GT_EXPLODE2LAYER under the Block Tools. This command is used to explode blocks into a specified layer. It was born out of a request from... Read more →

News Alert : GeoTools Special Promotion Campaign in India

Bangalore, India Four Dimension Technologies and Coordinate Systems is pleased to announce a special GeoTools promotion campaign valid only in India, starting today until December 31, 2010. You can buy a single user license of GeoTools V11 for AutoCAD or... Read more →

New Blog Launched in Spanish

Bangalore, India Recently, we launched a new blog in Spanish. Written and maintained by Kirana Bhat, you can read this blog at this URL: http://kiranabhat.typepad.com Our Spanish blog is going to mirror the contents of this blog and possibly carry... Read more →

GeoTools Compatibility Across AutoCAD and Bricscad Versions and IntelliCAD

Bangalore, India When we set out to create GeoTools software for AutoCAD way back in 1999, the goal was to create a set of tools that would help make working with the AutoCAD easier. Even today, the goal still remains... Read more →

GeoTools V11 for AutoCAD - Releases on March 1, 2010

Bangalore, India We will be releasing the eleventh version of GeoTools (V11) for AutoCAD on March 1, 2010. As usual, one of the main features of GeoTools V11 is compatibility with the newest release of AutoCAD. So, GeoTools V11 is... Read more →

Configuring GeoTools on 64-bit OS

Bangalore, India GeoTools V10 runs under both 32-bit as well as 64-bit versions of Windows Vista or XP. The installation procedure and the interface is identical in 32 and 64 bit operating systems. The installer takes care of all the... Read more →

GeoTools Menu Visibilty in AutoCAD 2010

Bangalore, India Current promotion: GeoTools V14-99$, CADPower-39$. Read more.... The new 2010 interface design by AutoDesk makes it difficult for users to locate third-party add-ons as they do not show up by default in the midst of the clutter of... Read more →

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Bangalore FREE 30 day trial of our tools. Watch CADPower & GeoTools in action here FLASH Offer between August 15, 2017 and August 22, 2017 PROMO CODE: FREE500 Get your GeoTools & CADPower for $49 each Contact me with the... Read more →