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Description

CAD6starter provides a free and comprehensive introduction to the CAD6 series with fundamental drawing and labeling functionalities. It enables users to open, edit, save, and print any drawings created across the entire CAD6 family, ensuring seamless data compatibility. The software is designed for creating detailed and accurate technical drawings featuring critical structural components such as layers, pens, pages, groups, and blocks. Working in model space at a true 1:1 scale, users can then produce multiple scaled outputs with simple mappings. Dynamic hatchings and dimension elements adjust automatically as changes are made to the drawing. CAD6starter supports multi-page drawings, making it versatile for various projects. This edition is freely available for private, educational, and commercial purposes without restrictions. Users benefit from a consistent experience across the entire CAD6 suite thanks to full data compatibility.

Description

The development of formwork, positioning, and shop drawings encompasses all essential features necessary for structural design, including associative dimensioning, level indicators, hatching, and various symbols. It includes layouts for steel bars and mesh suitable for any reinforcement scenario, ensuring seamless integration with AutoCAD, along with customizable settings to meet office standards through styles. It allows for the direct generation of schedules, supports user-defined shapes, and facilitates the export of existing reinforcements for calculations based on the second-order theory. The system also offers a polygonal mesh layout and macros designed for creating parametric members, with the Macros Module requiring detailing capabilities. Additionally, it provides comprehensive check, production, and layout plans specifically for BAMTEC customized reinforcement carpets. This functionality enables the fully automated generation of reinforcement carpets, includes all necessary drawings consolidated into a single file, allows for the subsequent arrangement of areas, and features extensive editing options for various area specifications, whether by value or by the diameter and number of bars. Moreover, users can easily modify the designs to accommodate specific project needs, ensuring maximum flexibility in their structural planning.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

CAD6engine Yes 
CAD6industrie Yes 
CAD6studio Yes 
SOFiSTiK No 

Integrations

CAD6engine No 
CAD6industrie No 
CAD6studio No 
SOFiSTiK Yes 

Pricing Details

0 EUR
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

$90 per user per month
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Malz++Kassner GmbH

Founded

1999

Country

Germany

Website

www.cad6.com/e/cad6starter.htm

Vendor Details

Company Name

SOFiSTiK

Country

Germany

Website

www.sofistik.com/products/bim-cad/soficad/

Product Features

CAD

2 1/2-Axis Milling No 
2D Drawing Yes 
3-Axis Milling No 
3D Modeling No 
4-Axis Milling No 
5-Axis Milling No 
Civil Yes 
Collaboration No 
Database Connectivity No 
Design Analysis No 
Design Export No 
Document Management No 
Electrical No 
Hole Making No 
Mechanical No 
Mechatronics No 
Presentation Tools No 
Simulate Cycles No 
Spiral Output No 
Structural Engineering No 
Toolpath Simulation No 
User Defined Cycles No 

Product Features

Architectural CAD

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling No 
Architectural Symbol Library Yes 
Automatic Formatting No 
BIM Modeling Yes 
Comparison View No 
Design Templates Yes 
Drafting Yes 

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