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3D Solid Modeling

nanoCAD’s 3D Solid Modeling module extends the nanoCAD platform with direct and parametric modeling. It is designed to construct 3D assemblies with 3D constraints and xrefs, and to handle sheet metal modeling.

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What you get

Professional CAD platform based on the industry’s standard DWG format

The nanoCAD platform is the ultimate tool for creating, editing, validating, sharing, and managing CAD models. It switches instantly between ribbon and classic styles of the CAD interface so that you can start working with it right away. nanoCAD supports all active versions of DWG, the world’s most popular format for storing CAD drawings - right up to today's DWG 2018 and all the way back to DWG R11. Registered nanoCAD users always receive technical support free.

Comprehensive Tool Set

nanoCAD 24 provides you with a full set of basic and advanced design tools for creating and editing 2D/3D objects. It offers multiple drawing and editing methods for most geometric elements.

  • Efficient printing
  • Advanced dimensioning functions
  • Reusable blocks and references
  • Tool palettes
  • Sheet sets
  • IFC support
  • Powerful Excel-style table editor
  • 2D/3D Point Clouds

Main features

nanoCAD 24 comes with a complete set of design tools for both basic and advanced projects to help you create and edit 2D/3D objects with ease. It lets you draw and modify most geometric objects in multiple ways. Learn more about the features.

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IFC and BCF

Import IFC files and view them in nanoCAD. nanoCAD also offers BCF functionality; open an IFC file that’s created in a different BIM system and simply exchange notes on it.

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Point Clouds

nanoCAD imports point clouds into drawings. The Import dialog box allows you to import only the regions of clouds you need. Then create and modify clouds with sections and clips.

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Locator View rotation mode

With the Expanded Locator Functionality, you can interactively rotate the view of a model while holding down the Alt key. The mode allows you to rotate around the axis of the viewing direction.

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Wide range of Visual Styles

nanoCAD features the abililty to customize visual styles. The editor allows you to create your own style that you can save in the template file. The new visual style "black and white" almost completely imitates a drawing for you in the viewport.

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External References

External references (Xref) allow you to use the same file (such as a drawing or block) in multiple projects. This simplifies work and saves time, as changes to the source file are automatically reflected in all projects where it is used.

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Named views

This nanoCAD functionality allows to create a named view in one click. Set views with the locator tool, name them and then quickly switch between them.

Other important features

Semi-transparency for edited 3D objects

nanoCAD makes 3D objects semi-transparent during editing to make it easier to see and position them in space. The visual effect is available during the Move and 3dMove, Rotate and 3dRotate, Scale, Stretch, and Mirror commands, as well as while editing 3D objects with grips, and during commands that involve dragging and dropping.

Light sources

In model space with visual styles that support shading, the model is illuminated with one or two light sources behind the viewer and moves with the viewpoint, so that objects are always clearly highlighted. In addition, users can define custom light sources based on the properties of point lights, spot lights, web lights, and a distant light.

Point cloud formats

nanoCAD opens, displays, and edits 3D point cloud files captured by laser scanners in LAS, BIN, PTS, PTX, PCD, and XYZ formats.