- The Sculptris serves as a powerful yet elegant tool for designing 3D art-forms.
- April 6th, 2016 HHJB2AV3.jpg. November 5th, 2015 Mac mini.zip. July 2nd, 2014 mac mini 1.png. The Computer-Aided Design ('CAD') files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users.
- Apple is still selling the 6-core Intel-based Mac mini for $1,399 CAD. The Mac mini with an M1 chip is available to pre-order now and launches on November 17th. During its keynote, Apple also revealed M1 chip versions of the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. MobileSyrup will have more on Apple’s new M1-equipped Macs in the coming weeks.
- The official AutoCAD mobile app by Autodesk® Take the power of AutoCAD® software wherever you go! The AutoCAD mobile app is a DWG viewing and editing application, with easy-to-use.
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A Proven Replacement for AutoCAD 2D/3D DWG Software
…with all the Familiar Icons and Menus
iCADMac is professional ‘AutoCAD’ like software without the monthly subscription. It supports an interface complete with an “AutoCAD® Like” icon menu and “AutoCAD® Like” commands. It has the same file formats, same menus, and commands and at a fraction of the price (a one-time investment instead of a monthly subscription like AutoCAD)…
Over 20,000 Blocks and Symbols
Includes over 20,000 Blocks and Symbols in the iCADLib block library manager.
Express Tools
Use a similar bonus toolset as AutoCAD. Offered FREE without subscription because, well, we’re just like that!
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Automate your tasks using industry standard API’s, including AutoLISP, and SDS (like ADS).
PDF Import
Import PDF into iCADMac, along with Blocks, Layers, Linetypes, etc. All intelligence contained within the PDF is imported into your drawing.
PDF Plotting
Plot to PDF using iCADMac’s plot interface. Use Color Tables (.ctb) or Style Tables (.stb) and Printer Configuration Parameter (.pcp) files from AutoCAD.
What is iCADMac?
To start, it is over $3000 less than AutoCAD…
- Affordable Price
- High compatibility with the DWG drawing file format
- PDF Import and Export
- Gradient Hatch
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- Image Clipping
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- Standard Interface
- Property Bar
- Additional Hatches
- Multilines
- Display on iPad™
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- ACIS® Solids
- iCADLib – Advanced Blocks Libraries
- Traceparts
iCADMac vs. AutoCAD
- iCADMac works with AutoCAD DWG files, without any type of conversion. edit every version of DWG: AutoCAD 2.5 through the latest!
- iCADMac’s user interface is complete with “AutoCAD Like” icon menus and commands.
- iCADMac supports AutoCAD file types: DWG, DXF, .MNU, .SCR, AutoLISP, SHX and TTF fonts, CTB and PCP for Plotting, Hatch Patterns, Linetypes, etc.
- iCADMac supports 3D ACIS Solid Modeling, 3D Surface commands such as revsurf, rulesurf, etc., iCADMac also has 3D Realistic Rendering built in allowing you to make true to life representations of your AutoCAD compatible DWG models. See further comparisons by selecting the button below…
Details
- iCADMac has high compatibility with the DWG drawing file format, from Version 2.5 up to the most recent AutoCAD® 2018.
- iCADMac supports PDF file conversion into DWG with Layers supported. iCADMac can export your drawings in the PDF format.
- iCADMac displays and creates Gradient Hatches
- iCADMac displays and creates tables.
- iCADMac displays and creates and edits DWG drawings with images, photos and raster images.
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- iCADMac supports polygonal layout viewports.
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- iCADMac has Standard Interface which is a friendly, familiar environment for AutoCAD® users.
- iCADMac has Property Bar which is a visual and intuitive interface to edit object properties.
- iCADMac has more than 300 additional hatch patterns.
- iCADMac displays and creates tables
- iCADMac has basic rendering functions with Light and Shading management. Advanced module will be available soon for for a small fee.
- iCADMac supports multiple line creation of up to 16 simultaneous tracks.
- Display and edit iCADMac drawings on iPad™, iPhone®, and iPod touch® in DWG and PDF formats.
- iCADMac creates a package containing the current drawing and its dependent files such as References, referenced images, referenced PDF files, font files, font mapping files, PrintStyle files, and Print Configuration files.
- The PDF format is widely used everywhere. If you receive a PDF file that you want to reference as you draw, you can attach it as an underlay and looks it transparent over the drawing entities.
- iCADMac proposes the basic rendering module with multiple Lights and Shadow support. The advanced Ray-tracing module with materials, reflection, transparency and smooth shadows will be available soon as an option module.
- Multiline objects can consist up to 16 parallel lines, called “elements”. Multilines allow quick creation of walls, roads, insulation etc. iCADMac offers a complete configuration mask specially designed to define various multiline styles.
- Revision clouds are used in drawings to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions. You can create rectangular, elliptical and freehand Clouds to accentuate drawing areas. You can adjust the radius of the sequential arcs of Clouds.
- iCADMac reads and writes 3D solid objects with the ACIS Solid Modeling libraries (the same as AutoCAD®)
Essential for those who deal with Industrial Design, Dies, complex architectural elements and generally for any application in which creating complex three-dimensional shapes quickly and easily.
ACIS solids are available thanks to an agreement signed with Spatial, the supplier of technology for solid modelling to many of the most important CAD software companies in the world.
iCADMac has implemented complete management of ACIS solids including viewing, printing, creating and editing.
Exchange of CAD project data with other CAD software which uses ACIS Solids (such as AutoCAD®) is therefore a simple process!
Creating complex three-dimensional shapes by using solid models is made easier in comparison with the more traditional techniques. - More than 22.000 Blocks are ready to be used for Construction, Architectural, Furnishing, 3D Furnishing, Mechanics, Electrical, Electronics, Steel profiles and many others industries. Thanks to the Blocks Library Management module it is quick and easy to find a symbol you need. iCADLib can be also used to manage libraries of symbols or personal that already exist.
- iCADLib includes the access to Traceparts for progeCAD: Advanced integration with the progeCAD’s Traceparts web portal for easy guided usage of more than 100 millions of blocks.
Directly guided block insertion from the web to your drawings just in a snap.
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iCARE is a 1 year subscription-based maintenance and support program. It offers a variety of benefits to help customers get the most out of their iCADMac software. iCARE cuts down upgrade costs and gives customers more value.
For an annual fee, iCARE customers get convenient access to the following benefits:
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Try NowBuy NowUnprecedented File Compatibility
- iCADMac® uses DWG for it’s design file format, natively without conversion. That means unrivaled compatibility with AutoCAD® Drawing files without need to convert the files first, and no risk for data loss, none.
- iCADMac enables you to export your drawing files in practically every DWG format ever produced. You can take a DWG all the way back to 1983 (if you don’t mind the music!).
- Same with DXF, a standard used by thousands of CAD users to move designs from one CAD system to perform additional analysis or even to edit within a different CAD system.
- DWG files are probably the most convenient and reliable format for viewing drawings on the Apple iPad™
Licensing Options
iCADMac is available with different licensing solutions
SL – Single License
Simple but Stationary. For a single Mac® Pro, MacBook® Pro; iMac®; Mac® mini; MacBook Air®; MacBook®.
USB – USB-Dongle License
This license with a USB-Dongle protection allows to transfer your license from between Mac® Pro, MacBook® Pro, iMac®, Mac® mini, MacBook Air® or MacBook®.
iCADMac System Requirements
- Apple® Mac® Pro, MacBook® Pro, iMac®, Mac® mini, MacBook Air®, MacBook®
- Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
- x86 Intel® processor
- 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended, you may even want more) The easiest way to make your iCADMac perform is to add more memory. It’s the main factor for ensuring your drawings have the least amount of themselves put onto the hard disk to make room for whatever else the machine needs to store in their location… is mega memory!
- 2.0 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended). If you decide against that extra ram, you probably should give yourself a little more room for those bigger drawings.
- All graphics cards on supported hardware
- 1,024 x 768 display with true color
- Mac OS X-compliant printer
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The CAD Audio Transport (CAT) has been awarded the 2020 Editors Choice Award by HiFi+ Magazine! Page 54 in issue # 182
NEW POWER SUPPLY! Designed by CAD for the CAT and coming out in April 2020. All new external linear power supply with four independent voltage rails. Also available as an upgrade to all current CAD customers.
CAD was one of the first companies to produce a high-end audio transport/server. The reason we developed an audio transport was when our USB only 1543 DAC was first released 8 years ago the only option was to use a standard computer/laptop or Mac Mini with our 1543 DAC. There were no servers at all on the market. In 2015 the CAT won the Editor’s Choice award at HiFi+ Magazine and it had been on the market for a couple years at that point.
Now in April 2020 the CAT has once again won the HiFi+ Editor’s Choice Award.
The new CAT has just been released and is 100% new on the inside. There is not a single component or even wire inside the new CAT that was in the previous version. We have spent many years learning and perfecting the deeply complex hardware and software issues that are important for influencing sound quality in audio servers/computers. There are now many good servers on the market, but if you are looking for the very best please contact CAD.
The CAT provides a high-quality one-box solution for your digital music library, integrating CD ripping, music storage with streaming and playback. Each CAT is built by hand to order and can be tailored to suit your home music set-up: either as a stand-alone two-channel system, or for integration into home networks.
The CAT is a flexible music source with multiple functions:
- Automated CD ripping: simply pop in a CD and the CAT will automatically rip it to memory and then eject the disc.
- Store your music: we install memory capacity to your requirements and can supply the CAT without music storage for use with external music storage (NAS).
- Playback: connect the CAT’s in house customised USB output to the 1543 DAC or any USB DAC, using our CAD USB cable.
- Remote management: control the CAT using apps on handheld devices, both iOS and Android.
- Operate as an audiophile NAS ripper. We can install an Ethernet card modified for audio use instead of the USB interface. Use the CAT with your streamer and you will be amazed at the improvement in sound quality!
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Scott Berry, designer of the acclaimed 1543 MKII DAC, USB Cables and Grounds Controls has skilfully employed technology that he developed over years of computer audio research, to create an exceptional audiophile-grade digital transport.
Notable features include :
- NEW! Designed by CAD for the CAT and coming out in April 2020. All new external linear power supply with four independent voltage rails. Also available as an upgrade to all current CAD customers.
- CAD highly modified motherboard with custom BIOS, optimised for audio use.
- Operating System stored on a separate SSD, manufactured for CAD to our specifications.
- Music SSD storage drive(s) separate from the Operating System SSD.
- Highly modified Windows Operating System, based on our extensive work optimizing Windows for audio use. Type “CAD audio optimization” into Google to see some of the freeware CAD has developed for modifying Windows.
- A highly modified USB interface designed for optimum sound quality.
- Audio quality internal cabling, including handmade SATA interconnects
- Fan-less cooling.
- Extensive mechanical vibration isolation.
- Extensive EMI & RFI reduction.

A special version of the CAD USB Cable is available to purchasers of the CAT, optimized to work specifically with the CAT and 1543 MKII DAC.
Every CAT comes with a recommended package of third-party software. We will discuss with you how you want to set up your system at home and then install the right software, all, of course, passed on at just cost price – there are no ‘hidden’ charges. This approach means:
- You can make changes in the future if something comes along that works better for you
- You can add applications as they become available.
Delivery time is normally 4 weeks depending on demand. Your existing Network Attached Storage (NAS) can be used of course, but we recommend that the CAT is fitted with SSD internal music storage. We believe this gives the best sound quality. Due to the price variation of memory, we will install whatever you require, at our cost price. CAD, nor our distributors or resellers make any money on music storage drives.
Recommended standard software package:
- The CAT runs on a customised Microsoft Windows Operating System. This includes CAD’s proprietary modifications, aimed at creating the best possible sound quality, without compromising networking and remote access. This provides a robust, easy-to-use and widely supported operating system that can be slotted into home networks easily. The CAT can run Tidal HiFi and Qobuz streaming apps. CAD is a ROON Partner and the CAT is ready to run ROON if you wish.
- Custom BIOS. CAD has worked with our motherboard manufacturer to develop a custom version of BIOS made to our specifications, again designed to optimise sound performance.
- Ripping software. We have a customised version of dBPoweramp, which rips in ‘secure mode’, automatically downloading metadata if the CAT is connected to the internet. Files are automatically stored where you want them — internal solid-state memory, or your existing external NAS drive. Please read ouir note below.
- We use JRiver for the Music library, which is probably the most widely used Windows-based music server software. You can easily view and search your collection, see artwork and sleeve notes, and create playlists. Playback is managed by JPLAY.
- TIDAL HiFi Streaming services can be used on the CAT.
- Remote control is via Kazoo installed on your iPad or BubbleDS for Android handheld device (the current recommended setup). This is simply a remote control: we don’t believe wireless music transmission can provide appropriate sound quality. You can also access the Windows operating system in the CAT via your handheld device using Windows Remote Desktop application – A screen, keyboard & mouse are not necessary. This is often referred to as “running headless”.
- Alternatively, if you don’t like Wi-Fi networks in your listening room, you can control the CAT using a monitor and mouse, or using your television via HDMI.
A note on ripping your CD collection:
It is important to understand that if you have a large CD collection that you wish to copy (rip) this is typically more difficult than most people realise. CDs themselves do not typically contain any information about the album artist, album name, track names, artwork, etc. When the CD was invented the forethought was not there to include this information on the CD itself. When you rip a CD all this information must be downloaded from the various databases located on the internet. Unfortunately, these databases are not perfect… When you rip a CD, what is downloaded might not meet your expectations or for many obscure, classical and jazz CDs might not be available at all.
This information is called Metadata (or Tags) and obtaining the correct Metadata for ripped CDs is one of the top issues in computer-based audio.
The CD transport in the CAT is designed to add the occasional CD to your music collection. If you have a large CD collection CAD strongly recommends using one of the companies available that will rip your CDs for you and then fix or “groom” the Metadata errors the best they can.
Grooming a large collection of ripped CDs is beyond the skills and patience of most people. Making the occasional Metadata change/edit for CDs or downloaded music as you buy is a reasonably easy process that most people can do, but to do this type of work on hundreds of CDs or more is not recommended and unfortunately cannot be supported by CAD.
There are many companies available now days that offer CD ripping services and CAD will add those companies that we know work well. For right now CAD has had very good luck with Golden Ear Digital located in Colorado, USA: http://www.goldeneardigital.com/
CAD has no financial relationship with Golden Ear Digital, we just know they have made some CAD customers very happy.
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“The CAT has a degree of poise that is very rare in any form of audio source. It combines precision with naturalness of timbre and tone that makes acoustic sounds so real it’s uncanny. The noise floor is so low that everything you play reveals fine details that were previously masked or unclear.”
Technical Specifications (excluding external Power Supply)
Digital outputs: USB 3.0 x 2
File compatibility: FLAC, WAV, DSD, DSD over PCM (DoP), ect.
Software included: CAD Optimized Windows OS; JRiver Media Center; dBpoweramp – modified by CAD and configured for automatic ripping; JPLAY or
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Dimensions: 440 mm (W) x 85mm (H) x 330mm (D)
Weight: 4.9Kg
What Scott Berry, the designer of the CAT says:
“Many of our customers love our 1543 DAC, but I quickly realized that the biggest problem in computer audio is the computer! Having worked hard to improve sound quality using software, I wanted also to implement the discoveries made during the development of the 1543 DAC in the computer itself. The CAT combines exceptional sound quality with ease of use. It is also a device that can adapt as the digital music world evolves with the renewed focus on sound quality.”
