Features
- CADstrata is a lightweight standalone Windows application. It can be installed on Windows XP, Vista, 7 & 8, in 32bit & 64bit. It comes in English & French
- CADstrata has a Web Application to manage companies, projects, team members, assets, and access & share project files on the cloud
- CADstrata doesn’t need any server machine, just download the application, create a company account on the cloud, invite team members & start collaborating
- CADstrata connects to the newest AutoCAD 2015 version & all the way down to 2008 in 32bit & 64bit
- CADstrata connects to MS Office & Adobe Suite for more document management features
- CADstrata has a built-in Cloud Drive, and can connect seamlessly to DropBox, Box, Google Drive, MS OneDrive & Autodesk 360 drive
- CADstrata comes with preinstalled US National CAD Standard (NCS) compatible settings, and is highly customizable to meet your Company's standards & settings
1- CADstrata Project Center
- Create , edit and remove projects
- Fill in the project info section, this will be used to automatically fill the Title Block
- Select a Layer Standard, a Naming Standard and a Style Standard for each project
- Select the project's Drawing Unit, this will used for all scaling automation
- Assign internal team members to access each project
- Assign external team members, or consultants, these will show up in the Title Blocks if you choose to
2- CADstrata Contacts Manager
- Your Company's business contacts on the cloud
- Group business contacts by trade/activity type
- Search engine
- create new contacts or import from Outlook contacts
- Assign a Logo image or a drawing block to each company
- Map contacts information to automatically fill the Title Blocks consultants area
3- CADstrata File Navigator
- Create, Open and Save drawings and other documents from one interface
- Manage AutoCAD drawings as well as MS Office and Adobe documents
- Easily Compose file code and file name from the File Naming Standard lists in the UI
- Auto create corresponding folder and store the file where it should be
- Create drawings, schedules and other documents using pre-assigned templates
- Upload your files to CADstrata cloud drive, and keep the same folder hierarchy on CADstrata's website, synced and available anywhere, anytime
- Lock files on the cloud to prevent modification, update and unlock yours
- Color coded files list to quickly view what is synced, what needs to be uploaded or downloaded, and what is locked and by whom
- Easily create Sharing Sets form the Cloud files and keep them synced with your local ones. Be sure that your consultants will always have access to the latest revisions
- Use the classical way of sharing files, using USB, email of ftp, keep track and record of each operation, who send it to whom
- Bring incoming files to your system, rename and store them where they should be
4- CADstrata Layouts
- Show existing drawing layouts in a list form
- Quickly switch to a layout, preview, plot or setup
- Select predefined layout size, and predefined printer and plotter settings
- Auto select a matching size Title Block and orientation
- One click button to create layout and insert the Title Block
- Auto fill the Title Block project's information
- Instant replace existing Layouts and Title Blocks with other sizes and transfer the filled information.
- Easily create, manage, set and change viewport scale
- Easily define annotative objects scaling
- Handle Title Block position relative to margins
5- CADstrata Title Blocks
- Fill or update a Title Block with one click, almost no manual info typing needed
- Auto generate Sheet Number only by selecting from the lists in the UI, avoid errors
- Select predefined Sheet Title and Subtitle text, or enter your own on the UI
- Select the revision number, revision dates, drawn by, verified by and approved by from the UI
- Select the sheet scale, this will auto select the corresponding Plot Style to use too
- Auto Fill and reorder the consultants info on the Title Block
- Add custom consultants logos with ease
- Resize and fit attribute text values with a dedicated UI
- Quickly add revision and issue tags based on what you selected in the UI
6- CADstrata Layers
- Complete Layer Management System
- Predefined layers and properties, grouped by disciplines and trades
- Select and add the layers you need in 1 click
- Compose a missing layer name based on the current layer naming standard, set its properties, insert it and notify the CAD administrator to add it to the predefined list
- Search all predefined layers by key word to find the most suitable layer to use
- Manage existing layer names and convert to the current layer standard
- Select on screen the objects to change to the current layer standard
- Auto layer name mapper keeps track of your changes, will guide you on converting additional drawings accordingly
- Batch add prefix and suffix to existing layers
- Manage layers inside blocks without exploding and redefining the block
- Easily select group of layers for further coloring and visibility editing.
7- CADstrata Blocks
- Centralized Block library manager
- Block types grouping, listing and previewing
- Auto add corresponding layers
- Auto scale inserted blocks and annotations to match drawing scale and drawing units
- Quickly Insert new blocks or replace existing ones
- Force Horizontal Annotations regardless of the used UCS
- Powerful Block finder, Counter, and attribute extractor to Excel tables
- New, Existing, To demolish, layer status changer
8- CADstrata Hatch
- Pick from predefined hatch types, auto apply all settings and parameters
- Auto add corresponding layers
- Auto scale inserted hatches to match drawing scale and drawing units
- Convert existing hatches to match predefined ones
- Grouping by predefined hatch categories for better browsing
- All AutoCAD hatch parameters available on the same UI, and editable
- New, Existing, To demolish, layer status changer
9- CADstrata Dimensions
- Pick from predefined Dim types, auto apply all settings and parameters
- Auto add corresponding layers
- Auto scale inserted dimensions to match drawing scale and drawing units
- Convert existing dimensions to match predefined ones
- Quick Access to AutoCAD's dimension commands
- Instant dimension unit calculation and display (metric)
- New, Existing, To demolish, layer status changer
10- CADstrata Text
- Pick from predefined Text types, auto apply all settings and parameters
- In UI text editor
- Auto add corresponding layers
- Auto scale inserted text to match drawing scale and drawing units
- Convert existing text to match predefined ones
- Quick Text formatting, and several text frame creator
- Insert text, as plain, Block, or Block with Attributes (automatically generated)
- New, Existing, To demolish, layer status changer
11- CADstrata Elements
- Predefined Element types
- Auto add corresponding layers
- Quick access to common AutoCAD creation tools
- Update existing objects to match predefined elements
- Custom and centralized LISP library viewer and launcher
- New, Existing, To demolish, layer status changer