Datacad

DataCAD is a professional-level AEC CADD program for architectural design, photo-realistic rendering, animation, and construction document creation. It is described as software for architects and contractors, with tools aimed at drafting, editing, and preparing precision construction documents. The product has been in use since 1984.

Its feature set includes automatic door and window insertion, associative dimensioning and hatching, automated 3D framing, Teigha-based DXF/DWG translators, and DCAL, an applications development language for third-party developers. The page also says DataCAD includes automated 3D modeling and photorealistic rendering tools. Users can control lighting, cast shadows, and apply texture maps to create 24-bit color images. For contractors, the built-in framing utility automates 3D framing for floors, walls, and roofs, and the software can be used to locate stair, door, window, and skylight openings while it “walks around” building walls.

DataCAD is available for Windows 7, 8, and 10. The site also lists DataCAD Professional, DataCAD Subscription, DataCAD LT, and a free trial, and it provides access to support, a user community, a forum, and an online store. DATACAD LLC is named on the page as the company behind the product, with a mailing address in Simsbury, Connecticut.