MacDraft Professional is a 2D CAD and drafting software designed specifically for macOS. It provides a fully-scaled, layered environment with precise guides, dimensioning, drag-and-drop symbols, and intuitive vector drawing tools, aiming to accelerate the design process for technical illustration, drafting, and related tasks. The platform is intended for a range of users, including architects, engineers, construction services, professional CAD users, designers, educators, and hobbyists.
Key features in the latest version include native support for Apple Silicon chips, such as M1 and M2, which enhances performance on newer Mac hardware. The software offers an updated interface optimized for recent macOS releases, including Big Sur, and introduces a larger maximum drawing size of 1780 by 1780 inches to accommodate complex projects. Users can manage their workspace with either palettes or a single screen and toggle between Dark and Light modes. Workflow customization is further supported through updated preferences and additional options.
MacDraft Professional also introduces several enhancements to drawing and text tools. The Text Flow feature allows seamless movement of text between text boxes for creating columns, and dynamic spell check is available across all document text elements. Export options have been expanded with a new PDF export panel, enabling users to choose between exporting content only, the entire page, or multi-page documents. The symbol library system has been redesigned for faster navigation and can be separated from the main interface.
Additional drawing capabilities include improved Trim and Extend tools for working with arcs, curves, and Bezier curves, as well as a snapping feature for precise alignment of object vertices. Users have control over line thickness, with decimal and whole number values between 0pt and 13pt, and can manage colors, patterns, and gradients through a dedicated Swatch panel. The software is fully localized in French, though documentation and support are available only in English. Superscript and subscript transformations are also supported for text annotations and equations. MacDraft Professional is compatible with macOS Ventura.
MacDraft Professional is a Design & Creative product. It focuses on creating professional 2D CAD drawings and technical illustrations on macOS without complex software. MacDraft Professional is a consumer product aimed at architects, engineers, designers, educators, hobbyists. Pricing is paid. The product ships for the web and macOS.
It is developed by Microspot Ltd. Across PulseGate's embedding index, MacDraft Professional has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 8 catalogued features are 2D CAD tools, layered environment, and precise guides.
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