One of the disappointing things about the world of Mac is the blatant abscence of cad software. If you wanted to get anywhere in industrial design, drafting, fabricating or related manufacturing, you’re going to have to get Autocad and Solidworks for Windows. These companies own you. They charge thousands for the software, and they bleed you for thousands more for the annual upgrade. That may be changing.
One of the disappointing things about the world of Mac is the blatant abscence of cad software. If you wanted to get anywhere in industrial design, drafting, fabricating or related manufacturing, you’re going to have to get Autocad and Solidworks for Windows. These companies own you. They charge thousands for the software, and they bleed you for thousands more for the annual upgrade. That may be changing.
Ashlar-Vellum has rolled out Graphite v10, the latest release of their intuitive 2D/3D CAD wireframe drafting package for both Mac and Windows. This new version will feature support for the latest operating systems including Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), and Windows 8.1 and 10. Other important enhancements have been added to the software’s 2D PDF import and export.
Additionally, a font report has ben added to specify missing fonts and offer substitute font designations. The Draw Control order in v10 can now be controlled either from the Layers dialog box of the Arrange menu. Tool palettes and dialog box positions are now remembered independently for every screen size used, including single and dual screen configurations. DXF/DWG import supports up to AutoCAD 2016 and the handling of raster images has been improved.
Robert Bou, president of Ashlar-Vellum, commented
This is a robust collection of user-requested enhancements that overall improves productivity and compatibly both modern operating systems and exchanging data with other users.
This is a robust collection of user-requested enhancements that overall improves productivity and compatibly both modern operating systems and exchanging data with other users. 
This new version will feature support for the latest operating systems including Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), and Windows 8.1 and 10. Other important enhancements have been added to the software’s 2D PDF import and export. Additionally, a font report has ben added to specify missing fonts and offer substitute font designations. The Draw Control order in v10 can now be controlled either from the Layers dialog box of the Arrange menu. Tool palettes and dialog box positions are now remembered independently for every screen size used, including single and dual screen configurations. DXF/DWG import supports up to AutoCAD 2016 and the handling of raster images has been improved.
Upgrade pricing is available to Graphite v10 from previous versions of v9, v8 and v7. For a complete list of prices, enhancements and their descriptions, visit Ashlar-Vellum online.
Category: cadd, drawing, vector, drafting
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