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 Design family homes, shopping malls, high-rise buildings or just an apartment within a real 2D/3D environment using all the available tools for planning and visualizing buildings. With its simple usability the software clearly stands out of the crowd.In addition to features like for example 3D design, intelligent components, perfect 2D/3D plans including cross sections and views, virtual reality image export and precise dimensioning, 3D CAD Architecture 2 offers a variety of brand-new features as well as improvements in usability and workflow management.
List of brand-new features
Design your own individual surface
With the new Surface design tool for 3D surfaces you are able to create e.g. tiled sections, facade elements, working surfaces and pre-wall installations from different angles, and best of all - its as easy as a walk in the park. Additionally, the free input method editor generates any surface for every possible usage.
Creative building planning
From now on users can move, stretch, turn, mirror and copy whole buildings or stories, thus giving them the freedom to finalize their planning process even faster.
Add smooth shadows to any light source
Types of light like ambient, point and spot can now be accentuated with smooth shadows, thereby creating even more photo-realistic visualizations of 3D CAD models. Interiors appear to be even more authentic and fire the users imagination while creating new interiors.
Extended 2D functionality
Make your everyday life easier by using the brand-new 2D functions of Ashampoos CAD software, like for example::
Line trimming
Parallel copies
Drawing parallel lines
Edit points for 2D elements
Add and delete polygon points
Scaling of 2D elements
Trimming of intersecting lines
Automatic identification of line and polyline intersections with the help of given lines, polylines and reference lines. It is also possible to erase single line segments between intersecting points
Improved planning and construction process
With the new version Ashampoos 3D CAD offers data input assistance during planning and construction phase. Specific tools provide support and enable numeric input, wall modification, 3D object rotation during input and height modification.
Take a tour around your virtual building
A walkthrough from an ego perspective enables users to fully explore their CAD projects. Similar to well-known computer games it is possible to change actor speed and keyboard settings.
A wider range of possibilities for kitchen and bathroom design
Let your imagination run wild: Ashampoo 3D CAD Architecture 2 features more than 50 new 3D objects for kitchen and bathroom areas as well as for other areas of the house!
Further advancements in CAD technology
Bars for window construction available
Move objects from one layer to another via context menu
Editable polygon points for rooftops
For dimensioning purposes the program offers extended display modes, circles, margin arrows, the positioning of dimension lines and distance adjustment
Enhanced positioning of 3D objects
Angle adjustment for 2D mouse rotation, selection of reference points and reference axis
Move guidelines as you prefer
Illustration of stairway entrance with circle elements
Reference points of item texts editable
Press mouse wheel to pan in 2D view
Support for imperial system of measurements
Add, delete or move polygon points for 2D polygons or ceiling polygons. Reposition head and tail of a line
Create BOM (Bill of material) for 3D objects
Catalogues predefined texture measurements revised and now fully adjustable
Design and construction
Construction in any view, i.e. 2D floor plans, cross sections or 3D
Polygonal winding staircases (solid or wooden)
Polygonal landing staircases (solid or wooden)
Construction aids, 3D/2D guidelines
3D /2D dimensioning, snap-to functions for 3D objects
Accurate positioning using reference points and numerical editing
Detailed visibilities for each view, settings for level of detail shown
Structural layers for walls, ceilings and floors
Project management using the project viewer; create layers
Predefined dormer-types including eyebrow and arched dormers
Predefined banisters for staircases
Extensive range of functions for roofs and dormers incl. gutters, etc.
2D graphic functions
Insert openings in walls & facade elements
Surface editor for surfacing areas and sub-areas, editing in 2D/3D
Creative planning with a lot of 3D objects
Accurate cross sections through the 3D model
Assistants for copying properties, select, delete operations
Comprehensive catalog of 3D objects, materials and symbols
Create individual 2D symbols for text blocks, legends
Settings for sun and moon for the illumination of 3D views
Extendable 3D catalogs
User definition of structural layers for inclusion in the catalog
Scale objects
Real-world pictures
Define user light sources, punctual and spot lighting, ambient, etc.
Edit models using materials and texture
Ray tracing, antialiasing, create images during processing
Ambient occlusion and smooth shadows
Landscape planning with predefined landscape forms
3D terrain model with specific areas like paths, terraces, etc.
2D / 3D plants
3D landscaping with height points and predefined landscape forms
Powerful export functions
3D export in various formats e.g. independent 3D object, 3DS, 3D-DXF, etc.
Export whole buildings or parts of your 3D view and add them to your catalogue
Export timber lists in PDF, RTF, Excel or HTML format
Calculate texture coordinates and point normals
Convert 3D models into various formats e.g. 3DS, 3D-DXF, VRML1
Save pictures of your 2D or 3D view as *.bmp, *.png, *.jpg or *.gif
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