ViaCAD

ViaCAD is a consumer-level CAD software family developed by Punch! Software. ViaCAD is based on the ACIS graphic kernel. 2D, 3D, surface and solid modeling tools are available. Beside industry-standard formats such as DXF, IGES and STL, Google Sketchup files can be imported, too.

Product Family

• ViaCAD 2D is a 2D drafting application
• ViaCAD 2D/3D adds basic 3D modeling capabilities
• ViaCAD Pro adds more 3D tools, such as lofting, tangent covers, etc.
• Punch! has a related CAD software package, Shark, aimed at the professional market.

See also

• CAD
• DXF
• IGES
• STL

References

• Product Data Sheet: http://www.punchcad.com/products/ViaCADDataSheet.pdf
• Some information AbOUT Punch!'s acquisition of the related codebase: http://architosh.com/news/2007-01/2007a0117_mw_viacad.html
• http://www.punchsoftware.com/releases/ViaCadv6_release.html
• http://architosh.com/2008/08/viacad-2d3d-v6-now-shipping/
• http://www.graphic-design.com/news/2007/SketchUp.html