connectCAD, the connected systems design tool for Vectorworks, just released its 2017 version.
connectCAD expedites work flow from concept drawings, layouts and schematics to reports and bill of materials, cutting down design time by half.
Max Conwell, designer from Naked Eye Lighting, said: “connectCAD is a real bonus for me. It’s pretty intuitive, easy to make a device and easy to link devices. Obviously beyond there you can put in your own connector types and signal types and expand from there. I produce a connectCAD data plan which shows pretty much what we’re doing in every show, it is always in the drawing file and it just saves a lot of problems and a lot of timeâ€
With the new cable labels setup feature, designers can easily create cable labels as simple or as complicated as needed. They can also make print-ready worksheets with colour-coded cable numbers for easy visibility. The convert report to list command, converts Vectorworks database worksheets to spreadsheets. Designers can now ‘freeze’ a cable list at a particular point in the design process or create a list suitable to compare with a drawing. They can even regenerate a drawing from the list.