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| Comparing CADian 2008 with AutoCAD 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
(Excellent dwg compatible) |
| AutoCAD Compatibility |
| Features |
CADian 2011 |
AutoCAD 2007 ~ 2011 |
AutoCAD R14 |
| Native dwg format (R14 ~ 2011). |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support for AutoCAD command line |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AutoCAD 3D surface commands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AutoLISP support (including .DCL) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Autodesk Development System (ADS) support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Object ARX support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AutoCAD menu (.MNU) and script (.SCR) files |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| True Type font support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Digitizer Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACIS 3D solid modeling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Raster image display |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Advanced Features |
| Features |
CADian 2011 |
AutoCAD 2007 ~ 2011 |
AutoCAD R14 |
| Multiple open documents |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Drawing Explorer for managing layers, blocks, linetypes ++ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Graphical block preview |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| ActiveX support for in-place editing |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Photorealistic 3-D rendeing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Script recorder |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Real Time Pan & Zoom |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Visual menu customization |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Right-mouse click to edit properties |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Unlimited undo/redo |
Yes/Yes |
Yes/No |
Yes/No |
System requirements
(
Min.
RAM/HD space for full installation) |
256Mb
100Mb |
256Mb
100Mb |
64Mb
200Mb |
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