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CADtools for Adobe Illustrator CS, CS2, CS3, CS4

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Cut corners at high speeds! Draw in any scale, edit and dimension artwork with a mouse click, and
numerically control objects or points. Click and drag with CADtools 6 to make design work easy and elegant
right inside Adobe Illustrator. CADtools 6 pairs perfectly with Illustrator CS4 which has increased its
technical appeal with improved Smart Guides, alignment control, and multiple artboards. Go the distance with
CADtools 6 - fueling designers for 12 years.

New features in CADtools 6:

CS4 compatibility
Scale calculator in the CADdocument panel - use a selected object's dimensions to create a custom or
'best fit' scale and resize artwork
Proportion tool - resize an object to another object's dimensions
Measure distance tool - automatically determine distance by clicking and dragging between any two
points

CADtools supports design projects of all sizes - view a partial client list.

Do you need CADtools on multiple workstations? The CADtools terms of license follows the Adobe terms
and one license is only valid for one workstation. Please call us for discounted pricing on multiple licenses.

Summary of all major features:

Draw Illustrator art in any scale
Create a best fit scale and resize art to fit page with the scale calculator
Click-drag dimensions with your own style
Fully editable dimensions as text or numeric measurement
Snap to handy 2D or isometric grids
Numerically control objects with CADtracker
Create customized labels with text, numbers, alphabet or object geometry
Easy isometric tools for creating shapes, cubes and cylinders
Project or dimension flat art in isometric view
Precision editing with fillet, chamfer, trim and extend tools

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Measure distance between any two points

Resize an object to another object's proportions with the proportion tool
Divide or cut paths into equal parts
Save or load CADtools settings as Presets
Scaled offset tool and more

Here's how it works:

1. Easy install - CADtools is a plug-in that installs 62 drawing, editing, labeling and dimensioning tools inside
the Illustrator toolbox. The tools are organized into 6 groups:

2D Drawing
2D Editing
2D Dimensioning
Labeling
Isometric Drawing
Isometric Dimensioning

All of the tools show red dots which indicate the number and placement of mouse-clicks to edit or create an
object, label or dimension.

Nine CADtools panels are accessible from the Window > CADtools menu. You can move these panels into
the Illustrator icon dock for easy access. Online registration, software updates, and tutorials are also easy to
access from the Window > CADtools menu.

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2. Set up the document - Use the CADdocument panel to define general document settings such as scale and
numeric input. Choose to create and use a dimension layer to separate dimensions from other artwork layers.
For flexibility, choose Create live dimensions to create dimensions that automatically update with changes in
your artwork. Select from a wide range of engineering or architectural scales, or create your own with the
CADdocument popup menu.

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3. Set up the grids and rulers - Use the CADguides panel to define grid and ruler settings. Choose flat or
isometric grid lines and define their colors and snapping tolerance. CADrulers also snap with CADtools
drawing tools. New Full screen cursors help highlight and snap to points while drawing CADtools lines or
objects.

4. Draw with precision in 2D - Import CAD artwork or create your own vector objects in scale within
Illustrator. You can click-drag objects freely or create them numerically in scale. CADtools rectangles,
circles, arcs, lines and walls are all you need to build a detailed drawing with accuracy. Use grids and rulers,
snapping features, numeric input, and the CADtracker panel to confirm your artwork. You can numerically
adjust size, location, and rotation of objects with CADtracker, as described below.

5. Offset curves, even in scale - Drag curves with on-screen information for easy offset in the current scale.
Create offsets numerically by clicking once on the path.

6. Create walls with control - The CADwalls panel for adjusting wall width and measurement orientation
makes it so easy! Walls are created like lines and can snap to the nearest unit increment if alt/option is held
while dragging. When walls are adjusted with the Move Wall tool, they slide with on-screen measurements.

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7. Set up styles for dimensions and labels - The CADstyle and CADtext panels help you choose your own
style of dimension, including font, arrow style, color, etc. Set the text placement and dimension line spacing
and appearance. Choose Free sliding text to move the dimension text placement while dragging. Create your
own unique dimension style with these settings. And you can easily change them later, because live
dimensions update automatically with style changes.

8. Get smart with CADshortcuts - Easily control CADtools settings (except scale) and apply CADtools
dimensions automatically. The CADshortcuts panel includes global interface control to quickly set all units
and precision from one location. Use Presets to save CADtools settings for loading into other documents or
sharing with other users in the office to maintain consistency.

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9. Dimension with precision in 2D - The dimensioning tools are smooth and sophisticated. CADtools
dimensions can be automatically linked to artwork so you can move objects around easily and their
dimensions will follow. The range of tools accommodate any type of line or curve, including Bezier curves!
You can even dimension empty space - without referencing artwork.

10. Labels for anything - CADtools Label tools save hours of time by creating instant shape labels that
angle, arc, or even squiggle to mark the spot. Adjust the border spacing and border shape with ease. For
special labeling jobs, use the Format menu to choose automatic incrementing by alphabet or numbers.
Revision bubbles and section lines add finishing touches to design documents.

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11. Edit objects with divide, trim, extend, fillet and chamfer tools - Several precision editing tools help you
modify, remove, extend or unite artwork as typically needed for CAD projects. The new Path Divider tool
cuts and marks paths in defined lengths or increments. The trim tool is remarkably useful, allowing dragging
over paths for instant removal of excess segments. One special tool called Measure Scale works like a legend
on a map - you drag a distance on the document and then define its represented distance to create a custom
scale.

12. Control it all through CADtracker - One of the most compact, powerful features of CADtools is the
CADtracker panel. The first panel of CADtracker is like the Info panel in Illustrator in scale, with added
calculations of length, perimeter and area. These calculations are very useful for figuring out square footage
and supplies such as flooring, trim materials, landscape coverage, etc. The CADtracker Transform panel helps
you numerically resize objects with scaled values. Similarly, the CADtracker Move panel helps you move
objects in scale. You can also duplicate and repeat objects in scale to easily create grids of objects.

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13. Isometric drawing - You can draw isometric artwork easily with CADisometric drawing tools. The
default drawing face is the front/left side. Drag with command or control key to create right/side faces. Drag
with alt or option key to create top/bottom faces. Helpful cursor hints will appear for snapping and aligning
faces together. Use the 2D CAD Line tool with the Shift+alt/option keys to create isometric lines. Lines,
faces, cubes, and cylinders can also be created numerically by clicking once on the document.

14. Isometric projection - You can project any flat artwork (including text or placed images) to top, front, or

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side planes with the CADisometric panel. You can also change your isometric view angles in the
CADisometric panel and the artwork will follow. To edit the artwork with precision, flatten it, make
adjustments, then reproject. Dimensions project in isometric view as well.

15. Isometric dimensioning - CADtools isometric dimensioning tools work just like the 2D dimensioning
tools. They can also be pulled out perpendicular to the object for enhanced readability and dimensionality.
Like other dimensions, isometric dimensions are linked to their objects if 'Create live dimensions' is checked
in the CADdocument panel.

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