G L D’Darcy Pty Ltd, creators of Smart Architect, LiSP enablers for AutoCAD LT and other CAD utility software has ceased trading and on 14th December 2009 went into liquidation.

A variety of unfortunate events over the past several years including the untimely death of its founder Gary D’Arcy, the subsequent ill health of his widow and the loss of key staff, provided the director/s of the company little option but to take this course of action.

Our heart and best wishes go out to the late Gary D’Arcy’s family who have suffered a great deal of emotional trauma in recent times.

There are thousands of users all over the world who have invested in products such as SmartArchitect, SlingShotMAX, SlingShot3D, LTTKMax, SuperTools, ToolKit, StrucPLUS, ArchiOfficeLT, BestCAD, Land4, MechQ, NitroCAD, QuickBar and SurvaCAD who will be affected by this event and whom we expect will have a prayer of hope and support.

In a bid to assist the family and clients using these powerful tools CAD International has successfully negotiated to purchase the IP of the company and assist clients to benefit from the legacy left behind by Gary and his company.More…

For new Authorisation Codes contact support@cad.com.au

It is important to understand that CAD International is not liable for nor responsible for any agreement or licensing arrangement, actual or implied between the customer and former company, its agents or representatives.

Unlicense your RealCAD based software BEFORE disposing of your machine, reformatting your hard drive or upgrading your operating system !!!Replacement license keys are no longer issued without the unlicense procedure.

Here’s what to do…
1. Install the latest cad.exe file
2. Run the software and select Help>About from the menu
3. Select the Unlicense button and follow the instructions – saving the licenseinfo.dat file that it creates to your desktop.
4. Email the licenseinfo.dat file as an attachment to support@cad.com.au with your request for a new license Key(Even if the software reports it has sent this email automatically send it manually anyway)Your request will be processed and you will receive an email with further instructions on re-licensing your ‘new machine’.

Note there is a fee for reissuing keys to non-subscribers.

I has been said that ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’, but we beg to differ. If you have a big enough reason to change bad habits into good ones, you will, and the currentpricing makes it a ‘no brainer’ – from $99.

Our CAD-Level-1, 2 and 3 online courses will teach you things you didn’t know about how to use your RealCAD based software and may well be just the thing to break an old habit and replace it with a new improved, better, faster, funner(r) way of doing things!

Whilst on the topic of learning a better way, have you considered reading the manualIt’s chock full of great reading material and it’s free.

If you are an Australian user of ‘Designer Pro v8 or v9 then download our template to install a more “down under” friendly startup file that contains Australian wall types and correct Australian Std brick wall hatch pattern etc.

It is amazing how few people know the consequences of running illegal software. If caught the fines can often cripple a company and bring it to its knees. Autodesk in particular have been very successful at bringing hefty prosecution to corporates large and small who have either wittingly or unwittingly installed ‘copies’ of their software throughout their organisation.

Expand your 3D modelling by leveraging from thousands of 3D models available in the Google 3D Warehouse. Install RealCAD’s new SketchUp file importer and convert any SketchUp model into a RealCAD one complete with texture mapping

Then you can work on the model directly inside RealCAD or LANDWorksCAD to produce composed drawings, elevations, sections and 3D views just as if you had modelled it directly in CAD. (You will of course need the 3D version of the CAD software to make use of this new tool).

The SketchUp to CAD translator is available to all subscription users ($165 plus admin $33). Call or email to order.

More good news – you do not need to have SketchUp itself in order to import SketchUp models from the 3D Warehouse

With the advent of Windows 7, AutoCAD 2010, 64 bit Operating Systems and Bricscad v10, we have developed a new installer and updates for the StrucPLUS software range.

Be sure you have the correctStrucPLUS version to suit your CAD system and your operating system and version.

New updates are also available for StrucPLUS plug-ins such as Pre-Cast Panel Detailer.

Warning! StrucPLUS is NOT compatible with AutoCAD LT running on Windows 7 (This is due to the LiSP enabler we purchase from DRCAuto not being compatible with Windows 7)

StrucPLUS is NOT compatible with AutoCAD LT 2010 latest update discs (This is due to the LiSP enabler again not being compatible with something in the latest discs from Autodesk)

You can apparently only tell which version of AutoCAD LT 2010 you have by looking at how many DVD’s were supplied to you. If you have AutoCAD LT 2010 on ONE DVD then StrucPLUS will work. If you have AutoCAD LT 2010 supplied on TWO DVD’s then StrucPLUS will not work

We are overstocked with Flamingo v2 upgrades and are doing a ‘run out’ special.

Normally this upgrade of Flamingo v1 to v2 for Rhino3D v4 is $395 but we are selling remaining stock at $249plus $33 shipping.

Here’s what’s new in v2

Don’t miss out – Be quick and give yourself a Christmas present.

urrently under development and soon to be released (before Christmas) is Panel-Mate. Panel-Mate will model anything that can be made from panels or slab-like forms such as kitchen, bathroom and architectural cabinetry. It will provide complete cutting lists and manufacturing drawings too. So if you design or model cabinets of any description this tool will prove to be invaluable. You can even use Panel Mate to model walls, floors and roofs of buildings too. Register your interest

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