Re: Intellicad-Autocad compatibility

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 22:48:13 +1300, "Kerry C"
<k.cooper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>My apologies in advance as I'm sure this sort of question has come up
>before. I haven't used Autocad since about R14 and will have to get back
to
>it soon. But rather than the latest Autocad, which will no doubt still be
>extremely pricey (for my pocket),  I'm thinking of looking at one of the
>versions of Intellicad.
>
>I've heard that Briscad and Cadopia do a good job with compatibility and
are
>reasonably priced, but would like to know the differences between these
two
>and how each rates in the compatibility stakes with big brother Autocad.
Are
>any differences so great as to make a drawing non-usable/viewable if it
has
>to be amended/viewed in Autocad? Any other comments about Autocad &
various
>versions of Intellicad would be most welcome. How about the 3D aspect?
>
>My area is mostly mechanical design with a heavy dose of plant layout
when
>required. Occasionally I get into 2D architectural stuff, but not often.
>
>Many thanks,
>KerryC
>
>
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also see
http://www.intellicadms.com/

I finf cms ine-tellicd will run any lisp basic program that
autocad will and this may be a consideration for your indicated
uses.