Features and functionalities

Workspaces and appearance control

Possibility of switching between modes 2D drafting and Classic in the blink of an eye. The interface 2D drafting contains the most commonly used commands in a ribbon organised according to a scheme of tabs and panels. The classic interface is usually adopted by more experienced users and works on the basis of toolbars. The interface’s appearance control makes your design environment more comfortable, allowing you to quickly switch between colour schemes and control the visibility of the menu bar, toolbars, tabs and panels. colour schemes and control the visibility of the menu bar, toolbars, file tabs, status and scrollamong others.

Dynamic input

O Dynamic input provides a command interface next to the cursor to help you stay focused on the intervention area. Save time typing and finding long or short commands. O Dynamic input automatically completes the name of the command name instantly.

Property and tool pallets

The properties palette is used to view the properties of an object or a set of selected objects. You can also edit the properties using this palette to modify the objects. The tool palette provides an efficient method of organising and using blocks.

Design Centre

O Design Centre is an integrated interface where you can manipulate and reuse objects and properties from other drawings stored on the local disc, in network folders or on the Internet. Blocks can be utilised, layers, Xrefs, layouts and other definitions. In this way, you can substantially speed up the design work, making practical use of the work previously carried out on other designs.

Command Line

You can enter commands using the keyboard. You can also repeat the previous command by typing Enter or Space without having to re-enter the command.

Maximise screen

If you want to maximise the drawing space, you can press “CTRL+0” or click on the icon Clean Screen located to the right of the status bar to hide the toolbars or the ribbon and other windows.

File tabs

File tabs allow you to quickly switch between open drawings, and you can also change the opening order by dragging the tabs. You can also use the tabs to directly perform operations such as: save, closing, auditing and consulting properties.

Block interface

Lock the position of toolbars and windows. The lock icon in the status bar indicates whether these elements are locked. You can access the different locking options by clicking directly on the icon.

Layer Properties Manager and Layer States Manager

O Layer Properties Manager shows a list of layers of the drawing and its properties. You can add, delete and rename layerschange its properties, define specific properties for viewportsor add new layers and apply changes in real time.

O Layer States Manager allows you to save different sets of layers to reapply them at any time.

Inserting external drawings

You can easily insert drawings saved in PDF, DGN and DWF formats.

Comparing designs

Automatically identify differences between files corresponding to different versions of your work. All differences between the new and previous versions will be clearly identified using colours.

It is also possible to compare similar-looking drawings within the same file to identify the geometric differences between them. This automatic operation results in a third drawing in which all the differences are marked.

Batch Purge

You can run the command Purge no need to open files. Possibility of purging excess objects, such as layers, linetypes, dimension styles and text stylesin multiple files at once.

Batch Print

Use only one print order for multiple designs.

Lock Drawings

Lock parts of your design to prevent other users from modifying the

Digital Signature

By using a batch digital signature tool, you can efficiently sign DWFX, DWG, DWT and other files in bulk.

Import and Export

LusoCAD supports the following data formats: Import – IFC, STEP, IGES, WMF, SAT, DGN, DWF, 3DS, SVG; Export – DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, SVG.

Barcode

Generate a barcode and insert it into the drawing. Later, you can scan the barcode to quickly find the corresponding drawing.

QR Code

Users can insert a QR code into a design, which stores information related to the design, such as the name of the company. They can then access this information via their mobile phone.

AutoXlsTable and CAD Table to Excel

The tool AutoXlsTable function allows you to create a table directly in Microsoft Excel that can be inserted into LusoCAD automatically. In the opposite direction, the CAD Table to Excel allows you to faithfully export a table by rows/splines and text/Mtextfrom LusoCAD to Microsoft Excel.

Dynamic Blocks and Dynamic Block Editor

The function Dynamic Block can save you time by avoiding the need to repeatedly define series of standard components. This function can drastically reduce the complexity of your block libraries. What’s more, you can create and modify the properties of dynamic blocks using Dynamic Block Editor.

Magnifying glass

This tool helps you see a specific area of your drawing like a magnifying glass, with the ability to use snaps without having to make zoom in/out on large drawings, such as topographical maps. The way the tool works is very practical and easy to customise, allowing you to save time when exploring small details of your drawing or even when drawing in areas with a lot of intersecting objects.

Pline Boolean

Perform SUBTRACT/UNION/INTERSECT operations directly without having to convert polylines into regions. This command is 3 or 4 times faster than TRIM.

Quotation tools

The dimensioning tools make it possible to display precise values for objects, including Quick Dimension, Linear Dimension, Angular Dimension, Baseline Dimensionetc.

Scale of notes

The tool Annotation Scale automatically adjusts the size of objects such as texts, dimensions, blocks, etc., making it easy to manage drawings with different scales.

Review cloud

The revision cloud consists of a continuous polyline that can be used to draw attention to parts of a drawing during the revision stages.

Multileader

A Multileader is a function that can be used to enter annotations using multiple arrows.

Measurements

With the measurement functions you can check not only lengths and areas, but also radii, angles, volumes, sums of partial areas and total lengths of multiple objects.

Express tools

The Express tools contain a library of productivity tools designed to help you carry out many of your day-to-day operations more quickly and accurately. The tools are easy to use and are integrated into menus and toolbars. menus and toolbars, covering a wide range of functions, including dimensioning, drawing, selecting and modifying objects.

Rotating the 3D view

The command 3D Orbit includes options such as: free rotation, continuous rotation, rotation around an axis (X, Y or Z), rotation around a specific point or even using the shortcut (SHIFT+SCROLL).

Visualisation styles

Visualisation styles control the display of edges and shading. You can control the visual effects by switching between each visualisation style. After applying the desired visualisation style, the viewport is automatically updated automatically, reflecting this change.

3D Faces and mesh modelling

The 3D Faces allow you to create polygonal surfaces with 3 or 4 sides at any position in 3D space. The 3D Mesh creates generic three-dimensional meshes that can be smoothed, refined, subdivided, etc. You can also drag edges, faces and vertices to mould the overall shape of objects.

Solids and solid editing

3D solid objects are usually generated from multiple basic shapes, or primitives, and can then be edited and recombined. An example of the editing capabilities of solids is the Boolean operations of union, difference and intersection. In this way it is possible to join two solids, subtract one solid from another or create a shape based on the intersection of two solids.

Cuts and prospects

Sections and perspectives can be generated from a 3D model using the SOLPROF, SOLDRAW and SOLVIEW commands. The SOLPROF command creates a 2D projection of a perspective of the 3D model that can include the visible and invisible lines in layers separate. The SOLVIEW command automatically creates views of the model, including viewports and layers. The SOLDRAW command allows you to generate perspectives and cuts in the viewports created with SOLVIEW.

Rendering and materials

Rendering allows us to obtain a photorealistic image of a 3D solid or surface model. Materials can be applied to the 3D model to define gloss, roughness, transparency, etc. When rendering, the programme calculates shading according to the lighting defined.

Quick access shortcuts

The quick access toolbar available in the program can be customised. You can add or delete commands from this toolbar to make the drawing environment more productive for certain types of tasks.

Interface customisation

The elements available on the interface, such as workspace, toolbars, menus, ribbonIn this way, the user can optimise their work environment and shortcuts, which can be fully customised. In this way, the user can optimise their working environment, maximising the maximising the use of the interface according to their recurring needs.

Command abbreviations

Commands can be executed using abbreviations that can be edited by the user. For example, you could just enter the letter “C” to execute the CIRCLE command.

Customising shortcuts

Customised shortcuts can be defined to quickly call up certain commands. The CUSTACC command allows you to add, edit or delete shortcuts for the available commands. For example, to save a drawing you can use the CTRL+S shortcut.

GRX objects

Technology Object GRX provides the basis for design software applications to share smart object data. You can run Object GRX or write your own applications plug-in developed with VBA/GRX/DBX/Lisp/Vlisp that can be loaded into LusoCAD.

.Net Framework

The LusoCAD API allows manipulation of the programme and drawing files by programming with libraries that are exposed and can be accessed through many different programming languages and environments. Users can automate tasks, such as creating and modifying objects stored in the database of a drawing file or changing the contents of a customisation file.