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ViaCAD 17 Pro upgrade
ViaCAD 17 Pro Upgrade for Windows — from ViaCAD 2D/3D, last 5 years
Professional 3D CAD that packs a punch, without breaking the bank.
- Instant download and licence key by email
- 30-day refund on unactivated licences
- 12 months of support included
Overview
Professional 3D CAD that packs a punch, without breaking the bank.
Designed with professionals in mind. ViaCAD Pro delivers the flexibility of mesh-based and solid modelling to take you from 3D concept to completion — prototyping, manufacturing, packaging, architecture and interiors — with easy switching between 2D and 3D views.
This is the ViaCAD 17 Pro upgrade for Windows, priced for customers upgrading from ViaCAD 2D/3D, last 5 years. You get the full current edition with 12 months of support.
Made for
- Architectural drawings
- Remodeling plans
- Inventions & patent designs
- 3D-printed prototypes
- Mechanical drawings
- Furniture & cabinetry
- Jewelry
- Musical instruments
- Technical illustration
- Product & packaging
- Schematics & diagrams
- CAD to CNC
What this edition adds
Everything in ViaCAD 17 2D/3D, plus:
Adds Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing symbols for manufacturing specs.
Annotate designs with comments, highlights, or revisions.
AI-powered parametric part generation for gears, screws, and threads with customizable mechanical specifications.
Automatically snaps to geometric points (endpoints, midpoints, etc.) for precision.
Hierarchical view of design components for easy navigation.
Creates a solid by sweeping any cross‑section along a selected centerline.
Complex surfacing (e.g., blends, offsets, fillets).
Smooth or refine edges after Boolean operations.
Warp or twist objects using lattice or freeform tools.
Add inset edges to quad meshes for detailing.
Pre-configured joints (dovetail, mortise, etc.).
Add embossed or engraved details to surfaces.
Every feature in this edition
Compare with the other editionsPerformance1
- 64-bit Compatible
2D Drafting & Annotations12
- 26 Dimension Types
- 250+ Drafting Tools
- 2D Dimensional and Geometric Constraints
- Angular Tolerance
- Best Fit Line and Circle
- Bill of Materials
- CutList BOMs
- BOM NotesNew
- Conic Tools
- Duplicate Layer Command
- Save Layers with Views
- Delete Duplicates Supports PolygonsPowerPack
Advanced Drafting7
- Auto 3D to 2D (Polylines)
- Curves
- Section/Detail/Auxiliary Views
- GD&T
- Markup and Redline
- Simplify Curve Tool
- Arc Slot Polygon Tool
AI-Assisted Features5
- Copilot Help (30-day trial included)
- Copilot ProfessionalCopilot Pro
- Copilot RenderCopilot Pro
- Copilot Mechanical Parts & CAD Content LibraryCopilot Pro
- Part Creator (AI-Powered)Copilot Pro
UI & Usability24
- Modernized User Interface
- Support for Dark Theme
- Intelligent Snap Cursor
- Part Tree
- Gripper tool – for transforming objects
- Inspector
- Customizable Tool Palettes
- Customizable Grids
- Custom tool palettes in flexible grid layouts
- Multilingual Support
- Video Tutorials15
- 3D Connexion Mouse Support
- Draw View Type - for easily scaled Prints
- Drawing Wizard
- Open Backup
- Print by Layer tool
- Print Window
- Print Large Plot Sizes
- Repeat Previous Command
- Save for Review
- Selection Tools - Lasso, Feature, Mesh
- Tool Icon Sizing
- User Guide
- Viewport Layouts
Architectural Tools6
- Doors
- Make 3D
- Roofs
- Slabs
- Walls, Multi-Walls
- Windows
3D Modeling Tools14
- ACIS® Solid Modeling Kernel
- Basic Solids
- Basic Surfaces
- Mesh Booleans
- Move Face
- Push/Pull Modeling
- Shelling, Blending
- Show/Hide Face
- Split Mesh
- Center Line SkinNew
- Weight and Volume Tables
- Compare PartsPowerPack
- GearPowerPack
- ExplodePowerPack
Advanced 3D Modeling29
- Add Loop Tool
- Advanced Surface Tools
- Bending Along Curve
- Boolean Edge Treatments
- Bridge Tool
- Cylinder SubD Primitive
- Deformations
- Draft Surfaces
- Fill Hole
- Infinite Plane Objects
- Inset Quad Mesh Modifier
- Magnet Tool
- Mesh Symmetry
- MicroScribe Digitizer
- Pipe Cross SectionsNew
- Pocket Hole for Woodworking
- PowerPack Design and 3D Printing ToolsPowerPack
- Quad Mesh Tools
- Repair Curves
- Subdivision Tool
- Surface Booleans
- Surface Extend
- Surface Analysis
- Surface Lofting
- Surface Utilities – including Cut Section, Curved Surface and Explode Curve
- Tangent Covers
- Trim/Join Surface
- Woodworking Joint Tools
- Wrap - Imprint, Emboss, Engrave
Rendering, Presentation and Visualization15
- Data Display
- Environment Maps
- HDRI Support
- KeyShot Rendering Live Linking
- Material, Decal Library
- Wood Materials
- OpenGL Materials/Textures
- Carbon Fiber TexturesNew
- Photorender Spot Light
- Poster Size File Export
- QuickTime Video Recorder
- Rapid Render Tool for Woods
- Ray Tracing, Shadows, Transparency
- Special Lighting Effects
- Studio BackgroundsNew
Animation3
- Object Time Lines/Paths
- Panoramic & Object Virtual Reality
- Walk Through, Flyby
3D Printing9
- Auto Position
- Overhang Analysis
- Preview Slices
- Printer Definitions
- Sample STL files
- Show Printer Volume
- Support Structure
- Surface Normals Check
- Wall Thickness
Translators16
- 2D PDF Import
- 3D PDF Export
- 3MF Import/Export
- ACIS® R25 Kernel
- Adobe Illustrator™
- Batch File Converter
- Batch Export Single Parts from Multi-Part Files
- BMP Import
- DXF/DWG (supports latest Version)
- IGES, STEP, SAT
- OBJ Import/Export - with Texture support
- Rhino™ 3D Import
- SAB Export
- SketchUp Import/Export (supports latest Version)
- STL Import/Export
- SVG Import/Export
Other Features4
- 2D/3D Part Library: 25,000
- ISO Part Library
- Part Creator (AI-Powered)Copilot Pro
- Multiple ViewPorts (Draw Views)
New in version 17
What’s new
Concept renderings from plain-language prompts, over 2D or 3D, geometry untouched.
770,000+ ANSI, ISO and DIN parts, searched in plain words.
Sweep ordered closed profiles along a centreline for pipes, rails and housings.
Rounded rectangle, N-sided and coil profiles that stay associative to the path.
Notes, description, function, materials and references on every part — and Copilot reads them.
Reference big assemblies at up to 10× less memory; attach a whole folder of parts.
6 carbon-fibre textures, 8 woods and 6 studio backgrounds.
Scalable SVG icons and a reworked light and dark mode.
File formats
Open it, share it, print it.
- 3D PDFexport
- 3D Studioimport · export
- 3MFimport · export
- ACIS SABimport · export
- ACIS SATimport · export
- Adobe Illustrator 8 (EPS)import · export
- Adobe Illustrator 9 (PDF)import
- Adobe PhotoShopimport
- BMPimport · export
- CGMexport
- DAEimport
- DWG/DXFimport · export
- EPSimport · export
- Facetimport · export
- FACTimport · export
- GIFimport · export
- Grid Surfaceimport
- JPGimport · export
- PDF 2Dimport · export
- PICTimport
- Plyimport
- PNGimport · export
- RAWexport
- Rhino 3DMimport
- SketchUpimport · export
- Splineimport
- STEPimport · export
- STLimport · export
- SVGimport · export
- Textimport · export
- TIFFimport · export
- Truespace COBimport
- TurboCADimport · export
- VRMLexport
- Wavefront OBJimport · export
System requirements
Runs on
| OS | Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11, 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Pentium IV / Athlon64-class or newer |
| Memory | 8 GB (16 GB recommended) |
| Disk | 3 GB free (SSD recommended) |
| Graphics | OpenGL / DirectX 9, 256 MB |
| Internet | For activation, updates and term licences |
| OS | macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 26 Tahoe |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel or Apple Silicon (M1 and newer) |
| Memory | 8 GB (16 GB recommended) |
| Disk | 4 GB free (SSD recommended) |
| Input | Wheel mouse or 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse |
| Internet | For activation, updates and term licences |
Licensing
Plain-language licensing
Questions
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