ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D + PowerPack Bundle

ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D + PowerPack Bundle

SharkCAD® 15 Pro + Training Guide Bundle

SharkCAD® 15 Pro + Training Guide Bundle

ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D + Training Guide Bundle

With ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D, the power of 3D design has never been easier. Our CAD software will allow you to design anything you can dream up, including architectural plans, mechanical plans, electrical schematics, furniture designs, and more. Save with the ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D and Training Bundle! ViaCAD® 15 2D/3D and Training Bundle combines all the professional 2D/3D drafting, modeling, and rendering of ViaCAD® 2D/3D with complete training to boost your knowledge and skill. It's everything you need to create professional architectural or mechanical designs.

Mac os & Windows

As low as $289.99
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Affordable 2D/3D CAD software that is extremely powerful and easy to use

ViaCAD® 2D/3D offers precision design tools for beginning to intermediate CAD software users. It allows you to create in 2D or 3D and quickly toggle between views. Our price to performance ratio blows the competition away. Amateur users will be thrilled by professional-looking results, while professionals will love how budget-friendly this version of ViaCAD® is.

You may also want to check out ViaCAD® Pro

ViaCAD® 2D/3D can help you design projects such as:

  • Architectural drawings
  • Remodeling plans
  • Invention prototypes
  • 3D printer projects
  • Mechanical drawings
  • Interior decorating plans
  • Furniture design
  • Jewelry making
  • Musical instruments
  • Objects for use in video game development
  • Graphics and technical illustrations
  • Classroom, science fair, and robotics club projects 
 

Compatibility and File sharing

ViaCAD® software plays nice with others. ViaCAD® is compatible with AutoCAD® with up-to-date DWG import and export capabilities. So your team will be able to work together without forcing everyone to be on the same brand of CAD software.

ViaCAD® is also compatible with over a dozen popular CAD and Graphics formats, so you’ll be able to deliver files that can be opened and edited by users of other popular design software.

  • DXF/DWG Import/Export
  • STL Import/Export for 3D printing
  • SVG Import/Export
  • 3MF Import/Export
  • VMRL 2.0 Texture Support
  • OBJ Texture Support
  • Adobe Illustrator® Import
  • PDF Import
  • SketchUp Import/Export
  • Collada™ (DAE) Import/Export
  • ACIS SAT and SAB Import/Export
  • Complete support for Metric and Imperial units 
 

Click here to discover the compatible file filters

We will help you learn

While ViaCAD® is feature rich, we work hard at making it easy by including intuitive tools like our LogiCursor™ that makes CAD a snap by suggesting your next move as you draw.

Your purchase of ViaCAD® also includes access to our training tutorials, so you will not have to learn through trial and error. We are experts at creating CAD software and our tutorials will help you to become an expert user quickly.

Simple and flexible pricing

We offer ViaCAD® 2D/3D in two different pricing models to best suit your needs*.

Permanent License - Download once and own it forever.  Ideally suited for users who need a single license or users who feel they may not need to upgrade each year.

Annual Subscriptions - This is ideal for multiple user seats. With an active subscription, you will always be receiving the latest enhancements and new functionality.

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ViaCAD® 2D/3D is packed with 3D modeling and 2D drafting tools

Make your designs come to life with our powerful 3D CAD software. Begin exploring the powerful world of 3D mesh modeling! ViaCAD® provides solid modeling technology found in many higher-end products. There is behind-the-scenes programming that connects 2D and 3D, so that you can edit 2D profiles used to create 3D objects and the 3D shape will automatically update.

  • Powerful 3D design tools including mesh, surface, and solid modeling
  • 3D editing tools such as blending, chamfering, and shelling
  • Complete design tool with extrusions, Booleans, and surface modeling.
  • Precise geometry suitable for ‘concept to manufacturing’
  • Automatically generate 2D drawings from 3D models
  • Tools to create 3D from 2D shapes
  • Over 275 tools for 2D drafting (text, dimensions, points, lines, arcs, etc.)
  • 3D printing verification tools
  • And much more! 

Intuitive Design and Editing Utilities

Drawing precisely is easy with ViaCAD®. We have designed it to be user friendly and intuitive to work with.

The LogiCursor™ anticipates your next action and guides your cursor to potential point selections in the drawing.

The Gripper adds Drag and Drop capabilities to make editing designs easy breezy and has a graphic widget to perform non-uniform scaling via a handle.

Customizable Grids add another level of ease by providing precision drag and drop in rectangular, polar (circular), and isometric layouts. 

Precision Drafting and Annotations

ViaCAD® 2D/3D is also a robust design documentation tool with over 20 customizable Dimension Styles, including industry dimension formats. 

Other great features to help you document and annotate your projects include:

  • 26 Dimension Styles
  • 250+ Drafting Tools
  • 2D Dimensional and Geometric Constraints
  • Bill of Materials
  • Import Bitmaps for logos and reference images
  • Spell Check is provided for another level of accuracy
  • Single click Fills and Hatch 

3D Modeling Tools

ViaCAD® 2D/3D provides powerful solid modeling technology found in many higher-end products.

Solid Modeling tools include:

  • Two Rail Sweep
  • Cutout Solid
  • Protruded Solid
  • Skin Solid
  • Pipe
  • Hole
  • Boss
  • Trim
  • Push/Pull 

Rendering Tools

PBR (Physically Based Rendering) accurately represents how light interacts with materials, making it ideal for photorealistic applications like architectural visualization, product design, and game development. Key Features include:

  • Photo Render Tool Palette: Access tools for creating photo-rendered images.
  • General Settings: Adjust Render Presets, Engine Type, Default Material, Render Halt Time, Samples, Threshold, Curves, Text and Dimensions, Ground Shadows, Refresh Interval, and Light Tracing Depth.
  • Backgrounds: Select Background Images.
  • Light Objects: Distant, Spot, Point, Sphere, Line, Area and Laser Light types.
  • Textures: Preset Textures with settings for Type, Gain, and Scaling.
  • Render Library: Offers a collection of materials, HDRI, and backgrounds for easy use.

Architectural Planning Tools

ViaCAD® 2D/3D includes all the professional level architectural tools you and your team need to draft, print, and collaborate on projects together.

  • Architectural Wall tools
  • Composite Walls to show materials
  • Parametric Doors and Windows
  • Instant 3D Walls, Roofs, and Floor Slabs
  • Compatibility with AutoCAD® DWG files
  • ACIS®-based geometry means you are creating with the same technology as software that costs thousands of dollars 

3D Printing Tools

Prepare and validate your designs for 3D printing with ViaCAD® Pro’s suite of 3D printing tools:

3D Print Check

Verify the print viability of your models.

Surface Normals Check

Ensure that facet normals correctly define the inside and outside areas of a part. Incorrectly oriented facet normals can cause issues during 3D printing. This tool identifies such problems and provides several commands to help correct them.

Overhang Analysis

This will help you visually inspect modeling areas that may require structural support for 3D printing. Meshes, surfaces, and solids facets normals are compared to the work plane direction. Angles that are less or equal to 45 degrees are highlighted as red.

Wall Thickness Analysis

Inspect models for areas that may be too thin for 3D printing. Meshes, surfaces, and solid facets are examined using ray intersections.

Preview Slices

Slice models to check for closed, non-overlapping Sections, essential for 3D printing.

Auto Position

Automatically position your model within the positive coordinate system for printing.

Support Structure

Add manual support geometry for 3D printing.

Printer Volume Display

Visualize the printing boundary as defined in the Printer Definitions dialog box.

Printer Definitions

Set key parameters of the 3D printer to ensure compatibility with your designs.

Click here to compare features across the ViaCAD® Product lineup

Punch!CAD™ Copilot: The Ultimate AI-Powered Design Partner

Unlock the full potential of your design process with Copilot, the AI-driven companion seamlessly integrated into ViaCAD®. This integrated AI tool streamlines navigation, expedites your project's progress, and enhances your design endeavors with insightful analysis. Copilot supports two levels: Copilot Help and Copilot Professional.

Copilot Professional includes Talk to your CAD Data, general AI access, and Text to Image.  Copilot Professional is adept at handling diverse multilingual requests, from guiding you through the initial steps of using ViaCAD® to sharing intriguing details about your file or providing insights on design trends and principles.

Punch!CAD™ Copilot is your go-to assistant for a multitude of tasks:

  • Instant Answers: Get precise, on-the-spot answers to your ViaCAD® queries, enabling you to focus on what you do best—designing.
  • Data Insight: Dive deep into your CAD data with Punch!CAD™ Copilot’s analytical prowess, extracting valuable insights to inform your design decisions.
  • AI Expertise: Benefit from an extensive AI knowledge base that not only understands your general questions but provides contextually relevant solutions.
  • Text to Image: Use Text to Image AI to create textures and background for photo render.

With Punch!CAD™ Copilot, you’re not just working smarter; you’re transforming the way you interact with your CAD software—effortlessly and efficiently.

* Punch!CAD™ Copilot Help is included with all variants as a complimentary 1-year subscription, while Punch!CAD™ Copilot Professional is available for purchase as a 1-year subscription

Tool Help Within Punch!CAD™ Copilot

ViaCAD® has taken a significant step forward by integrating its tool help content directly within Punch!CAD™ Copilot. This integration means that users have immediate access to a wealth of information, including text descriptions, visual aids through images, and, for some topics, even video links. This feature is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the tools and their applications, making it easier for users to learn and apply the functionalities of ViaCAD® effectively. The inclusion of multimedia resources within Punch!CAD™ Copilot ensures that users can quickly grasp complex concepts, enhancing the overall user experience and proficiency with the software. 

Layer Sets 

Enhance your ViaCAD® experience with the Layer Sets feature, a powerful tool designed to optimize your design space. Layer Sets enable you to effortlessly save and manage your layers, view orientations, and zoom levels, ensuring a seamless transition between different phases of your project

Fastener Library

Enhance your ViaCAD® designs with the ANSI Fastener Library, a comprehensive collection of nuts, bolts, and washers. Now easily accessible within the Symbol tab in the Concept Explorer, this library simplifies the insertion of fastening components into your projects.

Blend Version

ViaCAD® now offers the flexibility to revert the ACIS blend version to a previous setting, providing an alternative solution when the default blend doesn’t meet your needs.

This updated feature ensures that you have more control over your design process, allowing for precision and customization in your blending operations.

Convert Text to Surface

The change object type tool now supports converting text to ACIS surface faces.

This feature is a testament to our commitment to providing versatile and powerful tools for designers to express their creativity without limitations.

Symbol Manager Preview Sizes

Elevate your design process with the versatile Symbol Manager in ViaCAD®’s Concept Explorer. Now featuring three distinct preview size options, you can customize how you view and select symbols with ease.

Symbol Manager Names

Optimize your design workflow with the updated Symbol Manager Names feature in ViaCAD®. This enhancement allows you to toggle the display of symbol names for a more personalized and organized workspace.

Selection of Co-Planar Faces: Select Faces Same Plane

Discover the power of precision with ViaCAD® ’s new feature, Select Faces Same Plane. This tool streamlines your modeling process by intelligently selecting all faces of a solid that reside on the same plane, ensuring uniformity and accuracy in your designs.

Shear Transform

Introducing the Shear Transform feature in ViaCAD®, a dynamic addition to the Transform Utilities palette. This new option brings a fresh dimension to your design toolkit, allowing you to apply shear transformations to curves, surfaces, and solids with precision and ease.

Verify Clearance

Elevate your design precision with ViaCAD®’s Verify Clearance feature. This innovative tool now includes the capability to accurately calculate the spatial clearance between two solids, ensuring your components fit together perfectly.

Surface Cover from Points

Transform your design process with ViaCAD®’s Surface Cover from Points feature. This new addition to the Surface tool palette empowers you to craft surfaces directly from designated point locations, offering unparalleled precision and customization.

New Render Example File

Explore the nuances of creating stunning, realistic images through our detailed example file. Learn how to leverage HDR for vivid lighting and how to position cameras for the perfect shot, enhancing the visual impact of your designs.

This new example file is a treasure trove for both novice and expert users, aiming to elevate your rendering skills to new heights with ViaCAD®.

Animation Rebound

Bring your ViaCAD® animations to life with the new Animation Rebound feature. This enhancement to the Animation dialog box introduces a Rebound option, enabling animations to trace a path and then return to their starting point for a seamless loop.

This new option adds a dynamic twist to your animations, perfect for presentations and demonstrations that require a polished, cyclical motion.

Imported Textures Copied to User Custom Folder

Enhance your ViaCAD® experience with the Imported Textures feature, which now conveniently copies any imported textures directly into your custom texture folder. This seamless integration allows for easy access and management of your textures.

Start Up Screen Updated

ViaCAD®’s Start-Up Screen has undergone a transformative update, now featuring the Explorer on the right side of the screen for enhanced accessibility. This integration allows for quick and easy access to frequently used commands, streamlining your design process by providing immediate entry points to Entity information, Layers, Symbols, and the ViaCAD® Copilot tool.

Gripper Now Enabled by Default

ViaCAD® introduces an intuitive enhancement: The Gripper is now activated by default. This convenient tool, featuring a graphical widget, simplifies the manipulation of objects, allowing you to move, scale, and rotate with ease. For those who wish to customize their Gripper settings, adjustments can be made on the Gripper Properties page. This update ensures a more user-friendly experience, enabling you to interact with your designs effortlessly right from the start.

Click here to compare new features across the ViaCAD® Product lineup

Windows Recommended Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8, 10, or 11¹, Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD® Athlon64™ class 64-bit processor, 3 GB of hard disk space, 8 GB of RAM, Mouse Pointing Device (wheel button recommended), OpenGL/DirectX9 Compliant video card with 256MB of dedicated RAM, Internet Connection required2

Macintosh Recommended Requirements:

Macintosh® OS 10.11 through 15¹, Apple Mac with Intel or Apple processor, 4 GB of hard disk space, 8 GB RAM or greater, Mouse Pointing Device (wheel button recommended), Internet Connection required2

¹ Program compatibility is not guaranteed for earlier operating systems, requires a machine with an operating system using x64 (64-Bit) architecture.
2 User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges.

Licensing Policy

1. Licensing Options:

Perpetual License: A one-time purchase that allows you to use the software without time limitations. It remains functional as long as the hardware and operating system support it, making it an ideal choice for long-term investment.
Subscription License: An annual subscription that includes access to the latest updates, new features, and technical support. If the subscription is not renewed, access to the software is revoked.
Network License: Allows multiple users within the same network to access the software. Perfect for organizations needing to manage multiple licenses. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Floating License: A flexible licensing option (also known as a concurrent license) that allows a set number of users to share licenses. This is ideal for teams where not all users need access to the software simultaneously.
Companion License: One companion license is offered to customers using the current version and is on valid support. Customers can install the program on one companion machine used by the same registered user. This is a courtesy feature used by our customers and is helpful if you want access to the program at both work and home.


2. Volume Licensing:

We offer volume licensing discounts for businesses and educational institutions purchasing multiple licenses. This helps organizations save on costs while equipping their teams with powerful CAD tools. Rates vary based on the number of seats ordered. For more information, please reach out to our sales team at [email protected]


3. Educational Licensing:

Special pricing and licensing options are available for students, educators, and academic institutions. This ensures that future professionals have access to industry-standard tools at an affordable rate. For more information, please reach out to our sales team at [email protected]


4. Trial Versions:

Free trial versions are available for those who want to try out the software before making a purchase. This allows potential customers to evaluate the features and performance of our products.


5. Maintenance & Support:

Our Maintenance & Support plans are valid for one year from the date of purchase and can be extended annually. These plans provide access to Technical Support and Software and Maintenance Updates (Patches). We highly recommend extending the maintenance plan to ensure continuous access to the latest updates and support. Maintenance & Support Renewal is available for versions up to 5 years old.


6. Upgrade Policy:

Upgrades include new and improved features and Maintenance & Support for one year. Upgrades are available for versions up to 5 years old.


7. License Reactivation Policy:

Customers on active support can request reactivation of their license to another machine in case of hardware failure. This ensures that you can continue using TurboCAD without interruption.

 

Sales Policy

1. Refund Policy: We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all our products. If you’re not satisfied with your purchase, you can request a full refund* within 30 days of purchase.
* Please note that bank fees will be deducted from the refund amount.
2. Promotions and Discounts: Promotions and Discounts are generally offered during product releases and major holidays. We encourage you to sign up for our product newsletter on our website to receive special offers and stay updated on the latest deals.
3. Customer Support: Our dedicated customer support team is available to assist with any questions or issues related to licensing and sales. We strive to provide prompt and helpful service to all our customers.