The existing SDL and Excel formats used for printing schedules in CADS RC V8 will no longer be supported in CADS RC V9. Therefore CADS would like to offer to migrate your custom schedule formats FREE of charge in readiness for the release of CADS RC V9.
Following the publication of BS 5628-1:2005, CADS Masonry Wall Panel Designer has been upgraded to cater for the changes to clause 19 and table 2 which deal with the characteristic compressive strength of masonry.
AutoCAD 2007 is a 3D focused release from Autodesk. There are several interesting features for 2D RebarCAD users which are listed here. AutoCAD 2006 offered a wide range of improvements of some note, and these are also listed for those who did not purchase this version, or are yet to exploit its' full potential.
A number of customers have requested the ability to apply a particular single span analysis to more than one template so alternative designs or member types may be tried.