Hot Door CADtools 12.1.1 CR3

January 12, 2020

CADtools is a complete technical illustration solution for Adobe Illustrator CS5, CS6, CC, and CC 2017. CADtools allows users to draw, edit, and dimension objects in scale within Illustrator, with 11 panels and 81 drawing, editing, dimensioning, construction, and labeling tools. The CADtools plug-in mimics Illustrator’s tool behavior for designers seeking a creative, easy-to-use alternative to complex CAD applications.

CADtools 11 unveils new productivity power with new features that simplify tasks and save time. The spectacular Universal Dimension tool pulls out horizontal, vertical, and axonometric lines, circles, and labels without changing tools. The Bézier Length Dimension tool measures complex paths and arcs. In Illustrator’s Select menu, new choices quickly select CADtools dimensions, labels, or attached artwork. Smart keyboard input while dragging (supported in Illustrator CS6 or later) provides instant editing of dimensions, labels, doors and windows, polygons, and rounded rectangles. The new CADrepeat panel offers the duplication of objects in a linear, grid, or radial path. Compact fractions, filled label shapes, and dimension line extension options present the beauty in details celebrated with CADtools.

What’s New

Version 12.1.1:

Instantly reference help with in-app, context-sensitive user guide and 1-minute video tutorials
View cursor tips that prompt how to use tools
Access hundreds of editable symbols for architecture, people, and landscape that automatically scale to the target layer
Organize CADtools tools and panels in one location with CADdashboard
Easily access tool settings with improvements in the CADcontrol bar
Add scale markers to maps and other designs with the Scale Line tool
Repeat objects with precision with Repeat and Repeat Along Path tools
Create precision signage using the Scaled Type tool
Click-drag grids in a snap
Click-drag waves or create them numerically
Transform objects independently on their own axes in CADtracker
Add company logos to CADtools title blocks
Select new units for extremely small and large scales