ProgeCAD is the very powerful DWG/DXF-native 2D/3D CAD software application. ProgeCAD is probably the best cost-effective alternative to AutoCAD. This replacement is built for professional drafting. A great solution for AEC, MCAD and all generic CAD usage.
Stop spending hundreds each year on an annual subscription. (SLM - Single License on 1 Windows PC) Progecad 2027 is the most powerful and responsive progeCAD ever, built on the new IntelliCAD 14.1 engine. Up to 63% faster snapping, 2× faster Copy, 12× faster Break, 30× faster Copy to Clipboard and lost more.

PERFORMANCE

• New engine, Intellicad 14.1.
• Single Licence (SL) - activation on one device .
  (You can uninstall and deactivate if you need to move (and reinstall) on another device.)
• Updating drawings is up to 2x faster.
• Opening drawings with 3D solids is up to 10x faster.
• Regenerating drawings is up to 1.5x faster.
• New “high-performance” control on Windows Power Management when progeCAD is active.
• Faster view changes, view cube, and section planes in large drawings.
• Faster Hatch command and Boundary specification.
• AI Translator: up to 100x faster on large drawings.
• Improved LISP performance.
• Faster entity creation for IcARX applications.
• Improved BEDIT preview speed.
• No lag starting PAN movement.
• Improved MOVE, COPY, PASTE drag speed.
• Faster opening of OPTIONS and SETTINGS dialogs.
• Smoother mouse grip interaction.

• AEC Module: section fill for walls, windows, slabs, stairs, etc.
• Quick Calculator in Properties pane with geometric functions and unit conversions.
• Improved ESNAP precision with large coordinates.
• Print to .png with transparent background.
• Smart Regen: Auto regen for drawings with fewer than 100,000 entities.
• 3D Positioner: interactive input of distances and angles.
• Trim/Extend enhancements: auto/manual edge selection.
• Quick Mode: all objects as cutting edges.
• ADDSELECTED command extended to more entity types.
• MKSHAPE and Compile to SHX commands.
• MKLTYPE: make linetypes from entities.
• .dgn import customization.
• Solid Profile command for layout projections.
• New surface commands: SURFNETWORK, SURFOFFSET, Fillet, Extend, Trim.
• Create truncated solid cones.
• Lookup tables for advanced blocks.
• Reset Advanced Block command.
• GEO command: address lookup.
• Print preview with visual styles.
• Support for OpenType Fonts and .ico buttons.
• Artisan materials support and editor.
• Terrain profile tools: AUTOSEZ, AUTOCURVE, POINTTEXT, TEXTPOINT, POLYSEZ.

USER INTERFACE

• AutoCAD-style OPTIONS dialog (OPTIONNEW).
• Full-featured Quick Calculator.
• Layout tabs: multi-select and reorder with drag/drop.
• New SNAPUIDISPLAY and STATBARMENUMODE variables.
• Tool Palettes tabs for AEC Arch, Raster Draw, and 2D Cars.

BIM FEATURES

• Convert .rvt/.rfa to .ifc with RVT to IFC.
• IFC Validate command.
• Manage .ifc layers in BIM Properties.
• Unload BIM underlays in Xref Manager.
• AEC Styles Manager for architectural elements.
• Corner Window command for intersecting walls.
• Attach railings to stairs.
• Extract data from BIM files (.ifc, .rvt, .rfa).

DATAEXTRACTION COMMAND

• Faster data extraction from large sets.
• Report on drawing properties, variables, entity counts.
• Hide, unhide, reorder columns in report view.
• Filter by block attributes.
• Edit report settings directly from linked table.
• Extract from Xrefs, advanced blocks, AEC entities, and more file types.
• Create and apply data filters.
• Preview entities during selection.

API

• LISP: major performance and compatibility update.
• .NET: support for advanced blocks and new API methods.
• IcARX: better UI development and faster entity creation.
• VBA: new formula and multileader style support.
• Load .arx, .crx, .dbx via Load Application command.

SYSTEM VARIABLES

• New: BACTIONBARMODE, BGRIPOBJCOLOR, BPARAMETERCOLOR, DRAWORDERCTL, FILLETRAD3D, etc.
• Updated: PICKDRAG, REGENMODE, BKGEDITTEXTCOLOR, etc.
• Defaults changed: ATTDIA=1, FILEDLGSTYLE=1, etc.
• Renamed: RASTERPREVIEW → THUMBSAVE, REGENTOOLTIP → REGENNOTIFY.

ProgeCAD Professional is available with different licensing solutions:

SL - Single license
can be registered on one PC


NLM - Network Licenses
can be installed on unlimited PCs in the network and used at the same time by several users according to the purchased licenses (1 NLM=1 concurrent user). The number of network floating licenses determines how many users can work with the product concurrently, so in accordance with this the necessary number of licenses should be acquired.


License Take-Away:

There is also a brand new FLEX license - that might be worth considering too.

If you need NLM (Network edition) see ProgeCAD Prof English NLM or if you would like to buy an upgrade for your existing progeCAD license then ProgeCAD SLM Upgrade

ProgeCAD v AutoCAD v Autocad LT Comparison

Feature	progeCAD	Full	LT
Native DWG	X	X	X
DWG for AutoCAD version 2.5 to 2022	X
Classic Toolbars and Ribbon GUI support	X	X	X
Ribbon Contextual	X	X	X
CUI menu support	X	X	X
3D PDF Export	X
EasyArch 3D (Architectural plugin)	X
Revit Import	X
IFC (BIM) Import	X
AEC, Civil, GeoMaps and Mechanical Objects Visualization	X	X	X
ESRI-SHAPE Importer (.shp) graphic & data	X
Geolocation with interactive background map from Microsoft Bing	X	X	X
STEP/IGES import/export	X	X
SolidWorks Import	X
Tool Palettes	X	X	X
Properties palette	X	X	X
Superhatch	X	X
Quick Properties Palette	X	X	X
Construction Lines	X	X	X
AddSelected	X	X	X
Drawing recovery	X	X	X
Perspective image correction	X
In-Place Text Editor	X	X	X
Slope Tool (topographic)	X
Autosez Tool (Automatic creation of Surface profiles)	X
WorkSpaces Support	X	X	X
Default Layer for Hatches and Dimensions	X	X	X
Fade for Xref, Locked Layer and Refedit	X	X	X
Dynamic Input	X	X	X
Export to DWF	X	X	X
Integrated Cloud Service	X	X	X
Tables creation/editing	X	X	X
Tables with Styles	X	X	X
Formulas in Tables	X	X	X
Numbered  Markers (BubblesBaloons)	X
Associative Array	X	X	X
User Profiles support	X	X	X
PC3 Support	X	X	X
Annotative Objects	X	X	X
QRCODE	X
AreaText (Insert the area text of a boundary area)	X
Publish (Batch Plot)	X	X	X
AutoPublish	X	X
SheetSets	X	X	X
Multiple Paper Spaces (layouts)	X	X	X
AutoCAD 3D surface commands	X	X
ACIS viewing	X	X	X
Full ACIS modeling & editing	X	X
3D Print	X	X
Flatshot	X	X
Loft and Helix commands	X	X
XRef Manager	X	X	X
Xref Notify	X	X	X
MTEXT support via external editor	X	X	X
Hatch editing	X	X	X
Open/Import Microstation files (.dgn, .dgnlib, .rdl, .cel)	X	X	X
Raster Image Display (image management)	X	X	X
Image polygonal clip	X	X	X
Rendering	X	X
Image menu	X	X	X
CTB color table files / STB style table files	X	X	X
PointCloud Import	X	X
Export to Google Earth	X	X	X
AutoCAD Command Line	X	X	X
AutoCAD menu and script files	X	X	X
Explorer for managing layers, blocks, line types	X	X	X
TIN surface from points	X
Apparent & Extended intersection snap	X	X	X
Polar Tracking	X	X	X
Selection Cycling	X	X	X
Express Tools	X	X	X
Block Editor (BEDIT)	X	X	X
Refedit ( Edit locally individual objects within a Block)	X	X	X
2D/3D Wood Details, Steel and Profiles Standards (Imperial/Metric)	X
Layer Manager ( Save and Restore Layers configurations)	X	X	X
ETrack	X	X	X
Digital Signature to DWG	X	X	X
Visual Menu Customization	X	X	X
ActiveX, including in-place editing	X	X
Solutions Development System (IRX - similar to ARX - SDS/ADS C++)	X	X
AutoLISP (including DCL)	X	X
Script Recorder	X	X
COM support	X	X
.NET support	X	X
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)	X	X
External VBA file loading (multiple .vbi)	X	X
PDF to DWG (convert PDF files to DWG files)	X	X	X
Convert DWF/DWFx to DWG,DXF,DAE,3DS,DGN	X	X	X
JPG print	X	X	X
PDF and PDF/A print	X	X	X
STL and Collada (DAE) Export	X	X
PDF, DWF, DGN Underlay	X	X	X
BetterWMF Integration	X	X
Raster to Vector module	X
iCADLib libraries blocks manager	X
Block libraries (Construction, Architectural, ANSI-ISO and DIN-ISO Mechanics, ANSI and IEC Electrical, Electronic, Steel Profiles, Furniture, Kitchen)	X
Parametric 2D Library	X
Traceparts, Cadenas and BIM&CO integration	X
True Type Font	X	X	X
Arc Aligned Text	X	X
Quick Dimension	X	X	X
eTransmit	X	X	X
Send To Skype	X
Start Page	X	X	X
Drawing Fields	X	X	X
Find & Replace	X	X	X
Native ECW,Jpeg 2000, MrSID support	X
True color and Industrial Standard Color Books support	X	X	X
Wipeout	X	X	X

What are the minimum system requirements for progeCAD?

What Operating System are supported

progeCAD 2027 Professional can run under the following Windows operating systems:
Windows 11
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
If a computer is with an older Windows OS, then the corresponding older progeCAD version should be installed and activated with the same licence serial number. (Installation on virtual machines is not offically supported ).
CPU:
2.2 GHz or faster (recommended almost 2.5 GHz or more) 64-bit (x64) processor (64-bit recommended)

RAM:
Minimum (at least 8 GB recommended)
DISK SPACE:
4 GB of free space
VIDEO CARD:
For optimum performance, it is recommended to use machines with a recent dedicated video card nVidia or AMD