<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
application	B-Application
for	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
design	O
and	O
drafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
primarily	O
by	O
architects	B-Application
and	O
builders	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
tools	O
and	O
commands	B-Application
present	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
adopted	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
landscape	O
designers	O
,	O
surveyors	O
,	O
civil	O
and	O
construction	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
,	O
pen	O
and	O
overlay	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
select	O
,	O
use	O
and	O
manipulate	O
commands	B-Application
thus	O
mimicking	O
the	O
draughtsman	O
's	O
drawing	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
‘	O
drop-down	O
’	O
menu	O
structures	O
on-screen	O
as	O
the	O
menu	O
system	O
is	O
laid	O
out	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
separate	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
package	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
Timber	O
Frame	O
-	O
In-built	O
module	O
for	O
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
produces	O
panel	O
detail	O
drawings	O
and	O
cutting	O
lists	O
for	O
timber	O
frame	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
Underfloor	O
Heating	O
-	O
In-built	O
module	O
for	O
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
which	O
aids	O
in	O
designing	O
water	O
and	O
electrical	O
based	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automatic	O
commands	B-Application
within	O
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
create	O
these	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
POV-Ray	B-Application
and	O
rendered	O
off	O
inside	O
the	O
raytracer	B-Algorithm
software	O
giving	O
more	O
resolution	O
and	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
is	O
Windows	B-Application
based	O
software	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
works	O
on	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
with	O
Windows	B-Application
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possible	O
on	O
any	O
Intel-based	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
running	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
,	O
10.6	B-Device
,	O
10.7	B-Application
or	O
10.8	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
or	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
-	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
Bootcamp	B-Application
partition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
requires	O
a	O
USB	B-Device
dongle	I-Device
to	O
be	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
it	O
is	O
running	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
without	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
present	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
will	O
not	O
open	O
or	O
save	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	B-Algorithm
Express	I-Algorithm
drawing	O
files	O
use	O
a	O
.EXP	O
file	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
2021	O
,	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
can	O
be	O
imported	O
as	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawings	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
PDF	B-Application
format	I-Application
using	O
any	O
available	O
PDF	B-Application
converter	O
.	O
</s>
