<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
editor	O
and	O
development	O
platform	O
with	O
an	O
Application	O
Programming	O
Interface	O
API	B-General_Concept
published	O
by	O
the	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
Technology	I-Algorithm
Consortium	I-Algorithm
(	O
"	O
ITC	O
"	O
)	O
through	O
shared	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
emulates	O
the	O
basic	O
interface	O
and	O
functions	O
of	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
particularly	O
able	O
to	O
incorporate	O
and	O
interchange	O
freely	O
between	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
file	O
types	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
dwg.	O
,	O
BIM	B-Architecture
,	O
TIFF	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITC	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
is	O
not	O
sold	O
directly	O
to	O
end	O
users	O
but	O
is	O
licensed	O
to	O
consortium	O
members	O
who	O
support	O
the	O
shared	O
development	O
by	O
paying	O
annual	O
fees	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
co-op	O
arrangement	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
permission	O
to	O
distribute	O
IntelliCAD-based	O
solutions	O
worldwide	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
end-user	O
license	O
agreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
Technology	I-Algorithm
Consortium	I-Algorithm
(	O
"	O
ITC	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
international	O
,	O
non-profit	O
organizational	O
body	O
that	O
develops	O
the	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
engine	O
and	O
development	O
platform	O
for	O
its	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ITC	O
also	O
develops	O
integrations	O
with	O
third-party	O
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
ODA	O
Platform	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Open	O
Design	O
Alliance	O
which	O
it	O
uses	O
for	O
working	O
with	O
“	O
.dwg	O
”	O
,	O
Building	B-Architecture
information	I-Architecture
modeling	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
and	O
DGN	O
data	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
native	O
format	O
is	O
.dwg	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
commands	O
similar	O
to	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
by	O
Autodesk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
natively	O
open	O
and	O
edit	O
MicroStation	B-Algorithm
DGN	O
files	O
by	O
Bentley	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
in	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
with	O
BIM	B-Architecture
files	O
and	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
AEC	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Familiar	O
command	O
line	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
editing	O
CAD	B-Application
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	O
support	O
for	O
customizations	O
(	O
.CUI	O
)	O
,	O
menus	O
(	O
.MNU	O
)	O
,	O
scripts	O
(	O
.SCR	O
)	O
(	O
AutoLISP	B-Algorithm
macro	O
language	O
)	O
,	O
hatches	O
,	O
fonts	O
including	O
TrueType	O
fonts	O
,	O
raster	O
images	O
,	O
digital	O
signatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
LISP	B-Language
,	O
COM	B-Application
,	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
and	O
SDS/ADS	O
;	O
and	O
also	O
IRX	O
which	O
is	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
C++	O
Programming	O
API	B-General_Concept
similar	O
to	O
ARX	O
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
IntelliCADD	O
"	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
AM/FM/GIS	B-Application
(	O
Automated	O
Mapping/Facilities	O
Management/Geographic	O
Information	O
System	O
)	O
software	O
firm	O
in	O
La	O
Mesa	O
,	O
CA	O
,	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
,	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
Data	O
Extension	O
,	O
allowed	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
same	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
drawing	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
a	O
single	O
drawing	O
point	O
to	O
entities	O
stored	O
in	O
other	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softdesk	O
,	O
the	O
then-largest	O
third-party	O
product	O
developer	O
for	O
Autodesk	O
,	O
acquired	O
this	O
company	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
know-how	O
to	O
secretly	O
develop	O
an	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AutoCAD-clone	O
project	O
was	O
kept	O
semi-secret	O
under	O
the	O
project	O
name	O
"	O
Phoenix	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
advised	O
by	O
Commission	O
staff	O
that	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Softdesk	O
raised	O
competitive	O
concerns	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
personal	O
computer-based	O
CAD	B-Application
engines	O
,	O
Softdesk	O
resumed	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Boomerang	O
and	O
divested	O
and	O
sold	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
rights	O
in	O
the	O
IntelliCADD	O
product	O
to	O
Boomerang	O
pursuant	O
to	O
a	O
Technology	O
Transfer	O
Agreement	O
dated	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
original	O
architect	O
,	O
Mike	O
Bailey	O
,	O
turned	O
and	O
left	O
Visio	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
background	O
development	O
,	O
"	O
Visio	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
"	O
(	O
one	O
'	O
D	O
 '	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
two	O
for	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
company	O
)	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
1998	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
price	O
compared	O
to	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twelve	O
thousand	O
licenses	O
of	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
before	O
new	O
concerns	O
over	O
software	O
stability	O
emerged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visio	O
's	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
98	O
sold	O
about	O
30,000	O
copies	O
—	O
far	O
less	O
than	O
some	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
development	O
seemed	O
to	O
need	O
more	O
resources	O
than	O
Visio	O
could	O
grant	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Visio	O
"	O
granted	O
a	O
royalty-free	O
,	O
perpetual	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
(	O
2000	O
version	O
)	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
The	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
Technology	I-Algorithm
Consortium	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
acquire	O
Visio	O
Corporation	O
(	O
completed	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
evidently	O
included	O
Visio	O
's	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
2000	O
source	O
code	O
branch	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
continued	O
independent	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
ITC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
2000s	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
3	O
(	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
2001	O
)	O
introduced	O
complex	O
linetypes	O
,	O
XREF	O
clipping	O
and	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
display	O
and	O
printing	O
of	O
ACIS	O
3D	O
solids	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
4	O
released	O
with	O
full	O
ACIS	O
3D	O
solid	O
modelling	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
5	O
added	O
workspaces	O
with	O
tabs	O
and	O
DWF	B-Application
file	O
support	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITC	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
partnership	O
with	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
tabbed	O
workspaces	O
and	O
DWF	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mid	O
2000s	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
6	O
added	O
True	O
Color	O
color	O
support	O
(	O
16	O
million	O
colors	O
)	O
,	O
ADeko	O
Raster	O
raster	O
image	O
support	O
tool	O
,	O
previewing	O
thumbnails	O
while	O
viewing	O
drawing	O
files	O
,	O
drawing	O
and	O
viewing	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
attaching	O
WAV	O
files	O
as	O
audio	O
notes	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
2000s	O
During	O
the	O
2008	O
ITC	O
meeting	O
in	O
Athens	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
test	O
release	O
of	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
7	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
ITC	O
internal	O
database	O
and	O
the	O
old	O
"	O
SDS	O
"	O
API	B-General_Concept
with	O
newer	O
DWGdirect	O
and	O
DRX	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
ODA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
about	O
50	O
ITC	O
members	O
globally	O
shared	O
in	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
continued	O
on	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
7	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
releasing	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
6.1	O
through	O
6.6	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
The	O
complete	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
ITC	O
internal	O
database	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
7	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2014	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
8	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
64-bit	O
and	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
and	O
allowed	O
opening	O
,	O
saving	O
and	O
creating	O
*	O
.dwg	O
files	O
of	O
the	O
2014	O
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
8.0	O
included	O
Teigha®	O
Open	O
Design	O
Alliance	O
(	O
ODA	O
)	O
version	O
3.9.1	O
and	O
VBA	O
7.1	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
At	O
the	O
2017	O
conference	O
in	O
Auckland	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
native	O
.dgn	O
file	O
editor	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
8.4	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
attach	O
IFC	O
files	O
as	O
underlays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2018	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
9	O
included	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
opening	O
,	O
editing	O
and	O
saving	O
*	O
.dwg	O
2018	O
file	O
versions	O
,	O
incremental	O
saving	O
to	O
increase	O
performance	O
,	O
Mechanical	O
entity	O
support	O
,	O
tool	O
palettes	O
,	O
and	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
running	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
on	O
Fall	O
Creators	O
2017	O
Microsoft®	O
Windows®	B-Application
10	O
were	O
also	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
9	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
data	O
from	O
.rvt/.rfa	O
files	O
(	O
Autodesk	B-Application
Revit	I-Application
files	O
)	O
and	O
import	O
IFC	O
files	O
as	O
architectural	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2020	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
10	O
included	O
import	O
of	O
Wavefront	O
Technologies	O
Object	O
(	O
.obj	O
)	O
files	O
,	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
of	O
Stereolithography	O
(	O
.stl	O
)	O
files	O
,	O
dynamic	O
input	O
,	O
migrate	O
user	O
interface	O
customizations	O
,	O
and	O
clickable	O
keywords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2021	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
10.1	O
included	O
significant	O
speed	O
enhancements	O
,	O
significant	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
insert	O
and	O
work	O
with	O
geographic	O
maps	O
,	O
restore	O
default	O
program	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
tables	O
and	O
table	O
styles	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
sheet	O
sets	O
,	O
insert	O
dynamic	O
blocks	O
,	O
import	O
.pdf	O
files	O
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
options	O
,	O
import	O
point	O
data	O
from	O
.csv	O
and	O
.txt	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
import	O
map	O
files	O
(	O
.shp	O
,	O
.sdf	O
,	O
.sqlite	O
files	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
integration	O
with	O
3Dconnexion	O
input	O
devices	O
for	O
streamlining	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
drawing	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2022	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
11.0	O
emphasized	O
viewing	O
and	O
vizualization	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
view	O
cube	O
,	O
section	O
planes	O
,	O
view	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
controls	O
,	O
3D	O
walk	O
and	O
fly	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
3D	O
on-screen	O
positioner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
commands	O
and	O
features	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
specific	O
additions	O
to	O
working	O
with	O
BIM	B-Architecture
and	O
DGN	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
received	O
a	O
pre-release	O
of	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
IcAPI	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
highly	O
compatible	O
with	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
Object	O
ARX	O
and	O
allows	O
ITC	O
members	O
to	O
build	O
applications	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
code	O
base	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
was	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
11.1	O
,	O
which	O
focussed	O
on	O
adding	O
new	O
commands	O
and	O
abilities	O
across	O
several	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
dimensions	O
,	O
blocks	O
,	O
tables	O
,	O
custom	O
paper	O
sizes	O
for	O
.pc3	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
export	O
to	O
IFC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
:	O
</s>
<s>
IntelliCAD	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
these	O
industries	O
:	O
</s>
