<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
and	I-Application
drafting	I-Application
(	O
CADD	B-Application
)	O
software	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
platform	O
developed	O
from	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
PowerDraw	O
platform	O
of	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
by	O
Greensboro	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina-based	O
Engineered	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
,	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
drawing	O
program	O
developed	O
mainly	O
to	O
reproduce	O
the	O
familiarity	O
of	O
manual	O
technical	B-Application
drawing	I-Application
with	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
geometry	O
tool	O
set	O
(	O
including	O
bezier	O
)	O
and	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
full	O
mix	O
of	O
line	O
art	O
and	O
raster	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
full	O
metaphor	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
board	O
,	O
providing	O
an	O
elegant	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
both	O
Imperial	O
and	O
Metric	O
dimensioning	O
in	O
familiar	O
"	O
real	O
world	O
"	O
scales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
add-on	O
tool	O
set	O
,	O
called	O
WildTools	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
programmer	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
including	O
isometric	O
and	O
perspective-drawing	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
shipping	O
version	O
is	O
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
9	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
9	O
is	O
an	O
Apple	O
Intel	O
Only	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
began	O
with	O
PowerDraw	O
,	O
a	O
true	O
CADD	B-Application
alternative	O
to	O
MacDraw	B-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
user	O
group	O
from	O
GEnie	B-Language
that	O
participated	O
in	O
outlining	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
CADD	B-Application
program	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
initiate	O
a	O
graphics	O
forum	O
on	O
Applelink	O
Personal	O
Edition	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
2000	O
(	O
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
5	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
May	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
6	O
,	O
released	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
native	O
version	O
with	O
Aqua	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCADD	B-Algorithm
7	O
,	O
released	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerPC	O
hardware	O
and	O
related	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Software	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
