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HighDesign R6.1 Adds New Graphics Features, macOS Monterey Support

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Hello everybody, HighDesign was just updated with cool new features that greatly expand its graphics capabilities! R6.1 also adds macOS Monterey support, improved performance, new hatch patterns and symbols, and much more. macOS Monterey HighDesign R6.1 is fully compatible with Apple’s latest and greatest version of macOS! In addition to that, as a Universal app …

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HighDesign CAD project with sheets and layouts.

Using sheets, layouts and viewports

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A typical project is usually made of many different drawings that range from site studies to structural grids, from floor plans to sections and elevations. All these drawings must then be presented in a conventional form through layouts that will be printed or published as PDF. HighDesign Pro provides an easy way of managing the …

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HighDesign R6 with Apple Silicon Support

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Once in a while a technological innovation changes the game in the software industry. That is case with the new Apple Silicon M1 chip. Having worked every day on a new M1 Mac for some months, we can say that the press hype is well justified: the machine is really fast, even compared to a …

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Happy New Year (and Next Release)

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This year has certainly been unique, and given the expectations everybody in the world was having about 2020 exactly one year ago, one would be excused for being a bit hesitant about openly showing optimism for 2021. Yet we think we should, for many reasons, so let’s take a look at what’s coming next month. …

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Apple Silicon, Big Sur and HighDesign

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In its November 10th 2020 event, Apple unveiled the first machines using their own ARM-based M1 chip. While the exterior design was overall left unchanged – and that is a good thing, why change something that is good just for the sake of change? – the machines internal components are impressive. A week after the …

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HighDesign R5.3

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The third update to the HighDesign R5 line is now available for download, either from the Downloads page or from the Update directly in HighDesign. Quality of projects and workflow are extremely important to us. As all CAD and architecture design professionals know very well, those two key factors influence each other for the eventual …

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Styles and Building Element Types

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In the previous article, we familiarised with the concept of Style in a HighDesign project and learnt how to create a new style. Now, it is time to see the differences between a style and a type, and learn to manage styles. Styles vs Types A Style is a named, predefined set of properties and …

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Design with Style

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Learn how to use styles effectively in your projects. A typical CAD project contains a very large number of objects, which can often reach the thousands. With the increase of graphic objects, parametric elements, groups and symbols, the complexity of the project also increases exponentially, and so does the time needed to find and modify …

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HighDesign - Sample use of symbols with different sizes, orientation and rendering mode.

Creating New Symbols

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One of the most used features in CAD are undoubtedly symbols and blocks: you design a component once and re-use it many times in different projects, saving time and resources. HighDesign includes a default library of pre-made symbols ready to use in your project, but you can easily make your own library of custom symbols …

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HighDesign R5 Update 2 Now Available

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The new HighDesign R5.2 and HighDesign LT (2019.2) update offers improved performance and new software enhancements and tools to simplify your workflow. In this update we focused on productivity, reliability and performance. Here’s everything you need to know about this update. Ready for macOS Catalina and the latest Windows 10 HighDesign R5.2 is fully compatible …

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