ActCAD BIM Reviews & Product Details

Autocad fabrication is the best thing. In this the fittings of duct or pipe are all according to market availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Autocad has less flexibility for various commands like in alignment, we have to select the two points to align any elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The joy of creating BIM models with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As of now, there is nothing to dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its performance is good. That means fast output of hatch command, 3D rendering timeout, Material edit and customized JPG file added in Artisan, Easily open & edit pdf file. Price is best comparing with other CAD software. Lifetime & Globalized Key. PDF file can open directly and edit for review purpose. DWG format conversion available. i.e., lower version to higher version and also higher version to lower version of CAD. Self transferring my own licensed key from one of my pc to another my pc / laptop. Here, available offline / online Help and Quick Reference Guide. Good supporting ActCAD India team. I faced 2 problems while using ActCAD, Supporting team responding and gave the solution quickly. As a professional Civil Engineer my overall review result is EXCELLENT. I can strongly recommend to all (2D & 3D) CAD users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The table is not user-friendly like familiar CAD software. It looks the same but is not satisfying. I expect it should be like familiar CAD software, if possible. Overall, Tamil Nadu Corporation Building Plan Approval Authority uses a private supporting program based on familiar CAD software. While they are using ActCAD, they encounter a table error problem. All own Lisp programs could not be used directly from familiar CAD software; we have to revise something for ActCAD (actually, this is not a problem), and also LSP file compiling is not available like .FAS, .VLX. FIELD - some of the field categories are not working and also can't be edited or modified from familiar CAD software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For me ActCAD is my Swiss knife among CADs ActCAD is small but powerful, almost universal CAD software with self license transfer mechanism. With ActCAD Pro and new BIM in perpetual version can work anywhere, anytime with minimum requirements for PC, Windows and Internet options. Low-cost and Life-time ActCAD is almost equal with expensive CADs. For practical Engineers and Architects, ActCAD with 2D, 3D and with BIM options is more than you really in designing or on a construction site need. ActCAD is a real engineering CAD program because all logic is followed with CAD standard as a CAD program, that's why it's easy to use. ActCAD Professional supports all versions of DWG and DXF formats. With a good selection of plugins ActCAD can convert raster images to Vector a and supports PDF 2D import-export as well as export to 3D PDF. For all that to be complete, ActCAD made sure you also had the option of 3D Render with Artisan. What needs more :) It is especially amazing that the team that develops it is committed to eliminating bugs, refining, innovating and supporting them so that ActCAD in all variants has a bright future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Which does not have the dynamic block option but I hope in the further development it will complement it because I believe in the future of ActCAD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It works pretty well and doesn't cost me my first born.

Have not used the application very much recently and so I have little to contribute here except to say it has improved (i.e., I don't recall being ticked off with the application the last time I used it). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When the application opens, it automatically presents a drawing. I would rather it not. Accessed drawings could be anything from anywhere and would much prefer not having yours always in the way.

When I save a drawing, the application automatically also saves a .bak. I would rather it not. Our drawings are always saved off-line to two locations automatically. Your .bak just clutters up the client folders . . . a real nuisance. Used to always have a choice with AutoCAD.

When printing, ActCAD 2020 PDF does not work. Am using CutePDF in its place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked the simplicity of interface and the size of the software itself, which helps us to run it in lower configuration PC too. It is 70% more or less like AutoCAD only.. be it the commands or the interface. If you have worked on AutoCAD, this will be quite easy to follow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are lots of bugs which they are still working on.. it hangs up in few hatching instances and the biggest issue is that it only supports 700 colours, which is a big negative in today's workflow.. I have requested them to increase the number of colours but they have not taken steps towards that since last 8 months. Although, I feel that with every update, they are trying to clean bugs but a big NO for more Licenses for my team, until they increase colours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the fact that the user interface is seamless with AutoCAD. I only need to know one set of commands! I am also a fan of ActCAD's technical support. When I have a question, I always get a speedy and easy to understand response. I like ActCAD's lower cost seat prices and upgrade options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I sometimes have a problem with ActCAD properly plotting TrueType fonts properly. ActCAD can be a little difficult (slow and flickers) to work with for files with large PDF underlays or large PIC files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No change in commands ...ease of Use & fast response by system, one does not need to ask for older version of file i.e. compatibility with new file type. Easy licensing and cost effective updates makes this software a winning product.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometime gives slow response... particularly during the Hatching. The complex structure files generates a lots of errors, although they are corrected by using file audit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As the workflow, interface, commands etc are very similar to the popular industry standard traditional CAD software, the learning curve isn't that steep & eases transition to the ACTCAD based work environment. In addition, the flexibility of the license allows small & medium size engineering companies to confidently implement it companywide. And being an affordable solution, it helps many small & medium size companies to control capital costs as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have faced problem where using the Auto Update feature in the software results in ActCAD asking to put the license key again after the new version is installed. The Auto Updated definitely needs improvements & should not ask for reactivation. Also, there are still rough areas in terms of hatching & other needed CAD features to bring it to true parity with ACAD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Works just like ACAD. Very low learning curve. Just the locations and names of a few commands to learn, but otherwise everything works. All my old drawings open and look good.

I don't use all the advanced functions, so can't comment on those. All the basic ones work well, and close enough to ACAD to make the transition smooth.

Price is right, and no monthly subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does take a little while to get used to where things are in the menus. Not everything is identical to ACAD, but close enough that learning is fast.

Printing was a problem at first until I played with settings a few times.

I had trouble getting the license to transfer to another machine. Never got it to work. Did exactly what Support said, but it still did not work. Support stopped answering my emails, too, so I had to give up on that function. Would be nice if that worked for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.