CMS IntelliCAD Reviews

Summary: Make a lightweight software, good graphics support, simple operation. can be customized according to the ability and work of the user. I rate this as a good software and will develop in the future.

Positive: 1. CMS intelliCAD software with light capacity, fast download time
2. Easy command and good graphic, can change the command
3.Can read files in many formats (pdf, autocad, dxf...)
4. Make 2d and 3d so fast.

Negative: Need to advertise more widely so that more people know and use the software. For example: making video tutorials on YouTube, TikTok.

Summary: Overall it's the best software for CAD users. I'll recommend this software for design drawings.

Positive: Easy commands, Very light and good graphic software with a lot of best commands which are very easy to operate as compare to other software. 3d modeling, Rendering, and 2D cad detailing are best done by CMS IntelliCAD software.

Negative: A little time-consuming while publishing but less than that of other software.

Summary: My both 2d and 3d modeling in this software is perfect. It provides almost all the commands I needed.

Positive: As a designer I truly like this software. It's helps me a lot to lessen the time I need for a job. It's a friendly user software with customized commands.

Negative: Non so far. It has all my needs and nothing much to complain.

Summary: This software helped us a LOT to design and develop our products.
It's a must have tool here.

Positive: High performance for 2D design that we cannot get with other 3D CAD parametric solutions.
Designing process here starts always from 2D precise sketching and ONLY then goes to 3D modelling.
Online support works simply great!

Negative: 3D parametric & associative features and design history would be very helpful.

Summary: Value for money software, productivity and efficiency of my staffs have increased three folds.

Positive: Intellicad is a very trouble free, secure and powerful CAD software tool. It is a conglomerate of 2D and 3D compatible CAD tools which is suitable for architects, engineers, consultants and also anyone who needs to evaluate CAD drawings. Installation is really effortless and easy. It provides an unbeaten compatibility and supports application streaming that allows users to access the software and its various components from a browser . It is, surprisingly, at par with most of the highly ranked CAD softwares, but at a very down to earth price. It has an inbuilt toolkit for LISP, VBA .Net and IRX development and opens .dwg files, sets dimensions, viewing sheets and tabs, measures length and coordinates perfectly without any lags. Zoom in and zoom out is seamless and quick with a very adaptable user interface. It is the closest a CAD software could get to AutoCAD and that too at such a feasible price, moreover, the integrations offered for the CMS Intellicad are Microsoft.Net and Microsoft VBA. . The prominent features of Intellicad are as follows-Script recorder, LISP support, ADS support Solid, ACIS 3d Solids import, Solid ACIS 3d Solids export, Multiple open drawings, 3D surface commands, Native .dwg and *.dgn support, Ribbon interface, 3D Solids modelling, Raster image, Graphical block preview, AutoCAD menu and script files, VBA and .Net 4.5 API, Photo-realistic 3D rendering, Command line support, TrueType font, BIM support etc

Negative: Did not find any downsides except the fact that we need more tutorials on social media for using this software. It is a beautifully crafted software with a strong user interface, tutorials on social media will create more awareness among people about softwares with innumerable features at such affordable prices, what else would you want?

Summary: Great value for money. Makes the drawing process easy. It is great that you can keep your product updated through the yearly upgrades.

Positive: Very easy to learn and work with as it has a similar interface with other CAD programs. It has a very good speed when opening and working with very large files. The commands are quick to respond. It does everything you need as a CAD user on a daily basis.

Negative: I did not discovered anything wrong with the program yet.

Summary: Best CAD software for 2D drafting and 3D construction (using AEC entities) with easy migration from any other third-party CAD software tools. Designers & engineers can easily adopt with no specific training. Low-cost CAD software with advanced features.

Positive: User-friendly CAD Interface, Universal file compatibility, Advanced features like AEC Entities, Advanced Rendering, BIM Compatibility (rvt, rfa), Step & iges support, Easy Elevation & Sectioning.

Negative: Designers have to create Manufacturer-specific libraries to complete the 3d designs.

Summary: All the guys I have done training for sing the praises of CMS IntelliCAD saying it is the best investment they have made for their business. It saves them $$$ This software is used successfully by others I have trained from Builders, Landscapers, Roofing Contractors, Glass & Aluminium Fabricators, building designers and many others.

Positive: I do training for IntelliCAD for businesses who have never used CAD software before and they find CMS IntelliCAD a great asset for their day to day operation of their work.
I do training for Steel Fabricators and Sheetmetal workers who use CMS IntelliCAD to draw set outs for the work they do, it saves lots of time on the factory floor.
The advantage of using CMS IntelliCAD is the accuracy over manually doing the work.

Negative: I do training for Steel Fabricators and Sheetmetal workers who use CMS IntelliCAD to draw set outs for the work they do, it saves lots of time on the factory floor.
The advantage of using CMS IntelliCAD is the accuracy over manually doing the work.

Summary: Overall, couldn't find a better CAD software for the money, and that's not under a subscription, though I see some getting advantages of getting the software maintained.

Positive: Website is easy to use. Registering an user account to download and run the software as trial was really easy.
CMS IntelliCAD Provides all the CAD tools that I need, and it's actually much faster then AutoCAD when dealing with heady duty drawings. That was a huge surprise so that's why I'm spending a couple of minutes writing a review.

Purchasing a license was also super straight forward. No glitches... license information got automatically posted at my licenses web page.
License activation was dumb proof! :D

Negative: They do not provide free dedicated support. That's only available under a subscription...OK, I understand why.
Free support is available at their CAD software community forum at https://forums.intellicadms.com
Actually, it worked fine, and I got a prompt reply from someone at this forum community.

Summary: Couldn't find a product with these features for the money!

Positive: DWG and DWF file compatibility is a must for me.
Additionally, the Premium Plus version allows me to import and also export models in STEP and IGES file formats.
BIM import features, IFC files and Autodesk Revit Files, also grants me the option to review customer projects.
User interface is intuitive, plus I can use the AutoCAD commands that I'm accustom to use.
And guess what, they also have a free cad viewer, the ETOOLBOX cad viewer, and this allows my customers to review my designs that CMS IntelliCAD also allows me to digitally sign.

Negative: Modeling design history would be useful for 3D modeling.

Summary: I absolutely want to love this SW, especially for the remarkable capabilities at a reasonable price, but the various issues are making it a challenge. I have a license of AutoCAD as well, and while CMS IntelliCAD compares in many areas, it still isn't feature-exact in 2D CAD.

Please, please, please -- the OEM needs to address stability and display issues -- v.10 did not have these issues.

Positive: Most commands are available, and the workflow is very close to AutoCAD. Remarkably fast printing. (I am adding this sentence because the website requires a minimum number of characters, which is moronic.)

Negative: Current 11 and 11.1 version have stability issues -- refresh will crash the current display, leaving a black screen. XREFs are always selectable and selected (whether it indicates it or not), so you must specifically un-select the XREF. Runs out of Graphic memory incredibly quickly. Some fundamental commands don't appear to be available, like PDFCLIP.

This SW should be snappier than it is -- I have a Ryzen 9 7950 with 128GB of DDR5 RAM, 4TB of SSD and 32TB of HD, and a NVidia RTX 3090 with 24GB of RAM. I'm on Windows 11 Pro. I have a 1GB symmetric LAN connection. Every other piece of SW (and I have a very large number of demanding items) is much faster on this machine, but CMS IntelliCAD seems to limit itself to a very small part of the available resources, and I've not been successful in solving that issue.

One other big issue is that there is zero OEM technical support. While the community is knowledgeable and very enthusiastic, having the OEM properly backing the product they're selling is crucial -- that issue alone would be the single reason I can't recommend the SW. For advanced users that are willing to compromise their experience and can take the hit in a production environment, go ahead, but for the average user, it's just not fully ready for prime time.