Hotdoor CADtools v8.2.0 for Adobe Illustrator (Win)

Welcome to Hot Door CADtools - a complete technical illustration solution for Adobe Illustrator CS3, CS4, CS5, and CS6 on Macintosh or Windows. CADtools allows users to draw, edit, and dimension objects in scale for the first time within Illustrator, with 10 panels and 76 drawing, editing, dimensioning, construction, and labeling tools. The CADtools plug-in mimics Illustrator's tool behavior for designers seeking a creative, easy-to-use alternative to complex CAD applications.

Hot Door CADtools 8 features smooth performance, smart panel organization, and refreshing time-savers for designers with Adobe Illustrator CS3-CS6. The new underlying Hot Door CORE? provides more fluidity and extensibility than ever before. With this new CORE?, CADtools 8 is easily updated to handle feature requests and compatibility concerns with Adobe's Creative Cloud or traditional licenses.

What's new in CADtools 8.2.0

New automatic check for updates on launch, with additional options in CADtools Preferences

CADtools panels now support keyboard shortcuts

Tools properly remember keyboard shortcuts

Custom scale now supports fractions

Scale calculator more accurately resizes artwork, including symbols and placed images

CADtracker now includes pop-out menu for choosing to retain field values for repetitive Move and Transform functions

CADtracker Move will allow editing of individual points on a path (as available in CT7)

CADtracker now recognizes ruler origin for X,Y coordinates of objects

"Point to best/inside/outside" CADdimension setting works more consistently and can now be edited after dimensions are created

Chain datum dimensions now recognize "Distance above line" CADdimension setting

Compound paths now calculate area correctly

Proportion tool now works with both Illustrator and CADtools objects

Proportion tool correctly works with keyed objects so that grouped art and text resize together

Presets now retain proper incremental values for dimensions and labels

Wall tool now joins wall ends and faces more consistently

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