Product Features

MicroGDS is available in four product options: MicroGDS Compact, Compact 3D, Plus and Pro. The features provided in each of these options are summarized below:

Object-based 2D drafting	*	*	*	*
3D Modelling and Piranesi interface	*	*	*	*
Integrated attribute data	*	*	*	*
Full customisation toolkit	*	*	*	*
Project administration tools			*	*
Multiple simultaneous user support			*	*
Full 3D Boolean modelling		*		*
Full photorealistic rendering		*		*
Choice of single user or multiple user licenses	*	*	*	*

Import/Export Formats

Supported import formats:
AutoCAD^® DWG^® and DXF^®
MicroGDS data can be saved and recalled in XML format
3DS
Google SketchUp (.skp)

Supported export formats:
AutoCAD^® DWG^® and DXF^®
SVF, SVG, DWF, VRML/2 export for web publishing
XML (more information about using XML with MicroGDS)
EPIX and EPP (Piranesi)
Drawings can be saved as Bitmap, TIF, PNG, or JPEG files
3DS
PDF

System Requirements

Minimum system requirements for MicroGDS 10.0:

Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 (SP4), Windows^® XP (SP2) or Windows Vista^®, running on hardware that meets Microsoft's minimum requirements for that operating system.

200MB of disk space. An additional 360MB will be required to install the 'Rendering Textures' for MicroGDS Compact3D or MicroGDS Pro.

A graphics card that has the following specification: DirectX^® 9 compatible card with 3D acceleration; 32MB graphics memory; DirectX 9.0c (included with MicroGDS installation); an up-to-date graphics driver for the card.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1, or later

1024 x 768 Monitor with 32768 colour display (256 colour displays will work but with reduced functionality).