Klaus Vossen
Fri, May 17 2013

CorelCAD 2013.5 is available as an update to all CorelCAD 2013 users as of today!

Go to Patches & Updates on the Corel web site to download the update for your platform (Windows 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), or Macintosh).

Besides fixes and improvements of existing features in CorelCAD 2013 there is also a number of new tools and features that come for free with the update:

  • CorelCAD 2013 now also writes .DWG files in R2013 file format. Until now, the application could read that latest AutoCAD file format but stored files in the previous (R2010) .DWG file format version.
  • The new BatchPrint command enables printing multiple CAD files as a background task subsequently. That way you free up the application for continued working on CAD files while (large) print jobs are executed in the background.
  • For customization and macro programming the MakeSlideLibrary command has been added which helps creating views to preview thumbnails (i.e. for symbol/ block libraries).
There's also numerous enhancements included with the CorelCAD 2013.5 update, such as:
  • Data field display settings in annotations (SetFieldDisplay command)
  • New option to convert text to curves (ExplodeText command) to make text ready for CAM (i.e. CNC processing)
  • Custom drawing scales (EditScaleList command)

Mac users now benefit from 64-bit application power with CorelCAD 2013.5 on all 64-bit Macs (Mac OS X 10.6 and newer).

Note to Apple Mac App Store users: Please note that CorelCAD as purchased on the Mac App Store will not include the Batch Print feature in the CorelCAD 2013.5 version. There are still limitations in the Mac App Store application version caused by the Sandbox operation mode that is required for a Mac App Store application.

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  • over 10 years ago

    Thanks for that.  Having now purchased CorelCAD I am still disappointed.  Having had such a rish experience over many years with CorelDraw I expected much more from the full version. I am especially disappointed with the lack of Video tutorials that Corel has been so well known for supplying. And those tutorials that re there are very basic and the first 3 virtually useless, explaining aspects of the user interface that would be familiar to any Windows user. The inbuilt Help is also deficient.  I have spent a whole day trying to discover how to create spirals, helix's and threads (something that is well documented in AutoCAD and other CAD programs) but I am still no closer to the answer. I sent a tech support request in and the reply didn't give me any relevant answers at all, but merely invited me to a webinar on Corel2014! (Last time I checked it was still 2013).

    I expect an application of this stature to be much better supported... and for my inquiries as a new buyer to be more helpful that just an advertisement to buy the new version!

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