{"id":2817,"date":"2025-07-02T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/videos-tutoriais-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:32:20","slug":"lusocad-general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/lusocad-general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"LusoCad - General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2817\" class=\"elementor elementor-2817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2681751 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2681751\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b86f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b86f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ff636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16ff636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>LusoCAD<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb54c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb54c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CAD programme 100% compatible with AutoCAD<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>extremely fast, robust and with a familiar interface<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978de3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"978de3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde5f9e title_section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cde5f9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"bim\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfaa2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dfaa2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fd0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99fd0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Information\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fd768 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97fd768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f03acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8f03acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <div class=\"row grid-layout\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-9 col-lg-8 maincol\"> <div class=\"content-desc\">\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">LusoCAD is a highly compatible alternative CAD programme with almost 30 years of continuous improvement and innovation. The current version of LusoCAD is far ahead in terms of performance, stability and other key indicators, making it one of the most efficient CAD tools available on the market.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"standout\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"sidenav-item\"><b>COMPATIBILITY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Almost immediate adaptation - in just 15 minutes, you'll find that you're already familiar with LusoCAD<o:p><\/o:p><\/h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have developed a solution that is extremely compatible with the reference software. If you're already a CAD user, you'll be impressed by the high level of compatibility. You'll quickly be creating, editing and manipulating drawings in exactly the same way as before.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"307\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage.jpg 1561w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage-1536x1181.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LandingPage-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/\">See comparison table\u00a0<i class=\"icon icon-arrow-long-right\">\u200b<\/i><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/lusocad-general-characteristics\/\">View features and functionalities\u00a0<i class=\"icon icon-arrow-long-right\">\u200b<\/i><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"standout\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"sidenav-item\"><b>PERFORMANCE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faster operation - save significant time on common day-to-day operations<\/h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the main focuses of LusoCAD's development is optimising the program's performance. The speed of commonly used operations, such as \"OPEN\", <span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"<\/span>QSAVE\", \"PLOT\", \"CLIP\", \"TRIM\", \"PASTE\", \"MOVE\", \"DYNAMIC SELECTION\", and other commands, is significantly higher than the reference CAD software.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison.png 1028w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"standout\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>INNOVATION<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Unique tools - speed up your design operations with practical and innovative tools<\/h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">LusoCAD offers more than 100 unique innovative tools, such as \"Batch Print\", \"Area Table\", <span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\"<\/span>Auto Layer\", \"Viewport to Layout\" and \"Autoxlstable\". These tools are designed to significantly increase user productivity.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cmedia.csiportugal.com\/userfiles\/images\/LusoCAD_inovacao_2(2).png\" width=\"528\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/video-tutorials\/\">Watch videos\u00a0<i class=\"icon icon-arrow-long-right\">\u200b<\/i><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"standout\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>EVOLUTION<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Better than ever - constant evolution and implementation of new features<\/h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, IFC and PDF file import\/export functionalities have been implemented, as well as improvements to 3D visualisation and editing and the user experience with 4K monitors.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cmedia.csiportugal.com\/userfiles\/images\/_LusoCAD_evolucao.png\" width=\"578\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luso-cad.com\/en\/lusocad-news\/\">See more news\u00a0<i class=\"icon icon-arrow-long-right\">\u200b<\/i><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"standout\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>FLEXIBLE LICENSING<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Opt for the solution that suits you best - licences <i>Standalone<\/i> and <i>Network<\/i>\u00a0perpetual or subscription<\/h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><u>Perpetual Licences<\/u><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cmedia.csiportugal.com\/userfiles\/images\/perpetual.png\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"48\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px;\">LusoCAD is available as a \"perpetually licensed\" product. In this mode, you will have lifetime access to the licence you have purchased.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><u><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Floating or monoposto licences<\/span><\/u><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cmedia.csiportugal.com\/userfiles\/images\/floating.png\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"48\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">LusoCAD licences are available via serial numbers or physical USB keys. Both types of licensing can be applied to licences <i>Standalone<\/i> or <i>Network<\/i>. In this way, licences can be shared flexibly within a company, covering both casual and intensive users.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><u><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">Flexible updates<\/span><\/u><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cmedia.csiportugal.com\/userfiles\/images\/upgrade.png\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"48\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can upgrade your perpetual licence at any time to the latest version or continue to use the version you purchased. 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