CadTools,
free 3D
and
surface
utility for AutoCad
(and ZWCAD 2018-2021)
Design your civil work in
real 3D with this handy tool!
Latest update:
2020-12-11
Build
744
CadTools (ToolBox) is
developed for Civil Engineers using AutoCAD. There are a number of great
software on the market supporting the design process of roads, rails
etc. For minor design work CadTools can be very useful,
it contains more than
50 commands mostly in real 3D to support
your work.![]() With CadTools you can create your own surface models based on objects in the drawing or import triangles from DWG (other civil software). You can create profiles and cross-sections of multiple surfaces, calculate volumes and plot contours. It's easy and fun creating real 3D models with CadTools commands, some of these commands can only be found in software that you have to pay money for. I work as a civil designer at one of Sweden's leading consulting companies. My main tool for civil design is Bentley InRoads/RailTrack, one of the best software I've seen. Sometimes you need something less complicated so I started developing CadTools while traveling to work by train. After more than five years and thousands of hours of developing this software now is a powerful tool way beyond my first intentions. Honestly I can't be without it, hope you will feel the same. CadTools is an out of process software and supports AutoCAD versions: 2001-2021. (vanilla and verticals i.e. Civil 3D). It also supports ZWCAD+ (2014-2015 and 2018-2021) |
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Surface
Drafting |
Vehicle Turning Simulation (Swept path analysis). Configure vehicles of your own and do analysis in the drawing. Much faster design than using turning templates.
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Create surface cross-sections as 2D or 3D.
Display crossing reference lines![]() |
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Surface Contours ![]() |
View Surface slope and direction. Easily detect flat areas. Perimeter of areas with userdefined slopes. ![]() |
Create real 3D cut and fill by applying end-conditions to 3Dpolylines. Very simple and powerful step by step process. ![]() |
Create Give Way ![]() |
Create Chevrons ![]() |
How much
should I donate? There is no right answer to that, the result is always the same
no matter how much or little you donate.
Received donations
are used for paying
Latest update (2020-12-11
Build
744)
Please note that donation notifications are sent to me from PayPal by email and
I manually send you a registration email as soon as possible.
Generally I respond same day. If you haven't
received
a responding email in a couple of days, check your spam filter or post a message
to me in CadTools forum.
lars.karlsson@glamsen.se
Latest update (2020-12-03
Build
743)
The preview window in "Create Longitudinal
Features" didn't show up.
Latest update (2020-11-24
Build
742)
Exporting to spreadsheet with setting "Excel is not
installed on this computer" did not showed CadTools internal SpreadSheet.
Latest update (2020-11-
06 Build 741)Latest update (2020-10-
27 Build 740)Latest update (2020-10-
26 Build 739)