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XANADU - IT, CAD, GIS/FM

XANADU a.s. (formerly AAC Solutions/CAD Studio) is a leading Czech Autodesk GOLD Partner (& Autodesk Top Dealer 1994-2009), Autodesk Developer, Autodesk Consulting Partner, Autodesk Training Center and HP Preferred Partner. More about XANADU company, ISO 9001:2008 certified.
XANADU provides systems - hardware, software, services - for CAD, GIS, CAM, PLM, FM, animation and computer graphics, IT solutions for intranets, printing and IT security. Our solutions are based on HP and Autodesk products - AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, MapGuide, 3ds max and other products, plus our CAD services.
XANADU is an ADN member and developer of high quality CAD, GIS and PLM applications - iPROJECT, PC-GEOdet/GEOsurf, VRMLout, Excellink, AutoNEST, HGEN, CITin, LogOff, LiveLabel, SplineConvert, LT Extension, EE-Fonts, etc... You can use the icon to place your order online.

We offer custom application development and software localization services. See our 1.800+ CAD Tips.

Our most important addon applications

The most popular applications by XANADU
Excellink	hot-links AutoCAD (and LT!) block attributes with Excel sheets
iPROJECT	easy to use document management for intranets (revisions, discussions, redline)
LogOff	automatic session logoff (on timeout) for AutoCAD (ADT/MDT/Map) NLS licenses
LiveLabel	dynamic property link for AutoCAD entities (e.g. for automatic area labels, room schedules...)
VRMLout	add-on for AutoCAD and Mech.Desktop (now also for Inventor) exporting 3D objects to VRML format
CAD Studio Tools	the most popular AutoCAD productivity tools by CAD Studio
LT Extension	AutoCAD LT extension - adds several productivity commands
BUDWEISER benchmark	test DWG compatibility of non-Autodesk applications (incl. DWG2010)
	see more CAD and geospatial applications by XANADU and our Free CAD stuff

Our latest CAD tips

7204: Sharp spikes plotted in certain letters.

7203: An automatic legal disclaimer for eTransmit.

7199: How to restore AutoCAD messages hidden by checking "Ignore"?

7193: How to create DWG layers from a list in CSV/Excel?

7191: How to increase the offset between MLeader text and underline?

Other CAD products we offer

AutoCAD

AutoCAD is world leader among CAD programs, its DWG and DXF file formats are defacto standards in CAD data exchange. Currently there are >3.400.000 AutoCAD copies sold all over the world.
New AutoCAD 2010 was released in March 2009 - more about AutoCAD
AutoCAD is available in many localized versions - the Czech version of AutoCAD Rel.13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004 and 2005 was localized by our company.
AutoCAD support (CZ)
AutoCAD files for download (incl. our famous VRMLout, LiveLabel, Excellink and other utilities)

Inventor

Autodesk Inventor is the world's best selling high-performance 3D MCAD modeler.
Inventor is compatible with 2D and 3D data from AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop.
More about Autodesk Inventor (CZ)

Revit

Autodesk Revit is the world's top rated CAD/BIM solution for AEC.
Revit can handle both small and very large architectural projects, with automatic coordination of project documents (not only drawings).
Czech version of Revit has been developed by XANADU.
More about Autodesk Revit (CZ)

MapGuide

Autodesk MapGuide is a scalable, open and powerful internet GIS server system
Allows to publish vector (drawings/maps), raster and database data on thin clients
MapGuide is a core for our GIS and FM applications
More about Autodesk MapGuide (CZ)

Topobase

Autodesk Topobase is a complex open geospatial solution based on Map, MapGuide and Oracle
Topobase allows to create, manage and publish any geospatial data in large applications
More about Autodesk Topobase (CZ)

3ds Max, VIZ

Autodesk 3ds Max is the world leader among animation and visualization programs. More than 50% of all animation sites are equipped with 3D Studio and 3ds max.
More about 3D Studio versions 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ for Windows.
With every 3ds max licence you get an unlimited network rendering license

VRMLout

ARX application for AutoCAD, Architectural+Mechanical Desktop and Inventor for exporting 3D models to VRML format. Get more information.
Trial version is available free on our download page.

PC-GEOdet

PC-GEOdet is a geodetic application for AutoCAD Rel.12/13/14/2000-2009/Map developed by XANADU. It has a large customer base in geo-applications for AutoCAD in the Czech Republic.
PC-GEOdet can be used for drawing surveyor's maps, for any civil engineering company, for any land surveying application
PC-GEOdet offers about 170 predefined standard symbols, line types and layers
Coordinates can be imported/exported from standard text files
More about PC-GEOdet

GEOsurf

GEOsurf is a general purpose Digital Terrain Modelling (DTM) application for AutoCAD developed by XANADU
GEOsurf cooperates with PC-GEOdet module but can be used as stand-alone or with other geo-applications
GEOsurf builds a triangular DTM from any 3D entity in AutoCAD, draws contours (isolines), computes sections, profiles and volumes - all inside AutoCAD interactive environment.
Maximum number of control points is 5000 - which are processed in a couple of seconds

National fonts (EE)

XANADU has developed over 170 font types for all Autodesk products (AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoSketch, 3D Studio, Animator/Pro)
All fonts include Czech national characters with accents and all other East-European accented characters in code-pages DOS852, WIN1250, Cyrillic or in UNICODE
Fonts for AutoCAD include precise block (outlined, filled) characters