| Features | Lite | Plus |
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| Straight lines | ||
| Multi-vector | 
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| Single vector |
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| Fixed angle |
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| Fixed length |
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| Free-hand |
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| Closed |
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| Bezier curves | ||
| Free hand |
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| Closed |
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| Rectangles | ||
| Ways of drawing | 4 | 6 |
| Parallelograms |
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| Isometric rectangles |
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| Rotated rectangles |
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| Polygons | ||
| Ways of drawing | 6 | 6 |
| Circles | ||
| Ways of drawing | 4 | 5 |
| Circular arcs | ||
| Ways of drawing | 5 | 6 |
| Ellipses | ||
| Ways of drawing | 0 | 4 |
| Isometric circles |
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| Elliptical arcs | ||
| Ways of drawing | 0 | 6 |
| Isometric arcs |
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| Symbols (shared) |
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| Text | ||
| Automatic types | 0 | 13 |
| Enumeration types | 1 | 15 |
| Outline fonts |
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| Points |
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| Dimensions | ||
| Types | 2 | 13 |
| Direction choices | 2 | 11 |
| Area fill | ||
| Fill patterns | 16 | 55 |
| Multi-copy | ||
| Linear |
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| Circular |
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| Object centred |
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| Follow item |
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| Split text |
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| Fillet tool |
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| Chamfer tool |
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| Parallel tool |
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| Geometric tool | ||
| Extensions |
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| Perpendiculars |
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| Normals |
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| Tangents |
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| Co-tangents |
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| Angular bisectors |
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| Groups |
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| Sprites |
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| Expressions for i/p |
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| Multiple drawings | 8 | 16 |
| Multiple views | 16 | 32 |
| New view formats | 1 | 7 |
| Stored views / drg | 8 | 8 |
| Grids | ||
| Square/Rectangular |
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| Isometric |
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| Oblique |
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| Construction lines |
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| Colours | ||
| Pens (user definable) | 23 | 23 |
| Paper sizes | ||
| A0 to A5 |
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| Non-standard |
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| Layers | 256 | 256 |
| Text classes | 0 | 256 |
| Tools on Tool bar | 13 | 20 |
| Snaps on Snap bar | 16 | 16 |
| Modifiable snaps | 0 | 5 |
| X/Y projection snaps |
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| Drawing modes | ||
| Absolute |
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| Relative |
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| Polar |
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| Undo/Redo |
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| Find and Replace |
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| Plotter driver | ||
| HPGL |
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| HPGL/2 (and PJL) |
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| Serial |
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| Parallel |
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| Network |
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| Selection | ||
| All |
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| By item type |
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| By colour |
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| By layer |
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| By font etc. |
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| Extrude |
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| Reflect (mirror) |
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| Isometric copy |
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| Shear/Rotate |
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| Cut out to shape |
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| Crop to rectangle |
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| Rotate |
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| Pivot |
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| Magnify |
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| X scale |
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| Y scale |
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| Line scale |
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| Extend |
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| Justify (8 ways) |
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| Join |
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| Move to layer |
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| Move to text class |
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| Level |
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| Group |
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| Ungroup |
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| Type conversions | 9 | 9 |
| Bill of materials |
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| File Manager |
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| Symbol Manager |
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| File Import | ||
| CAD files |
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| Draw files |
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| DXF files |
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| IGES files |
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| OS NTF files |
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| Sprite files |
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| CSV files |
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| Text files |
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| File Export | ||
| CAD files |
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| Draw files |
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| DXF files |
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| Sprite files |
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| CSV files |
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| CNC CSV files |
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| Text files |
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| Desktop settings |
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| Preference settings | 44 | 83 |
| Key short-cuts | ||
| Fixed |
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| User definable |
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| Key functions | 0 | >2000 |
| Manual pages | 95 | 176 |
| Discs | 1 | 2 |
This is not an exhaustive list of features. Both ProCAD+ and ProCAD lite have more than are shown above. If you require a particular feature that is not listed here, please ask.
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