Upgrade Information

 Power up your drawing with an upgrade
to SmartSketch 3.0

SmartSketch LE features award-winning drawing and diagramming functionality. WorkSmart Technology makes it easy to start drawing right out-of-the-box. You can perform edits without redrawing, create 2D mechanisms, generate diagrams, and more.

The full version of SmartSketch 3.0 builds on this smart drawing technology with a powerful set of additional features:

  • Work with files from other CAD products like AutoCAD« or MicroStation«
  • Instant productivity with Industry Solutions that include more than 8200 pre-drawn symbols
Process  - PFDs, Electrical Schematics, Ortho Piping
AEC  - Architecture, Construction, HVAC, Plot Plans
Mechanical  - GD&T and Weld symbols
  • Work with a wide variety of raster files for heads up digitizing
  • Publish easily to the Web
  • Generate reports and bills of materials
  • New commands include Isometric Drawing, Bearing & Azimuth and more
  • Generate Organization Charts from a spreadsheet
  • Customize your product with Visual Basic« for specific workflows
  • Advanced Symbol development tools

The full version of SmartSketch 3.0 is also available in numerous local language editions. For more information on upgrading to SmartSketch 3.0 click here.

See the chart below for key features available in the full product:

Key Features SmartSketch LE SmartSketch 3.0
Graphics
Precision graphics
Double-precision, floating point 2D geometry; precision placement
Yes Yes
"Smart" drawing tools
Fast, easy drawing with positioning indicators, automatic Trim and Extend, automatic conversion of rough sketch, and more
Yes Yes
Smart relationships (parametrics)
Elements "remember" geometric relationships for edits without redraw
Yes Yes
Dimension-driven graphics
Dimensions driven from geometry or geometry driven from dimensions
Yes Yes
Mechanisms
Rigid body symbols with relationships
Yes Yes
Spreadsheet-driven graphics
Drive graphics from Excel

Yes

Yes
Office Compatibility
Microsoft Office compatibility Yes Yes
OLE Server/Client Yes Yes
MAPI mail Yes Yes
Report generation
Bills of Materials, etc.
  Yes
Workflow Integration
AutoCAD compatibility
Open, Save As, Link, drag and drop blocks
  Yes
MicroStation« compatibility
Open, Save As, Link, import cells
  Yes
Raster image support
Binary, continuous tone, and color
  Yes
Programmability (customization)
Visual Basic«, Borland’s Delphi, other ActiveX tools
  Yes
Web publishing
Save As ActiveCGM, ActiveX documents
  Yes
Industry Solutions
Basic Diagramming
Office Layout, Flowcharts, Organization Charts, Network Diagrams, Atlas & Directional maps
Yes Yes
Technical Drawing
Imperial and Metric
Yes Yes
Basic Electrical
Fundamental items, Logic gates, Semiconductors, switches, Terminals and Connectors, Transformers and Inductors, and Transmission path
Yes Yes
Basic Mechanical
ANSI and ISO Fasteners, Mechanism linkages
Yes Yes
Technical Illustration
Isometric Drawing Tools
  Yes
Mechanical
ANSI and ISO standard GD&T and Weld symbols
  Yes
Advanced Electrical
Circuit protectors, contacts and relays, high voltage, signaling and readout devices, qualifying symbols and one line diagrams
  Yes
Architectural
Imperial and Metric floor plans and elevations
  Yes
Landscape
AIA and Intergraph standard symbols for plan and elevation drawings
  Yes
Site Layout
Commercial and Residential site design
  Yes
HVAC
ASHRAE, ISO, and Intergraph symbols for single and double line duct layout
  Yes
Process Block Diagram
Common diagramming symbols
  Yes
Process Flow Diagram and P&ID
ANSI, ISO and Intergraph standard symbols
  Yes
Control Loop Diagrams
Controllers, Flow Elements, Indicators, Positioners, Recorders, Switches, Temperature Elements, Terminal Strips, Transmitters and Valves
  Yes
Ortho Piping
Orthographic piping symbols
  Yes
Plot Plan
Roads, Buildings, Vessels, Vehicles and more
  Yes
Support
Web, e-mail Yes Yes
Telephone, Premium (including upgrades)   Yes