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I found the little movies at http://www.ilexsoft.com/highdesign/media.html to be useful when starting out. One of them covers your query, I think.

Introduction to High Design – Modern CAD.
Sometimes companies are quieter than they should be ...
http://architosh.com/2013/01/introducti ... odern-cad/

A great Christmas present - thank you! May I wish you and your team and all our friends here on the forum a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Just to say it’s a joy to see some activity on this board at the moment - now all we need is some (visible) activity from Ilexsoft!

Excellent news - unfortunately I cannot see the screenshot - despite being logged in - "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post."

axys wrote:Is HD being readied to run on Mountain Lion? Can we have some idea of when the next release will be please, if only to allay fears that HD has been abandoned?

I repeat my request to Ilexsoft regarding Mountain Lion. Is it being readied to run on ML, which is only weeks away?

Probably not the best place to discuss alternatives! But, possibly, MacDraft Pro?

Is HD being readied to run on Mountain Lion? Can we have some idea of when the next release will be please, if only to allay fears that HD has been abandoned?

Is there anyone there at Perugia? Come on, its not unreasonable to expect at least a response to periodic requests for information, given that the beta release was expected some 6 months ago. An update would be gratefully received!

Indeed. In July of last year we were told; We just did not want to promise any unrealistic release date we might not be able to keep. The new version has reached the last stage before the release of a public preview. By the end of this summer we will be able to upload a working beta and the final re...

I note the side bar icons are slightly more spaced in 1.8.7 - I'd really like the ability to adjust the size of all the icons, top and side, as I find them all a little small. In addition, the layer control and line type controls at the bottom do not support Apple's mouse scroll ball, which is reall...

Some subtle changes, nothing too obvious, hopefully its all under the hood. I note the side bar icons are slightly more spaced - I'd really like the ability to adjust the size of all the icons, top and side, as I find them all a little small. In addition, the layer control and line type controls at ...

Been using it with 10.6.6 and haven't had any issues. Jumping back to 1.8.5 I don't have the problems simon has - its all fine.

For all of its many faults, Vectorworks imports dwg files really well, retaining all of the text formatting, unlike HD, which doesn't. I can open the same dwg file on the same Mac and end up with completely different looking drawings. I haven't tried it in the other direction.

Andrew wrote:I understand your concern and want to reassure you about the future of HighDesign, which is alive, supported and developed. We just did not want to promise any unrealistic release date we might not be able to keep.

Excellent news that HD has a future, thank you.