Cloud-based drafting tool for architects enhanced in several areas
Rayon has released V2 of its cloud-based CAD tool that allows architects to draft together in real time. The software, which we first looked at last year, comes with redlining and single-click link sharing built in.
Rayon V2 features a brand-new UI, rebuilt from the ground up to ‘ensure speed of access’, plus a new rendering engine, which is multi-threaded for better performance and offers high quality linework through antialiasing.
Rayon’s block libraries have also grown ‘significantly’. They now include 4,500+ items to tackle more standards (EU, US, etc), add more choice to existing collections (doors, symbols, people, etc) and to address new use cases (items for stores, for page layouts, for gyms, etc).
There’s also a new block family feature where a single item can be published and used in different versions, such as top, side, front. Style libraries have also been expanded and now include 1,000+ hatches and textures.
Elsewhere, designers can now define, capture and reuse entire drawing standards by giving users the ability to save and publish drawings as templates.
Other new features include professional-grade layouts, model versioning, an improved drawing experience with new editing commands (align, boolean), plus enhanced DWG/DXF import/export and improved PDF export.
