APACAD.org -- APA’s online resource for building designers and construction professionals in search of CAD (Computer Aided Design) details for wood-frame construction -- now offers details in Spanish. More than 30 Spanish-language CAD details are available free of charge in four different file formats: DWG, DWF, DXF and PDF. Details can be searched for by title or browsed for within several product and construction-system categories, including Panel Roof Construction, Build a Better Home, I-Joist Floor Framing and Fire Rated Systems. Spanish-language details can be accessed by visiting www.APACAD.org and clicking on the Mexican Flag in the upper-right corner of the webpage.

APACAD.org was recently redesigned to improve site navigation and CAD detail accessibility. In addition to the Spanish-language details, the website now features more than 200 details in English that have been adapted from some of APA’s most frequently downloaded publications. Additional details are being developed.

“These free CAD details are great tools for designers because it saves them time, which in turn saves them money,” said APA Engineered Wood Specialist C.W. Macomber about the popular website, which has averaged nearly 13,000 visits per month over the past year. “In these tough economic times any cost saving tools APA can provide are considered valuable and greatly appreciated by design professionals.”

To learn more, visit www.APACAD.org.