Company: ENCAD

SAN DIEGO -- ENCAD, Inc.(Nasdaq: ENCD - news), a world-class innovator in digital image printing technology for the GAP, POS and CAD markets, is proud to announce that its newly introduced CADJET 3D, ENCAD's newest wide-format color inkjet printer, was selected by CADALYST Magazine as one of the Top Ten products for CAD users.CADALYST editors reviewed many new and outstanding hardware and software offerings displayed at the A/E/C Systems 2000 Expo held last month.

``CADALYST is one of the most highly regarded publications for the CAD marketplace,'' says Terry Vandewarker, ENCAD President and CEO.``We are honored to be included in their review, with such an elite group of companies.'' Other companies and products named to the top ten list include Bentley's Viecon(TM) product for collaborative engineering via the internet, Graphisoft's ArchiFM 2000, and Revit(TM) Technologies building modeler.In addition to coverage in CADALYST's publication and web site, each winning vendor received a special Top Ten banner and promotional logo.

The CADJET 3D's Technology sets it apart
The CADJET 3D is targeted at the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (AEC), Mechanical CAD, Electrical CAD and GIS/Mapping markets.It offers the flexibility of printing crisp, 2D line drawings or complex 3D renderings and mapping images with brilliant color.The CADJET 3D is built on the recent technical advances of ENCAD's NovaJet® printers.In Super Draft Mode, the 36 inch (0.92 meters) printer operates at extremely fast speeds of over 200 square feet per hour (sfph) (18.5 square meters per hour).It also boasts a resolution of 600 x 300 dpi with remarkable life-like color.In fact, the CADJET 3D will print a 2 foot x 3 foot full color plot in 1 min.40 sec.*

The CADJET 3D is also capable of 600 x 600 dpi color printing in Draft Mode speed of 95 sfph (8.8 smph), Normal Mode speed of 66 sfph (6.1 smph) and Best Mode speed of 50 sfph (4.6 smph).The CADJET 3D is versatile enough to handle the demands of today's CAD, GIS, and architectural customers.For example, the CADJET 3D can quickly output black and white drawings in the Super Draft mode, or it can quickly output color renderings or GIS maps using the very high quality 600 dpi Best Mode.

The CADJET 3D Windows® driver, called V/R Xpress(TM), allows Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and 2000 users to print from virtually any Windows application.V/R Xpress offers enhanced output device features such as rotation, color control, scaling, and print preview.It can also Raster Image Process (RIP), preview, and print Postscript® Level 2, EPS, and PDF file formats and supports the pass-through of HP-GL/2, and already ripped HP RTL and EN RTL files.The ENCAD AutoCAD® drivers support both HDI (Heidi Device Interface) and ADI (AutoCAD Device Interface) interfaces and works with AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD LT 2000, AutoCAD Rel.13 and 14.

Print engine speed in 600 x 300 dpi Super Draft mode.Does not include processing and transmit time.

About ENCAD
ENCAD, Inc., a leading innovator in digital image printing technology, offers a broad line of wide-format color inkjet printers, software utilities and scientifically matched inks, textiles and media.ENCAD's products produce superior color images quickly and cost-effectively, and are designed to increase user productivity in a variety of applications including graphic arts, fine art, sign-making, textile design, photographic enlargement and computer-aided design.The company's products are sold and serviced in more than sixty-seven countries through a worldwide network of more than ninety distributors and more than 1,000 value-added resellers.For more information about ENCAD, call 1-888-4ENCDIR or visit its Web site at www.encad.com.