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What’s New in BricsCAD V26 | Enhanced 2D Drafting, 3D Modeling & BIM Tools

Bricsys has released BricsCAD V26, the latest evolution of its DWG-based design platform. This version refines everything from 2D drafting to 3D modelling and BIM workflows, with more than 60 improvements aimed at smoother performance, cleaner visuals, and faster project delivery.

Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or designer, V26 offers better usability, precision, and automation without changing the familiar BricsCAD environment.

A More Intuitive User Experience

The interface in V26 feels cleaner and more responsive.

  • Look From widget: Navigate models from any angle using a simple view cube.
  • Notification dialog: Alerts and updates now appear consistently within the workspace.
  • Better scaling & contrast: Improved visual clarity for high-resolution displays.
  • Simplified workspace launcher: Quickly switch environments for drafting, 3D, BIM or mechanical work.

Small refinements like these make day-to-day navigation faster and easier, especially for multi-monitor setups or mixed 2D/3D projects.

Smarter Modelling and Editing

This release enhances control over solids, surfaces and geometry:

  • 3D grips for primitives: Resize or reshape solids interactively with grips.
  • Fillet/Chamfer all edges: Apply uniform edge modifications with a single command.
  • Command-line upgrades: Tasks like unit changes or flatshots can now be automated through scriptable commands.
  • Section-to-block creation: Instantly generate 2D section blocks from 3D planes.
  • Point-cloud management: Thumbnails and search functions make large datasets easier to organize.
  • Reverse geometry direction: Flip lines, polylines or splines without rebuilding them.

Together, these updates give users faster, more flexible control while keeping scripting and automation in mind.

Improved Precision and Collaboration

BricsCAD V26 strengthens quality control and teamwork with better model diagnostics and coordination tools:

  • Enhanced interference detection: Isolate clashes in complex assemblies with a clearer interface.
  • Accurate section planes: Adjust depth and visibility directly from the properties panel.
  • Automatic attribute updates: Linked attributes now reposition or orient automatically when related elements change.
  • Grouped constraint symbols: Simplify complex drawings by grouping 2D constraint icons.
  • Outline filter for render mode: Adds clarity when working with dense point-cloud data.

These updates help maintain clean models and speed up coordination between multiple disciplines.

Faster Documentation and Detailing

Creating deliverables is now more streamlined:

  • Slice section view: Generate adjustable cut-away views of 3D models.
  • Section-plane visibility control: Toggle plane display for easier view management.
  • MEASUREGEOM command: Display distances, angles, and areas dynamically in both 2D and 3D.
  • 2D polyline tracing on point clouds: Quickly convert scans into accurate outlines.
  • Continuous View Base generation: Keep working while BricsCAD builds additional drawing views in the background.
  • Temporary ortho for MLeader: Hold Shift to align leaders perfectly without toggling Ortho mode.

These documentation tools reduce the manual cleanup that often slows down final drawing preparation.

Industry-Specific Enhancements

V26 also sharpens key toolsets for specialized users:

  • Mechanical: Faster 2D Finite Element Analysis with editable meshes, reaction-force visualization, and reusable setups.
  • BIM: Shared project data and improved classification align models with standard schemas for smoother collaboration.
  • Surveying: Better handling of large scan files and clearer visualization through new outline filters.

These refinements help cross-disciplinary teams work within one ecosystem without constant data conversion.

Why It Matters

Rather than reinventing the platform, BricsCAD V26 fine-tunes it – making everything feel sharper, faster, and more cohesive. It’s the same reliable workspace, just more refined in all the right places.

Designers will appreciate:

  • Cleaner visuals for multi-screen and high-DPI setups.
  • More fluid 3D control with grips, sections and filters.
  • Reduced downtime thanks to multitasking commands and background processing.
  • Better collaboration through shared data and standard classification.

For most users, these incremental gains add up to a faster and more predictable workflow from concept to documentation.

Should You Upgrade?

If you’re still on BricsCAD V24 or V25, the jump to V26 is worth considering – especially if your work involves 3D models, BIM coordination, or point-cloud data. The new interaction tools, scripting support and visual upgrades deliver genuine efficiency improvements.

Although the upgrade is less urgent for users focused purely on simple 2D drafting, you’ll still benefit from the improved interface and compatibility.

As CAD technology continues to evolve, BricsCAD V26 highlights an important shift – toward precision, automation, and flexibility without overcomplication. It’s a reminder that the future of design software lies not in complexity, but in how seamlessly it supports the people behind the projects.