REDMOND, WA, USA, Aug 25, 2025 – ACTCAD 2026 is now available, powered by the latest IntelliCAD 14 engine. This release delivers a modern interface, notable speed gains, broader file compatibility, and dozens of new drafting commands that boost everyday productivity for architects, engineers, designers, and CAD managers.
Highlights at a Glance
- Modern experience: All-new Black UI theme, several user interface improvements, detachable drawing windows, and a new transparency option for the command window.
- Performance: Improved speed and overall performance for smoother navigation, editing, and plotting.
- File & data compatibility: Support for Autodesk Revit 2025 files, SVG import, enhanced geospatial tools with Esri imagery in the GEO command, and powerful layer controls for PDF, DWF, and DGN.
- Developer power: Enhanced LISP and .NET APIs, a Lisp Debugger inside Visual Studio Code, new LISP functions, and performance improvements in specific view-related .NET functions.
- Licensing & admin: Improved Network Licensing Technology so users can change the license server themselves.
What’s New in Detail
User Interface & Productivity
- All new Black UI theme
- Improved speed and performance
- Several improvements to the user interface
- Support for detachable drawing windows
- New transparency option for the command window
- Implemented auto-fill functionality in Table editing
- Improved Data Extraction tool with a new filter option to refine output
- Optimized Trim and Extend functionalities
- Fixed certain issues in the ARRAYPATH command
New & Enhanced Commands
- QRTEXT and QRLEADER
- SJOIN for smart entity joining
- POLYREVERSE to instantly reverse polyline direction
- UCLIP to unclip and restore full extents of clipped references
- PDFLAYERS to manage layers from imported PDFs
- DWFLAYERS to control layers in DWF files
- DGNLAYERS to manage layers from imported DGN files
- ULAYERS to isolate and control unused layers
- SLOPEBLOCK for creating slope representation blocks
- SLOPEAREA to calculate slope area directly from entities
- CVSPLINETOSLOPE to convert spline curves into slope profiles
- HOLECHART with associative updating
- POWERDIMENSION for advanced, precise dimensioning
- SHP2BLK to convert shapefile geometries into drawing blocks
- POINTTEXT to convert points into editable text labels
- TEXTPOINT to convert text into point objects
- TRIANGULATE to generate triangulated surfaces and meshes
- SHURL to shorten and clean URLs attached to entities
- REPURL to replace existing URLs on entities
- CHURL to change or edit URLs linked to objects
File Formats, GIS & Raster
- Support for Autodesk Revit 2025 files
- SVG file import
- Geospatial enhancements with Esri imagery in the GEO command
- Several RASTERDRAW tools for inserting and managing images with advanced controls
APIs, Automation & Debugging
- API enhancements for LISP and .NET
- Implemented Lisp Debugger inside Visual Studio Code
- Added several new LISP functions
- Performance improved in .NET functions for specific view-related tasks
Licensing & Administration
- Improved Network Licensing Technology, allowing users to change the license server themselves
Why Upgrade to ACTCAD 2026
- Work faster with noticeable performance gains and refined editing tools.
- Collaborate confidently with up-to-date support for Revit 2025, SVG import, and rich PDF/DWF/DGN layer controls.
- Boost accuracy using POWERDIMENSION, HOLECHART, TRIANGULATE, and slope-centric civil commands.
- Streamline data tasks with auto-fill tables, improved Data Extraction filters, and URL management (SHURL, REPURL, CHURL).
- Extend and automate workflows using the enhanced LISP and .NET APIs and the new Lisp Debugger.
- Simplify IT management with improved network licensing flexibility.
The new versions are available now. Click here to download.
About ActCAD
ActCAD brings Global Collaborated Technology Expertise to you at very affordable life-time price. ActCAD is powered by the most latest IntelliCAD 10.1a engine, Open Design Alliance Tiegha Libraries and ACIS technologies. ActCAD has many enhancements, features and commands on top of IntelliCAD core. The add-on features, express menu commands allow ActCAD to become more productive for day-to-day projects. ActCAD works very closely with IntelliCAD on Development and Quality Assurance. Thanks to our highly automated test and build systems to keep our costs minimal. IntelliCAD was started in 1999 and has over 1 million trusted users now using IntelliCAD world-wide. ActCAD is a commercial member with active role in Release Committee and Board of Directors of IntelliCAD. For more information, visit http://actcad.com.
