What's New in BricsCAD V26: The True CAD Alternative Just Got Even Better

BricsCAD V26 is here to make your day easier. With 60+ new, enhanced and experimental features, this release smooths out the snags between design and production. Faster commands, cleaner visuals, smarter automation. It’s everything you already like about BricsCAD. Just better.

BricsCAD V26 is here, bringing more than 60 new and enhanced features to help you move more quickly and efficiently from design to production. This release is about flow. Which means fewer clicks and delays, and more control while you’re drafting, modeling, fabricating, or surveying. 
No matter which version of BricsCAD you're currently running, you’re in for a meaningful performance boost.

From V22 to V26: Building Momentum

When BricsCAD V22 dropped, it brought 42 new features and 156 enhancements. By V25, that number climbed to 36 new and 187 enhancements. Now, V26 adds more than 60, continuing the steady evolution of the true CAD alternative that’s faster, smarter, and easier to customize for your work.
Each new release builds on your familiar workflows, keeping the BricsCAD experience lightweight but powerful. You can focus on your designs, not on figuring out how the software works.

General Design Innovations

Enhanced usability, faster navigation, smoother UI.

BricsCAD V26 gives the BricsCAD interface a tune-up. You’ll notice it every day: cleaner visuals, more responsive commands, and new shortcuts that save time.

• Look From Widget (Enhanced): A navigation tool that lets you seamlessly pick and shift your 3D view. A small change with a big impact on modeling speed. 
• Streamlined Workspace Selection (Enhanced): A new launcher makes it easier to start in the right workspace, fast. 
• Display Scaling and Accuracy (Enhanced): Smarter scaling across fractional monitors. No more mismatched UI panels. 
• Customizable Settings Dialog (Experimental): Personalize BricsCAD your way. 
• Notification Dialog Box (Enhanced): Clear, consistent pop-ups keep you in the loop without breaking your workflow.

Importing and Creating Files

Streamlined model handling and faster geometry creation.

Design iteration gets faster with V26’s new modeling and file-management tools.

• Dynamic Block Creation (Experimental): Create Dynamic Blocks natively (outside the U.S.). 
• 3D Solid Manipulation Grips (New): Resize and reshape primitives and polysolids with freeform grips. No need to dive into dialog boxes. 
• Fillet and Chamfer All Edges (New): Apply consistent edge detail in a single click. 
• DWG Units, Flatshot, and Section Block via Command Line (New): Run key modeling tools in unattended scripts for automated workflows. 
• Centralized Point Cloud Management (Enhanced): Manage large scan datasets from one searchable interface. 
• Quick Select (Enhanced): Define multiple filters at once to grab complex geometry faster.