ACTCAD 2025 Released: Feature-Packed

ACTCAD 2025 is here, and it’s packed with powerful new features designed to boost your productivity, streamline your workflow, and give you even more control over your CAD environment.

This major release is built on the IntelliCAD 13.0 engine and includes dozens of enhancements across 2D drafting, 3D modeling, BIM support, and system performance. Whether you're an architect, engineer, or designer, ACTCAD 2025 is crafted to meet your everyday CAD challenges more efficiently than ever before.

Here’s a closer look at what’s new and improved in ACTCAD 2025:

Improved Drawing Tools and Utilities

• Flatshot: Easily create 2D views from 3D objects for documentation and detailing.
• Solid Profile: Generate clean profiles from 3D solids for use in elevations or sections.
• Make Shape: Convert frequently used objects into lightweight, reusable shapes.
• Make Linetype: Create custom linetypes that suit your project standards.
• Compile to SHX: Build SHX files from fonts for better compatibility and performance.

BIM Workflow Enhancements

• IFC Validate: Ensure your BIM files meet IFC standards with new validation tools.
• RVT to IFC: Seamlessly convert Revit files to IFC format.
• Corner Window: Add and manage corner windows in BIM designs with precision.
• Dimension AEC Entities: Dimension architectural and structural components with ease.
• Manage IFC Layers: Gain layer-level control over IFC underlays.
• New Element Styles: Define and apply custom styles to roofs, dimensions, and other BIM elements.

Performance and Compatibility Upgrades

• BMP Out: Export drawings as bitmap images for presentations or documentation.
• Undelete: Recover deleted entities without losing progress.
• Copy Nested Entities: Select and copy items even from inside nested blocks.
• Parallel Entity Snap: Quickly snap elements to parallel alignment.
• Explorer Enhancements: Improved management of layers, views, references, and blocks.
• ODA SDKs 2024.12: Stay up-to-date with improved development libraries.

Surface and 3D Tools

• Network, Offset, Fillet, Extend, Trim: Expanded tools for surface modeling.

Advanced Block and Object Management

• Dynamic Block Creation: Supports creation and editing of dynamic blocks compatible with AutoCAD.
• BREPLACE, CHBLOCKBASEPOINT: New ways to manage blocks and references.
• COUNTTABLE, COORDSLABEL: Generate tables and labels directly from your drawings.

Geolocation and Device Support

• Bing Maps API: Add real-world geographic context to your drawings.
• 3Dconnexion Enhancements: Customize device inputs, macros, and radial menus.

New Drafting and Annotation Commands

• AIDIMSTYLE, AREATEXT: More control over dimension styles and area annotations.
• DIMPOLYALIGNED, MEASUREGEOM: Align dimensions with polylines and measure geometry easily.
• EXOFFSET, GCEQUAL, GCTANGENT: Apply geometric constraints and extended offsets.
• INSERTPOINTSVALUES, CUTBASE, QBREAK: Enhance drawing accuracy with precise commands.
• RTEXT, TEXTMASK, TEXTUNMASK: More flexibility in text handling and visibility.
• POLYFIT, MERGEHATCH: Clean up and optimize complex polylines and hatch patterns.
• QRCODE, SLOPETEXT: Add QR codes and slope annotations directly to your CAD files.

Developer and System Improvements

• Revision Control (Preview): Try the new .dsf-based version tracking for your projects.
• Updated Dev Requirements: Now supports Visual Studio 2022, Windows SDK v10.0.22621.0, and Platform Toolset v143.
• Localization: Improved translation updates coming in collaboration with BackToCAD.

ACTCAD 2025 is more than just an upgrade—it's a complete productivity booster with tools to make your CAD work smoother, faster, and more intelligent. Whether you're managing complex BIM models, creating custom linetypes, or drafting detailed 2D plans, this release is built for modern workflows.

Upgrade today and experience the difference with ACTCAD 2025. Download Now