Features

Everything ACTCAD does.

The homepage shows a handful. This is the full list — 67 capabilities grouped by the work they belong to. The 49 that ACTCAD lists as new or improved in the 2027 release are marked as such.

One perpetual licence
No paid add-ons
Support included

Native DWG and DXF

Open, edit and save the files your clients send, in the format they expect them back. No conversion step and no round-trip loss.

IntelliCAD 14.1 engine

The 2027 release runs the latest IntelliCAD engine, with measurable graphics performance gains on large drawings.

Perpetual licence

Every feature below is yours permanently once bought. Nothing here is a subscription tier or a paid add-on.

Support included

Email, phone and remote sessions with CAD engineers, at no extra cost and with no support tier to upgrade to.

Drafting and editing

The everyday toolset. This is the part you will spend your day in.

All regular 2D drafting and editing commands
Lasso selection for freehand picking New in 2027
Geometric constraints New in 2027
Power Trim command New in 2027
MSTRETCH — stretch multiple selections at once New in 2027
Enhanced MIRROR, supporting multiple base points New in 2027
Improved trim, fillet, snaps and dynamic input New in 2027
Selection cycling toggle New in 2027
Layer, layout and sheet management
Export layers to LFT, and layer data to Excel New in 2027
LAYTRANS — layer translator New in 2027
Improved external reference layer visibility New in 2027

Interface and engine

Rebuilt for 2027 — the first thing you notice on opening the software.

Modern dark UI theme New in 2027
Advanced IntelliCAD 14.1 engine New in 2027
Universal file compatibility New in 2027
Refined Format menu New in 2027
Express Tools menu bar New in 2027
Workspaces, with saved workspace enhancements New in 2027
Adaptive UI icons New in 2027
All-new user interface with improvements throughout New in 2027

Styles and document management

Six style managers, so drawing standards are set once and applied everywhere.

Text Style Manager New in 2027
Dimension Style Manager New in 2027
Multileader Style Manager New in 2027
Multiline Style Manager New in 2027
Print Style Manager New in 2027
Table Style Manager New in 2027
DIMEX and DIMIM — dimension style export and import New in 2027
Create and edit tables, with auto-fill from blocks
Block preview before insertion, and a new text block workflow New in 2027

3D modelling and visualisation

In ACTCAD Premium. Standard ships the 3D viewer and mesh tools.

ACIS 3D solid and surface modelling
3D mesh and wireframe modelling
Photo-realistic rendering with real-time shading
Convert 2D geometry to 3D, and lines to walls in a click
Point cloud data import
Improved BIM workflow, door placement and anchor alignment New in 2027
3D print workflow support New in 2027
XCOMPARE — external reference comparison New in 2027

Geolocation and survey

Bringing real-world coordinates and terrain into the drawing.

Integrated geo-location New in 2027
GEOLOCATION_SETAPIKEY for your own map key New in 2027
Triangulate command New in 2027
Dynamic hole chart command New in 2027
MEASUREGEOM command, with quick mode New in 2027
BSEARCH command New in 2027
Contours, TIN surfaces and cross sections
Shapefile and GIS data support
Publish to KML and KMZ New in 2027

Data conversion and exchange

Getting work in and out without a third-party tool in the middle.

ACTCAD Converter New in 2027
PDF to DWG and PDF to DXF conversion New in 2027
Image to DXF conversion, with improved image vectorising New in 2027
Import CSV points New in 2027
Export points to CSV, and a point to CSV utility New in 2027
Export text command, and text to CSV or table New in 2027
One-click block attribute extraction to CSV
Capture CAD points and hole coordinates to CSV
Interactive drawing auditor and converter

Output and publishing

Everything between a finished drawing and the thing you hand over.

ACTCAD PDF printer
MULTIPRINT — batch printing New in 2027
3D PDF export
Sheet and layout management for drawing sets
Fixed PDF export on large images, and geo-PDF printing New in 2027

Customisation and developer tools

Existing customisations keep working — that is usually the deciding factor.

LISP, SDS and script support
Support for VLX and FAS LISP files New in 2027
API improvements across LISP, .NET and icARX New in 2027
Debugger enhancements and new methods New in 2027
Digital signatures via CNG technology New in 2027
Block library of 7,000+ symbols, extensible with your own
Command-line options: -REFEDIT and -REFCLOSE New in 2027

Which edition

Not every feature is in every edition.

See the edition matrix

ACTCAD Standard

2D drafting

The full 2D toolset, native DWG, the block library and the 3D viewer. No solid modelling.

Standard

ACTCAD Premium

2D + 3D

Everything in Standard, plus ACIS solid modelling, rendering, point clouds and 3D PDF export.

Premium

ACTCAD Map Drafter

Survey and GIS

The full 2D toolset with cartography, survey data import, contours and section drawings.

Map Drafter

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