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New in V24.2 highlights
Print & Publish output
BricsCAD supports custom printer paper sizes to ensure consistent print and publish outputs.
Sheet Set Manager
We have improved the import performance of existing drawing layouts into a new sheet.
HIDEOBJECTS - on the Status Bar
The presence of hidden or isolated objects in a drawing is now directly indicated on BricsCAD's Status Bar.
Nested PURGE - UI access
Nested PURGE operations are now selectable from the Purge dialog, either in standalone mode, or through the Drawing Health Manager.
FINDOUTLIERS
BricsCAD's unique FINDOUTLIERS workflow now performs better on drawings with large extants. There is also an improved user interface for better usability - including the ability to draw a valid area, a 2D/3D mode toggle, and new icon symbology for invisible, frozen and hidden outliers.
Block Libraries
Converted Parametric Blocks can now automatically be saved to block Libraries.
Direct Modeling
BricsCAD now displays temporary graphics to aid in Direct Modeling edit operations.
PROPOBJLIMIT
BricsCAD now manages drawing property evaluation to speed the loading of large or complex drawings. The Property panel and combo-box performance is greatly improved for large or complex drawings.
Spline-fit POLYLINEs
We greatly improved the display performance of spline-fit POLYLINEs.
Point Clouds
We greatly improved the display performance of color-mapped Point Clouds, and added the ability to apply a color map based on classification.
Interface and user experience
Ribbon - visual and performance enhancements
The BricsCAD V24 command Ribbon is based on our new UI framework, and includes a general ribbon tool size setting to make the Ribbon easier to use on 4K screens.
LookFrom
The LookFrom widget is updated in V24, and it offers a more dynamic way to change the view when working in Model space.
Start Page
BricsCAD's new Start Page offers direct template selection and the option to pin recently used documents so they remain at the top of the list.
In product Tutorials
BricsCAD now includes a new series of in-product tutorials to help users learn about the unique and powerful features of our newest V24 Release.
ExpressTools - references to on-line Help system
The ExpressTools now link directly to the BricsCAD on-line Help System in V24.
Smart AI-driven tools
TABLEs: SmartCell copy
BricsCAD V24 includes new SmartCell Copy functionality to simplify the creation and editing of data tables in your drawings.
Unique to BricsCAD
COPYGUIDED3D
COPYGUIDED3D now works with defined constraints to better manage the placement and manipulation of detail entities.
Unique to BricsCAD
AI Assist - dynamic command suggestions
Bricsys has improved the next command suggestion algorithm in the AI Assist ribbon to make smarter choices, based on all of your inputs to BricsCAD.
Unique to BricsCAD
Parametric Blocks improvements
In V24, Bricsys has improved BricsCAD's native Parametric Blocks and the dynamic-to-parametric BLOCKCONVERT workflow, and added Move and Rotate to the list of supported parametric operations.
Unique to BricsCAD
DWGHEALTH improvements
BricsCAD's unique Drawing Health Management workflow now includes functionality for creating re-usable clean-up routines, and incorporates the OVERKILL command workflow in V24.
Tools, commands and workflows
Model view tab Sheet Set Manager
Also in V24, a new Model View tab is available in the Sheet Set Manager. New drag-and-drop functionality has been added to the Sheet Set tree view, in addition to drag preview.
QUICKCALC
The new QUICKCALC panel makes it simple to perform math calculations directly inside of BricsCAD V24, with support for parameters and formulas.
TRIM
The TRIM command now highlights the selected segments that can be trimmed or extended.
QDIM (Quick Dimensioning)
QDIM, new to BricsCAD in V24, helps you create linear dimensions by simply selecting the objects that you want to annotate.
ANNOMONITOR
The ANNOMONITOR system setting allows you to flag disassociated annotative dimensions, regardless of the style of the dimension entities.
Features, settings and performance enhancements
Sheet Set Manager
BricsCAD's Sheet Set Manager has been improved with a notification system to assist multiple users in accessing a single sheet set (.dst) file.
Generated Drawing Views: Performance improvements
The drawing view engine in BricsCAD V24 has been optimized to generate 2D associative drawing views from your 3D models up to 40% faster than in previous releases.
Constraint Management - better control of arcs and circles
Improvements to BricsCAD's constraint management system allow for better control of 2D profile geometry when constraint values are changed dramatically.
Point clouds - added the Hexagon Point Cloud Classifier
BricsCAD V24 includes the Hexagon intelligent Point Cloud Classifier (PCC). This technology helps detect found objects inside of point cloud data.
Interoperability and integrations
Print to Raster: PNG and TIFF formats
BricsCAD can print/publish directly to multiple raster formats, and offers upgraded Publishing support for PDF bookmarks. We've also improved WMF output configuration options and file output quality.
