ProgeCAD 2026 SLM Upgrade from Older versions

Now is the time to upgrade to the latest v2026 from your existing ProgeCAD SLM license.

PERFORMANCE

• New engine, Intellicad 13.1.
• Updating drawings is up to 2x faster.
• Opening drawings with 3D solids is up to 10x faster.
• Regenerating drawings is up to 1.5x faster.
• New “high-performance” control on Windows Power Management when progeCAD is active.
• Faster view changes, view cube, and section planes in large drawings.
• Faster Hatch command and Boundary specification.
• AI Translator: up to 100x faster on large drawings.
• Improved LISP performance.
• Faster entity creation for IcARX applications.
• Improved BEDIT preview speed.
• No lag starting PAN movement.
• Improved MOVE, COPY, PASTE drag speed.
• Faster opening of OPTIONS and SETTINGS dialogs.
• Smoother mouse grip interaction.

NEW FEATURES

• AEC Module: section fill for walls, windows, slabs, stairs, etc.
• Quick Calculator in Properties pane with geometric functions and unit conversions.
• Improved ESNAP precision with large coordinates.
• Print to .png with transparent background.
• Smart Regen: Auto regen for drawings with fewer than 100,000 entities.
• 3D Positioner: interactive input of distances and angles.
• Trim/Extend enhancements: auto/manual edge selection.
• Quick Mode: all objects as cutting edges.
• ADDSELECTED command extended to more entity types.
• MKSHAPE and Compile to SHX commands.
• MKLTYPE: make linetypes from entities.
• .dgn import customization.
• Solid Profile command for layout projections.
• New surface commands: SURFNETWORK, SURFOFFSET, Fillet, Extend, Trim.
• Create truncated solid cones.
• Lookup tables for advanced blocks.
• Reset Advanced Block command.
• GEO command: address lookup.
• Print preview with visual styles.
• Support for OpenType Fonts and .ico buttons.
• Artisan materials support and editor.
• Terrain profile tools: AUTOSEZ, AUTOCURVE, POINTTEXT, TEXTPOINT, POLYSEZ.

USER INTERFACE

• AutoCAD-style OPTIONS dialog (OPTIONNEW).
• Full-featured Quick Calculator.
• Layout tabs: multi-select and reorder with drag/drop.
• New SNAPUIDISPLAY and STATBARMENUMODE variables.
• Tool Palettes tabs for AEC Arch, Raster Draw, and 2D Cars.

BIM FEATURES

• Convert .rvt/.rfa to .ifc with RVT to IFC.
• IFC Validate command.
• Manage .ifc layers in BIM Properties.
• Unload BIM underlays in Xref Manager.
• AEC Styles Manager for architectural elements.
• Corner Window command for intersecting walls.
• Attach railings to stairs.
• Extract data from BIM files (.ifc, .rvt, .rfa).

DATAEXTRACTION COMMAND

• Faster data extraction from large sets.
• Report on drawing properties, variables, entity counts.
• Hide, unhide, reorder columns in report view.
• Filter by block attributes.
• Edit report settings directly from linked table.
• Extract from Xrefs, advanced blocks, AEC entities, and more file types.
• Create and apply data filters.
• Preview entities during selection.

API

• LISP: major performance and compatibility update.
• .NET: support for advanced blocks and new API methods.
• IcARX: better UI development and faster entity creation.
• VBA: new formula and multileader style support.
• Load .arx, .crx, .dbx via Load Application command.

SYSTEM VARIABLES

• New: BACTIONBARMODE, BGRIPOBJCOLOR, BPARAMETERCOLOR, DRAWORDERCTL, FILLETRAD3D, etc.
• Updated: PICKDRAG, REGENMODE, BKGEDITTEXTCOLOR, etc.
• Defaults changed: ATTDIA=1, FILEDLGSTYLE=1, etc.
• Renamed: RASTERPREVIEW → THUMBSAVE, REGENTOOLTIP → REGENNOTIFY.

What are the minimum system requirements for progeCAD?

What Operating System are supported

progeCAD 2026 Professional can run under the following Windows operating systems:
Windows 11
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
If a computer is with an older Windows OS, then the corresponding older progeCAD version should be installed and activated with the same licence serial number. (Installation on virtual machines is not offically supported ).
CPU:
2.2 GHz or faster (recommended almost 2.5 GHz or more) 64-bit (x64) processor

RAM:
Minimum (at least 8 GB recommended)
DISK SPACE:
4 GB of free space
VIDEO CARD:
For optimum performance, it is recommended to use machines with a recent dedicated video card nVidia or AMD