What’s New in This Release¶
Release 2027 provides the following new commands and features:
Note: Release 2027 can read and write DWG files up to the latest version of this format (R2018). The same applies to DXF (Drawing eXchange Format) files, which store unencrypted drawing database contents.
Some of the new commands and features were introduced in service packs since the previous release and before the current major release.
System Requirements:
Windows 11
Note: Desktop products ceased supporting 32-bit platforms starting with the 2023 release, and now only support 64-bit platforms.
New Commands:
Annotation Commands
AreaNote. Highlights and annotates areas within the drawing.
Calculates the area and perimeter
Highlights areas with a color of your choice
Adds a label showing the measured area and a custom description
ExTrim. Trims one side of an entity intersecting with a cutting edge.
View Commands
MVSetup. Lets you specify settings for plotting a drawing. You can define drawing units, set scales, insert title blocks, and create viewports.
In Model space, you can set units and a scale.
In Sheet space, you can specify options such as sheet size selection, viewport creation, viewport scaling, and view alignment for a complete layout setup.
Layer Commands
LayerTranslator. Lets you map layers from one drawing to another. The command translates layer names and their properties, such as color, line type, line weight, and plot settings, so that your drawing matches the desired layer standard.
New Features:
AI-Powered Features
AI Assist (A3) enhancements. AI Assist (A3) can also:
Delete entities based on specific criteria.
Create new entities, such as lines, circles, and rectangles, using natural-language instructions.
Process a selection and an action combined into a single phrase.
Command Recommender. The Command Recommender window displays in real time a list of command suggestions according to the tracked tasks. At any moment, you can select a command from the Command Recommender and use it in your project.
Recommender. Displays the Command Recommender window.
HideRecommender. Hides the Command Recommender window.
BlockLibrary command AI enhancements. You can generate Blocks directly from the Trinity Block Library. Describe what you need — for example a power outlet, or a table — and the system will generate the symbol for you.
Building Information Modeling
Online Drawing Automation
The following commands are available from the online services.
BIMAutoAll
BIMReload
BIMDataExtraction
You can schedule automatic jobs and set up recurring jobs. Automation jobs for CAD include:
Drawing Compare
DWG Data Extraction
Export DWG to DWF, DWFX, JPG, PNG, SLD, SVG, TIF
Convert DWG to PDF
Convert PDF to DWG
Convert DWG to DGN
Convert DGN to DWG
Modified Features and Commands:
Field command enhancements:
DIESEL expressions. You can write and evaluate expressions directly within the Field dialog box.
String operations
Logical operations
Arithmetic calculations
System variable retrieval
Display the coordinates of points directly in the drawing. The Entity option lets you insert point coordinates in fields.
Possibility to reference previously defined field values in other fields.
SpellCheck command enhancements. The command checks the spelling of text entities independently from Microsoft Word.
PropertyPainter command enhancements. Copy properties from entities between drawings. The list of properties that you can transfer from one entity to another includes new options, such as:
Dimension styles
Text styles
Plot styles
Materials
Transparency
Hatch properties
Building Information Modeling
BIMImport command enhancements. BIMImport supports grid lines from IFC models. When importing IFC models, grid lines are automatically taken into account.
BIMAutoAll command enhancements. The command recognizes BIM models from different disciplines. Moreover, you can specify disciplines to take into account.
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