Most land surveyors do not work in one tool. You collect data in the field. You clean it somewhere else. You label it in another system. You prepare drawings in CAD. And when something changes, you repeat the process.
Every handover costs time. Every export risks data loss. Every manual step creates errors.
BricsCAD V26 and its Survey Toolset is designed to remove these breaks. It brings survey, GIS, and drafting into one connected workflow so you can move from data to drawing without switching tools.
This release focuses on automation, data consistency, and dynamic outputs. Real workflow improvements.
Let’s look at what’s changed.
Working with GIS data without losing meaning
Survey projects increasingly rely on GIS data. But many CAD tools treat GIS files like static geometry. Once imported, the intelligence is gone.
BricsCAD V26 changes that with native support for GML (Geography Markup Language). GML is a widely used GIS standard, especially for government and city data.
With GML support, GIS attributes stay connected to the objects in your drawing. You can use those attributes to create labels, drive styles, and organize your data. When you export again, the same information is preserved.
This means you can work with GIS data inside your CAD environment without breaking the data chain. No extra conversions. No rebuilding attribute tables. No manual relabeling.
Less manual work and more consistency
Points are at the center of most survey workflows. They describe terrain, boundaries, utilities, and assets. But creating and managing them often means hours of repetitive work.
BricsCAD V26 improves how Civil Points are created and converted. You can now generate points from existing geometry, such as parcel outlines or shapes, and keep their coordinates and attributes linked.
On top of that, a new automatic mapping workflow assigns codes, attributes, layers, and styles to your points as soon as they are created or imported. Instead of editing each point by hand, BricsCAD applies your rules automatically.
In real projects, this can reduce point processing time from hours to minutes. And because the rules are consistent, the results are more accurate.
Sections that stay connected to your model
Creating cross sections is one of the most common tasks in civil and survey projects. It is also one of the most frustrating. In many tools, sections are static. If the surface or alignment changes, the sections are wrong. And then the laborious task of rebuilding begins. Again.
BricsCAD V26 introduces dynamic cross sections that stay linked to your geometry. You can generate multiple sections from surfaces, gradings, and solids, and display them as section views in your drawing.
When your model changes, the sections update with it. There is no need to start over. This makes it much easier to test alternatives, respond to late changes, and keep your documentation aligned with the design.
One workflow
BricsCAD V26 is built around a simple idea: survey data should not have to travel through five tools before it becomes a drawing. With integrated GIS support, automated point handling, and dynamic sections, you can move from raw data to construction-ready documents in one environment. That means fewer files, errors, and manual steps, which gives you more time to focus on your project.
You can download BricsCAD V26 here and explore these workflows in your own projects.
