Engineering is about more than just precise geometry. It's also about efficiency. ‘Time is money’ may sound like a cliché, but it's true. Especially when you realise that your time is being wasted on things that could be done much more efficiently or even automatically. Regardless of how large, complex or data-intensive your project is, you want to be able to smoothly turn your ideas into models.

This is exactly where ELITECAD Mechanics is at its best, and version 17 adds a whole lot more. Whether you're displaying huge point clouds, navigating complex assemblies or switching between detailed views and overviews, we've optimised many things in the new version to simplify and speed up your daily work. ELITECAD Mechanics 17 is now faster and cleverer than ever before. A true performance champion!

Many promise excellent usability. But what exactly does that mean? For example, ELITECAD Mechanics 17 now makes it easier for you to design complex staircase structures, to work with rotated coordinate systems or to create finely adjusted components. You can manipulate landings directly in the drawing, align structures precisely and navigate through your models with live selection preview in real time.

There have also been significant optimisations behind the scenes. The completely new parameter management provides a much better overview. In addition, search functions and clear hierarchies help you find your standard parts, materials or texts more quickly and make them easier to distinguish. In addition, practical tools such as automatic 3D text creation or freely definable line types from text give you maximum flexibility in your technical drawings and models.

Successful projects are rarely a solo effort. Interfaces are therefore the backbone of modern planning. With the new version 17, communication between project participants becomes easier and more transparent. Whether you want to process current BIM data via the IFC 4.3 interface or integrate data from third parties, the new import manager documents all external data sources in a traceable manner so that they can be reselected at any time.

With the new PlanRadar plugin, you can now link your plans directly from ELITECAD to the cloud. Material representation is also enhanced: the new texture import manager brings high-quality materials from external databases such as mtextur, Poly Haven or ambientCG into the model conveniently and free of charge. Furthermore, the updates for the piping module and terrain module provide more control, better handling and even greater time savings in your work.

Luna brings a new kind of support to your engineering practice: directly integrated into ELITECAD, adaptive, context-sensitive. The native AI assistant takes on time-consuming tasks at your request, answers questions, gives tips and even thinks CAD-specifically. Instead of spending a long time researching rarely used functions or constantly repeating routine tasks, Luna will help you in the future so you can concentrate fully on your planning.

Whether in processing existing assets, modelling or aligning with guidelines: Luna takes care of the time-consuming tasks if you want it to – so you can focus on what matters. The first AI features are ready to go, with many more to follow. As part of the ELITECAD Insider programme, you can test them in advance.