ACDC Desktop 6.0

Open Spatial is pleased to announce the release of ACDC Desktop 6.0, a major update that ensures full compatibility with AutoCAD 2025 and AutoCAD 2026. This upgrade to the latest .NET framework future-proofs your workflows, giving your teams the confidence that ACDC will run seamlessly on Autodesk’s newest platforms and continue to support mission-critical design and validation processes.

Beyond compatibility, this release introduces important new capabilities and enhancements. Highlights include the ability to validate pipe direction during data checks, expanded spatial integrity rules for detecting incorrect node-to-pipe interactions, and a new nearest snap mode to improve accuracy in block validation. Additional improvements such as FDO data visibility queries and flexible gStandardVersion settings further strengthen the platform’s usability and configurability.

We’ve also resolved several customer-reported issues to improve stability and accuracy. These include corrections to date field range validation errors and refining linear direction checks so they apply only to LINE objects. Together, these fixes and enhancements make ACDC 6.0 a future-ready release—delivering smoother performance, smarter validation, and complete support for the latest AutoCAD environments. For more information regarding ACDC 6.0, contact our support team or your account manager.

📢 NEW FEATURES

• Add pipe direction in Validation

⭐ IMPROVEMENTS

• Add option to query FDO data to be visible

• Spatial Integrity rules need to flag incorrect node to pipe interaction

• Nearest snap mode to validator for associated block location

• Upgrade code to be compatible with AutoCAD 2025 / 2026 .NET framework

• ACDC Setting for gStandardVersion

🛠️ FIXES

• Date field range give incorrect error

• Validate Linear Direction checks must only be active for LINE objects

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