Mechanical Design CAD 'IJCAD Mechanical 2026 SP0' Released on April 1st: Expanded Compatibility with AutoCAD Mechanical 2021-2025 Drawings

System Metrics Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya; President: Koichi Nagaoka) launched the latest version of its 2D CAD for mechanical design, 'IJCAD Mechanical 2026 SP0,' on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. This version achieves compatibility with AutoCAD Mechanical 2021-2025 format drawings, significantly strengthening data interoperability with AutoCAD Mechanical. Key new features include expanded support for AutoCAD Mechanical drawing formats, allowing existing assets to be used without conversion, and an update to welding symbol standards (JIS Z 3021:2016). IJCAD Mechanical is a 2D CAD for mechanical design based on IJCAD, which has over 170,000 installations in Japan. It offers high compatibility with AutoCAD Mechanical, allowing users to read, edit, and save files without conversion, and features a user interface familiar to AutoCAD Mechanical users. It is priced from 82,500 JPY (tax included) per year, providing essential functions like BOM creation and mechanical symbol insertion at a reasonable cost. A 14-day trial version is available on the official website.