What's new in Stabicad
What's New in Stabicad 26.08
August 3, 2026
We are pleased to announce the release of Stabicad 26.08. This new version includes several key updates, improvements, and fixes to enhance your workflow and productivity.
We encourage you to install the latest version to take full advantage of these enhancements.
You can download Stabicad 26.08 here.
Below, you will find a detailed list of all the changes in this release.
Highlights of the 26.08 release
- Automatic Placement in Stabicad for AutoCAD lets you fill entire floors with air terminals, lightning fixtures, sprinklers, and other ceiling-mounted symbols in one run
- Tees and bends now display consistent diameter units per column, allowing for direct matching against manufacturer data sheets.
- End piece sketches and families are updated to accurately reflect real-world dimensions and behave as drawn.
Stabicad for Revit and Stabicad for AutoCAD | Ventilation
- Air curtain specifications
The Specification property for air curtains is now pulled directly from the catalog. Previously, the Specification value on air curtains was overwritten by the Type value during content conversion, so schedules, reports, and calculations could show the wrong product description. Air curtains now keep the catalog Specification as intended.
Stabicad for Revit and Stabicad for AutoCAD | Piping
- Clearer size selection for mixed-unit fittings
When selecting sizes for tees and bends, diameters in the size-selection list are now displayed consistently within each column. A fix was made for fittings with mixed-unit connections (such as a threaded end in inches and a compression end in millimeters), ensuring values remain in a uniform unit per column. This allows Stabicad fittings to be matched directly against manufacturer data sheets without manual conversions.
- Logical UI sorting for element selection
Articles in the element-selection dialog (such as tees and bends) are now sorted logically in the interface for quicker component selection. To support this update, Product Line Import now accepts fittings regardless of the diameter order (D1 vs D2), resolving an issue where articles could appear mixed up.
Stabicad for Revit and Stabicad for AutoCAD | Sewerage
- Corrected geometry and sketches for sewerage end pieces
Dimension sketches and parametric models for sewerage end pieces (end caps) were updated to accurately reflect real-world geometry, making it clear which parameter drives each part of the fitting. This resolves cases where an end piece without an L3 dimension produced incorrect geometry when M1 and L2 were filled in. Validation was also added in Edit Article and Product Line Import to prevent invalid parameter combinations (L2 must be greater than both L3 and M1).
Stabicad for Revit | Template
- Conduit and UK domestic water tagging
A new conduit tag was added to display the diameter of conduits. Additionally, the M_Domestic Water_Info_Tag_Cross_DI_MEPcontent.rfa tag in the UK templates was upgraded to support DN size tagging.
Stabicad for Revit | Ventilation
- Rectangular bend family for unspecified ventilation ducts
A new BEND_RECTANGULAR_FLOWING_UNSPECIFIED family is now available for rectangular ventilation ducts in the unspecified catalog. This family supports bends where width and height differ (down to a width-to-height ratio of 1:4), providing a proper bend component on non-square rectangular sections where routing previously required workarounds.
Stabicad for Revit | Mechanical Diagram
- Article numbers (ARTNR) on diagrams and printouts
The ARTNR article number is now shown on the drawing component itself, and the Draw Articles printout now includes ARTNR on every row. This makes it simple to match drawn components directly to catalog line items for ordering or sign-off.
Stabicad for AutoCAD | Ventilation
- Automatic placement for ceiling content
A new Automatic Placement feature replaces repetitive manual layout work in AutoCAD with a rule-based workflow. Define room boundaries, create a placement rule for ventilation or other ceiling-mounted trades, link the target spaces, and Stabicad will distribute the content across every room automatically.
- For ventilation, air terminal counts automatically adjust based on room dimensions and design parameters.
- For lighting, sprinklers, and other trades, item counts can be set per room.
When design changes occur, updating the rule and re-applying cleanly replaces previously placed symbols. To get started, open StabiTOOLS → Design Automation → Automatic placement.
StabiBASE
- Project-wide file registration in StabiBASE
A fix was made to the Register Folders and Files tool in StabiBASE when used at the project level. Previously, selecting a file located within a subfolder caused the entire process to fail; an entire project can now be registered in a single action, including all files contained within nested subfolders.
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