Release notes
Every version of the MecAgent AI CAD copilot since the first public release, newest first: new features, improvements and fixes.
The Live CAD Agent and Background CAD Tasks.
Seamless updates
Background tasks now pause during a MecAgent update and pick up where they left off. If an update interrupts a chat answer, you get a clear message and that turn is not charged.
Downloadable files in chat
Files the agent creates now show up as working download links in the chat, and folder links open correctly.
Older SolidWorks versions
Better compatibility with older SolidWorks versions, plus stability and performance improvements.
SolidWorks versions
Fixes an issue with some SolidWorks versions.
Self-healing SolidWorks connection
The connection to SolidWorks now recovers on its own when SolidWorks is restarted, crashes or is busy, and leftover SolidWorks processes no longer get in the way. Click the connection status in the top bar to see which SolidWorks you're connected to, or pick one when several are open.
Clearer agent modes
The mode selector now tells you what each mode is best for and how fast it uses your allowance.
Bug fixes
MecAgent now works on company networks that use their own security certificates, downloads no longer hang silently when the Save window is hidden, and the chat shows the agent's activity more clearly.
Projected usage
See how much your running tasks will use before they finish, so you can easily keep track of your usage.
Clearer AI errors
When the AI hits a temporary issue, you now get a clear message instead of a cryptic failure.
Connection status
The SolidWorks connection status always stays visible in the top bar, with a red breathing indicator when disconnected.
Desktop notifications
Get a Windows notification when the agent finishes, a background task is done, or the agent is waiting for you. Keep working in SolidWorks and come back when it matters.
Refreshed interface
Cleaner chat, tasks, CAD-to-Drawing, knowledge and automation pages with consistent headers and status labels. The whole app is now fully translated in 26 languages.
Our biggest update in a year and a half, and a massive leap forward for AI in CAD.
Live CAD Agent
The copilot can now handle almost any task in your CAD software, live in the part or assembly you have open: modelling from text or STEP files, assemblies, materials, equations, renaming, exports and macros, straight into your feature tree.
Background CAD Tasks
Run CAD-to-Drawing and Drawing-to-CAD in the background and get precise, production-ready results while you keep working.
Macro mode, General Knowledges and model selector
Turn a request into a reusable macro, attach documents once for the agent to apply to every task, and pick the AI model for each job.
AI drawing generation, a smarter model and a free plan.
Performance
Minor performance improvements.
Bug fixes
Various bugs fixed across the app.
Performance
Minor performance improvements.
Bug fixes
Various bugs fixed across the app.
Your extra credits stay yours
Credits you purchased or received on top of your monthly allowance are no longer lost when your plan renews. Your balance is now only topped back up to your monthly limit when it has dropped below it.
More reliable drawing generation
We reworked the infrastructure behind the drawing generator. Generations that used to occasionally stall or fail now go through a more robust pipeline, so you get your drawings more consistently.
Security & stability
Updated dependencies and hardened the platform behind the scenes.
Performance
Performance and stability improvements: better model performance.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes in the app.
Free version
MecAgent is now available for free, to try it on real parts at no cost.
Smarter model
Improvements to generation quality.
Performance
Minor performance improvements.
Faster generation model
After improving the capabilities of our model, we focused on its generation speed: it is now about twice as fast, with even better results.
Small UI fixes
Minor interface fixes here and there in the app.
Smarter generation model
A new model trained for automation generation: a major leap forward in the macros and automations MecAgent writes for you.
Drawing generator
Further drawing generator improvements following 1.1.7.
Fixes & quality of life
A few fixes here and there, and an overall performance improvement.
Drawing generator improvements
The drawing generator now supports multi-body parts, improved compatibility with older versions of SolidWorks, consecutive sheets in a single drawing file, and a 3-view-only mode.
Fixes & quality of life
A few fixes here and there, and an overall performance improvement.
AI drawing generation (beta)
The drawing generator is now smarter and more capable: it processes bulk operations across multiple files, making it much more efficient for generating drawings at scale. It works particularly well with basic parts and sheet metal parts.
MecAgent 1.0 is out, with AI drawing generation for its first beta testers.
Drawing generator (beta)
A new drawing generator feature, first open to beta testers.
Smarter macro generator
The macro generator now reads what's going on in your assembly, part or drawing before creating the macro, which makes it work much better and produce more accurate results.
From the first public builds to automations you can share and merge.
MechE Sources becomes stable
The feature is no longer experimental: more reliable and faster.
Edit messages
Edit a message in your conversation history with MecAgent, to iterate faster without starting a new chat every time.
Automations management
Create custom tags, assign them to your automations and filter by tag, and drag and drop your automations to set their order yourself.
Downloads
A direct download link fixes the download issue some users could face.
Automation descriptions
Can't remember what an automation does from its name? Hover the question mark to see a clear description. Every new automation gets one, and older ones are filled in gradually.
Merge automations
Combine several automations into one workflow: select two or more, describe what you want to achieve, and MecAgent merges them for you.
New download website
download.mecagent.com: download the latest version of MecAgent and manage your account in one place.
Public automation categories
Browse public automations by category for faster discovery.
Advanced diagnostics
If SolidWorks isn't connecting, run an advanced diagnostic to help us pinpoint the issue.
Network & firewall guides
Troubleshooting guides that walk you through common network and firewall settings, so MecAgent can reach its services.
Macro sharing via URL
Share a macro with a unique link: collaborators can view or import it, even if they don't have MecAgent yet.
Polish & refinements
Fixed a connection status indicator that showed false errors and tutorial video playback, and added consistent loading animations. Bonus: Mongolian language support.
New interface and a stronger model
A brand-new UI, and a faster, better, stronger model to generate and edit macros.
Tutorial for newcomers
New users are greeted with a step-by-step tutorial to get started in minutes.
Bug fixes
Major bug fixes and performance work, with better model reasoning and stability.
Faster automations
Automations are created twice as fast.
MecAgent in 23 languages
Use MecAgent in your own language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Ukrainian, Russian, Swahili, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Bengali and Hindi.
Better reasoning
A new to-do list step that helps the model reason better, and smarter macro generation.
Bug fixes
Many bug fixes and stability improvements.
Bug fixes
Mostly bug fixes.
Faster AI
The AI answers a bit faster.
Share automations
Send someone an automation's share code and they import it directly into their own automations.
Smarter AI
The AI is smarter.
Bug fixes
Mostly bug fixes.
More public automations
More public automations are added to the library.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Public automations
A library of ready-made automations, growing release after release.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes and interface improvements.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes and interface improvements.
Faster answers
Better performance: the models answer faster.
Notification sounds
A sound tells you when an automation is ready.
Collapse mode
Automatically resizes the MecAgent and SolidWorks windows side by side.
Automatic updates
Minor interface improvements; updates install automatically.
Get started
Install the add-in in minutes and start free. Updates install automatically.
