iCON Trades | What's New

The latest iCON Trades software releases bring major new measuring tools, faster field-to-machine workflows, and quality-of-life improvements. Watch the overview below, then expand any release to see the full feature list. Official Leica release notes are available to download as a PDF in each section.

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Version 1.3.1

Released 28 May 2026. New continuous tracing with the vPen, plus a Lines & Arcs smoothing tool that takes traced shapes straight to CNC.

What's new in 1.3.1

Tracing with vPen

Capture curved shapes and complex geometries fast by recording a continuous trace — just move the vPen tip along the edge in 2D or 3D. Ideal for stone, glass, metal, and marine work, with point precision of 1.5 mm at 10 m and 2.5 mm at 25 m on an iCS50. Long-press Measure to start, press again to stop.

Smooth Tool — Lines & Arcs (Templating license)

The new Lines & Arcs smoothing option turns traced 2D geometry into clean lines and arcs that are ready for CNC production — cutting or eliminating CAD/CAM cleanup and speeding up the field-to-machine workflow. A tolerance setting controls how closely the result follows your raw trace.

Bug fixes & improvements

Stability and performance enhancements, plus improvements to imports and exports.

Version 1.3.0

Released 9 March 2026. A big feature release led by the new High/Low Point surface-deviation tool, plus templating, export, and instrument improvements.

What's new in 1.3.0

High/Low Point

Evaluate surface deviations from a reference plane using single or continuous measurements, or existing points. Points are colourised — blue for positive deviation, red for negative — with arrows marking the largest high and low points. The new Continuous mode monitors deviation in real time, ideal for scanning surfaces or checking vertical alignment of prefabricated walls. High/Low distance can also be included in CSV and DXF exports.

Point labels — High/Low distance

Point labels can now show each point's distance from the plane, giving extra context during surface evaluation.

Rectangle by Size

Create rectangles by entering exact dimensions and placing them anywhere in the drawing — handy for islands and free-standing elements.

Auto-backsplash (Templating license)

Automatically generates backsplash or waterfall elements from measured or drawn countertop data, with trimming based on material thickness — fewer manual drawing steps.

25 m range for vPen

The vPen measuring range now extends to 25 m (license required) for accurate measurement and layout over longer distances.

Edit point names

Rename points after creation from the point information view for clearer organisation of measured data.

Copy Projects & Jobs

Duplicate projects and jobs — long-press a project or use the Copy action on a job. Multiple projects can be copied at once to reuse existing structure.

Attach photo to point

Add a photo to an individual point from the point information screen, even if none was captured during measurement.

DXF Export — Only single points

A new "Only Single Points" option exports individual points only, excluding points linked to lines or polylines.

CSV Export — Timestamp

A new Timestamp option adds the capture time to each point in the CSV export, improving traceability of measured data.

Leica Mini Prism support (iCS20/50)

Leica Mini Prism is now supported with iCS20 and iCS50 instruments for added flexibility and accuracy when measuring.

Motor High-speed mode (iCS20/50)

A new Motor High-speed mode for iCS20/50 can be switched off to reduce movement speed and avoid tripod vibration on non-ideal setups (applies when using vPen or vPole).

Shop Sheet — added info

The Shop Sheet export now includes name, material, and thickness information.

Moving Platform Mode — any license

Moving Platform Mode is now available with any license (previously Templating only).

Repeat levelling — always available

Repeat levelling for iCS20/50 is now always available, so you can re-level the instrument at any time — e.g. after long sessions or suspected movement.

Languages, firmware & other improvements

Added support for many more languages (German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Dutch and more), plus iCS20/50 firmware upgrades — continuous vPen measurement, mini round prism (GMP101) support, and improved auto-levelling and shock/tilt alerts — along with general performance and stability improvements.