Bricsys builds BricsCAD for people who build things. For the past two decades, their singular focus has been making cost-effective, mission-critical CAD, BIM, and CDE products. Now a part of the global technology giant Hexagon AB, Bricsys is reinforcing their commitment to helping the industry achieve more, in less time, for less money.
Looking for a cost-effective alternative to AutoCAD? BricsCAD is used by leading global brands with over 400,000 active users in 110 countries, and is the best AutoCAD alternative on the market today.
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New in V24.2 highlights
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HIDEOBJECTS - on the Status Bar
The presence of hidden or isolated objects in a drawing is now directly indicated on BricsCAD's Status Bar.
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Nested PURGE - UI access
Nested PURGE operations are now selectable from the Purge dialog, either in standalone mode, or through the Drawing Health Manager.
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Block Libraries
Converted Parametric Blocks can now automatically be saved to block Libraries.
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Direct Modeling
BricsCAD now displays temporary graphics to aid in Direct Modeling edit operations.
Interface and user experience
Smart AI-driven tools
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TABLEs: SmartCell copy
BricsCAD V24 includes new SmartCell Copy functionality to simplify the creation and editing of data tables in your drawings.
Tools, commands and workflows
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Model view tab Sheet Set Manager
Also in V24, a new Model View tab is available in the Sheet Set Manager. New drag-and-drop functionality has been added to the Sheet Set tree view, in addition to drag preview.
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QUICKCALC
The new QUICKCALC panel makes it simple to perform math calculations directly inside of BricsCAD V24, with support for parameters and formulas.
Features, settings and performance enhancements
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Generated Drawing Views: Performance improvements
The drawing view engine in BricsCAD V24 has been optimized to generate 2D associative drawing views from your 3D models up to 40% faster than in previous releases.
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Point clouds - added the Hexagon Point Cloud Classifier
BricsCAD V24 includes the Hexagon intelligent Point Cloud Classifier (PCC). This technology helps detect found objects inside of point cloud data.