BricsCAD Lite offers a superior set of 2D CAD drafting tools, perfect for architectural firms and construction companies accustomed to working with traditional drafting tools. BricsCAD takes the familiar interface your drafters already know from AutoCAD but adds numerous features and go-anywhere compatibility. It's easy for people to transition their skills from AutoCAD to BricsCAD Lite, then go on to discover all its powerful new features. Because BricsCAD works natively in the industry-standard DWG format, all your existing project files can be opened directly, with no need for conversion!
AI-driven features such as Nearest Distance calculations and Copy Guided make BricsCAD Lite the ultimate in 2D CAD drafting.
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Workflow consistency with existing tools
BricsCAD V25: User interface - CUI Shortcuts
Improved search for missing attachments and better panel status updates.
Built-in parametric, 2D, and 3D Blocks Library
Work with familiar features in your workflows with the enhanced Blocks Library.
ETRANSMIT
Users can now choose between binding or inserting external references directly from the ETRANSMIT dialog.
Input history
Now access and re-use input history from the command line and command context menus.
Selection Cycling
Selection Cycling makes selecting overlapping entities simple in BricsCAD.
TRIM
TRIM now features better boundary detection, quick mode, trim on hatch, and other usability enhancements.
2D reference parameters
BricsCAD now supports AutoCAD® style 2D reference parameters.
ATTACHMENTS
Improved search for missing attachments and better panel status updates.
COLORBOOKS
Encrypted color books are now supported in BricsCAD V25.
CURSORMODE
Choose to switch the cursor to a solid color mode for better legibility hovering over raster imagery.
DIMJOGGED / DIMJOGLINE
New DIMJOGGED and DIMJOGLINE commands are available in BricsCAD V25.
Unique to BricsCAD
EXPORTTOAUTOCAD
Creates a new version of a drawing file with AEC entities converted into BLOCKs.
MIRROR
MIRROR now retains temporary tracker graphics to improve the overall user experience.
PEDITEX
Implemented a streamlined method for modifying PLINEs (Polylines). Try it, you'll like it!
QUICKCALC
The calculator is now available for use in the numeric fields of the Properties Panel.
SCALE
SCALE now offers a dynamic preview when dragging the mouse cursor to set an entity’s scale factor.
TABLE – Autofill
Now easily click and drag to autofill TABLE cells.
TABLE – row and column selection
Now select rows and columns by selecting the column heading or the row number.
VPSCALE
Viewport scale controls added to the Status Bar for setting the layout scale simply.
Easy-to-use and streamlined workflows
Annotative scales
Now save annotative scales for model space views directly in Drawing Explorer.
Unique to BricsCAD
BricsCAD Status Bar
Clear icons and text-based buttons to understand and access functions quickly, speeding up your workflow.
File Open dialog
New Open File dialog brings a modern toolset to drawing file management.
Manual point-cloud classification
Automatic point-cloud classifier augmented with a manual override to supplement or replace classified objects in point clouds.
Rollover Tips parameters
Rollover Tips allows users to view and change parameters when hovering over a block.
Sketch Based Modeling features - fillets and chamfers
Added support for fillets and chamfers in Sketch Based Modeling features.
Sketch Based Modeling features – work planes
Visual work planes are now supported for sketch-based modeling workflows.
Design data interoperability
Point cloud formats
Support for importing Riegl, Z+F, and LGSx format.
Innovative AI-driven capabilities
Unique to BricsCAD
Experimental feature mode
Experimental Mode is a sandbox for users to explore and test innovative features under development. The features are not ready for full release but offer a preview of future enhancements.
BLOCKIFY
BLOCKIFY workflow is completely updated to include support for the Parametric Block features.
High-performance Professional CAD
VIEWBASE drawing views
Enabled background generation of drawing views for interaction as views are generated.
FLATSHOT
Overall performance of FLATSHOT improved by 16-18x.
Point cloud rendering modes
Now supports doll house rendering, eye dome lighting, and gap filling, with new panel controls.
In-product usage data and insights
The ‘Insights’ tab gives a comprehensive overview of the most-used commands, with suggestions tailored to workflow.
Unique to BricsCAD
Large drawing clean-up workflow
Unique clean-up workflow in the DWGHEALTH system to help maintain superior performance in large drawings.
BricsCAD is built entirely on the industry standard DWG format, with full command, script, macro, and menu compatibility.
BricsCAD Lite is highly compatible with AutoCAD®
There’s no need to change your printers, templates, blocks or sheet set layouts to move to BricsCAD – all are 100% compatible. Command names, aliases, and system variables are the same in BricsCAD and AutoCAD®. BricsCAD is based on native DWG for the highest compatibility with other CAD users across all industries.
- Command compatible
- Menu (.CUI, .CUIX) compatible
- Macro/script compatible
- Support file (.PC3, .LIN, .PAT, .DWT, .SSM) compatible
- Based on 2018 DWG technology
LISP Routines
BricsCAD Lite fully supports LISP, and is compatible with AutoCAD’s AutoLISP format, making it simple to reuse existing routines. BricsCAD's advanced BLADE LISP environment allows you to quickly develop customizations that can slash the time it takes for repetitive drafting tasks.
Why use LISP?
LISP routines are the easiest way to automate processes and workflows for bulk layer manipulations, changing entity properties, automate drawing and XREF relationships, standardize plotting and publishing workflows, etc.
BricsCAD offers unique tools to help you get more work done faster. With commands powered by advanced machine-learning technologies, users can accelerate tasks and remove hours of manual repetition.
Drawing Explorer
Giving You Greater Control Over All Drawing Elements
In BricsCAD, the Drawing Explorer centralizes what, in other CAD platforms, amounts to many separate dialog boxes. It's easy to navigate and search.
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Convert repeated geometry to Block Definitions
BLOCKIFY automatically creates a block definition and replaces all matching sets of entities with block references throughout your entire drawing. You can reduce DWG file size up to 90% by using Blockify to find repetitive geometry and convert it into block references.
The Quad: drawing, editing, and information near the cursor
BricsCAD’s unique Quad is a “heads-up” command palette that predicts your command usage and offers one-click access to the command you’ll most likely need next. Powered by machine learning, the Quad predicts the commands you will need, based on the unique way you use BricsCAD.
Automatically align copied entities
COPYGUIDED automatically aligns copied entities to relevant geometry using automatically generated guide curves. You can explicitly select entities to use as guide curves or let BricsCAD determine them based on the drawing elements in your selection.
Parametric Blocks: a dynamic approach to creating 2D Blocks
Parametric blocks automate repetitive tasks by allowing users to create one block instead of lots of similar, separate block definitions. You can create 2D block definitions using the same set of tools and workflows that you are familiar with.
Adaptive Grid Snapping
BricsCAD’s dynamic snap grid changes to reflect your zoom level. The adaptive grid snap feature lets you create, edit, nudge and manipulate entities using precise values without the need for keyboard entry. The snap step size adapts based on the current screen zoom factor.
Dynamic UCS: The Power of the Shift Key
With BricsCAD’s Dynamic UCS, the coordinate system is aligned automatically with the entity under your cursor. By tapping the Shift key, you can lock or unlock the UCS, which allows you to start drawing outside the selected entity or face. 2D users can increase their drawing productivity by automatically aligning the UCS with selected entities for both 2D and 3D.
Autoconstrain 2D drawing elements
When creating parametric 2D drawing elements, BricsCAD enables you to intelligently and automatically apply parameters and constraints with just one click, applying geometric control quickly and easily for fast design changes and reuse.
Optimize drawing quality
OPTIMIZE corrects your drawing issues by automatically finding and healing inconsistancies such as gaps and misalignments which may otherwise be difficult to see, improving drawing accuracy and giving you a cleaner, more efficient result.
Manipulator
The Manipulator is a versatile tool that lets you move, rotate, scale, and mirror selected entities. Hold down the Control key when starting an action and the Manipulator will keep the original entities, automatically creating copies of them. The Manipulator can act on single or multiple entities at once.
The Bricsys 24/7 connection panel lives inside of BricsCAD, and gives you direct access to our cloud-based file storage and collaboration network.
Compare BricsCAD to AutoCAD
BricsCAD offers a whole new world for those who venture beyond the AutoCAD® horizon. Among its growing community of users, BricsCAD is best known for its feature-rich combination of 2D drawing and 3D modeling.
| BricsCAD Lite | BricsCAD Pro | AutoCAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LICENSING | |||
| Multi-platform licenses | |||
| Perpetual | |||
| Perpetual + Maintenance | |||
| Subscription | |||
| Network Multi-user | |||
| Volume (Perpetual) | |||
| Academic | |||
| DRAWINGS | |||
| Native DWG format | |||
| Password Protection | |||
| eTransmit | |||
| Sheet Set Manager | |||
| Geographic Location | |||
| Drawing Compare | |||
| Cloud Collaboration | |||
| INTERFACE | |||
| Dark & Light Color Themes | |||
| Industry standard commands, aliases, and variables | |||
| Command Line | |||
| Start tab | |||
| File (Drawing) tabs | |||
| Menu bar | |||
| Toolbars | |||
| Ribbon | |||
| Tool Palettes | |||
| Contextual right-click menus | |||
| Contextual Quad menu | |||
| Status bar | |||
| Workspaces | |||
| Searchable settings (Variables) dialog box | |||
| Lockable Interface | |||
| Clean Screen Mode | |||
| Drawing Explorer | |||
| Customizable User Interface | |||
| Structure Browser | |||
| Layout Manager | |||
| SELECTION, SNAP & TRACK | |||
| Selection filtering | |||
| Add Selected | |||
| Select similar | |||
| Selection cycling | |||
| Entity Snaps | |||
| Polar Tracking | |||
| Zintersection 3D snap | |||
| Nearest distance | |||
| Adaptive Gripsnap | |||
| Real-time boundary detection | |||
| 2D Dynamic UCS | |||
| 3D Dynamic UCS | |||
| DRAWING TOOLS | |||
| Line, Polyline, 3D Polyline, Spline, Ray, Xline | |||
| Multiline and Multiline Styles | |||
| Circle, Arc, Ellipse, Elliptical Arc | |||
| Polygon, Rectangle, Region, Donut, Point | |||
| Helix | |||
| 2D Parameters, Constraints | |||
| ANNOTATION TOOLS | |||
| Text, Multi-line Text, Text Styles, Text Editor | |||
| Dimensions, Dimension Styles | |||
| Multi-leaders, Multi-leader Styles | |||
| Hatches, Gradients, Hatch/Gradient Editor | |||
| Wipeouts | |||
| Revision Clouds | |||
| Attributes, Attribute Editor | |||
| Tables, Table Styles | |||
| Fields | |||
| Data Extraction | |||
| Data Linking | |||
| Annotation Scaling | |||
| Spell Check | |||
| EDITING TOOLS | |||
| Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Mirror, Align | |||
| Trim, Extend, Lengthen, Break, Join | |||
| Fillet, Chamfer | |||
| CopyGuided | |||
| MoveGuided | |||
| Grip Edit | |||
| Properties Panel | |||
| Manipulator (3D Gizmo) | |||
| Draworder | |||
| Undo Per Entity (Property History) | |||
| Optimize | |||
| Simplify | |||
| REFERENCE TOOLS | |||
| Blocks, Block Editor | |||
| Dynamic Blocks | |||
| Block Face Camera | |||
| Blockify | |||
| Associative Arrays | |||
| Dwg (Xref) Attach, Clip, Bind, Edit | |||
| PDF Attach, Clip | |||
| Image Attach, Clip, Adjust, Transparency | |||
| Point Cloud Preprocess, Attach, Crop, Colormap | |||
| VISUALIZATION TOOLS | |||
| Layers, Layer States | |||
| Transparency | |||
| Visual Styles | |||
| LookFrom (ViewCube™) | |||
| Match Perspective | |||
| Lights | |||
| Sun Properties | |||
| Materials | |||
| Render | |||
| Animation Editor | |||
| Walkthrough navigation | |||
| ANIPATH command | |||
| MODELING TOOLS | |||
| ACIS Modeling | |||
| Solid and Surface Modeling | |||
| Solid Primitives | |||
| Mesh Primitives | |||
| Polysolid | |||
| Union, Subtract, Intersect, Interfere | |||
| Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Sweep, Thicken | |||
| Twist | |||
| Fillet, Chamfer | |||
| Slice | |||
| Multi-slice | |||
| T Connect, L Connect, Connect with Nearest | |||
| Extract Edges | |||
| Direct modeling | |||
| Deformable (Freeform) modeling | |||
| Audit, Simplify | |||
| Stitch | |||
| 3D Parameters, Constraints | |||
| 3D Autoparametrize | |||
| 3D Blockify and Parametric Blockify | |||
| 3D Parametric Design Tables | |||
| Section planes | |||
| Drawing Views | |||
| 3D Threads | |||
| Point Cloud Align | |||
| Point Cloud Bubble Viewer | |||
| CIVIL TOOLS | |||
| TIN Surface Modeling | |||
| Civil Points | |||
| TIN Volume Surface | |||
| Grading | |||
| Alignments | |||
| Profiles (Vertical Alignments) | |||
| Corridors | |||
| Civil 3D Object Enabler | |||
| Boundary Trim | |||
| IMPORT, EXPORT, OUTPUT | |||
| Print/Plot | |||
| Publish/Batch Plot | |||
| CTB & STB Table Files | |||
| PC3 Printer Configuration Files | |||
| Named Page Setups | |||
| PDF Import, Export | |||
| DAE Import, Export | |||
| IFC Import, Export | |||
| 3DM Import, Export | |||
| LandXML Import, Export | |||
| Import Autodesk Civil 3D Data | |||
| RFA Import | |||
| SKP Import | |||
| DGN Import | |||
| RVT Import | |||
| DWF Export | |||
| SVG Export | |||
| FBX Export | |||
| STL Export | |||
| Point Cloud Export (.LAS and .PTS) | |||
| Point Cloud import (.LAS, .LAZ, .PTS, .PTX, e57, .RCS, and .RCP | |||
| Additional formats available with BricsCAD Communicator | |||
| PROGRAMMING | |||
| ActiveX | |||
| Entity data editor | |||
| Script Recorder | |||
| Full LISP Support (vl, vlr, vla, and vlax) | |||
| Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS) | |||
| DCL engine | |||
| COM API | |||
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) | |||
| VBA DVB projects support | |||
| .NET | |||
| BRX (ARX) | |||
| TX (Teigha eXtensions) | |||
| CUI menu files support, with Diesel expressions | |||
| Manufacturing Tools | |||
| Mechanical Browser | |||
| Parts Library | |||
| Piping | |||
| Assembly Modeling | |||
| Exploded Views | |||
| Kinematic Analysis |
BricsCAD Cost & Leasing Information
BricsCAD provides flexible licensing options so you can choose the best approach for you. BricsCAD software is available as a perpetual, subscription or network license.
Need to discuss volume discounts, purchasing options or want a formal quotation? Contact us at 866-824-4459.
Leasing is Available
Did you know that you can lease software, training, and consulting services? Leasing allows businesses to get the software and equipment they need without affecting bank or credit lines. No matter the type of business, you need the proper software and equipment to efficiently compete and flourish. That’s why we offer leasing options through Trio Capital.
Why Lease?
- Conserve your working capital.
- Simple application/approval process.
- Finance installation and training costs in one lease.
- Potential tax savings under IRS Section 179.
- Fixed monthly payments throughout term.
- Trade up to new equipment.
- Competitive finance rates.
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