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BricsCAD Lite

High-performing CAD for 2D drafting and detailing

BricsCAD Lite

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.

Learn more about BricsCAD Lite by clicking on the tabs below

Workflow consistency with existing tools

BricsCAD V25: User interface - CUI Shortcuts

Enhanced


BricsCAD V25: User interface - CUI Shortcuts
Improved search for missing attachments and better panel status updates.

BricsCAD v25: Built-in parametric, 2D, and 3D Blocks Library

Enhanced


Built-in parametric, 2D, and 3D Blocks Library
Work with familiar features in your workflows with the enhanced Blocks Library.

HIDEOBJECTS: BricsCAD

Enhanced


ETRANSMIT
Users can now choose between binding or inserting external references directly from the ETRANSMIT dialog.

BricsCAD v25: Input history

New


Input history
Now access and re-use input history from the command line and command context menus.

BricsCAD v25: Selection Cycling

New
Selection Cycling
Selection Cycling makes selecting overlapping entities simple in BricsCAD.

BricsCAD v25: TRIM

Enhanced


TRIM
TRIM now features better boundary detection, quick mode, trim on hatch, and other usability enhancements.

BricsCAD v25: 2D reference parameters

New


2D reference parameters
BricsCAD now supports AutoCAD® style 2D reference parameters.

BricsCAD v25: ATTACHMENTS

Enhanced


ATTACHMENTS
Improved search for missing attachments and better panel status updates.

BricsCAD v25: COLORBOOKS

Enhanced


COLORBOOKS
Encrypted color books are now supported in BricsCAD V25.

BricsCAD v25: CURSORMODE

New


CURSORMODE
Choose to switch the cursor to a solid color mode for better legibility hovering over raster imagery.

BricsCAD v25: DIMJOGGED / DIMJOGLINE

New
DIMJOGGED / DIMJOGLINE
New DIMJOGGED and DIMJOGLINE commands are available in BricsCAD V25.

BricsCAD v25: EXPORTTOAUTOCAD

New

Unique to BricsCAD
EXPORTTOAUTOCAD
Creates a new version of a drawing file with AEC entities converted into BLOCKs.

BricsCAD v25: MIRROR

New


MIRROR
MIRROR now retains temporary tracker graphics to improve the overall user experience.

BricsCAD v25: PEDITEX

Enhanced

PEDITEX
Implemented a streamlined method for modifying PLINEs (Polylines). Try it, you'll like it!

BricsCAD v25: QUICKCALC

Enhanced


QUICKCALC
The calculator is now available for use in the numeric fields of the Properties Panel.

BricsCAD v25: SCALE

New


SCALE
SCALE now offers a dynamic preview when dragging the mouse cursor to set an entity’s scale factor.

BricsCAD v25: TABLE – Autofill

Enhanced
TABLE – Autofill
Now easily click and drag to autofill TABLE cells.

BricsCAD v25: TABLE – row and column selection

Enhanced


TABLE – row and column selection
Now select rows and columns by selecting the column heading or the row number.

BricsCAD v25: VPSCALE

Enhanced


VPSCALE
Viewport scale controls added to the Status Bar for setting the layout scale simply.

Easy-to-use and streamlined workflows

BricsCAD v25: Annotative scales

Enhanced


Annotative scales
Now save annotative scales for model space views directly in Drawing Explorer.

BricsCAD v25: BricsCAD Status Bar

Enhanced

Unique to BricsCAD
BricsCAD Status Bar
Clear icons and text-based buttons to understand and access functions quickly, speeding up your workflow.

BricsCAD v25: File Open dialog

Enhanced


File Open dialog
New Open File dialog brings a modern toolset to drawing file management.

BricsCAD v25: Manual point-cloud classification

New


Manual point-cloud classification
Automatic point-cloud classifier augmented with a manual override to supplement or replace classified objects in point clouds.

BricsCAD v25: Rollover Tips parameters

New
Rollover Tips parameters
Rollover Tips allows users to view and change parameters when hovering over a block.

BricsCAD v25: Sketch Based Modeling features - fillets and chamfers

Enhanced


Sketch Based Modeling features - fillets and chamfers
Added support for fillets and chamfers in Sketch Based Modeling features.

BricsCAD v25: Sketch Based Modeling features – work planes

New


Sketch Based Modeling features – work planes
Visual work planes are now supported for sketch-based modeling workflows.

Design data interoperability

BricsCAD v25: Point cloud formats

New
Point cloud formats
Support for importing Riegl, Z+F, and LGSx format.

Innovative AI-driven capabilities

BricsCAD v25: Experimental feature mode

NewUnique 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.

BricsCAD v25: BLOCKIFY

Enhanced

BLOCKIFY
BLOCKIFY workflow is completely updated to include support for the Parametric Block features.

High-performance Professional CAD

BricsCAD v25: VIEWBASE drawing views

Enhanced


VIEWBASE drawing views
Enabled background generation of drawing views for interaction as views are generated.

BricsCAD v25: FLATSHOT

EnhancedFLATSHOT
Overall performance of FLATSHOT improved by 16-18x.

BricsCAD v25: Point cloud rendering modes

Enhanced


Point cloud rendering modes
Now supports doll house rendering, eye dome lighting, and gap filling, with new panel controls.

BricsCAD v25: In-product usage data and insights

New
In-product usage data and insights
The ‘Insights’ tab gives a comprehensive overview of the most-used commands, with suggestions tailored to workflow.

BricsCAD v25: Large drawing clean-up workflow

EnhancedUnique 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

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 in BricsCAD

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.

  • Linetypes
  • Layer management
  • UCS control
  • External references
  • Blocks
  • Images
  • Section planes
  • and much more
Blockify

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.

Quad

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.

Drawing Explorer in 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

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

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.

Shift Key

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

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

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

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.

BricsCAD Lite V25 Brochure

BricsCAD - A Better DWG Solution

BricsCAD - A Better DWG System

It's easy to replace your current CAD system with BricsCAD

It's Easy to Replace Your Current CAD System with BricsCAD

BricsCAD: Seeing is Believing

BricsCAD: Seeing is Believing

BricsCAD vs OtherCAD: Network Licensing

BricsCAD vs Other CAD: Network Licensing

BricsCAD Custom Tools at Your Fingertips

BricsCAD Custom Tools at Your Fingertips

BricsCAD – The Power of the Quad

BricsCAD: The Power of the Quad

Blockify – Make Hundreds of CAD Blocks at Once!

Blockify – Make Hundreds of CAD Blocks at Once!

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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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