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BricsCAD Pro

3D Modeling has never been easier or more robust than with BricsCAD Pro.  This software takes all the 2D CAD features found in BricsCAD Lite, while adding extensive 3D modeling features.  Engineering, architectural, and construction specialists will all benefit from an easy-to-use interface combined with AI and automation-driven features that simplify repetitive tasks.

BricsCAD Pro is particularly helpful for civil engineering, thanks to its suite of tools for tasks such as grading and alignments. Create and edit TIN surfaces with ease, while utilizing BricsCAD 24/7 to easily share files, collaborate, and track the changes made.  Plus, if a feature you need isn't available natively, BricsCAD Pro offers over 400 third-party applications and plug-ins to enhance its capabilities.

BricsCAD Savings over AutoCAD (US$)
BricsCAD Savings over AutoCAD ($CAD)

Costs based on MSRP as of March 11, 2024.

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New in V24.2 highlights

Print & Publish output: BricsCAD

Enhanced


Print & Publish output

BricsCAD supports custom printer paper sizes to ensure consistent print and publish outputs.

Sheet Set Manager: BricsCAD

Enhanced


Sheet Set Manager

We have improved the import performance of existing drawing layouts into a new sheet.

HIDEOBJECTS: BricsCAD

New


HIDEOBJECTS - on the Status Bar

The presence of hidden or isolated objects in a drawing is now directly indicated on BricsCAD's Status Bar.

Nested PURGE: BricsCAD

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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.

FINDOUTLIERS: BricsCAD

Enhanced


FINDOUTLIERS

BricsCAD's unique FINDOUTLIERS workflow now performs better on drawings with large extants. There is also an improved user interface for better usability - including the ability to draw a valid area, a 2D/3D mode toggle, and new icon symbology for invisible, frozen and hidden outliers.

Block Libraries: BricsCAD

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Block Libraries

Converted Parametric Blocks can now automatically be saved to block Libraries.

Direct Modeling: BricsCAD

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Direct Modeling

BricsCAD now displays temporary graphics to aid in Direct Modeling edit operations.

PROPOBJLIMIT: BricsCAD

Enhanced


PROPOBJLIMIT

BricsCAD now manages drawing property evaluation to speed the loading of large or complex drawings. The Property panel and combo-box performance is greatly improved for large or complex drawings.

Spline-fit POLYLINEs: BricsCAD

Enhanced


Spline-fit POLYLINEs

We greatly improved the display performance of spline-fit POLYLINEs.

Point Clouds: BricsCAD

Enhanced


Point Clouds

We greatly improved the display performance of color-mapped Point Clouds, and added the ability to apply a color map based on classification.

Interface and user experience

BricsCAD Ribbon - Ribbon - visual and performance enhancements

Enhanced


Ribbon - visual and performance enhancements

The BricsCAD V24 command Ribbon is based on our new UI framework, and includes a general ribbon tool size setting to make the Ribbon easier to use on 4K screens.

LookFrom widget

Enhanced


LookFrom

The LookFrom widget is updated in V24, and it offers a more dynamic way to change the view when working in Model space.

BricsCAD Start Page

Enhanced


Start Page

BricsCAD's new Start Page offers direct template selection and the option to pin recently used documents so they remain at the top of the list.

BricsCAD In product Tutorials

New


In product Tutorials

BricsCAD now includes a new series of in-product tutorials to help users learn about the unique and powerful features of our newest V24 Release.

BricsCAD Express Tools

Enhanced


ExpressTools - references to on-line Help system

The ExpressTools now link directly to the BricsCAD on-line Help System in V24.

Smart AI-driven tools

BricsCAD TABLEs: SmartCell copy

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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.

COPYGUIDED3D

EnhancedUnique to BricsCAD
COPYGUIDED3D 
COPYGUIDED3D now works with defined constraints to better manage the placement and manipulation of detail entities.

BricsCAD AI Assist recommendations

EnhancedUnique to BricsCAD
AI Assist - dynamic command suggestions 
Bricsys has improved the next command suggestion algorithm in the AI Assist ribbon to make smarter choices, based on all of your inputs to BricsCAD.

BricsCAD Parametric Blocks

EnhancedUnique to BricsCAD
Parametric Blocks improvements
In V24, Bricsys has improved BricsCAD's native Parametric Blocks and the dynamic-to-parametric BLOCKCONVERT workflow, and added Move and Rotate to the list of supported parametric operations.

BricsCAD Drawing Health Management

EnhancedUnique to BricsCAD
DWGHEALTH improvements
BricsCAD's unique Drawing Health Management workflow now includes functionality for creating re-usable clean-up routines, and incorporates the OVERKILL command workflow in V24.

Tools, commands and workflows

CONNECT Command

New


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.

ARRANGE Command

New


QUICKCALC 

The new QUICKCALC panel makes it simple to perform math calculations directly inside of BricsCAD V24, with support for parameters and formulas.

FINDOUTLIERS command in BricsCAD

Enhanced


TRIM

The TRIM command now highlights the selected segments that can be trimmed or extended.

BLOCKIFY command in BricsCAD

New


QDIM (Quick Dimensioning)

QDIM, new to BricsCAD in V24, helps you create linear dimensions by simply selecting the objects that you want to annotate.

COPYGUIDED3D

Enhanced


ANNOMONITOR 

The ANNOMONITOR system setting allows you to flag disassociated annotative dimensions, regardless of the style of the dimension entities.

Features, settings and performance enhancements

BricsCAD Sheet Set Manager

Enhanced


Sheet Set Manager

BricsCAD's Sheet Set Manager has been improved with a notification system to assist multiple users in accessing a single sheet set (.dst) file.

Generated Drawing Views: Performance improvements

New


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.

Constraint Management

Enhanced


Constraint Management - better control of arcs and circles

Improvements to BricsCAD's constraint management system allow for better control of 2D profile geometry when constraint values are changed dramatically.

Point clouds

New


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.

Interoperability and integrations

Print to Raster: PNG and TIFF formats

Enhanced


Print to Raster: PNG and TIFF formats

BricsCAD can print/publish directly to multiple raster formats, and offers upgraded Publishing support for PDF bookmarks. We've also improved WMF output configuration options and file output quality.

Civil and Surveying

Civil functionality - Improved UI: BricsCAD

Enhanced


Civil functionality - Improved UI

For multiple Civil features that previously required Command Line input, we've added dialog boxes to make workling with Points and TIN Surfaces faster, easier and more intuitive.

GIS Layer Editing: BricsCAD

Enhanced


GIS Layer Editing

There is now the ability to edit the name and format of the fields of an existing GIS Layer.

GIS Import - GDB format: BricsCAD

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GIS Import - GDB format

The GIS Import command has been enhanced to support importing GIS Data from the Geodatabase format.

Updated User Interface

Enhanced


Updated User Interface

TIN Surface and GIS workflows are easier to use and faster to learn with the help of new dialog boxes and an improved user interface.

Sharp corners on grading

Enhanced


Sharp corners on grading 

Sharp or Angled corners are now an option when creating a Grading Object in addition to the previous radial corner method.

Civil / Survey Transparent commands

New


Civil / Survey Transparent commands

Enter data using more traditional civil/survey formats in standard BricsCAD commands such as entering Bearings and Distances into the polyline command.

Weeding and Supplementing options for Breakline and Contour Data

New


Weeding and Supplementing options for Breakline and Contour Data

New weeding and supplementing options have been added to the Breakline and Contour Data TIN Surface definitions. Skip unneeded vertices where objects are over-digitized and sample additional data where it is needed to generate a more accurate and efficient surface.

Create TIN Surfaces from Contour Data

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Create TIN Surfaces from Contour Data

Creating a TIN Surface from contours will often create flat areas in the surface. BricsCAD's new option to create a Surface from Contour Data automatically minimizes those flat areas where ever possible.

Object Data import / export

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Object Data import / export

BricsCAD can now import Object Data from AutoCAD Map 3D and Civil 3D to create BricsCAD GIS Data Layers.

Leverage and round-trip GIS Data

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Leverage and round-trip GIS Data

BricsCAD can now import, export, create, edit, delete and filter GIS data. This enables the management and creation of GIS data in a familiar CAD environment and round-trip it back to your GIS system.

BricsCAD features unique AI-powered, intelligent tools to help you do more, faster. These tools help you to automate manual tasks, optimize drawings, and assist user input, significantly reducing effort and increasing your design productivity.

Parametric Blocks

Parametric Blocks: a dynamic approach to creating 2D block

Parametric blocks automate repetitive tasks by allowing users to create one block instead of lots of similar, separate block definitions. You can create both 2D and 3D block definitions using the same set of tools and workflow that you are familiar with.

Blockify

This unique tool automatically converts repetitive sets of 2D or 3D drawing geometry to block definitions, instantly ensuring cleaner, higher-performing and better organised drawings.

Optimize drawing quality

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.

CopyGuided

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.

Autoconstrain 2D or 3D drawing elements

Autoconstrain 2D or 3D drawing elements

When creating parametric 2D or 3D 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.

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.

BricsCAD offers unique capabilities providing you with the freedom to work the way you want to. With flexible licensing, the ability to freely flow in and out of 2D and 3D workflows, and our adaptable approach to 3D modeling, you are empowered to choose the best approach for you.

Powerful Variational 3D Modeling

Powerful Variational 3D Modeling

BricsCAD's unique approach to 3D design combines the best of unconstrained direct modeling and parametric design worlds. You’re free to express your creativity at the early design stage through dynamic direct modelling, interactively manipulating solid and surface geometry as you move your mouse. As the design evolves, you can add more dimensional control, or even fully parameterise the design, automatically, and all without the complexity imposed by a history-based approach.

BricsCAD Pro is fully based on the industry standard dwg format, with full command, script, macro and menu compatibility. BricsCAD feels like home!

BricsCAD is highly compatible

BricsCAD Pro is highly compatible with AutoCAD® 2022

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 fully supports LISP, slashing the time it takes to do repetitive drafting tasks. It's compatible with AutoCAD® AutoLISP format, making it simple to re-use existing routines. It also features a powerful API, providing a platform for many industry-specific independent applications.

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.

CAD should feel smooth and seamless, no matter how many millions of lines are in the file.

High performance graphics engine

High performance graphics engine

In each new version of BricsCAD, we strive to improve display performance. Enjoy smooth zoom and pan operations in drawings containing hundreds of thousands of entities. BricsCAD uses the Redway3D graphics system to deliver great display performance for 3D graphics.

PDF and Big TIFF underlays

PDF and Big TIFF underlays

BricsCAD uses a multi-resolution, persistent image cache to display PDF underlays, enabling super-fast zoom and pan operations. And BricsCAD’s raster engine delivers great pan and zoom performance, even with enormous 64-bit Big TIFF files.

Did You Know?

BricsCAD supports multi-threaded, multi-processor operations to speed product performance for file loads, drawing generation, and rendering. In fact, BricsCAD BIM and BricsCAD Mechanical users can leverage multi-core processors to speed drawing sheet generation and updates in the background, while you continue to work on your BIM or assembly model.

Bring CAD data from many other formats seamlessly into BricsCAD with Communicator for BricsCAD. Easily and quickly build it into your assemblies, modify it via direct modelling, or make it intelligent by applying parameters.

Import and export all types of files with BricsCAD

Available by default in BricsCAD:

  • DWG/DXF/DWT
  • Sketchup (import)
  • ACIS SAT
  • Images (TIFF, JPEG, etc.)
  • PDF

Communicator for BricsCAD®

A BricsCAD add-on to seamlessly import 3D geometry and PMI data from all major CAD applications. Import and export other file formats for:

  • Parasolid
  • Inventor®
  • SOLIDWORKS®
  • Catia™
  • STEP
  • Siemens NX
  • Creo
  • IGES
  • and more...

Communicator for BricsCAD is an extra-cost module that works with BricsCAD Pro, BIM, Mechanical and Ultimate

BricsCAD V23 Discover the Difference Video

BricsCAD 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.

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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.

Have questions on BricsCAD or want to schedule a demo? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us in the way that works best for you, and we'll get back to you shortly.

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TEK Bloks

We're here to help you get the most out of BricsCAD. With TEK Bloks, you always have trained professional support staff available, without disrupting other staff. TEK Bloks are pre-paid support hours that let you call on ZenTek’s experienced technical staff to address support issues, questions, and problems.

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