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The Best AutoCAD Alternative

BricsCAD V25 Software: The Best AutoCAD Alternative

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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It’s Easy to Switch from AutoCAD to BricsCAD

BricsCAD brings you more CAD power at a lower cost and with flexible licensing options – perpetual, yearly and network. BricsCAD is very compatible with the CAD tools you probably use today. If you use AutoCAD, you can be comfortable in BricsCAD in an hour and productive in half a day or less. Core commands are extremely familiar.

BricsCAD also supports innovative machine learning algorithms - like the Quad tool, CopyGuided, Blockify, Optimize, Drawing Explorer, and Parametric Blocks to name a few - that simplify workflows and help you design better, today.

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Why Firms Choose BricsCAD

BricsCAD for the Work You Do

Bricsys offers cost-effective, modern, and familiar software solutions for entire building project lifecycle from design to plan, build and operate. Learn more about the functionality of BricsCAD software for the work you do.

BricsCAD provides architects with a CAD alternative to create 2D drawings faster, which is expandable to CAD-based BIM. Build models from point clouds or create new designs in 3D with automated 2D documentation in a single, familiar DWG-based environment.

Design Documentation

Bricsys offers cost-effective, modern, and intelligent CAD solutions for architects and engineers to solve design problems faster with familiar tools, apps and work environment. Learn more about BricsCAD Pro.

Design Presentation

Create stunning client presentations of your design at every phase of the project lifecycle with BricsCAD  BIM and our industry leading partners.

Flexible Design Platform

BricsCAD lets you work in your familiar CAD environment in 2D, 3D, or BIM, without the need to buy, install and learn multiple software solutions.

Parametric Design

Create complex designs and explore parametric variations with Grasshopper, the industry-leading solution for algorithmic design, natively available in BricsCAD  BIM.

MEP Engineering

BricsCAD  BIM supports modeling mechanical services with intuitive modeling tools and together with the AX3000 extension, it is a comprehensive software suite for building services engineering, energy systems engineering and virtual reality solutions.

Scan to BIM

Start your renovation project with a point cloud scan of the existing conditions and import it directly into BricsCAD to sketch and design immediately.

Scan to Plan

Quickly turn a Point Cloud into a 2D Plan of your building layout

BricsCAD provides construction project managers with a professional CAD solution for 2D and 3D model review, mark-up, annotations, measurements, and modifications. Our cost-effective CAD platform is the most familiar and reliable alternative in the market.

Shop Drawing Approvals

Get approvals right the first time with automated workflows and structured metadata capture. Take a look at BricsCAD Pro.

Reality Capture in Building Construction

Combine reality capture point cloud data with constructability models to compare planned vs actual. Visual inspection and automated workflows provide insight projects need to stay on track. Available in BricsCAD Lite and BricsCAD Pro.

Level Up - 2D to 3D to BIM

BricsCAD BIM makes it easy to quickly create intelligent building information models directly from 3D mass models and 2D layouts for coordination, quantification, constructability, and more.

Automated Construction Admin

Customizable forms and automated workflows will rein in unruly RFIs, submittals, and other project document workstreams, inside of Bricsys 24/7. Stay current, get organized, save time.

Project Documentation and Collaboration

Construction professionals gain access to the latest information in real-time, improving communication and increasing visibility of project documentation with Bricsys 24/7 – the secure cloud solution for document collaboration.

Construction Layout Cloud Collaboration

Quickly share design data from Bricsys 24/7 to your Leica iCON Field.

BricsCAD Pro provides civil engineers with a highly customizable solution for civil design projects. This cost-effective CAD platform offers foundational tools while applications by trusted third-party developers provide additional features for specialist projects. This flexible solution reduces project delivery costs, with customers only paying for the tools they need.

Surveyors can reduce costs, drive project efficiency, and maximize their revenue with BricsCAD Pro. This modern CAD platform comes with intelligent tools that can accelerate your Point Cloud workflow needs, while partner apps provide advance survey features.

Site Design and Layout

Layout and design your construction site using BricsCAD Pro’s Civil tools and Civil Site Design.

Grading and Volume Calculations

Import a TIN surface and create a graded surface as well as calculate cut and fill in BricsCAD Pro.

Corridor Design and Modelling

Create preliminary corridor designs and models using BricsCAD Pro’s alignment and corridor template tools for linear objects such as roads, cycle paths and retaining walls.

Swept Path Analysis

Analyze vehicle swept path on roads using BricsCAD Pro’s Civil tools and Autopath by CGS labs.

Point Cloud to Tin

Import large point clouds into BricsCAD Pro and use the tools to filter unnecessary points to create a workable TIN Surface.

Site Survey to CAD Deliverables

Create an accurate CAD deliverable using BricsCAD Pro and Key Terra Firma. This combination provides an easy and powerful way to import site survey data.

For the Manufacturing Professional, BricsCAD offers effective 2D and 3D capability for quickly laying out and retooling manufacturing facilities, and re-working drawings for production. Unique intelligent tools help automate drawing workflows, giving you a head start, getting products out of the door faster. BricsCAD combines a familiar environment, low cost, and a highly productive tool set.

For Product Design Professionals, BricsCAD Mechanical is a single design platform offering 2D drafting to 3D mechanical CAD. Combined direct and parametric modeling frees you to design products the way you want. Unique AI tools help get drawings issued to manufacturing far earlier. And, with a familiar, industry-standard dwg environment, it fits right into your existing workflows.

Preparing Designs for Manufacturing

Create detailed manufacturing drawings efficiently from 2D and 3D data from your design team or clients, regardless of format, and instantly convert upstream 3D models to flat sheet metal drawings. Take a look at the capabilities in BricsCAD Mechanical and BricsCAD Pro.

Production Layout and Tooling

Efficiently optimize the layout of your new production facility, or retool your existing one, in 2D or 3D, using efficient and intelligent design tools which make equipment placement and modification simple.

Tooling and Fixture Design

Quickly create accurate 2D and 3D tooling and fixture layouts around the product design. Easily design custom components, incorporate parts from suppliers in any format, or choose from standard part libraries.

2D Production Drawing Detailing

Create accurate 2D drawings, or generate associative views automatically from 3D models, then detail them efficiently using a comprehensive set of standard dimension and annotation tools.

Component Design

Quickly create parts in 2D, 3D or both using flexible direct and parametric modeling, unique AI productivity tools and industry-leading sheet metal workflows.

Assembly Design

Easily build 3D assemblies from your own parts or an extensive library of intelligent components. Design top-down or bottom-up, generate BOMs and 2D detailed manufacturing drawings, and validate your mechanisms.

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