In our previous post, we compared a conventional 3D BIM workflow to the historical 2D drafting-centric method of architectural design. In this edition, we’ll explain how and why the Bricsys approach to Building Information Modeling is unique...
Don Strimbu
Heidi's Journey: Discovering BricsCAD
Heidi Hewett
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3D BIM vs 2D Drafting Workflows
In our last BIM article, we discussed the business value proposition of a real, 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow. Next, let’s roll up our virtual sleeves and talk about the benefits of conventional 3D BIM vs historic 2D drafting...
Why use BIM?
We will make a safe bet that your firm has not yet made the transition to Building Information Modeling (BIM). That’s OK – 4 out of 5 companies have not. There are hundreds of reasons to not adopt BIM – both business and technical. You can probably...
Inside Bricsys: Robert Green chooses BricsCAD
I’m a bit overwhelmed with all of the amazing news we’ve been able to share over the last few weeks. But this is the article that I’ve been dreaming of writing for several years, now. And today is the day! All of us at Bricsys...
Sander Scheiris
BricsCAD Shape for MacOS is here
We are happy to announce the availability of BricsCADⓇ Shape for macOS. The best solid-based schematic modeler is here for your Mac, and it’s free. Download it here. What is BricsCAD Shape? BricsCAD Shape is our conceptual modeler for architects...
BricsCAD BIM: The ‘Geometry First!’ Idea
Geometry First? I was wandering the streets of Brugge with Hans De Backer, the head of software development for BricsCAD core. As we are both senior geeks, it goes without saying that he and I were talking about the Bricsys approach to BIM. I’ve...
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“Global Industrie Awards” Choose BricsCAD V18
BricsCAD V18 wins the “Productive Performance” trophy at the Global Industrie Awards The “Global Industrie Awards” is the first major event in France dedicated to the entire manufacturing sector. The awards were presented on...
Parabuild and the BricsCAD BIM API
We asked the Parabuild development team to share their experiences in using the BricsCAD BIM API to integrate their software with BricsCAD BIM. Here’s what they told us: The Workflow: Currently the Parabuild link with BricsCAD BIM supports two...
Subdivision Design in 10 Minutes or Less
Preliminary subdivision design does not have to be hard! Although most civil design programs have tools (of varying complexity) to support detailed subdivision design and documentation, they tend to ignore the critical preliminary design process...
Lance Maidlow