Heidi Hewett
In my last BricsCAD DIY (Do It Yourself) post, I led you through the steps to define a parametric block for a light fixture. With that single block definition, you can easily change the light fixture symbol to virtually any size. While that kind of...
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2D Parametric Blocks: Light Fixture (Part 1)
While I continue to focus on my BricsCAD Journey, I’ll try to add in a few DIY (Do It Yourself) posts for those of you that want more detail about certain topics. One of the most popular requests relates to dynamic/parametric blocks. Dynamic vs...
BIM Data Exchange via IFC
“Can we talk?” Every computer program needs a place to store the data you create with it. The native file format of any program is optimized for program speed and read/write performance. When a user of a program wants to share their data...
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Sander Scheiris
BricsCAD’s Powerful 3D BIM Workflow
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...
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...
“BricsCAD® Unplugged”
Heidi Hewett & Matt Olding
User Success and Education Manager
Making CAD Fun Again
Join Team Bricsys and friends for our free weekly live broadcasts – “BricsCAD® Unplugged”.
You’ll get the latest CAD news, meet special guests and learn more about the future of DWG from the makers of BricsCAD®. #MCFA
When: Every Wednesday.
Where: Bricsys Facebook and YouTube channels.
Goal: Make you a BricsCAD user for life!
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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...
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...
BricsCAD V18 for Linux is available today!
Introducing BricsCAD V18 for Linux BricsCAD V18 represents the future of the .dwg format, and now it’s available for the Linux operating system. V18 for Linux offers workflows for general design, mechanical design and BIM. We’ve made all of these...