3D Modeling & Mechanical
Tips, Tricks & Tutorials especially for BricsCAD users, on 3D Modeling, assembly design, and design & technology trends.
3D Modeling
CityJSON & The Digital Twin Hype
For a long time GIS software only provided 2D visuals and geometry for landscape, while CAD software developed more and more 3D visualization, without giving…
Speed Up Your CAD Workflow With The Quad – Tuesday Tips
The Quad is a unique feature to BricsCAD that speeds up your CAD workflow by putting your most used and needed commands right under your…
How to Model a 3D Chick – Easy Builds
In this series, you will learn how to work with CAD, by following easy projects. Use only simple commands to build almost anything! For this…
8 Reasons Why Students Should Try 3D Modeling
Digital technology might be booming today, but it does not stop 2D images from dominating most design websites, magazines, and multimedia. Many young artists and…
Mechanical Modeling
Pushing the Limits of Parametric Modeling with BricsCAD® Mechanical
If you were watching the Bricsys® Digital Summit in October 2020, you might have noticed that the Mechanical team presented the latest developments for BricsCAD®…
What’s New for BricsCAD Mechanical V21?
On 27th October 2020, at the Bricsys® Digital Summit, Bricsys® launched BricsCAD® V21, available at different 5 license levels: BricsCAD® Lite, BricsCAD® Pro, BricsCAD® Mechanical,…
Moving from Autodesk® Inventor to BricsCAD® Mechanical
If you’re familiar with Autodesk® Inventor and are looking to switch to another CAD software it can feel a little daunting, so here are a…
Parametric 2D & 3D Animation – New for BricsCAD V20
You can create a 2D or 3D animation in BricsCAD Mechanical by animating parameters with the new Animation Editor panel. Once the animation is finished,…
Mechanical Trends
5 Reasons Why Students Need STEM (And Why It Must Be Easy!)
STEM is not the field for everyone. Indeed, some of these subjects can be particularly difficult, but if you have a knack for them, you…
Is this what the freight drivers of the future will look like?
Swedish transport company Einride has just launched the world’s first commercially available, electric, self-driving truck that is legally allowed on public roads. It’s known as…
Who invented the telephone? – A Brief History
Who invented the telephone? Why is the invention of the telephone such a scandal? Why does the horse not eat cucumber salad? What was the…
Who Invented the Wheel? – A Brief History
Who invented the wheel and when? The wheel might not actually be as old as you think! Did you know: art, pottery, the flute, wine…
Design Trends
The Dos & Don’ts of Creating Models for 3D Printing
Designing a model for 3D printing can seem like a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach that…
What Qualifications Do You Need to Be a CAD Technician?
According to the latest reports, the average yearly salary of a CAD technician in the United States is $51,844.The salary isn’t only tempting, but it’s…
20 Lessons From 20 Years in CAD
This year marks the 20 years since I first started playing around with CAD! In honor of this, I thought I’d share 20 things I’ve…
Win €1000 – Bricsys Stay Connected Student Design Challenge 2021 – #BricsysStayConnected
Student designers, artists, architects, engineers, academics, and visionaries – we’ve got a challenge for you! Enter Bricsys’ Student Design Competition 2021 and design something that…
Tech Trends
Computer Programing a Brief History
The history of computer programming can be traced back as far as the history of computers themselves, possibly even before. Although it may come as…
Computers Designed by Robots
Matrix fans listen up, you might finally have the answer to when machines will start taking over! Scientists at MIT have developed a computer program…
How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Generative 3D Modeling
Generative design is making huge strides in the engineering world. Today, generative design technology is using powerful computation to revolutionize the design process from start…
How Virtual Reality Revolutionizes The Architecture Industry
Today it seems like the entire world is going virtual. We can have virtual meetings with teammates; take part in virtual conferences; virtual assistants can…
3D Product News
Voice Commands – What’s New for BricsCAD V21
In this post, let’s take a look at one of the new tools for BricsCAD® V21: Voice commands! Throw away the keyboard and say “Hello…
The BricsCAD Christmas Build Challenge! – #BricsCADcbc
Stuck at home with nothing to do? Then why not showcase your CAD talents and enter the BricsCAD Christmas Build Challenge? We want to show…
What’s New for Civil Design in BricsCAD V21?
On 27th October 2020, at the Bricsys® Digital Summit, Bricsys® launched BricsCAD® V21, available at different 5 license levels: BricsCAD® Lite, BricsCAD® Pro, BricsCAD® Mechanical,…
Epic Games’ Twinmotion for BricsCAD® BIM
Bricsys® is excited to announce the incorporation of Twinmotion, a software product that provides real-time, immersive 3D architectural visualization, into BricsCAD® BIM. BricsCAD® BIM and…
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