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The BIM and Architecture blog space for Architects and Structural Engineers. Get the most out of BricsCAD BIM and discover architectural trends.
Architecture Trends
9 Tips for Using BIM to Incorporate Green Elements into Your Building Designs
The world is becoming increasingly eco-conscious. This environmental awareness is pushing more and more businesses to try to be more sustainable with their business practices….
5 Tips for Creating a Killer Architecture Résumé and Portfolio – Guide for Architects
Finding a job as an architect is not easy, so having a killer architecture résumé (CV) and portfolio is extremely important, regardless of whether you…
3 Reasons Why 3D CAD Is An Essential Tool For Successful Architects
Architectural design used to begin and end at pencil and paper. These two-dimensional drawings often left much to the imagination and unfortunately, they often resulted…
There was an old man who lived in a clay pot
You’ve heard of the old woman who lived in a shoe, but what about the old man that lived in a clay pot? Welcome to…
BIM Tips
What is BIM?
BIM – an anagram you’ll hear mentioned frequently in the architecture, construction and structural engineering world. You’ll also read it a lot in our documentation….
5 Visualization Pitfalls – Design Presentation Tips
When it comes to presenting a design, it’s important to have great visuals. However, it’s easy to make some common mistakes when creating a design…
How to Write a Simple Script – Grasshopper® and BricsCAD® – P3
Welcome back to the Grasshopper®-BricsCAD® connection blog post series! In the previous post, we looked at the technology behind the Grasshopper-BricsCAD connection. In this post,…
The Technology – Grasshopper® and BricsCAD® – P2
Welcome back to the Grasshopper-BricsCAD connection blog post series! In the previous post, we looked at the meaning of generative design, the Grasshopper script/workflow and…
Shape (Free Software)
SketchUp® to BricsCAD® Shape
If you’ve been working CAD software like SketchUp® and are looking to make the move to Bricsys free, 3D modeling software: BricsCAD Shape, you might…
Lazy Man’s Guide to BricsCAD® Shape User Problems – Joachim’s Journey Part 17
In this post we tackle some of the most common pitfalls new users face learning BricsCAD® Shape (the free software from Bricsys) with my Lazy…
Export files and images from BricsCAD® Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 16
As we come to the end of our Journey into the land of BricsCAD® Shape, I want to show you how to take your marvelous…
Dynamic User Coordinate Systems in BricsCAD® Shape – Joachim’s Journey Part 15
This time, we go down-under to the weird and wonderful land of Dynamic User Coordinate Systems (DUCS). This is a really powerful tool that allows…
BIM Product News
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…
What’s New for Point Clouds 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,…
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,…
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